Fungicides for adeniums
ben_in_sofla
15 years ago
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I managed to separate the adeniums
Comments (6)Hi Karyn, so glad you managed to get them apart realtively easily, and just in time too by the sounds of things. Yes the pots do look a bit on the tight side, so I wouldn't leave them in there too long, what with the new compost and you to care for them properly now, they will grow like crazy! It's odd how we tend to under-estimate the size of a plant when buying a new pot for it, as I have just done the same. The second plant, the one in the pot which has the top narrower then it's middle....make sure it doesn't get stuck in there if it puts on more growth down below, it's sitting pretty high though on a closer look so I guess it should be OK. I got caught with a massive Clivia in one of those 'bellied' pots, had a heck of a fight to get it out without smashing the pot!! But Karyn, you have hundreds more plants than I have, so I'm sure you already knew of that problem!! Gill from the UK....See MoreTrunk soft on Adenium Arabicum
Comments (43)Actually, I'm starting to think it's a problem of being underwatered... late last summer when I had the same problem, I greatly reduced watering, and nothing changed. I checked the soil (gritty mix) again and it's totally bone dry. I had been watering pretty frequently, but very little each time - maybe only 20-30ml each time. The trunk only started to become a lot more solid when I began watering about a month ago, so maybe I just need to water a bit more each time I water. There are lots of new, white roots growing and no new signs of rot... it had been unusually sunny for about 2 weeks so perhaps the plant needed a bit more water during this period? I'll try watering a bit more each time I water, and maybe reduce the frequency a bit. Will keep you posted on how this goes... Thanks again for the suggestions!...See MorePlanting Adenium seeds indvidually or as a Mass
Comments (19)I had a light brown fungus start to grow on a few of my seedlings I lightly scrapped off the root, it was above the root system actually, not directly on the roots, and I dipped it in a hormone with a fungicide. That happened to about 10 out of 22 seedlings I had. 3 out of the 22 roots rotted. The ones I scrapped and dipped in powder hormone I did to about 5, I sprayed the other 5 roots with daconil, some I had scrapped before I sprayed with daconil the other few I just sprayed. I planted them all in 1" terracotta pots to help the soil dry faster . The plugs I was growing them in were wet, deep down in the plug. More so, than it probably should have been. I think it was from leaving the humidity dome on after they sprouted. The ones I dipped in the hormone, after potting them in dry media. I waited a day in hopes the scrape would have healed over just a little before I gave them water again. that was about 5 days ago and they are all still alive except for the 3 whos roots completely rotted I tossed those. I'm just hoping for a high germination rate with the newer seeds I have coming in (they are from adenium center the first ones are from adenium king and next time I would like to try siam adenium just because. even though they are kind of pricey.) I want to take some preventative measures in hopes I don't have the same first time experience. I am going from full spectrum florescent lights to led lights in a grow tent. using a fast draining media. I also have a plug tray where the cells are square, there are 50 plugs in the tray each one could comfortably hold two seeds maybe 3 if I crowded them. What I really like about these plugs are the cells are a lot shallower than the 72 round cell plug tray. I am hoping the water will evaporate faster. at least the water that the seeds don't use. I am around enough to make sure they don't completely dry out in the very first stages of germinating them. I'm not using a heating mat for all the trays (3 trays) i can only fit one one the pad I have. I just want really good success I plan on using these for grafting stock in the future. I just have a lot of time to think about it. They take forever, it feels, to get here from overseas. I am also finishing my A.S in horticulture so when I am not around plants, or dealing with plants, I am studying and researching plants. Adeniums are new to me, hadn't heard of them before this year, I've become a bit obsessed with them. it's the perfectionist in me....See MoreI have two Adenium brown thumbs:(
Comments (28)A note on pruning & rooting cuttings: Cut low, especially above Y branching, so you don't have a lot of bare branch on the mother plant. Anything you cut can be rooted. Leave 4-6 mature leaves on the tip but cut off anything below that. Remember, nodes are potential branching areas ... Do not tear off leaves or it can damage the nodes; use a scissor to cut near the stem shaft. Any remaining piece will dry and fall off on its own. You pruned at an angle, now cut the bottom of your cutting straight across. You can leave it just like this or... You can try for centipede roots by trimming off the edge of your cut surface at an small angle. You can try for elephant roots by lancing an X or star * 1/2" deep into the bottom of the cut branch. Apply a horticultural fungicide or cinnamon or curcumin/turmeric powder (both anti-fungals) to the cut surface. A little goes a long way. Allow the cutting to callous over about a week. After a week, dip cut end in water, then in rooting hormone and plant in DRY succulent soil. Use a clear plastic water bottle (top cut off, holes cut into bottom) so you can see when roots develop. Place the plastic bottle in a plastic bag and tie off LOOSELY, so you have air circulation, while at the same time creating heat in the soil for humidity build up. Place in a warm corner of a porch, away from rain and away from direct sunlight. Be patient. Rooting can take up to two months. Occasionally, check the stem near the soil ... squeeze it to make sure it hasn't gone soft. If it has, uproot it to check for rot. You can recut the cutting and begin all over again if this happens. If the leaves you left on perk up, you are on your way. But don't dismay if they don't. Some cuttings take longer than others to root, in which case all the leaves can fall off before the cutting has rooted. That's OK. Once rooted, begin watering lightly and acclimate to full sun as you increase water. Once in full sun, begin feeding weekly, weakly at 1/4 strength and water normally. Although cuttings never develop a caudex, they can in time develop massive roots, which can be raised just as with any other adenium. Here is a three year old as an example. You can see the trunk delineation, a telltale sign of a cutting. No more brown thumbs for you, Kara! Maria Elena...See Moreben_in_sofla
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