Need general info on taking care of geraniums
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Comments (9)Hopefulauthor- Thank you for answering! I have not changed the soil or fertilized it yet. I don't fertilize any of my plants this time of year except for the orchids. I'm thinking the flowers that did fall off might of done it cause of the stress caused from moving from a green house to my home, atleast I hope that was it...their's still quite a few blooms left on it with new ones coming up. Right now I just have it on rocks with water and spraying it several time daily...I turned off the humidifier cause I don't thinking it's working right, I may have to buy a new one. I'm hoping this plant is not as finicky as the pink medinilla, I hear those hate everything except tropical type green houses. The nursery near me just got these Medinilla plants in right before I went there and when I saw them, I quickly grabbed the most healthiest one they had and there was no way they where gonna pry it away from me LOL...I don't do that too often (excpet later that same day when I saw the ricrac plant LOL). So I will watch the watering, let it dry quite a bit before watering again (maybe use some superthrive? fertilizer?) I think it is in some heavy soil, but I didn't want to risk changing it til the blooms are gone and in spring/summer when it's had time to rest and recharge it's energy. Do you keep yours inside in the warmer months? I don't think I have a good shaded spot for it outside, so I hope it'll survive indoors year round. Sorry for so many questions...Since their's hardly anything online about these plants (and absoutly nothing in books), you are my only source of information. And keeping the plant alive for a year is pretty good, so whatever your doing, it must like it. Thank you again!! -FPT...See Morenewbie needs iris identification and care info
Comments (4)Clay is nasty. I have been improving my adobe over time. I think my older beardeds performed because I only gave them an overnight soak when the top 6 inches of soil dried. I had prepared the 1st bed by spading in 2 inches of compost down about 12 inches (16inches would have been better). Our adobe holds the nutrients which is the good news. And throughout the year I spade in kitchen compost in any available spot. My hybrid tea roses don't mind the clay one bit and they get their soaking at the same time as the beardeds planted with them. It's a good combo. Many succulents, not all, will take more drought than beardeds. Gravel in clay soil doesn't really create good drainage. Organic matter is the best. But not peat in clay soils! Dead leaves I love. But they break down fast. If I could find nitrogen reinforced sawdust again I'd be a happy camper. It breaks down slower and therefore keeps the soil looser plus helps counteract our alkalinity. Everytime you dig you're creating air pockets. Roots like oxygen. Oh, containers & tall beardeds. A barrel half would work. Those rhizomes like to travel :-) The dwarf beardeds can take a smaller container. They would love your cold winters. Regular feeding is necessary as nutrients wash out of pots....See Morei need help taking care of the plumeria
Comments (11)Hi Tom, You probobly are not doing anything wrong. What kind of soil did you use? I try to keep my soil mixes on the light side for my plumerias. You want something that will drain freely so you don't end up with root rot. Trying to root plumeria during th winter months is not impossible but it is not easy either. What's important to remember is that unless you have a singpore(evergreen) variety, than the fall and winter is this trees doramant time. It is also important to remember that they need heat when they are trying to root. If you cannot keep the temps above 60, it may not even root until spring. Also, do not water until you see good leaf growth. IF your watering now when it is leafless, the only thing that will likely be growing is rot. Last year I got a bunch of cuttings around May-June. Even with the temp being in the 60's and seventies, I didn't have any roots grow!! I even tried under lights and still nothing! The only way I was succesfull with rooting my plumeria was to bury a whole raw egg in the pot with the cutting. I know it sdunds strange but as the egg ferments in the soil, it produces probiotics which in turn help the roots to form. I love this forum as it has helped me over the past year but I encourage you to check out the Aloha Plumeria Group. In the files section there, you will find a ton of info on the raw egg rooting method. I cannot say that this method is 100% guarenteed but it has worked for me every time with out fail when I rooted mine. Last year and including 2 cuttings this fall, I rooted around 16 plumeria!! I NEVER was able to root them prior to this and I also will say that I NEVER was able to get any of them to bloom until I used the raw egg. I highly recommend this method to you and t oanyone who is new at rooting and growing plumerias. Andrew...See Moreneed pothos 'silver' care info
Comments (1)This is sort of a generic answer, as I don't know how big an Exo-terra is, or what size you mean by "small" fishtank light. That plant is a good choice for almost any terrarium big enough to hold it. The "heat lamp" I worry about, as those aren't the best thing for any plants, but if you locate your plants/cuttings more directly under the fluorescent light I expect they'll take off, and you'll be trinmming it back within the year. In humidity that high you don't want to bury the roots very much. It will make aerial roots that cling to wood and rocks, and probably even to glass and plastic, as it tries to climb out of the tank :) Just keep redirecting it and pushing it down where you want it as it grows....See Morecantstopgardening
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