How long will holiday cacti cuttings live without light, H2O or soil?
Mamma Bear
8 years ago
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Comments (48)It makes sense that since spider mites are in the arachnid family, they are tougher to get rid of...pesticides for most insects don't work on spiders. I did want to comment on a previous statement (jennq) that once you have them you will always have them...not true! I had a room full of houseplants of all kinds, and they (unfortunately) attacked my "maryjane" plant, which was in the center stage (they were all on the same table) with a vengence. I had been away for a few days and came home to the cannabis in a tent web...covered. I took it outside and disposed of it. That was four years ago and I never had another spider mite. So...yesterday my partner finds a huge majesty palm tree at Lowe's for $5. He brought it home and it was completely covered in webbing and mites (he isn't experienced at looking closely). I probably should have tossed it, but I cut off all but one inner leaf, stripped it of all soil and gave it an underwater soapy neem bath, then gave it a hand sanitizer rub, then repotted and have it in my bathroom for a few weeks. Of course, my anxiety over my other plants getting mites may outweigh my dysfunctional rescue urge here. I wonder if anyone has EVER successfully cleared a plant of spider mites...? I understand plants are more susceptible to these critters when the plant is stressed with watering issues (consistancy helps), but this opens me up to a ton of other questions......See Morecuttings in perlite...how long?
Comments (11)My current attempts to take cuttings and root them over the winter are not going well. I normally don't even try, but I need to build up stocks asap, and I have cuttings and room to spare. I'm not sure they would root, even with bottom heat. The last two batches of plants I potted up are just sitting there. We have had quite a cold December. On the other hand, I've got two very healthy Salvia gesneriflora Tequila and a S. karwinskii that I've kept in my 45 degree kitchen (I live in an unheated rental, and I love my electric blanket and my sweaters) for a month. The Tequila went into full bloom around Christmas, and the flowers held on until yesterday. These were plants that were dug out of the ground. They haven't dropped many leaves, and have been growing new foliage at an infinitesimally slow rate. They were dug up after a few near-frost days (I covered them with tarps for the coldest nights). They will soon go into my newly re-erected greenhouse, now that I am about done rearranging the tables inside. I see I will be dealing with botrytis this January, so I will next be thinning out dense foliage, pruning, and getting a fan or two running....See MoreHoyas from cuttings to flower how long
Comments (2)I have only been growing as a collector this past year, and only a few of mine have gotten to blooming stage. However, I am in Eastern Washington, long gloomy winters, lots of overcast days in spring, with hot dry summers. Hoya bella- took 3 years from cuttings, very sheltered East window. Started budding and blasting at about 1.5 yrs, finally bloomed when I started fertilizing with Miracle Grow Bloom busters. Now I have 20 peduncles getting ready to pop. Hoya javanica- purchased as a plant, have seen this guy bloom from cuttings in well under a year. Hoya shepherdii- I have a 7 month old cutting producing buds right now. Recieved as cuttings in November, rooted them under a fluroescent grow light, where they lived the first couple months before being relocated to a North window (with adjacent West window). My grow light isn't fancy, the fluorescent I use only to give cuttings a boost if needed, and get babies through the winter. I do have two LED lights, the $10 bulbs available at Amazon, that screw into a floor lamp. The only Hoya I grow that I think really needs it in the winter is my H. imperialis.... Also, I have pubicalyx RHP, Pink Silver, and Bright One, the first 2 are about 7 months old, no peduncles yet, and my Bright One is a year old plant, no peduncles yet....See MoreHow do you deal with a long, skinny, floppy cutting?
Comments (55)Update: this thing is still going. I have not taken care of it at all so it's a mess. Apparently the spouse snips it off the walkway and away from the hose. Still no shoots, just the twig I snipped from the parent plant serving as trunk. Is that normal? No matter I guess. It seems happy, unlike its neighbor the kumquat. If I had known this rose wouldn't die I would have put it elsewhere...now I have an issue. :)...See MoreMamma Bear
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These are some of the ones I got from my friend in the US :) they've only been planted for a week so far
And these are ones of mine that are probably close to 2 months old now :)
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