grafted Adenium pruning and potting advice (n00b here)
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Adenium hard prune for 2013
Comments (16)My Goodness! I think I may be suffering from DR envy! What a beautiful amount of DRs you have! I only learned about DRs last summer, and bought one to give to a friend for part of her birthday gift (June Birthday - and she has a deck that gets lots of full sun so she could appreciate blooms all summer long) - and by the end of the summer, I finally decided it was time to get one for me. So, I found one in october that wasn't in flower - and, brought it home ... and soon after it went into dormancy. This past month, her leaves have all come back and I hope to know what color flowers she'll have. I'm not expecting much since she was a Home-Depot find. Pink? Red? ... It'll be a joy to see, whatever the color. And, a week ago, I got my second DR from Logee's. And was surprised that the leaves looked quite different from the Home Depot ones that my friend and I have. the leaves look long and almost evergreenish. I never realized that there would be a variety in leaf type in this type of plant. So, now I'm stuck in a bit of a quandry. (it's in a small 4" pot) - should I be transplanting it now? or waiting? It doesn't seem to be bouncing back very quickly from the shipping process. The leaves still seem a bit dry and warped (as of this morning, two weeks later) - Maybe she's not getting enough sun still? I'm in New England, and until I can get some of my potted plants outside (need to wait another month) - I'm a bit space challenged for spots in the south windows. Anyway, I'm envious of all the great Adeniums your showing here. I may be visiting a bit in effort to figure out what I should be doing with mine since this will be my first growing season (watching 2 coming out of dormancy). I'm impressed by some of the babies posted on this website. How do I get mine to seed so I can try planting my own? :)...See MoreAdenium/Desert Rose repotting & pruning HELP
Comments (4)Any good draining mix will be fine. There are about as many good homemade mixes out there as there are succulent growers. Turface MVP is what I add to mine. If you can wet your mix thoroughly, squeeze it in your hand, and it falls apart, that's good draining. I wouldn't repot until the plant can be moved outdoors and take advantage of the warm outdoor temps and a good light source. I prefer to prune Adeniums in late spring early summer when temps are high and there is little chance of rain. A nice healthy Adenium can handle repot, root and top pruning at the same time during the summer. It's really too early to do anything with them right now in my opinion. randy...See MorePlease Post pictures of our "ADENIUM KO" seeds here, for comparisons
Comments (58)Mr.KO adenium seeds review. I ordered 32 different kind of Adenium seeds from Mr.KO. The seeds arrived a month after, it is OK. Most of the seeds were very small, some of the has only husk. Soaked them right away on 28 C. After few ours rinsed them and put them on moist (not wet) non treated paper towel on 30 C. To cut a long story short, after 14 days the results was devastating! Only 38 seeds of 480 germinated! Note: I saw, raise and form Adeniums for over 14 years, right now I have over 2000 from age 1 to 14 years old, on special setups for overwintering. So can say I have some experience. Wrote a mail to MrKO about the results, with pics and a precise number of germinated seeds by species. After 10 days, no answer, no any sign of respecting their own policy about low germination resending. As far as I concern, I am very unsatisfied with Ko Adenium, and their way of doing business. I do NOT recommend their seeds and trading with them at all!...See MorePotted Orange Tree - Pruning Advice
Comments (11)Yes, I think you just have a vigorous water sprout - which is scion and not rootstock, from what I can see. This is normal for citrus. It will eventually bear fruit. You can just cut it back to just below the lower 'bush' height it you wish. It should then branch out more densely. These are trees, after all! Looks like a very healthy plant....See Morelaticauda
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