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Forgotten Lily (Madonna) might be alive,should I plant it?
Comments (5)I think someone else told me that is what they were...when they were given to me (the lady pulled up to my house and the whole backend of her truck was full of them....she told me that they were tiger lillies...some of the bulbs were the size of cantelopes!!! most the size of large grapefruits... anyway....they sure were pretty and FREE is such a good price for me....I think I planted at least 20 of these all around my planting beds....See MorePlease help ! does this photo say its alive?
Comments (5)Yep that can make it but it will take time and effort on your part. I'm not certain where you are but I'm sure there is a Lowe's or Home Depot. Go get a small terracotta pot, not any bigger than that glass deathtrap your plant came in; you might even get the next size smaller. See if you can find the terracotta with holds cut into the sides (aka= an orchid pot).Lowe's also sells the Better-gro sphagnum moss,get that. Take the plant out of the glass plant killer and clean it up. Go through and look for surviving roots, soft mushy is dead and firm solid roots are alive. Cut or pull off the dead stuff. pour some Hydrogen Peroxide all over the root system that's left then let the plant sit out of EVERYTHING for 24 hrs. (this helps seal up the wounded root system) Now after that go get some heavy limestone rocks to fill the bottom 1/4 of the pot(doesn't really matter what kind of rock,just no gravel size but aliitle smaller than an egg) Your doing this to help your pot not tip over and to add drainage.Your going to put a little moss on top of the rock and position your plant on top of this. Gently fill in with more moss, don't pack it tight just fill it in til it holds the plant well. You're plant still might be wobbly so you can also pin it into the moss with toothpicks too. Now most important...water the plant, then wait and ONLY water it again once the moss is dry on the top layer but you can feel moisture lower down in the pot with your finger! When you water, run it through until it's running out of the bottom of the pot. Now get it in some good light and keep it warm and comfy til fall. Fall is when it needs a temp drop to bloom. Oh fertilize with a weak solution of plant food when you water.Work on that then come back in the Fall and WE (I'm saying that collectively ) will tell you what to do then. Good job noticing the "no holes in the pot thing" some people don't catch that! gb...See MoreZombie fig....it's alive...it's alive...
Comments (6)I had some fig cuttings that I gave up on after about 6 months, and stuck them into the vegetable garden as markers. They also took root and grew a few months later. Sometimes when you want them to grow, they dont, and when you dont care, they do. Similarly, last year I had chopped up grape prunings and used them for mulch, and wound up getting about 30 unwanted grape vines. These pieces were only about an inch long when I spread them around as mulch....See MoreAhhh Help....it's been alive a year
Comments (1)share more background information on the lighting, watering habit and fertilizer used...See Morerusty_blackhaw
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