How long does it take for citrus buds to develop into leaves?
L. A. Nolan (nyc, zone 7b)
8 years ago
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How long does air layering take??
Comments (16)Describe the "small mound next to the girdled area, please. Are you describing callus tissue? Air layers don't get "irritated or distressed" when rubbed, but 'checking' them can result in unnecessary breakage of roots. If you use clear wrap to hold your rooting medium in place, then wrap that with aluminum foil to keep the sun from over-heating the medium or impacting root development, there should be no reason to peek. The roots will be conspicuous enough once they start growing. Also, some plants are genetically predisposed, even in the tropics, to stronger growth at certain times of the year - often it's in the rainy period. If the plant you're layering does exhibit cyclical growth patterns - try starting your layers about 1 month before you expect the strongest growth. It's difficult to suggest where you might be able to improve things if we don't know what you're doing. Watering an enclosed air layer daily sounds like a LOT of water, so you might be failing because you're asking the roots to transition back and forth between appropriate moisture levels to too wet; or, the medium might be consistently too wet. But that doesn't explain the dead branches. When you layer, you cut completely through the cambium down to the xylem. The plant can then still transport water and nutrients upward through the xylem to parts distal to the layer. Downward nutrient flow and polar flow of auxin terminates and collects in tissues immediately distal to the top ring of the layer, which is where roots should form. Tips: A) If you establish a layer on a branch or stem that isn't vertical, make your top and bottom cuts so they ARE horizontal. This means the cuts on a round branch that is say 10* to a vertical axis would be slightly elliptical, while a branch that's 60* to a vertical axis (30* to the horizon) would be would be much more elliptical. The reason for this is, the flow of auxin (stimulates rooting) is polar. Auxin will always find its way to the lowest part of a cut, which is where rooting will occur; and often, it might be the only root that grows from the layer site. You'd be better served if a multitude of roots emanated directly from the upper ring of your layer cut. B) You can help ensure success by applying a tourniquet immediately below wherever you want roots to grow on a branch. As soon as you see a bulge forming above the tourniquet, sprinkle an appropriate powdered rooting aid on the end of a piece of electrical tape. The rooting aid should cover enough tape to wrap one revolution around the layer site. The tape should be 2-3 times as long o/a as the part that's covered. Use a piece of string, a zip tie, or other method to secure the tape so it remains in place. Blanching (excluding light) the future layer site stimulates root initials to 'preform' and the rooting hormone and added moisture levels under the tape contribute significantly to the collective boost. You'll find a lot more info here. Al...See Morekabocha; how long does it take to mature?
Comments (14)I am new with this as well. I love Kabocha squash and I had saved some seeds from one I bought at the health food store a few years ago. I was late in planting, probably late July and it took them about a month to really get going. The male flowers came first followed by the females about 3 weeks later. It is now August 2 and we just hand pollinated our first female flower this morning. I am so excited! We don't have many pollinators in this area and I had read before that if you want to ensure you get fruit you should probably hand pollinate, so, that is what we did. I planted only two squash this year. We have about 10 more female flowers that are not mature enough to open yet. I check them every day because the flowers are only open for a very short time, so, the window of opportunity is very small. I can't wait to watch the babies grow. I am hoping I can get about 10 squash off of the two plants. I have read you are lucky if you get one per vine, but, with hand pollinating I am hoping for at least two. I now have 5 vines growing. They are very aggressive and seem to take over whatever is in their path. I have a second year carrot growing for the seeds and the squash seems to be taking it down, literally. I also have spearmint growing to the side and so far I have been able to detour the squash by simply picking up the vine and moving it away from the spearmint. If you move them as they are first growing outward they seem easily deterred. I didn't have to move them much, maybe only 5 inches. I love these plants and have gotten a lot of joy out of watching. I water them every night when the sun goes down. I planted them in a manure enriched soil I bought at Walmart. I have not used any other fertilizer on them and they are growing great. However, I did read that the key to growing these squash is Patience, patience, patience. They are not something that grows overnight. Also, don't be too anxious to harvest them. They are suppose to stay on the vine until the vine dries up and falls away from the fruit. In the end they stem looks like that of a pumpkin. I hope you are enjoying your plants as much as I am mine. I am planning to plant a lot more next year and in a place in the yard where they have lots of room to branch out without worrying about them taking over any other plants. Good luck to you. :)...See MoreHow long does it take a newly planted camellia to bloom?
Comments (11)Patience,patience,patience !! Leave those buds alone ! You can find older camellias with ,literally,several hundred blooms on them.Some are open,some have yet to open.Blooms(buds) are set way before the plant blooms, therefore,pruning out buds won't help you.Any energy used by developing flowers has already been sapped from the plant basically.Sit back and enjoy.Also research how long different camellia varieties last before"browning" out.Also pick up the spent blooms and dispose of them to keep disease at bay.If you have a botanical garden or old homes with camellias nearby,check them out.Don't trespass however.I find this very hard not to do,especially around old homes that have huge camellias.Anyway,enjoy the buds, flowers and beauty of your plant(s).Don'y be intimidated by camellias and don't give up if you don't succeed at first.They take time ,but last forever. Charlie....See MoreHow long does it take for a lemon to mature from bud to mature?
Comments (23)Okay I'm doing most of it right I'm using a tablespoon of epsom salts and spray it in the morning and one my trees is responding like my clay soil in my flowerpot must have been magnesium deficient...See MoreL. A. Nolan (nyc, zone 7b)
8 years agoHere is photo. You can see one bud near the top, and one near the bottom. Sorry, the iPhone wont focus when I get any closer.
johnmerr
8 years ago
Tushaar
8 years agotim45z10
8 years agoL. A. Nolan (nyc, zone 7b)
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoTushaar
8 years agoL. A. Nolan (nyc, zone 7b)
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8 years agoL. A. Nolan (nyc, zone 7b)
8 years ago
poncirusguy6b452xx
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThe stems are green with chlorophyll and so produces food for the tree. Thing are not as direr as they seems. I take it that the L.A. in your name is in California. If so, why bring the tree in at all. If beauty is not the most important criteria you can do what I do.
35 gallon trash can pained bright wight with 23 watt daylight CFL
New Zealand lemonade tree growing like a weed and has flowered and set fruit
28 seeding rootstock US897, 3 rooted cutting, + 4 cuttings rooting Kuharske Citrange
L to R Lemonade, Meiwa kumquat, Fukushu#1, and Fukushu#2 kumquat trees.
All of the trees above have entered a rapid growth state since they were placed under these bucket lights.
However if you are married it is very unlikely that you can get away with this setup.
L. A. Nolan (nyc, zone 7b)
8 years agoponcirusguy6b452xx
8 years agoL. A. Nolan (nyc, zone 7b)
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThanks for sharing photos of your setup! Here is what mine rig looks like:
I don't know how much farther my girlfriend will let me go! But I do want to add some kind of reflective material to this setup. I need to do some research on that.
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