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Predicament with Potting Mix
Comments (4)The fertilizer is not going to be the problem. The problem is going to be, if they used mainly potting mix with just 'some' soil, then basically the roses have been planted in straight peat, in a 'pot' made of garden soil, with no drain hole. Whenever you change soil texture, the top layer will not drain into the lower layer until the top layer is completely saturated with water. It does not matter what the relative drainage properties of the two layers are. This is a big problem when you dig a planting hole and refill with something of a different texture from the rest of the soil. The roses are basically sitting in a bucket of water now. You do not say what kind of soil the garden has. I imagine the Jersey Shore area has sandy soil? but that's just a guess on my part. Some peat mixed into sandy soil is fine. A hole in sand backfilled with peat is not fine. Peat, once wet, stays wet and can drown the roots. Once dry, peat stays dry, and the water will run off the peat without wetting either it or the roots growing in it. Peat works fine in containers, especially in a nursery environment, where the plants are watered regularly and the peat is not allowed to dry out, and where the containers all have good drainage. So most potting mixes are made of peat. Fine for pots. Bad in the ground. Unless they only used a little bit of potting mix for each rose, I'd replant them toot sweet....See MoreWinterizing...predicament!
Comments (2)Kent- Thank you! Actually, last winter, I stored my cannas in their clumps. I didn't divide, wash off dirt, nothing. Threw the clumps in a bin, and left them be. I have amazing plants this year, and even divided and gave some away prior to planting. I did mist them a few times over the winter....but never actually "watered" them. So it sounds like the advice you've given is exactly what I did last year. Only...I waited until a good frost killed the foliage, then dug them up. I don't believe I can wait that long this year. The elephant ear, thank you for that, too. This is my first year with one, and it has spread and is quite beautiful! It is growing in the ground...but I don't mind either doing what I did with the cannas (if it will work that way ok), or digging it up and potting it over winter. I LOVE my tropicals SO much I just can't stand to lose all my hard work and enjoyment....I nearly rescheduled my surgery so I could get them all safely out of the ground first! That ensete maurelii is going to be a challenge! The girth on that thing is about as big around as your average person! I just know it's gonna be heavy! ANd...I just bought it late winter/early spring, as a 20" plant with a few leaves on it. It's now like 6' tall! Thanks for your suggestions...I feel a little more at ease. Having neck surgery, I won't be able to get away with doing this afterward. In October, anyway.......See MorePepper Plant Predicament
Comments (5)@don555 - The problem here is that I'm not sure what color they should turn, since I don't know what type of plant it is.. As of now, they have the same size/color as pepperoncini... @esox07 - I don't think they are Jalapeno, due to the shape of the peppers.. They sort of bulge out at the bottom like a bell pepper would (not as round, obviously). Also, do Jalapeno's start off a light green? I thought they are darker.....See MoreHosta vs. Acorn
Comments (4)Yeah, the tip would be sacrificed, but I'm sure the hosta would win in the end. There's always some that spear through a leaf, but this was the first acorn top I've seen. I'm easily amused. :)...See Moreaputernut
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