What's currently putting out new growth for you in the winter?
All of my F. benjaminas seem to be waking up. They only took a month break this year from new growth. They were steady from last February until into December. The most growth occurred when they were outside for the summer.
First 3 pics are of my 6' tree. The last is a group of cuttings I took from Florida last year and rooted. Ficus benjamina have to be my favorite to grow.
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jamilalshaw26
8 years agoMy daughter had a field day tearing some of the leaves ha ha!!! But she's growing ore than she did in the summer!
Mentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)
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Staking new growth prior to winter?
Comments (5)For some of my taller roses I'll drive a stake into the ground next to the rose and then tie string around the rose to the stake to keep the canes from whipping in the wind during the winter. I've never had canes break off since staring to do this....See MoreTree putting on new growth in fall
Comments (6)Pull them out of the pot to see if they are showing any signs of needing to be repotted into larger pots. If so, do that; if not put them back in their original pots. Which ever you need to do, then dig holes in the ground and sink the potted trees. Then over the top of the pots spread a 2 inch thick layer of mulch. Just prior to when forecasted freezing temps arrive, increase the depth of the mulch to from 4 or slighty more inches. Fence the sunk trees to protect from hungry animals, as food becomes harder for those animals to find whenever the winter sets in more deeply....See MoreNewly planted Golden Spanish Fir putting on new growth
Comments (12)That's a beaut Stu. I don't have much to contribute to your concerns but it looks good to me especially if it makes it through to fall. Perhaps you planted it just when it was about to push new growth and that delayed it's push a little further. Looks like you'll just have some really stunted growth this year. I only have one Spanish fir, Abies pinsapo 'Horstmann', It seams to be one of the few firs that I can grow. For me It reliably pushes new growth much later than everything else. So much so that I'm always cheering it on to show me signs that its alive lol. I love the stiff, radial needles. Their almost cactus like and have crazy needle retention. I'm excited. I just ordered an 'Aurea' like yours, well much much smaller, so it's neat to see your larger plant. That golden blue combo is going to look great next to that purple beech. Wishing you the best of luck....See MorePutting the brakes on new growth, on my young tree.
Comments (16)Yes, I agree. And during the hot part of the summer it can get to be a real balancing act watering. Daytime temperatures, amount of shade and cloudiness, morning dew and relative humidity, wind or no wind, soil type, all add up to how fast an area or plant will dry out. Plants vary so much on where the roots systems are in development, competition with other plants and what plant type it is in the first place. That's why you check your soil for moisture before you water. It can change daily. And mulch to retain moisture. When I farmed on some of the sandiest, sand soil you can imagine, with 20 ft of pure sand underneath, too much rain during the middle of the growing season could be deemed detrimental, not only because of the flooded low areas but because it would actually wash or flush fertilizer and nitrogen down through the coarse sand, out of the root zone, where is was considered lost for any practical use to the crop. Maybe not 100% lost but a considerable percentage anyways. Poor fertilizer retention was considered a down side of farming on sandy soil and that was not just my experience talking, it was the diagnosis we got from the Government Ag departments and teachers we worked with, during my time in the 45 month Farm Management program I attended until completion of the coarse....See Morejamilalshaw26
8 years ago
MrBlubs
8 years agoHeart leaf Philo never stops growing. Had multiple new off shoots.
Lipstick continues to grow and produce alot of buds.
A Chia pet I started and some Chia seeds I threw in with my ensete
My fuchsias have grown alot. A ton of new shoots everywhere.
Forget-me-nots
Can't really see but there's 3 rose seedlings just emerging.
Crown of thorns
My schefflera is starting to bud after I cut it way back a couple weeks a go even though I shouldn't have.
And my Ensete maurelii never stops growing!
Mentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)
8 years agoThis is what I found, some of the pictures are blurry but it's the best I can do since my camera needs replaced.
Selenecereus crysocardium
Philodendron Tahiti
Hoyas
odd leaf on Chelsea
Schlumbergera galore
Monstera deliciosa
Mentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)
8 years agoA lot of the new growth will have to be cut off because it's stretched. Thus is the problem with winter growth.
Cymb orchids, one is variegated, the other is green. They need to be repotted really bad. I've had them for almost 4 years now. They were Valentines gifts to myself way back when.
Rhipsalis
Epiphyllums
Monstera cuttings
String of pearls, sorry for the blur
There are more but these are the ones I've had for a while.
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
8 years agoPhilodendrons don't seem to care that it's winter, at least the ones I have. This pot of cuttings has been in a S window since coming inside. (With Coleus, Hoya, various Begonias.)
This Philo doesn't pay any attention to seasons. (P. erubescens.)
Heart leaf Philo vine is always growing.
The succulents in this pot keep growing, though some noticeably differently than when they were outside. I put this combo together about 2 months ago. The Kalanchoe pinnata to the right is starting to make compound leaves (vs. the simple, juvenile leaves.)
I got some Brugmansia sticks (totally leafless & rootless) in trade about 6 wks ago & stuck them in various pots. This one is the most impressive so far.
This Begonia's new cane is finally tall enough to see, and has a couple leaves.
A new leaf is starting on ZZ plant, and a new Pup on Sansevieria (snake plant.) And on the purple stem in the middle, a new side branch is forming on Tripogandra.
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI also have some brugs that I tried to keep asleep for the winter, but they are starting to wake up - just couple of small ones have already leaves, others are starting to grow (left top); and I managed to over-winter dichondra:
Persian shield is hard to over-winter here, but it is also starting to grow some nice leaves:
The only surviving coleus - growing some nice colorful leaves finally:
Why am I keeping loquat??? - somebody gave it to me and it's hard to throw it out :)
These bulbs started growing in 'cold storage' - I guess it wasn't cold enough...forgot what they are:
And many succulents have new growth - these 2 plants have babies all over the place:
Variegated haw too:
RinaMentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)
8 years agoMy brugmansia isn't as impressive but it's starting to show life after a bout with spider mites. It has been barely hanging on since I got it last summer. I finally brought out the big guns and sprayed it with Bronco. All the spider mites are gone now, minutes afterward.
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
8 years agoMentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)
8 years agoDave
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThis Schefflera is finally starting to put out some new growth. Got it for $12 at Lowes the day before Christmas. Repotted a month ago into 5:1:1. Hasn't done anything since I bought it. Glad to finally see something happening.
These two little ficus alii cuttings are also putting out some new growth too.
This asparagus fern won't stop climbing.
this fern below wasn't looking so great due to lack of light and humidity. I moved it into the room with lots of light and high humidity. I removed all of the older growth and two months later it's starting to fill out and look much better.
Dember 2015
Today. Below is all fresh growth this winter.
These dracaena's always seem to do well no matter what
Peace lily never stops flowering. Needs a repot badly
Dave
8 years ago
Angie
8 years agoWow love the pothos Dave how'd you get it to get that big mine is pretty nice size nothing compared to yours it has lots of new growth maybe I need a bigger pot
Dave thanked AngieDave
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoTiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
8 years agoThis pot has a pineapple top and purple scimitars (Tripogandra.) I keep having to trim the Tripogandra. (In Commelinaceae family with Tradescantia.) The pineapple is stagnant for now.
The Brugmansia in this pot is really going for it! It was a naked stick with no leaves or roots about 10 weeks ago.
Another Brug in another pot.
Beheaded Dracaena marginata making 2 new tops. (It's growing with 'Lemon Lime.')
Mentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)