My Misbehaving Prairie
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Comments (7)Well Gang, Thx for the suggestions. I'll admit to only waiting 24 hrs. for a reply, but w/ a declining Hoya, time was of the essense, so Sunday night I repotted the whole darn thing! What a mess indeed, indoors w/out the luxury of a hose, my only choice was to soak the darn thing in a basin, enough so that I could pry all the mix off w/ my fingers. I had tried to do it w/out soaking, but the mix would not break apart. I suspect some parts of the rootball had been drinking while some had not at all (the dried out portions were dry all the way down the branch to dead roots). I ending up taking the entire thing apart, no easy task at all! It was somewhat potbound w/ a mass of fine roots all around the rootball, which was virtually unseparatable (not a word, sorry). So I pulled it all apart w/ all that soaking I'm certain it got REALLY good drink. I put it in all new mix (washed out the pot which was only 6", not 8" as I'd guessed) & started over. The old soil was extremely spongy & after I repotted it all the remaining mix was really like sludge, w/ all the water I used to soak it. Found abt 7 viable plants in all. So in its nice new home of mix (peat, perlite, vermiculite, pumice & tsp of charcoal), I'm hoping it will come back. So far this wk, the leaf drying out has diminished, tho' unfortunately I lost all my new growth tips. Happily, the mix is draining nicely & this wknd I expect to water normally w/ a shot of ST. So yes, I'd agree, when in EA mix or (unknown) spongy soil, best to repot. WHEW, what an ordeal, cross yr. fingers pls! Thx for trying to help me. I'll report back on recovery results. I do hope to get back to the shop where I bought it & ask if it was an EA plant or who the supplier was. Abt why they use that mix? I'm guessing maybe it works better in greenhouses? Can't imagine for the life of me, why else they'd use such awful stuff!...See MoreCat misbehaving-need advice
Comments (12)I really, really appreciate all the good advice... Socks, It's just pooping and sometimes, it's just a tiny little bit. I am going to make that appointment with the vet and have him checked again but I'm beginning to think, he's just showing us he doesn't appreciate having "sisters", although they've been here for 3 years...One, he loves but the other he swats, hisses etc., every time she walks by...And she's the one that jumps on the bed and he doesn't like that... We're trying the litter box in the dining room for now and might have to leave it there while we're away.... With us going away, it's really no big deal. We haven't done any packing or anything out of the ordinary, yet. I normally go for about a month and then DH will fly south for 10 days and we've been doing this for years... They are used to my DD and even our neighbor who has taken care of them....I'd love to be able to take them with me, but it's just not possible......See MoreMisbehaving........a funny
Comments (11)Thank you very much for what you're doing to make my precious world a better place and encouraging people to help one another. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate it. Good wishes to you and your loved ones....See More- 9 years ago
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