any tips for my adenium obesum?
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Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
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Comments (18)Pictures are downloading as we speak. Unfortunately I seem to have encountered a problem with an outdoor, mature azalea tree on the porch. It's been living here in this exact spot win the exact pot for over a decade but now It appears something is clogging the drainage holes on the bottom and the pot is flooded with water, not waterlogged, worse, as in the tree has been sitting in water for days. it seems that is has been this way for at least a few days as the water smells stagnant. The tree has a small bit of brown leaves but it actually looks relatively okay, when considering how bad of circumstances this is... at this point it is still in water as the pot weighs at least 100lbs, solid glazed ceramic. I tried getting a long thin pole and poking down to the bottom of the pot, attempting to make a path for water to flow out of the pot, but about 3-4 inches from the bottom I encountered something rock hard that I could not penetrate. I also found when poking around with the pole that the pot may be rootbound, as I felt so many roots digging down. I am going to go try again and see if I can lift the pot. I just finished lifting the pot and got some of the water out, though it is still waterlogged soil, and upon tilting the pot over to the side a bit I found a thick bundle of roots blocking the water exit hole and they had gone all the way out of the bottom of the pot and wrapped around the area between the pavement and pot. this is going to be one helluva hacking job for me... I actually don't know how I am going to fix the situation on such a large scale. I can't get a bigger pot, these are about as big as they come and even if there is something bigger a quality one would cost hundreds, How would I do a large scale root trim on a 6 foot tall tree? It's such a big plant, I would need a forklift to get it out of that pot and putting it back in would be a disaster. Any tips?...See MoreIs this Bacterial or Fungal Leaf Spot on my Adenium Obesums?
Comments (13)I might have to try the granular propriconazole on one of my plumerias that has a terrible case of rust. The copper has done a less then satisfactory job of getting rid of it. As for cinnamon it's supposed to have antifungal, antibacterial properties. I've tried it a few times and am less then impressed. I find that sulfur works better as a fungicide. We also have a terrible time in this area with powdery mildew and black spot which is why I refuse to grow roses. Even the supposedly resistent varieties aren't. During the summer the humidity here is as bad as FL but at least we don't have those freaky giant cockroaches, Palmetto bugs. I hate those things and always find a few dead ones when I go to our FL house in the winter. Gross!!!...See Moreadenium obesum
Comments (4)The problem probably runs deeper than just "cutting the head off". You should immediately depot the plant, and if, as i suspect, there is rot, you need to remvoe all the soil, and cut/scoop out all the rot.. if you don't have a fungicide around, coat all the cut areas with cinnamon, and leave it out of the pot in a dry area to heal for a couple of weeks. then repot, and SLOWLY begin to water the plant.. first with just a mist, then little by little, with more water until you're back to normal.. (if the plant makes it until then) oh, and follow randy's advice also.. when you repot, make sure it's a loose, well draining soil. Brian...See MoreAdenium Obesum (desert rose) tips !!!
Comments (1)Look below--we've been discussing Adenium alot lately....See MoreMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
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