How long does it take a plant to start growing?
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How long does it take plants to take up liquid fert (ie FP, MG)?
Comments (6)It only takes minutes after application for soluble fertilizers to make their way into the plant's nutrient stream. Many nutrients need to be in the nutrient stream constantly for the plant to grow normally. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are considered mobile nutrients and are readily borrowed from one plant part to sustain other parts, particularly strong sinks like new growth o flowers/fruit. Calcium and boron are usually considered immobile nutrients, and need to be in the nutrient stream at all times for normal growth to occur. Sulfur, chloride, copper, zinc, manganese, iron and molybdenum are intermediate in mobility, and only under certain circumstances are intermediate elements mobile. The mobility of the intermediate mobile nutrients is usually linked to the breakdown of amino acids and proteins in older parts of the plant under low nitrogen conditions and their movement to younger parts of the plant via the phloem stream. Again though, unless nitrogen availability is good, these elements are mostly immobile. That it rains doesn't mean all the fertilizer you applied is washed from the soil. Elements attach themselves to colloidal surfaces and tend to remain there to some degree until they are exchanged. Cation exchange in soils occurs when root hairs utilize proton pumps to pump hydrogen ions (H+) into the soil. The hydrogen ions effectively displace the cations that are attached to negatively charged colloidal surfaces, making the cations available then for root uptake and incorporation into the nutrient stream. AL...See MoreHow long does it take a phalaenopsis spike to grow?
Comments (14)Hi alieliza, Your plant and spike look very healthy, but six months is a very long time for an autumn spike to stay at that stage. Even with winter sun and cold nights (60-64 degrees) my "windowsill" phals begin to open in less than 4 months. This is a guess, so please consider it with a grain of salt. I think that I remember your post spiking phals earlier--they were either yours, or those of someone who clamps in the same way. The clamping is what made me notice them. When clamping a spike to a stake, I carefully avoid touching the leading several inches that carry the flower bud beginnings. In fact, I place the clip Below the top-most bract (that flat, green scale-like thing below the buds). My theory is that the spike tip might stall, or grow wrong,if it "thinks" it is pinned down or blocked. If you care to test the theory :) you could reclamp the spike Below (but not touching) the upper bract, and Very Gently remove the clamp that is presently holding the top of your spike. It might take the spike a week to figure things out, but releasing the tip might give it the jumpstart it needs. I hope it goes well. Sweetcicely...See MoreHow long does it take oak tree leaves to fully grow once they wake up?
Comments (4)It varies on temps. Soemtimes they can just barely sprout and then it gets cold for a week or two, so they slow to a crawl. In general w/o any cold, I'd say 7-10 days....See MoreHow long does it take a 1.5 quart pot to grow into a climber?
Comments (4)Hi, Jasmina should go from that size to about 4 feet tall in one season. You will have a good size climber in the second year. When you plant be sure to amend the soil with a good amount of compost and put some additional slow release fertilizer in the soil you use to fill in the whole. Don't let more than 2 canes grow up until after the first year - clip off any new canes to encourage all of the growth into the 2 canes. I would also recommend that you mulch the rose and be sure that the moisture level is good all summer. next year let another one or two canes grown from the soil level. I have 3 year old Jasmina own root roses that are a very nice size. Jasmina blooms on new wood so you should see blooms this year. It does make a very nice own root climber - strong and eventually as good of size as a a budded rose. Also it should be quite cold hardy in your zone. Please let Edmund's know how you feel. I noticed that this year they did not always make clear what they were shipping -bare root or a potted young rose plant. This is a photo taken this spring of a 2 year old Jasmina (it will be 3 years old in about 2 months) on a 4.5' tall fence. I planted it from a pot smaller than you just received....See More
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