Is now a good time to repot my hydrangea?
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is it time to repot my dend? pics...
Comments (8)the plant seems pretty happy, the roots are all very healthy, the older ones as well as the new ones. also it's still got it's leaves, which is unusual for me since most of my dends drop leaves at some point. the only thing is, i don't like sphagnum. i feel like it stays too wet too long, but i'm really careful about not overwatering. the moss is completely crispy before i water! but, it's still fine as far as not breaking down or anything. i think i will just leave it for now. dend roots really do like to be crowded. i've overpotted in the past and screwed up the blooming. since the plant seems happy now, i guess i shouldn't mess with it, b/c i'd really like to see it bloom again!...See MoreLime (?) tree sapling ... time to repot? now what?
Comments (3)Hmmm... guess my trees won't make it very long, as I'm really just a recreational grower. I already design and brew beer as a hobby with my hubby, I'm not planning to become a serious citrus gardener. I was hoping there would be some kind of general tips or guidelines for improving their chances of survival with a novice. I did do a bit of reading on ten or so threads about growing citrus from seeds, indoor, northern growers, etc. It seems my tendency to forget to water them is a good thing, as they prefer not to be very wet. In fact I think I neglected to water them completely from Nov - Jan, and normally give them a small amount of water every 2-3 weeks. I water a bit more regularly during late Spring - early Fall when they are getting more light and growing more. I check soil moisture, and water when they are dry several inches down. So far that appears to be working well enough. I did learn with my rubber plant that they need much less water in the winter when they get less light, and they grow less during that period. I'm fairly surprised the rubber plant is still alive, I honestly thought I drowned it early on and it was a goner - but that's a trooper too, and has recovered nicely. Anything still alive in my house is pretty tough - including the cats and the boys. I'm probably not up to root pruning. I was aware that they could grow to 10 feet or more, but I didn't think that would be a real concern for at least a decade or so. I have 9 foot ceilings, so I'm set for a little while. I think I also read that if they had already flowered and fruited, topping them a little would not hurt. If they had not flowered/fruited, then pruning would likely prevent them from doing so. Still, it seemed pruning was an option to maintain them to a manageable indoor size, especially if they are just attractive and not for fruit production. In general I don't fertilize exactly, even my outdoor veggie garden and landscaping plants. I mulch my ornamentals with compost every year. I add compost and organics to my veggie bed each year, turn it all in and call it good. I vermicompost in my basement (mostly as a means of disposing of my kitchen scraps, and because the boys also like worms, and I get worm castings for my outdoor plants & veggies), so I give my indoor plants (all 4 of them, counting the two lime saplings) an occasional drink of compost tea from the worm bin. I believe I originally potted the trees in Miracle Grow Moisture control potting mix (but it was around a year ago, so I can't be positive that's what I had then. They could be growing in a Natural Organics Potting Mix. I topped off (maybe 2 inches) recently with the cactus/citrus miracle grow before I read today that other people did not like that soil for their citrus. Go figure! That's so non-intuitive. I thought I'd be giving them some of the nutrients they needed from the slow release fertilizer in the soil, since I don't really fertilize. Mostly, I just wing it and hope it works out. I was trying to avoid making huge errors like putting them out for the summer if they should stay in, or failing to repot in a larger pot at the right time. Guess I'll just keep winging it and see how long they last. It was just for fun really. The boys were excited that they grew at all. It'd be a really nice accomplishment to say we actually grew our own tree from seed so hopefully they can just tuff out my clumsy novice growing skills. Thanks, Sherri...See MoreGood time to re-pot?
Comments (1)it`s OK to repot it now, don`t fertilize it-I usually don`t fertilize anything after repotting for a couple of months or longer. You can wait to water it until the temps get a bit warmer where you are or it starts putting out new leaves. Congrats! I am always amazed at those of you growing tropicals in the frozen northland. The general opinion now is that short squat pots are better than tall thin pots. Tally HO!...See MoreWould now be a good time for Hydrangea?
Comments (1)You have some stems that did not flower or have flower heads that have not opened Thake tip cuttings from these branches BUT do remove tip flower buds....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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