Repotting lemon with long root: what do you do with the root?
miscel
7 years ago
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Comments (15)quinoah:Believe me:I am Selecting figs since when i bought this house in 1993,before the computer time,Yet the oldest fig that is growing in my Bavckyard now is a 6 years old Hardy Chicago. So he is the surviver that I did not discard to date. I can call it the all time favorite. However I do have other very young cultivars that seem to be better in flavor,but they are to young to declare that they do not have any fault. You see here in New Jersey,other factors,such as Resistance: to rain and souring,to frost,Short season to ripe fruits,total need of Sommer Heat,Deasese resistance,are just as important as productivity. So it takes many years to evaluate these young cultivars that i am growing now. But I can say for sure:The future looks brighter,than the present, with the new aquired figs,in Specially a couple of figs i got from DR Leon Deprest,in New Mexico,Gene In Washington DC,and George Michalev in North Jersey. Best Regards...See MoreHow do you root hoyas and how long does it take?
Comments (2)Okay, First of all, what you have there is a Hoya carnosa 'Rubra' Its expired trademark name is Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Princess'⢠This cultivar has a tendency to revert to plain green leaves. The vines that have just green leaves will not start producing variegated leaves again. That means that if you did sell cuttings from this plant, you would have two types of cuttings, which would need to be correctly labeled: 1: variegated cuttings = Hoya carnosa 'Rubra' (commonly called 'Krimson Princess') 2: non-variegated cuttings = Hoya carnosa You would not need to root the cuttings. Hoyas are often, if not primarily, sold as unrooted cuttings. But seeing as this is a very common Hoya, your buyer market would be beginner Hoya growers, and they might feel less confident about their ability to root a Hoya. So, I don't know whether you would be able to move them that way or not. To root a Hoya, you just stick it in the medium you intend to grow it in, with one or more nodes (the bumps leaves grow from) underneath or in contact with the soil. Keep the medium moist but not wet, while rooting. It takes around a month, slower this time of year....See MoreDo you have to do a bare root to repot from 511 into 511?
Comments (6)I wanted to see how much heavier gritty is compared to 5-1-1, so I weighed a one pint pot of each: 5-1-1 is 0.64 Lb and gritty is 1.22 Lb. A five gallon (12 inch) pot of 5-1-1 would weigh 24 Lb compared to gritty which would weigh 46 Lb, or almost twice as much. Not including the weight of the tree. I have trees in 7 and 10 gallon pots, which would weigh 63 and 93 Lb if they were in gritty. I have another one in 20 gallon pot, which would weigh 186 Lb! All of them have to go indoors for the winter some up a flight of stairs. So, the big guys go in 5-1-1 and the little guys go in gritty.What do you think of that idea?...See Morerepot now or wait until spring? Meyer lemon - gnats - root bound
Comments (5)Hello..I doubt the issue of your leaves falling is the roots..They look very well built and even perfect from this vantage point! I would slip it right back into that container and instead wash each and every leaf off...I would treat for spider mites since it looks like it might have some sort of pest issue..Mites can cause leaf drop and leaves that look almost pale and soft, as if the tree is thirsty..That is what I see... Do you see those tiny white specs on those leaves? I would check underneath and even post some pics here to see if you have pest issues for sure..It's that time of the year almost everyone will get some sort of pest issue if not treated... I would only water when the pot feels light and I am thinking it dries out pretty rapidly with that many healthy roots in that pot, your protection from over watering until the late spring comes to do a completely right re pot into the 5.1.1 mix.. if you find that it takes time for the mix to dry out even though you have healthy full roots like that to fill that pot, then for sure you have mites preventing the roots from doing their job, bringing up moisture to your leaves.. P.S...You do have an IVY plant close by? Those usually are very susceptible to spider mites..I would treat all those local plants since even the tree to the left seems to be affected too.....See Moremiscel
7 years ago
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