Maruba Cuttings! This is the colors you will get if you grow it right)
I just wanted to let anyone know that has this Jade or that received cuttings that good cool temps at night and sunny warm days will color up your cuttings nicely..They like to be watered all year long if you let the pot dry out between waterings...Fertilize fertilize fertilize if actively growing...
Make sure to provide a good draining mix and let dry out between waterings, but don't let it dry out to the point of stress...Who knows, you amy even get buds! Enjoy
Or this..Not sure who got which one.. But you will find out come spring)
The mother plant of all of these is still, much huger and on my roof. I will take a pic another time so you can see how big they can grow!!
This is the mother to the one way above with lots of yellow..The bottom two are new ones I received still growing, Different type..
The mother is about 1 and a half foot tall from the base of the 8 inch high pot..It is about 2 and 1/2 feet wide in circumference..I have never seen the trunk. The dog statuary is 8 inches high..
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nanzjade z5 MA
6 years agoMike, your jades are way too cool! I love how you have solid yellow and white tipped Marubas... I'm in awe! How old is the huge mother Maruba? Definitely the biggest Maruba I've ever seen. I can't wait to see 'em live!!
Maybe you'll recognize which ones I have...
I got this one from a friend that you had sent cuttings to, and when she sent it was mostly green and after getting lots of summer sunshine it revealed it was the variegated form of Maruba. Now it is starting to get some of those nice pink edges! (Margaret: don't forget in the Spring, if you lost this type of Maruba, I will mail a cutting back to you!)
Below, got this Maruba from Glen in April & it's already tripled in size.
Together pic.
Another gloomy day here, the plants & I wish the sun would come out ;) I am holding off on watering things til I see some good ol' sunshine.
-Nancy
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Can you grow watermelon from cuttings?
Comments (5)Yes, you can root watermelon cuttings. I know because I've done it three times. I've also only attempted it three times. I use the same method I like to use for tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers and cucumbers (and it has worked every time). You do not need hormone rooting powder. I've successfully rooted Mississippi Cobb Gem, Ledmon and Tom Watson watermelon (seeds from rareseeds.com). Here's how you can do it: 1. Get some new seed-starting mix. I personally add 7-7-7 fertilizer and basalt rockdust to it. Old soil and topsoil may have pathogens that cause damping off or root rot. Do not use potting soil. It has too much nitrogen for our purposes, although I've never tried it with watermelon cuttings. 2. Ideally, take your cutting from a plant grown completely indoors. Plants from outdoors may also work, but they may also carry extra fungi and have more difficulty adapting to the light changes I'm going to mention. I took my cuttings from seed-grown plants planted in the same conditions as these cuttings. 3. Cuttings should be at least 9-12 inches long. You can probably get away with less, but I've only tried this length. It works. Shorter lengths will work for other kinds of plants, like tomatoes, but the long ones work excellently there, too. 4. Obtain a new 20 fl oz foam cup. I didn't put drainage holes in mine or anything like that. 5. Put a spoonful or two of soil in the cup to cover the bottom. Then, pot your cutting, with the stem buried deep in the cup. It will get more nutrients this way, and the plant will be more secure. 6. Water your cutting with water that contains about 1 teaspoon of potassium sulfate per gallon. A little more than a teaspoon of potassium sulfate probably won't hurt. Water liberally, but after the water absorbs, you don't want water sitting on top of the soil, of course. I imagine if you didn't use potassium sulfate you should use less water. If water in your room doesn't evaporate quickly, you may want to use somewhat less water, too. But use potassium sulfate. Cuttings love it. Its awesome. This is where I get mine: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JD6MGK/ 7. Put the potted cutting in a rather warm room. 8. Keep your potted cutting out of bright light for two to three days. Do not put it very close to a lightbulb at this point. Too much light will probably make it wither, and stunt the plant for a while. 9. After the aforementioned two days have passed, put the potted cutting in bright light. Bright light is now not only perfectly safe, but necessary for the plant to grow much. I use both high and low color temperature CFLs (6500k and 2700k) and my growing area is surrounded with mylar blankets. The 2700k bulbs help to keep damping off away, although it shouldn't be in your soil, anyway. If it is, though, they will probably help to keep it at bay or kill it. 10. When the plant starts growing noticeably, that probably means it has roots. However, let it grow out at least a bit before planting outside, just in case. Watermelon cuttings do not have taproots....See MoreCan you grow citrus from cuttings?
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Comments (25)I got 3" pots of celosia, alyssum, coleus, and iris(don't know if they are Dutch or Bearded) from a landscaper friend of mine and all are growing healthy. Here are my other plants: two lilacs - one died, the other growing good and healthy S facing fence Celosia pulled when they died but wow they are beauties so I will plant them again White alyssum has a nice scent which I can't describe, the purple one has none. Will someone please tell me how to propagate them. They are planted on my north facing wall. Iris flowered last spring hoping they will flower again next year. My favorite is clematis as soon as the one I planted in the fall of 2004 showed the most beautiful blooms I had ever seen. So this year I planted more and have 44 planted in my 800 or so sq. ft. of garden with a few more coming this spring. 3 bush and 3 tree peonies - the trees all bloomed, but none of the bushes bloom at all. Rose of Sharon standard form on container growing good and bloomed all summer in direct sunlight. Tulips and daffodils all rotted last 2004 (heavy rain on clay soil) so the replacements were planted this fall so I hope to see some blooms this spring. I now have a raised garden because nothing seems to grow on our clay soil. Fraxinus Americana and Fraxinus Pennsylvanica are planted in my front lawn - mostly clay but it now has a drain system. What are my chances that they will not die as we are having lots of rain again this year? Any advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated especially plants good for clay soil as my north facing wall only has a 6 inch raised bed. This is celosia: This is a clematis named 'Bees Jubilee'...See MoreNoob Mistakes (You made when you first started growing Hoyas)
Comments (32)I really enjoyed reading this post! I'm probably guilty of buying ALL THE PLANTZ!! I started with a couple then a few more... Because I'm lucky to find so many different types in my area at reasonable prices I take risks in buying ones that may or may not do well here. I figure it's worth the risk. I had no idea how lucky I am to find such a variety, but it's rare to find a big established plant. Although I just passed on a 5 foot (on trellis) multi flowering carnosa because I couldn't fit it in the car... I have a couple of Graveyard hoyas, most I've replaced and trying again. (Or will if I find another one for sale) I don't think I'll get another lauterbachii again even though they turn up all the time. Mine grew fast and tall but died. Not sure if it was underwatering or the cold but as I since found out it grows huge with next to no chance of me ever seeing flowers here I really cant be bothered buying it again. Since joining this group and learning "if in doubt, unpot and check roots and/or chop" I haven't lost many plants, except poor polyneura that got cooked in the last heatwave :( (I bought a new one in case my cuttings didn't take but they did!)...See More
Rockdale (RI Z6)
6 years agoMike, thanks for putting in the time and effort to share this information. Very helpful and very appreciated. So looking at your pictures, are there two types of maruba? One is yellowish from your mother plant and another is white variegated? By the way, you maruba mother plants is jaw dropping. You deserve a big congratulation on that one. This is the cutting you sent, I believe it is the one from your huuuge mother plant? Also, sorry to hear you mom is sick, hope she is getting better soon.
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