should I change the soil mix for my dragon fruit plant ?
Ms houhouland
5 years ago
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Comments (15)Thanks nguyenty ...I'm sure yours will do great. It really depends on the temperature,size of your tree/pot, how much sun it gets and how fast it dries out. I would do what Mike does and use a thin wood dowel or chopstick and stick it in several inches down near the root ball to check for moistness. Again, I would check it every few days...then soon you will start to get a feel of how often you need to water it. Since you added extra turface it will probably hold a little more water. Hi Mike and Jojo!. Mike, thanks...that mango tree is probably my most favorite container plant, but if you come to FL to visit...I will give it to you. Do you think you can hand carry that on a plane,lol...? Mike, I love your grapefruit tree...it is just beautiful!! I don't even like grapefruit, but your tree is awesome! I have 3 neighbors that tries to give me grapefruit every year and I always say NO thanks...but I'll take some oranges,lol......See MoreSoil pH = 7.7! Should I plant or cancel my order?
Comments (23)Thanks to everyone for all of the wise advice! I'm happy to see that last post by professorroush especially (thank you!) because I have decided to go ahead with the planting of the rugosas. At the very worst, I'll end up with a good post for the "worst gardening mistakes ever" forum ;) I do have a little bit of time to try and amend the area a little bit in the hope that I can add enough material to get the pH down a little bit at least. Do you all think I should mix in some peat? Or something else? Is there an acidic bagged soil widely available that is marketed for things like azaleas or anything like that? I love digging in the dirt so I'm not opposed to making it a bit of a raised/mounded bed either......See MorePictorial progress of dragon fruit plantings.
Comments (30)Wow, your dragon fruit looks great. I have a question does new dragon fruit cutting go temporarily dormant in the cooler months? I got some cutting off ebay in October and it hasn't even rooted yet(Dec), the cutting have gone bright green to a yellow green and the cutting has also shrunk a bit in thickness. What is wrong why aren't the cutting rooting yet? I have email the ebay seller I got it from and he said that in colder months they will go dormant, then start rooting again in spring. Have you had experience like these for new cuttings? In the first picture with the fruits, is that a cherimoya on the right? I saw on another post you said that you're from Fresno, well so am I. I have some cherimoya seedling going now and I want to plant some in ground and leave some in pots. How has your cherimoya plant been handling this Fresno winter? Sorry, you can disregard the cherimoya question if that isn't a cherimoya....See MoreShould I mix soil to make it dry faster?
Comments (8)hi... welcome ... i consider potting media as a water management system .... to shed excess water.. while retaining what is needed for the type of plant in the pot ... as such .. imo.. anything that holds water for two weeks.. and does not cause harm to the plant.. because you know how to use it.. is a brilliant product .... and i wonder why fix it ... bonsai on the other hand ... is a system of severely dwarfing plants.. usually trees ... thru extreme root pruning ... which necessitates the need for perfect media for trees .. which actually like to have a drink and then near total drainage and near drying before watering again.. including manipulated nutrient application due to the aforementioned ... soo.. you should note.. that that is two almost bipolar uses of potting media ... and as i read your your premise.. you want to take the rules from one system.. and apply it to the other system ..... and again ..... i wonder why .... if your plants are currently not suffering ..... why change anything??? and on the other hand.. have fun with bonsai ... but it is a system unto itself ... dont fix.. what isnt broke .... ken...See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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