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Ben D (zone 7b)
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Comments (30)Hi all. I don't know too much about hoyas (or any plant really) but I can post what has worked for me. Apologies for repeating some of the things others have already suggested earlier! Seems like lots of plants, be they EA or anything else, suffer from either over or under watering at the hands of store employees. Sometimes it is difficult to even find something healthy to purchase in the first place. I think the EA guys, hoya in particular, are set back by over watering. If I find a EA hoya that I *need* he comes home, the attached saucer or sleeve around the pot is removed and the plant is placed in a fairly sunny area in the home and gets a good dose of benign neglect. So far I have not repotted an EA hoya for at least the last 10-15 years although I do take cutting on occasion. I *used* to repot them but found quickly that was the kiss of death ... sort of like transplanting Bird of Paradise. At least in my hands they don't tolerate being disturbed. I tend to keep my potted hoyas on the drier side as far as watering. I do have humidity for them though. A *most* sophisticated piece of equipment ... a Vicks vaporizer from Walmart that was less than $10.00 US. LOL! It's VERY easy to get going otherwise it would be beyond me. Right out of the box the water reservoir gets filled with water, a gallon I think, and gets plugged in. That's it! I started to add a drop of Miracle Gro liquid plant food to the reservoir every other day hoping that would weakly feed my S. American orchids and H. curtsii, H. tsangii and others that I grow mounted on tree fern bark as epiphytes. Hope that does not gunk up the works. Has any one tried that or have suggestions? The reservoir gets topped off once or twice a day and takes one or two minutes at the most each time. The vapor that is emitted actually increases the air circulation around the plants! :-) I used to have the pebble trays primarily for my orchids but still needed to mist them all the time! With the vaporizer I mist the plants that are no where near the vaporizer. I am very lazy and the less work I need to do the better and I can just enjoy my plants. I have no GH although that is on my "dream about it" list. No fans either. I conserve my energy for the late spring when the whole herd of plants do go outside to get unfiltered variable light and rain and storms and all the fun stuff that Ohio weather brings. I know everyone has different growing conditions and their own individual levels of commitment or abilities to try to grow hoya or any other plants. The only plant I have ever pulled from a pot and washed the roots free of potting medium are orchids which I want to grow as epiphytes or those who were purchased as "rescue" plants and were in the wrong sort of medium for me namely sphag. moss. The hoya I grow as epiphytes were from potted cuttings and then mounted on branches or tree fern bark. I for one cannot grow an ivy if my life depended on it! I have tried and murdered several so I spare future plants from a similar fate. I just don't have, or can't get, the right conditions here. LOL! I can get Orchids galore, Anthurium galore, Ginger galore, Hoya galore and others to thrive and bloom but not an ivy! So there is what I do and know about the hoya. Hope this helps some and does not annoy any one either. If nothing else ... this longer than intended post is probably a very good cure for insomnia! Any one still awake? Hello???? Hmmmmmm. Goodnight then! :-) C3D...See MoreOpinions on my recent iris purchases
Comments (13)I really like Come What May & Waxen Image. Halloween Halo & Little Showoff are on my wish list. THe only one I have of these is Summer Olympics, I got it last year. Hopefully, I will know this fall if it reblooms for me. I have so many that are supposed to be rebloomers that just don't for me. Summer Olympics bloomed nicely this spring & was one that didn't fall over after a heavy storm. I really like that about it. Maid of Orange looks like such a pretty orange iris. I got a couple of orange iris last year at the iris society-Fireside Glow, Good Show, & Carnival Sunset from a trade. Good Show was the best looking of the 3, a lovely orange glow. Fireside Glow is a rather weak looking plant that I'm rather disappointed in, both its look & its almost wispy plant. I got Orange Popsicle in a trade this year, supposed to be a rebloomer. Hoping it does well, it is sort of a pastel orange though. Maybe we can swap when they multiply? You know I love the rebloomers :)...See MoreHelp I have W/DAD! Can't decide.
Comments (9)>>If it would keep the door from hitting I would go with a stacked set moved to the left and just cut the shelves. I had rather have less shelving and better access into the house, but then that is just me. The door opens out so it wouldn't hit but it would severy limit my access through that door, especially when carrying things from the car. If I stack I have 35 inches to the door that goes into the main hallway of the unit (with that door open). The frigidairs (or friGEmores) seems to be the shallowest at about 28.5 in for the dryer. So I "could" put in something deeper depending on how much space I need to leave behind it for clearance. I thought about a Samsung, but they're expensive and look HUGE to me. I drew a diagram of the room, but haven't figured out how to upload it here yet....See Moremy recent purchase is too large for my current plumbing .
Comments (6)If you are talking about a darn sink rack or something, and who would KNOW?? Go back to "your Houzz" and then the drop down menu with "your orders" and get the info to return whatever the heck it is....See Moremiles10612
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