Soil/medium for growing oregano in pots 7A
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Best Pot Size & Growing Medium for Draceana marginata
Comments (16)Hi Al. I have to use my phone for Internet. DM is auto-corrected from DE - diatomaceous earth. Sorry about that. Yes, I bare-rooted it, washed the roots, and spread them out in the pot. It is all grit, no soil, no bark. I don't have a place to sift messy bark fines in my tiny apartment, so you and I discussed it and left them out. I use exactly the method you describe to get the excess water out of the bottom of the grit after I water this plant. (It seems an enormous pot to me). I don't do it hard enough to get more than a couple tablespoons though. I don't know why I hadn't thought to do that when it wilted. I have done the dowel test though, a number of times, and it comes out dry. I use meat skewers, which are actually bamboo, but that should make little difference. If I leave the skewer in the grit and just pull it out when I'm testing the wetness, the skewer is always damp. If I just shove one into it for a few seconds to test it, it comes out dry. I don't know the optimum amount of time to leave it in. Suggestions? When it wilts, I water it, so I don't know if it would perk up on its own overnight. That's an interesting observation though. With soil it's easy to tell why something wilts. I've been watering it every two days since it last wilted, so I'll return to the previous twice weekly schedule and see if it releases any water with the shake test before watering it again. It is growing surprisingly fast. I cut a broken leaf off of it just a week or so ago, and I'm surprised to see the leftover stub has grown about 1/2 inch. That seems a lot for a Draceana in mid-winter in this climate. All but my succulents, Sansevieria, and Beaucarnea have been growing quite fast all fall & winter though, despite the cold and gloom here. The only exception was a pothos in straight DE, but that took off after changing to 2:1 mix. Thanks for your help, Al. I'll let you know if I get any water out of the pot in a couple days. In case anyone's following this, the thread Al's referring to is below. Here is a link that might be useful: Draceana and increasing disenchantment......See MoreOT: Anyone here in zone 7a or colder grow figs or callas
Comments (11)Tammy your potted callas were likely forced. I'd just plant them in the garden. They should grow all season and either be lifted after the foliage has been hit with a frost or left alone. Put them somewhere like a garage and once the foliage has dried store them like any other tender bulb or they can be left inground over the winter. I used to lift them but then I noticed that the ones I missed were coming back in the spring so I started leaving them out. You can put the amaryllis in the ground and lift it in the fall or you can keep it in a pot. I'm not sure what you do to make them bloom but I'm sure you can find info online. I have Brown Turkey figs in the yard and some tender varieties in containers. The container figs are fully leafed out. I fight the squirrels anhd birds for the fruit but last year I had quite a bit so all were happy. There's several figs that do well in zone 7 though they should be planted in a protected area....See Moregood medium for growing potted figs
Comments (1)You may find the information in the thread I left a link to below of interest. There are also basic recipes for media that will work extremely well on woody material in containers. Pay particular attention to the 'gritty mix'. Al Here is a link that might be useful: More about container media...See MoreAdvice on planting potted David Austin roses (zone 7a)
Comments (4)I think you can plant them anytime after the Forsythia blooms in your area... at that point the ground should be workable and warm for plant growth. Spring rain should also follow to keep them watered for you. You can prune if you want to but wait to see signs of life first to know where there is good or bad wood. Pruning encourages growth in roses so it is generally considered good practice with a few exceptions. Just don't prune severely! No need to get drastic. Since you overwintered them in your garage I'd expect them to be alive to the tips but you never know. As for first time tips? Well, make sure they are well fed and planted in good soil. I'm more of an organic grower now, piling tons of compost on the soil when I plant and using a slow release fertilizer only for the first year as I wait for the compost to start releasing nutrients into the soil. After that I am done with fertilizing. Since you already planted roses before, just remember that the David Austin roses are still roses so the same rules of giving them a good growing environment apply. If you live in an area with high pressure of fungal diseases then you need to figure out how you'd like to handle it because those roses you have are not disease resistant, definitely not resistant to black spot as far as I know (based on what I have read, I have grown none of them). Also your Knock Out rose can't be 20 years old as those were released in 1999/2000, if you are sure it is a 20 year old rose bush then perhaps it is something else other than a Knock Out? Good luck and enjoy!...See More- katyajini thanked daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)
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