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Hi Thelma, I bought a plant of Hydrangea (broad leaf) it is still in the pot which is better to leave it in the pot or put it in the ground? what tips can you share. Thanks.
You're welcome @Dreagarden. The potting mix used in this video is also suitable for orchids and succulents. Most potted plants growing indoors would do better in a potting mix containing organic materials (peatmoss, cococoir, compost) and mineral materials (soil, perlite, vermiculite, coarse sand). We did a video on making various potting mixes about a year ago. Please check it out for more info.
This was very helpful.. thank you! I wasn't sure what to pot my anthuriums in so I have them growing in coconut husk. They're doing ok but these look so much better! ❤
I am viewing from Trinidad and would be interested in seeing an episode on incorporating native and naturalized plants in the landscaping. There are benefits to incorporating such plants into the home garden. I suspect you have some of these but by you may feel they are not spectacular enough for filming. Portlandia grandifolia, Euphorbia punicea (Flame of Jamaica) and Lignum vitae are all beautiful and native to Jamaica, but perhaps a bit big for small urban gardens. BTW I have never seen a Portlandia in Trinidad.
This is an excellent video. The video is original and informative. In addition to sharing your garden hurricane damage preparation you also created a record of your beautiful garden before the hurricane.
Happy you and your family were okay during the storm. The garden, will bounce back and all will be well again. When and where will you be selling the Amaryllis?
Most areas in the garden are recovery well. We'll be harvesting amaryllis in 3 weeks to start the darkroom treatment. Likely we'll do a video then advising when and where they'll be available.
Thanks for your usual support @Christopherhall. We may be spared the worst as the eye of hurricane will be south of Jamaica. But we'll still get winds and rain.
Another question please - In order to stimulate growth of new side-shoots on a citrus tree, you can "score" just above a node. Can I do that on bougainvilleas too, rather than pruning & cutting out the older stems/branches completely? Will scoring work to make it bushy in the bare parts ? Will scoring also work on olive trees to make them bushier ? Thanks !
Great questions @ Muswell. While I haven't tried what you've suggested, it should work in theory as it's similar to what's done in airlayering. But be sure to cleanly remove all the bark tissue down to the woody layer. Good luck and please let us know how it turns out.
I'm afraid I gave my bougainvillea too much phosphorus...a 10-20-10 soluble. Significant amount of flowers falling off. Guess I'll have to prune back and start over. I'll surround her with other flowers to veil the bare branches she'll have.
Oops! We know how this feels. But it sounds like you know you’ll have to be more careful next time. So, unless you’re trying to promote root growth in a young plant, go easy on the phosphorus; likewise the nitrogen, unless you’re promoting leaf growth. That’s a great consolation idea, surrounding her with flowers while she recuperates😊
I just purchased this type of plant and love the pink blooms. Mine are still rather small but have these thick leaves but I cannot find thorns anywhere. Will they show up after these plants grow? There is a QR code to scan for care info. I did take a photo of it but noting happened. I give up with scans as I have tried on many things and it is the same. I am in HOT Phoenix AZ so just wonder how our hot and dry climate may affect these. I have them in a south facing pergola and they are blooming. So they do get partial shade. But for winter do I need to cover them as we do get some cold nights down sometimes to 30F?
Your plant may be a thornless type (species) of crown of thorns. However, the thornless type likes the same hot, dry growing conditions as their thorned cousins. Definitely protect them from frost, either by moving them indoors in cold weather or covering them if it’s a brief frost.
Awesome! Very quickly, do you have a video on how you apply compost tea on the plants? What is the solution quantity as to the mixture of water? Subscribed.
We included compost tea in Part 3 of our Beginner Backyard Gardening Series video, but haven’t done a separate video on how to make and apply compost tea. Our simple method: Mix one part of finished compost (or fully decomposed manure) in 5 parts of water. Stir well. Place the mixture in a shady location for 3 - 5 days, stirring at least twice daily. Strain and apply undiluted to beds; half strength to pots; and one-third strength when spraying plant leaves. Thanks for subscribing and for this video idea😊
A - The main problem when transplanting crown of thorns is stem rot, so its very important that the potting mix doesn’t retain too much water. Avoid using a heavy soil (e.g., clay) in the transplant media. A mixture of 2 parts free draining soil + 1 part sand + 1 part organic matter should be good. If you’re using a standard commercial potting mix, you can add up to 20% sand or perlite to improve drainage.
Hello. Great video. By any chance, do you know where I can purchase seeds for the scotch bonnets that were shown at the beginning of the video that had the extended blossom ends that look like little tails? Thanks.
Thanks for your enquiry, but we do not sell plants at our garden. However, you may reach us here if you wish to place orders for amaryllis: www.calyxservices.com/contact
Thank you so much for your instructional videos. I have watched a good number of them and I find your approach very straight forward and easy to follow. My question is, I have a huge Epidendrum (recently found in a remote part of the garden). What is the best way to firstly cut that back and secondly, take cuttings from that plat to give to friends? Again, many thanks for you great instructions. Helen from Australia
Great question Helen, perfect for a video topic😊. First trim away any old, dried and dying leaves. Use a garden spade or shovel to dig up a part of the clump, or if you wish, the entire clump, with as much of the roots as possible. Use a sharp knife or secateur to cut away any dried, dying or dead pseudobulbs. What you’re left with are the healthy pseudobulbs with roots attached. These you may cut into segments of one or more pseudobulbs.
@@gardeningwithcalyx thanks, I will get into that when the weather warms up a little as it is winter now. Very early spring I think would work. A video would be great too. As always, many thanks for all your great videos.
Angel trumpets are so pretty. But can be fickle. I have a double yellow a purple and a yellow... i had one eaten by catapillars and i thought it was dead but i just never got around to pulling the 'stick' and it came back the next year!! So dont pull ones you think are dead. I bought a small one...about a foot high and it bloomed with 2 flowers within a few months of being planted.
Excellent video. Thank you. Mine is in Athens - definitely no slugs - it's trained against a trellis & is now quite large. It blooms on the tips, so I really need to cut it quite severely because there's a lot of old bare wood. Is it ok to cut some old stems - or does it have to be where there is a node.
Its not easy to distinguish nodes along old stems, so it doesn’t really matter where along the stem you cut. Luckily old stems readily send out multiple new shoots below the cut area. And I’m sure you know that a severe prune allows you to re-direct the growth, shape and bushiness of the new plant. We recently cutback a large old boug that was trained up a high wall. Thanks to your question, we will do a video on this shortly.
Hi Thelma,please help. I am new to gardening and bougainvillea. I planted some bougainvillea cuttings 2 days ago,but unfortunately this was before I found your video,and i followed another video I found on RU-vid where the person covered the new cuttings in the plant pot with a plastic bag,creating a greenhouse of sorts. Did i ruin my chances of my bougainvillea rooting by doing the same? Can i take the plastic bag off and hope to salvage my cuttings? I'm in Barbados btw if that helps. Definitely am subscribing to your channel.
I once followed the advice of rooting boug cuttings under plastic and was disappointed with the results. While the buds emerged much faster under cover than uncovered ones, rooting was much slower. Also, a much higher proportion of covered shoots shriveled when the covering was removed at the end of the propagation period. If yours are semi-hard or hardwood cuttings and they have not pushed out shoots as yet, it should be safe for you to remove the plastic bag, Just be sure to keep the rooting media moist. If you can get more cuttings, I'd say set up another batch following the methods shown in our video 'Propagating Bougainvillea From Stem Cuttings'. I hope this helps you. Thanks for subscribing. Btw, I lived in Barbados for 10 years, made a lot of friends, did a lot of gardening and loved it:)
@@thelmamccatty9181thank you so much for your response and recommendations. Will definitely do as you suggested. Glad you hear you loved Barbados and made some friends. We definitely are "One Caribbean."
