They're hard to kill unless you really neglect them in my experience! Streps were one of the first houseplants I kept in any numbers and are still a big favourite!
Thanks Geoff you answered a few question i was stuck with about flowers not opening & I've transfered the streps into the greenhouse,with the amount of sun we have been getting just recently all my windows are East or West facing so they have been in the house without full light.Will see if they improve,i am providing shade of course.
Glad I could help, Edward. This kind of weather should be ideal - now that the really high temps are strong sun have dropped. Although I feel like I now want them to return...🤣
That is so intense, because in leca they love to sit in water. All my streptocarpus and African violets love to sit in water and I have to watch them really close because they will absorb the water in one or 2 days.
Funny you should say that Sma, as I'm currently trialling capillary matting underneath Streps to cut down on the amount of watering I have to do. Yet there's no doubt that Streps wilt if top watered too much or left to stand in an inch of water. Maybe there's something about the amount of water and where it's coming from. A small amount from the bottom might work differently to top watering or the roots sitting in water. How does the semi-hydro setup work?
@@Grow_Up_Man55 right, I have mine in plastic cups, nu drainage, and I put half or more water, and in 2 days is gone. But you have to consider that my plants they all have water roots which are difficult to soil roots
@@SemihydroponicswithSma Hmm, so could it be that the media isn't getting soggy as the water is only touching the bottom of the roots rather than the roots being surrounded by wet media? With leca you'll have more air between so a lot less. chance of root rot. Do you know of any credible sources that discuss 'water roots'? I'm just curious about them and if they're completely different and have to be 'grown separately' by the plant.
Yeah they're tropical plants that won't take a frost, but they prefer warm-ish as opposed to hot. I doubt they'd be happy in Florida. But that's what makes them so good as house-plants.
Best time is at the end of the season between November and March - or, depending on your own climate and seasons, the period when they're not in active growth. To be honest, I suspect it would make no difference when you divided them! I haven't done that yet as my plants were all so small they still needed to be potted up. I still think the ones in the 15cm pots will be OK for another season yet, but might be getting very compacted in another year and perhaps would benefit from dividing at that point.
What are 'webles'? I can't say I've ever heard of them. But for most soil born pests there are plenty of drenches available on the market. I tend to get tablets that can be dissolved in your watering can and water on with that. I use them frequently as my water comes from an outside water barrel so I tend to get a lot of fungus gnat larvae and I also get vine weevils too, that come in through the greenhouse vents and doors. There's a specific product you can get for vine weevils.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 they are not hard to spot for me, but I definitely can't get rid of them, I have tried paraffinum liquid, rubbing alcohol, provanto, now I am trying one from canna wich is basic magnesium with soap 🙄 I wish I paid more attention when I buy something 😒. If the last one is not working either I will try the bug clear
@@SemihydroponicswithSma You've got younger eyes... 🤣 To be honest, it's only once they get to full on infestation that I see them - by which time it's too late. The systemic does work but mine tend to need a reapplication after about a month.
