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Comments (4)Excellent work! The sections of trunk that are buried will sprout new roots from the nodes. In the future, if you want to raise the trunk, you can always prune those roots away. Wait a week or two to water, since you just gave the roots a thorough rinsing (nice roots, too). As you know, don't water until the damaged roots have a chance to form a callus. This time of year, I'd give it a week to be safe. Some leaves might show stress until new roots bite into the mix and bring the plant's water-movement mechanism back "online." During the Summer, you might expect to water every 1 - 2 weeks. During the Winter, you might water every 10 days to 3 weeks depending on the month. In this mix, however, you can certainly water on a schedule if you wish. Josh...See MoreWally's Blue Lagoon Researched Deeper
Comments (35)hey Perrence - I remember the flap about Blueberry Sundae, and I'm skeptical of that place ever since. The latest one I noticed seems too good to be true is "Spacecoast Starburst." Small world. I imagine thousands of northern gardeners entertaining themselves in the winter time by reading the same catalogs, and the same things seem to catch our eye. Seems like there's some magic obsession with unattainable colors in any popular category (usually true blue or true red). I've seen it with peonies, clematis, roses, daylilies and others. Although I did read that genetic engineers in Japan have actually produced the first-ever true blue rose using pigment genes from a ... petunia? Ever check out the Garden Watchdog? I've found a lot of great tips there on retailers - and caveats, too. Oh - about Blue Lagoon - you may remember that I also bought two bags at W-mart in March, potted 'em up and put 'em in the garage. Now they're on the patio, and they have thick stems and flower buds on them. We shall see... I agree with others here who've said that the mystery and anticipation are very entertaining. Heck - how many ways can you get this much amusement and fascination for 10 bucks these days? :) J...See MoreCan you replant or propagate a large Jade tree branch?
Comments (42)Hi Rina. I’m only a couple months behind on this thread ha ha but I really need your guidance. I’ve read your posts on this site for many years. If you ever wonder if anyone is benefiting from your experience wonder no more. I’m a fan. My husband and I moved a few years ago. The only plant we barely had room to move was our large jade. I call her the mothership. :-) I’m shaping the mothership into a tree so I’ve pruned her three times since our move. I was a beginner and she’s healthy so I kept every leaf and stem. Now I’m a beginner + with at least a hundred jades. I have learned SO much (and still do) reading your posts. I took your advice and planted each cutting in its own pot. I also took your advice, per the photo, and left all the bottom leaves intact to promote a thicker trunk. Most of my jades are the same size as those in the photo or a few inches shorter. I pruned most to branch. My dilemma is this … where do I go from here? For example, I allowed the two on the left to get tall before pruning to branch. Should I shorten them so they won’t get top heavy? And the plant on the right. Should I prune the two branches? If so how much? Leave two sets of leaves on each branch correct? Or do nothing? She’s a beauty but I’m afraid she’ll be a top heavy beauty in a few months or years. I now have this unexpected but awesome hobby. I’ve learned a lot the past three years but I have a long way to go. I’d love to learn from you and your experience. Thanks! -Kelly...See Moreapparently I should plant deeper :-(
Comments (16)My large one was planted even with the ground and blew over anyway in a late season storm. After tieing it to a stake it was fine and bloomed. Later in the winter as the old leaves came off it was sticking out of the soil in the pot. When I planted it in the ground like that in the Spring it didn't seem to like it. So I added some mulch and it did better. Oct 9, 2017: Try re-positioning it and tie it to some stakes or Bamboo sticks. One of sm ones this year was flattened 2x with 3" wide branches I cut. Not much else was hit. Somehow the leaves heal & strengthen when on splints. It has either a bloom or new leaf coming up. Pic from today: Behind it to the upper right is a Persian Palm (AKA: Alocasia Calidora) with a 9" trunk. It does well like that....See More41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)
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