what’s wrong with my dioscorea elephantipes
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SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
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Comments (23)no frosts, 38 has been the coldest so far, most years thanksgiving is when i start to bring cold sensitive plants in, but most cactus stay out until upper 20's. when we get a freak early light frost, i let all but the valuable specimens tough it out. that's why i keep saying that these plants take more cold than we give them credit for. but i know my heavy soil mix is an important factor - the roots do not become desiccated, and the plants are stronger and more tolerant of abuse because of it (i think). it can't just be 10+ years of luck. i live 1 block from an inlet right before the ocean so temps are moderated to some degree, and i get heavy dew most mornings. my car is soaked in the mornings, very annoying with all the condensation inside....See MoreAdenium Garden - Martin in Denmark
Comments (158)Martin, your Bursera look lovely ! I'm quite envious ! :) I would love to grow some from seed. Maybe when I've got some space...I've just put 8 pots of rooted cuttings of P. Afra on ebay as I have too many ! If they find homes, I'll get my heated propagator out again, and maybe try some Commiphora too. I'd really like to try Boswellia, but it's hard to get seeds (and even harder to get them to germinate !) My Bursera is very much a work in progress. When I got it, it had no branches and was about 3 feet long ! The first 6 or so inches was maybe an inch thick - it then tapered off like a whip. It had lost almost all of the few leaves it had whilst in transit (I imported it from Spain !) It's shorter now, and thicker, and has developed some branches - it really is pot luck where they appear - but for me, any branch is welcome considering what it looked like when I got it ! As they are quite rare, I try to root everything I cut off it, and have had some success with that. I'll get some photos later today, or over the weekend....See MoreUS & Canada-based Cactus & Succulent Nurseries
Comments (60)Gosh, this thread had become about EVERYTHING but the topic! Stuart, You're very welcome. Always happy to share anything interesting I come across. Did you purchase your seeds from the Seed Depot (2nd link)? Please keep us posted on germination. I am really interested to see how they rate on freshness. I certainly hope you get some great plants from these. Oh, and please post an update on that wonderful seed you purchased from that cute little girl. Also, did you put up a "How to..." thread on creating elephant roots (X cut)? I can't find the thread but would love to bump it up for others to see. I have some "cooking" now. Aaaand... Did you see my first centipede roots? I only placed a loose button at the bottom but did lance the base rim and dust with rooting hormone. Sooo, the plants created them on their own. http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4120042/question-seedling-roots?n=37 Maria Elena...See MoreIs nelli flushing?
Comments (13)A general rule of thumb with Lithops and other stone plants is that they flower first and then grow a new set of leaves as soon as they are done flowering, which is what yours did. Sometimes, flowers don't develop fully but you also know now that you can water them a little right through summer. To get a better idea of when to water your mesembs and haworthia get a correct identification, look up the species distribution: Bayer's Haworthia Updates Mesembs of the World or similar Check this map for rainfall season. Remember that SA is Southern Hemisphere so December=June, etc. for you. It is only the species that fall into the winter rainfall areas that are winter growers. The rest grow when it rains for them Some Haworthia fun facts: H. Limifolia and Attenuata come from the North-East coast - not the Cape - and are summer growers. H. Koelmanorium is found far to the North, in the interior - also a summer rainfall and growing pattern H. Cymbiformis and Cooperi families are not native to the Western Cape but fall into a year-round rainfall area...See Moreisde02(zone5b)
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