Fuchsia starts for the PNW?
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Comments (4)mytime, Sorry to not follow up. Gardenweb was not forwarding responses to this post (and for a while all my posts) so I was not aware that anyone had responded to it. I had some bad luck propagating earlier this year and then got sidetracked. Fuchsia boliviana Alba cuttings started to root but some sort of fungus caused problems and killed them. The Correa cuttings I first tried did not root. I will start some new ones now, with bottom heat (which I did not use before). Pretty commonly even without bottom heat factored in a lot of plants propagate poorly in winter. So we'll see. I started a bunch of Deppea cuttings a week ago. That plant had some bug problems earlier in the year and I was reluctant to take a lot of cuttings until it fully recovered. I may or may not start new cuttings of the F. boliviana Alba soon; I'm not sure where that ranks on the list of things that I need/want to propagate. However, that plant has done really well and should produce a steady crop of berries in the near future. Here's a photo of the plant from about 10 days ago: And here's a closeup of the berries on one inflorescence: I find it amusing how the berries get long, and then get fat. So mytime, maybe I should contact you when things start to root. As far as the berries, I might try one batch of seeds, but in general I don't have a use for them. I guess I could eat them... If anyone wants a berry for postage (then they can clean out the seeds) I can send one for postage. They can get a bit soft when ripe, and the berry may end up smushed. I'm guessing that's not a problem. Andrea, thanks for the propagation advice. I do enjoy trying to see how many cuttings I can get from limited material. I didn't realize the stems can be split like that. If the seeds are easy, maybe I'll try some. I generally don't like growing things from tiny seeds, especially if they are easy to root. However I've never tried Fuchsias. I see the Fuchsia forum has no exchange site, so I'll mention it here. I'm looking for the variegated F. procumbens, which I believe goes by the name 'Mary Miller'. In trade, I have a lot of things, but only a few Fuchsias and none of them propagated at the moment. The other Fuchsias I have are the regular procumbens, denticulata, 'First Success' (F. paniculata x F. splendens'), F. x baccillaris and of course F. boliviana Alba. I may have access to F. splendens as well; my old plant went to a friends house in the area. Perhaps I'll try start a F. procumbens thread when my new F. procumbens opens another flower and repeat the question about the variegated cultivar. I thought I'd mention that an interesting source I've found locally for small inexpensive plants is Lone Pine Gardens, which is a wholesaler for succulents and bonsai plants. Their little Fuchsias are just a few dollars, and are often found in the bonsai section of nurseries (in N. California at least). I got 'First Success', procumbens, and x bacillaris from them. The plant on the right, of course, is Fuchsia 'First Success', which seems to be a really nice hybrid....See MoreFuchsia magellanica versus Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'
Comments (18)I grow both of these along with many others. The hardy magellanicas are bushes planted in the ground in full sun -- when well-fed and watered over the summer, it is loaded with flowers and attracts many hummers. On colder winters, they sometimes die back to the ground but sprouts fast when it warms up. I grow the upright Gartenmeisters in big pots. It is less hardy and needs care to overwinter, which I don't bother since I can buy well-rooted starts in 2" pots for 50 - 99 cents in spring. If you can't find them locally, you might consider mail-order... I did a google search and a dozen vendors popped up. Also, don't forget plants that are similar to Gartenmeister, like Koralle or Firecracker. Look for red or orange triphylla types. Firecracker is particularly nice with its variegated foliage, and looks great with white tuberous begonias. I like to grow upright fuchsias with trailing types at their base. A nice combo is Koralle or Gartenmeister in the center with Autumnale and magellanica aurea at their base, with sweet alyssum or salmon impatiens as fillers. (Autumnale has gorgeous red/orange/lime green leaves, magellanica aurea is lime/yellow leaves.)...See Morewhat can i start now in PNW
Comments (2)hi, vdixit. i think you still should check the soil in the rose bed ( drainage is the most important thing) if they look healthy, i guess it's not something to worry about. roses are pretty demanding - they are very heavy feeders. assuming the roses are in pretty good soil, that still doesn't guaranteed wheather the whole property is in good soil. probably the previous owner just worked on the soil on the rose bed. if you creating the new bed, i know it's really hot out but you do have to work on the soil by loosening and mix in lots of compost first to improve drainage and add slow release nutritions , feed microbs. if you do this hard work, your plants, whatever you wish to grow will benefit from it and you'll realize it's the single most important, critical step you must take. and this will save you alot of problem in the future. you can plant whatever you want now. if they don't bloom this year they'll bloom next year. if you go to nursery they'll have summer/fall blommers now, so you can do that now and leave a room for the spring bloomers next year then you'll have a garden that blooms throughout the whole year . one thing that you have to remember is that since it is in the middle of summer remember to water well , the new plants wilt easily in general and the high temperature will make it even easier. mulching will be very helpful for water conservation and cooling the root and it'll definatly help tocut some of the transplant shock. so enjoy your new garden....See MoreNeed PNW seed starting mentor
Comments (6)It definitely helps hearing who is starting what when, doesn't it? My space is limited indoors so I start only the things that really benefit from a head start, and even then I start them late enough so they're not HUGE before I plant them out. I was planning on posting a thread on who is starting what (in to *active* growth) so hopefully folks will chime in there so we can all hear about who is starting what. Take care, Grant...See MoreSeniorBalloon
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