Rain, stress, heat and pungency?
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Comments (10)I live in the South, long hot growing seasons, lots of humidity. My brugs are all planted in the ground. I have several that look like your first picture and several that look nothing like it. I have had cuttings from the SAME plant grow 10'tall in a couple of months and another cutting that began to grow horizontal and never get over 5' tall. Same mother plant, same planting time, same everything. Mine bloom best after it rains. In the middle of summer, like now, they often have very, very few leaves and no blooms. Then it rains. Hot and humid and covered with blooms. One, an unknown white, had about 300 blooms on it from about March to June. It now has about 3 leaves on it & nothing else. We have very alkaline soil and our water is very alkaline. My "soil" is really little more than sand to tell the truth. And I'm notoriously bad at fertilizing anything. And forget treating for bugs! I never prune anything unless it's in my way either. I've had at least 5 flushes of blooms this year, all equally beautiful & expect them to all bloom again once it cools off a bit. Our heat index was 115 yesterday & it was 99 at 0530 this morning. Tally HO!...See MoreDrought Stressing for Increased Heat Levels
Comments (11)I didn't read the whole article, but just looking at the charts, how could one consider it being in drought conditions when the humidity is 80 - 90% and the light intensity drops tremendously due to it being the rainy season? Just placing the plants under plastic tarps so they don't get any of the rainfall doesn't cut it, imo. Try again in Texas or Arizona. Anyway, I've had to amend my methods from the post linked above. Some of my plants have grown so large (in this drought), I have had to water them every day instead of every 2 or 3 days. The goal always to keep them from wilting badly (like NECM's Jalapeno). Usually one to 1 and a 1/2 gallons a day, plus morning and evening leaf showers. The habanero shrub has produced 160 of the hottest habs I've ever tasted so far. Even the poblano trees are producing dozens of pods quite a bit hotter (though smaller) than the store-bought ones we get here. So are drought-stressed plants hotter? In my case I would say yes, but stress doesn't mean they have to get badly wilted for results....See MoreRain, Rain and More Rain
Comments (48)Kim, Why is the neighbor burning oil or tires? Is that not illegal in Texas? If someone does it here, we can call and report them to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Hooray for the rain for those of you who got it. We have invisible sprinkles this morning. You know, the kind that fall about 8' apart from one another, so you feel a sprinkle, you stand still and look around you. You don't see anything and you wonder if you dreamed it up, but then you feel another one a few minutes later. Of course, these tiny sprinkles add up to nothing in the rain gauge, but perhaps they are a sign we might get rain later. Amy, I swear, I could hear your son's eyes rolling too. (grin) I only ran out of gas once in my life, and I sure did learn my lesson and never did it again. Perhaps your day for heavy rain is today....or tonight or tomorrow. Jay has had good rain. Michelle has had good rain. Jennifer finally got rain there at her place. We've had rain down here. Rebecca and Nancy always get rain (grin). It seems like it surely must be Amy's turn now. Y'all watch for severe stuff today. I started its own thread for that topic so anyone who comes to the page is more likely to see it. Dr. Forbes is supposed to be live on TWC from 6-8 pm Eastern time, and since he's gone to part-time, he's generally only live on the air when somebody is expected to get severe weather. While we are a part of that somebody today, there's other places at risk too. Dawn...See MoreWobbly primulina? Heat stress?
Comments (3)You are correct - these plants like relatively low light. While they do not like to be soggy - this specific cultivar doesn't require to dry up - I keep it successfully on wick and mat - provided that the soil is light with a hefty amount of perlite. So - my suggestion - move it to a northern window and do not let it go too dry. Regarding the second issue - wobbly. I think it is a consequence of a too hot-too dry-too bright. The plant is not developing a good root system. Plant it deeper - may be you will need to remove older leaves - and stake it with bamboo skewers so it is looking up until it develops enough roots. Regarding the wilty leaves... wrap it for the night in a wet paper towel, it will help to rehydrate the leaves. In nature Primulinas grow at the entrances of the limestone caves on the shady side of the hills. The limestone is like a sponge - after the rain it slowly releases the water - so the plants have a source of water and ambient humidity all year around. Even it didn't rain for a while - the soil in the crevices never goes bone dry - and it is never soggy - the water runs down... BTW - adding a pinch of dolomite or crashed egg shells is good. The good part about Aiko - it is a cast iron plant, it will survive....See Moreplllog
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