Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Indoor care of my Giant Bird of Paradise, 0 by scooterbug

scooterbug wrote:
Marc, I agree 100% on not using salts to fertilize.

I have my own recipe and use nothing else besides working alfalfa chaff into the soil once a year.

Your BOP just sounds like it is suffering from the winter blahs. Low light and other changes when brought indoors, promotes weak growth.

I believe in cutting fert in 1/2 for the winter months and with hold all foods from mid Dec to Feb to give them a rest.

They need less food & water while not actively growing. Around mid Feb you should notice an increase in growth and then slowly return them to their regular program.

In the wild all plants take some type of break during the short daylight and cooler days. Allowing this will make them reward you 2 fold in the summer.



*COME ON SPRING !*