Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Holding my breath.....Will I be dazzled?, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Kell,

Now you're scaring me!!!!

Do you mean I cannot just cut off all the stems, near the soil, trim the tops and put them in my basement in a 5 gal.bucket with some water in it? That is what I have understood from all the advice I have read!

Then I will dig up the pot, sever all the roots that have grown out of the drilled holes, and bring THAT in my basement also. This is what will go dormant. Is there anything in this scenario that I would be doing wrong?

My basement will have no light to speak of. There is a only tiny window high up near the ceiling. This is the environment that my brug cuttings and the Mama pot will have to stay in all winter. Will this be OK? Could you explain again what you meant about the rooting and the trauma?

Kell, just for you, here's some progress pictures from my Brug. If it truly is a "Dr. Seuss", it is not showing much orange on the blooms as it did in the summer, as the temperatures have cooled down somewhat. We now have upper 60 and low 70's during the day and fairly cool nights. Nice!

My "nursery" experiences are mostly in big retail stores in the Garden Dept. I work for a Home Depot. I have not been in Garden now for 2 years. Had severe knee problems, so they put me in the Phone Center as an Operator answering all the incoming calls. This year, in March, I had a total knee replacement. Still kind of recovering from it. 7 months now!
In the past, I heve worked for a Grower and for a landscaping business. Too old now! Everything hurts!

Anyway, here's a picture of the whole canopy, which is covered in buds! It is October 8 now. I am worried that I may not get to see all of them open. We could get a night of frost--just like that!!!