Tropicals & Tender Perennials: A word to our foreign friends, 1 by MyHoyas

MyHoyas wrote:
Once in a while they do fall, but the neighbour hoya usually stops the fall. I have them lined up sort of sideways and for some reason when they do fall they fall towards the window and nothing happens. ONE time a hoya fell on the floor, but I'm still not sure if it was by itself or if it had help from my old cat. He was sitting right next to it trying to figure out which leca pebble to play with - there were LOTS of them on the floor!

I've taken two quick photos to describe how I get the supports a little steadier. First I add small leca in the planter. I add large (small would escape through the bottom holes) leca in the plastic pot, put in the support, add soil and it's done. This is for new hoyas. For old I remove large leca, trim the roots and then it's the same procedure as for a new one. In case the support gets unsteady in the pot I just squeeze down a large leca next to it from the surface.

The small leca in the planter helps keep the plant steady. If it looks like it's tilting one way you just press the whole thing down in the leca until it's steady.

Christina

This message was edited Aug 25, 2005 1:36 AM