Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Some baby canes, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Jackie,

Give it the right growing conditions and you will soon have a big healty plant. I neglected mine for most of the summer other than water which some did great, others kicked the bucket, and others just sat there. I've separated most of mine now to types, given them more space (not sure if this is good or bad), and started heavy feeding (yeah, it's kinda stupid this late), but most have responded fairly well.

Now I'm in the process of cleaning lots and lots of pots, repotting cuttings and some pots that either stay too wet, or are just plain ugly. Lots more to do in the remaining 3 weeks before the big move indoors but at least I'm better prepared this year (lots of benches already set up and ready to go). The bad news is I keep ordering more plants (yeah, that's stupid too).

Here is a baby leaf of B. acetosa today. It's nearly 90 degrees today and will be tomorrow too. It's lulling us into a false sense of security. Great for begonia growing.