Tropicals & Tender Perennials: why no replies to my post?????, 1 by

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Thank you Bamwa for the nice words. I have made a small drawing to better illustrate the effect of this kind of standart. Kell is right about the bigger pot the better they grow. I prefer smaller pots as I dig the pots down in the dirt, where they spend the outside season. That way they are able to grow as good as if they were planted without the pots. Several years ago I planted them directly in the ground, but when I dugged them up in the fall the leaves started to dry and drop of the plants. That never happened after I start using the pots. I still need to cut over the large anchoring roots, but there are sufficient of 'drinking' roots left inside the pots for the plants to continue both growth and blooming, after that I dugged them up. About fertilizers I have cut much back on the large amounts that I used to give them. I now use a homemade soil mix, which are pH neutral and it seems to me now that the plants are much more efficient to uptake and make use of the little I am offering them.

Well, I am talking way too much :) Here is the drawing. The plant on the left is 'uncut' with a natural forming Y. On the left the plant has been cut right under the Y and the side branches allowed to grow wild.

Kelley, I wish that it was easier for me to export plants for your Country, because you really needs to see this one. Can you imagine a 42-48 cm long and 30-35 cm broad yellow coffea funnel that smell nice, but not of coffea?