Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Minnesota Brug Update, 1 by AuntB

AuntB wrote:
Well, I've never much cared what the neighbors think. You're dogs like watermelon? Never heard of that! lol I think I've oogled mens muscles for utilizing them with pots and digging... . . . anyway, with the drip system, you'll have more time to relax and enjoy the brug scents and snacking with the critters, in the evening. Maya will be 4 this summer. Some brugs grow slower or take longer to come into bloom than others... Maya is always first in spring to bloom for me, and she continues to flush all summer. She is probably my favorite, but I love them all. I did plant a pink brug in the ground last year, it seemed healthier and didn't require as much attention, but it was also slower to bloom, holding off until Sept.. I like a big thick tight root ball before they go into the tubs.. The rooted cuttings I started in fall are in 4in pots and I'll pot them up at least 2 probably 3 more times this coming summer.. depending on how aggressive they grow, they will be in big black nursery pots or maybe even the big tub for next winter. That way, if they die back to soil level over winter, there will be a good rootball for them to regrow from the next spring. Debbie, that's just how I do it, seems to work for me. Here's Maya toward the end of her 1st summer, I bought her in a 6-8 in pot, she was maybe 2 ft tall.