Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden # 79, 1 by mjsponies

mjsponies wrote:
Debra,
I usually don't have any problem rooting things. Especially here in the summer, I've had some things root in a matter of days ! I usually just use straight vermiculite, set in a saucer and keep just a bit of water in it to make sure the vermiculite doesn't dry out. I'm probably going to just try to air layer the Red Jade Vine.....the way it's growing tho it wouldn't hurt to take a cutting and see, but I know Goth has done it and say's it can be very tricky. Hey - How did the Bow Tie do for you ?

Prita,
my brug's aren't blooming either...I've got three Milk and Honey and Equador Pink and a noid Peach. M & H is in a pot and the Eq. Pink in the Ground, and I had them right next to each other...."something" chewed the bajabber's out of the M & H leaves, and didn't touch the Eq. Pink. but none blooming...
If you found a RC at your nursery I'd paypal you money !!!!!!!.

I dug up two huge Confederate Rose's last year and tossed them cause of White Flies.......way too much work too keep them under control and they were a magnet for them. I've not really ever had a problem with Spider Mites, do get aphids on the milkweed once in a while , which seems like that's all they ever get on and I don't use chemicals cause of the Butterflies but at least those you can wash off with a hose and it keeps them at bay.

I found a nice size Hoya curtisii at Lowe's yesterday....for $4.00, had to take the saucer off the pot tho when I got home it was dripping wet.... .you can get some good deals if you check their sale rack but have to be prepared to help them along a bit.
Most of our Hoya's are still blooming.......

Here's a Monarch on Torch Flower