Beginner Gardening: Fun with Baobabs, 1 by erh1103

erh1103 wrote:
Hello fellow baobab enthusiasts. I'm a total novice here looking for advice, tips, reassurance, moral support, etc.

In the spring of 2013 I brought a small baobab cutting back with me from at trip to Senegal. I stuck it in a pot with some regular potting soil, watered it a bit, and was really surprised by how quickly it took off. The earlier of the two photos below (bob2013.jpg) was taken at the end of June, 2013, after only about 3 months.

After the plant (affectionately known as Bob the Baobab) went dormant over the winter I was excited to see how much it would grown in its second year. But although it's clearly still alive, I've been surprised and a little worried about how slowly it has progressed. The 2nd photo below (bob2014.jpg) was taken today, June 29th. As you can see, the first leaves are only just now beginning to unfurl and it looks way, way behind where it was at this time last year.

Is this normal? Should I be concerned about how slow Bob has been to put out new leaves?