It shows my sisters Brugmansias in July, August and after the cut back in the fall.
Brugmansia at my sisters home
WOW!!! That is impressive!!
Monika, what an impressive size they are... They are lovely.
Really healthy plants. I wish I could find some black tubs like those. Then I'd have to buy soil by the load, not the bag.
Beautiful plants Monika and your sister looks so proud of them. I like the little watch dog too.
Those are huge! The little dog could get lost in them.
Those are big plants for those tubs. how often does your sister have to water those a day? and tons of fertilizer? Mine in pots by the end of the summer, there was no dirt left in the pots....all roots! I had to water them daily. (remember it is not that hot where I live)
great gardening must be in your genes!
Monika, I'm just wondering...........does your sister prune them back again before spring? i'm wondering if I should even cut mine back again before I put them out. One of mine is probably 7 feet tall right now, and I don't know what I should do with it. I think I will repot the 4 huge ones of mine, I have tubs that big I got from my greenhouse friends that trees come in. If I cut them back now, I'm sure they will be big and full again by May, but I want to do the right thing. TIA for any info.
That looks soooooo cool
How old are the trees(or bushes)
I have some of mine in big tubs and hope to just keep them in them,but I cut some branches off,but didn't cut them way down like that,hope mine look that good this summer...
When the pictures were made, they were 7 years old. The overwinter in a dark basment and we remove all sprouts grown in the winter.
kell, she has to water three times on hot or/and windy days.
They get 60g saline fertilizer every third day.In the fall, the root ball is cut to a smaller size. In spring, fresh soil is added.
The little dog died a few weeks after Moms death. We believe of broken heart, as Gypsi loved our Mom very much. It used to sit on her lap, when Mom was still able to sit in her wheel chair.
christmascactus
Feb 16, 2003
Monika,
I'm new so please tell what is 60g saline fertilizer?
I'm very sorry to hear of your Mom's & Gypsi's deaths.
You & your family are in my thoughts & prayers.
Thank you. Saline fertilizers are salts like the different Peters Excel fertilizers (here in Germany, we have Hakaphos), which has to be dissolved in water. 60g goes for 10l or 2,5 gallon of water.
That is why my yard will never look like yours or your sisters.......besides not having all the know how, I am just not disciplined like you are. You have it down to a science. Your yards are just perfect.
How about these giants? Gorgeous plants.
wow, those are something else!
Maybe there is a brug gene in Monika's family!
I think you might be right. Wish I could hold mine over so they could maybe look like those one day.
sis had a great teacher.
Kell, I think you're right!! Brug genes DEFINITELY run in this family!! You BOTH have "very green thumbs"!!
Wow! What size pots are they they look about 15-20 gallons? Man, I cant wait till mine get that big!
John, if I remember right, they are 25 gallon size pots. That's a lot of soil, right?
wow, sure is! that is 3.3 cubic foot of soil! That is almost the whole 'ProMix' bail! :D
Great photos of your brugs Monika. I could never move a pot that large. It would also be difficult for me to cut them back so severely, but I'm sure that is the right way. Yours look beautiful in bloom. Donna
rutholive, the plants were dug out and the rootball was resized to fit in a 5 gallon pot.
Those are huge. Now I will never show my runts.
LOl Busybee, we all feel that way!
This is another picture that boggles my mind.
Isn't it amazing?
Wow, I must have missed this picture when it was posted.
More Beautiful Brugs. You taught her well, Monika.
Those are huge!!!!!
Brugie I agree, I don't think I will ever forget it.
Somehow I missed this one! Monika, those are beautiful! Gosh, my back hurts just thinking of how heavy they must be! LOL
Monika, the idea of cutting them back and putting them in a dark space for the winter is appealing; do you spray them with alcohol/dish det and water after they come in?
I couldn't begin to fill my pots without my mulch pile -- it is a collection of all the leaves and grass cuttings collected during the year and put through the chipper/shreader. It is arranged in three piles -- last summer's (all gone into my pots), last fall's,and finally the new one from this spring's cuttings and garden cleanup. We hose and turn it every several weeks -- all my plantings are amply set in with mulch.
Polly, we dont water after they have come in. After the cutback, they dont need much water anymore because the foliage is gone. They get only small amounts of water during the winter because they go dormant.
Dear me, I'm afraid I have sinned. I had a huge brug last summer and it did nicely this winter, under heavy mulch, I'm inm zone 8a. There were very long limbs on the plant which appeared dead, so I cut them back. Now, I have a plant about a foot and a half and I have discovered new growth on the seemingly dead limb that I cut back severely. If I had not cut them back, is it possible that those appearing dead stalks migh have been alive??? I did send them home with a pal and I cannot wait to hear if they rooted. TIA!!! SLike