Tropicals & Tender Perennials:Yahoo ! Newbie trying her hand at rooting Brugs !

emh48 Premont, TX(Zone 9b) Oct 13, 2005

Well due to some generous DG members I got some cuttings for postage I have rooted all but 3 that rotted..all the others have been potted.
I rooted this using a bubbler others just in a jar with water.Had more sucess with the bubbler..
The only ones that rotted were green cuttings .but all my hardwood cuttings have rooted.I am so excited...
Now what I need to know is can I start feeding them.We dont have much of a cold winter here.maybe 10 days total of cold per winter if that much and maybe 1 or 2 days of light freezes..

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Oct 14, 2005

Hi Elva,
Congrats on getting them rooted. Sorry some didn't make it.
For fertilizing a new cutting freshly rooted I would wait a couple of weeks before doing so. I know of others who start right away but I wait several weeks after freshly planting them in soil. I would then just start with a weak solution of your favorite fertilizer and then gradually go to full strength.
Maybe someone else that lives in your area will pop in and inform you better than me. I don't have the same weather as you and bring mine indoors this time of year.
Enjoy and good luck!
Oh Boy it's your special day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

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yardbird Maben, MS(Zone 7b) Oct 14, 2005

Happy Birthday.

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frogsrus San Diego, CA(Zone 10a) Oct 14, 2005

Happy birthday. Hope your day was wonderful. Your cuttings will be on the way as soon as butterfly blooms out a bit. It kills me to lop off a lot of blossoms. Are you going to keep your cuttings indoors or out? I just use osmocote in winter for pots and the groundbound. (that's a lie I use it all of the time cause I am constitutionally unable to feed weekly) and give no additional fertilizers. I root everything in soil. The one time I tried in water, I got tadpoles in my brugs!

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emh48 Premont, TX(Zone 9b) Oct 14, 2005

They are all in pots now .so If I have to bring them in I will.
Tadpoles ? LOl Too funny !
Thanks for the Birthday wishes everyone.
Had a great day, recived roses from DH and went for a nice steak dinner.got $200.00 from hom for whatever else I wanted, got a watch , a necklace set and a couple of outfits from my 2 daughters...
Hubby even got me flowers from Ginger my dog.LOl