I have a few small brugs in small containers that I've lifted for the season. Should I now transplant them into bigger containers? or would that be too much stress? Should I just put them to sleep for the winter in their small containers?
I was gone for most of the summer and didn't give them as much fertilizer as they probably wanted. I just don't want them to keel over after I babied them through last winter. Help!
Also, if someone wants to be nice and send me some cuttings, especially of pinks, peaches, and doubles, I'd surely appreciate it :D
Victoria
what to do?
If you leave in same pot and no roots are showing on top of dirt , I would add a tablespoon of epson salts to top . [ for a 1 gallon pot ]
Don't water or let epson salts touch trunk [ epson salts might burn it ] Epson salts help to built the trace minerals back up and messes with the reproductive cycle of whiteflys .
Not sure if it messes with the reproductive cycle of mites - have not seen any info so far .
If someone who has had or has mites knows - please post .
Last year I sprayed mine [ only had 2 6 "ers in green house ] with Volck oil . This year I have about 15 brugs , 3 sangs and 1 Iochromas - plus a few others that will be in greenhouse . They will be sprayed with Neem this year .
The oil slows down evaporation from leaves and smothers some of the bugs and their eggs .
I am in Calif 9A and just because it works for me in my area is no guarantee it will work for you in yours .
If you are going to set the pots on concrete , put 2X4's between them and concrete . Concrete will suck all the heat out of the pots . [ plywood , plastic trash bags , Newspaper , even the plastic bags they put your food in at the store will work - double or triple bag . [ Be aware that spiders and other bugs will hide there to .
Hopefully someone else will post closer to you .
if no roots are showing i would leave them in their containers with this early frost it may be best. the ones i just moved to the green house wont get transplanted till spring. i fight whiteflies with insecticidial soap. you can water them still till it really decides what it want to do here with our weather.
if you fertilize i would do water soluble. if you plan to keep it in the house then fertilize it more.
the ones i have in the ground i just cover heavily with pine straw.
There are roots at the bottom of the pot - some quite big, which is why I thought maybe they should be repotted. I am planning on putting them in the house, which will be kept at 65-70 degrees, with small amount of sun through the windows.