To make a long story short, I'm trying to bring back 12 baby brugs to life, after their owner mail-ordered them, and then left them in the box for a week, without opening it. Is there anything special I can do for them? Like soil additive, specific fertilizer, etc. They are in tiny pots, and I'm going to up pot them today. I'd love to hear some good advice.
Thanks.
Baby Brugs need help
well.. you do understand you can't bring them back to life if life has left them.. get them out of their box...
wet the soil..spray the tops..I'd use a bit of superthrive.. w/ abit ofH2O2 init..and sperhaps a splash of a seaweed concentrate mixed together.. place a baggie over the top of each of them to increase the humidity available to the tops...give them some filtered sunlight.. and get a few new cuttings...
so what do they look like now... is everything just crispy.. might be too late then..Gordon
They aren't crispy (unbelievably) and I did take them out of the box and watered them well. Most of the leaves that were on them fell off, but I believe all the stems are still viable. I'm going to pot them up today, and I'll keep them in my sunroom until it's warm enough for them to go outside. I didn't think about the baggies, but that's a good idea, and I do have superthrive and seaweed. I'll be sure to add that to their drinking water. Any other suggestions? Is just regular potting soil ok?
sure..regular potting soil should be good.. I'd not disturb the roots too much... as that's what will drive the recovery..with no leaves..and be careful of too much soil moisture...as without leaves it won't be leaving that way. bottom heat mighthelp there.....I'd be careful of too big a pot now though...as you'll still want them to cycle from wet to dry as often as possible.. to keep up the airation in the roots.. when you start seeing leaves... move them into brighter light..pots baggies and all..Gordon
Thank you for your help. I'm moving them from a 2 inch pot to a 4.5 inch pot. And I'll be sure to not let them get too wet. I'll keep you posted.