New to Plumerias.

Hello All,
I love plumerias, I grew up in Hawaii and had them in my back yard. Love to make leis out of them. Anyway I have rooted a couple of cutting over the winter and leaves are emerging. How long should I wait to repot, the rooting mix is mostly perlite and vermiculite. I will use a well draining soil. I read that it takes 3 months to develop a root system. It has been that long. Can I start to fert. the plants or should I wait until the leaves are fully extended? They seemed pretty easy to root, well after spending hours reading and reading. (LOL)
Thanks, Jesse

Jesse congratulations on your rooting success and if you have leaves emerging I would go ahead and pot them up, you will have some brittle new roots (be careful not to break them) and once potted in a good soil-perlite mix (I usually do 1/3 perlite) they will quickly find the nutrition they now need and take off.

Hi Jesse, these are already potted up in one-gallon containers, yes? It does take 3 months to develop a root system in the most ideal weather, but in colder seasons, it can take longer. It doesn't sound like your newly rooted cuttings are rootbound at this point. I repot newly rooted cuttings from one-gallon to five-gallon containers at around the the fourth or fifth month, depending upon what the soil looks like. The soil will dry out very fast when the roots have filled the pot. You might even see roots coming out of the drainage holes.

In any case, I wouldn't repot until your plumies are outside full time for the warm weather in the spring. There is nothing like heat to ease transplant shock.

Congrats on rooting your cuttings during the winter by the way. Leaves that are just emerging probably means that roots are just starting so don't be in too much of a hurry to repot. Now that leaves are emerging, you can water more frequently, but those tiny roots don't need fertilizer yet, and I imagine your potting mix might have a small amount. You can start fertilizing after your cutting is fully leafed out and outside full time in the spring.

Clare, since Jesse has her plumeria rooting in almost all perlite and vermiculite they would not start growing unless they get some nutrients, in my opinion. That is why I advised her to pot them in some good medium.

You are right; I missed that:-) Plumies need real potting soil for sure.

Thanks for the info.

BTW Jesse = male :)

Jesse - read 'his' for 'her'

LOL

You are to funny :0
I cant wait to see a flower, thanks again

Hi Everyone! I've been a member of Dave's Garden since 2000. I've been lurking in this forum for quite a while (a few years) and reading all the old posts. I also check out the Hoya forum. I got started in Plumeria in 1988 when a neighbor thru out a stick in a pot. She said the stupid plant died. I asked her if I could have the pot and she said yes. I put the pot outside on the patio and fogot about it. In the Spring of1989, lo and behold! there were yellow flowers on the plant. I took pictures of the flower to a nursery and they identified it as Aztec Gold Plumeria. It grew into a beautiful tree.Some of the branches froze, and I've taken cuttings to trade. I have traded quite a few pieces of it on Gardenweb. I received a Hong Kong White and a Drama Queen Pink in trades also. Only the yellow and pink have bloomed for me. I also received some seeds of a pink NOID. Two survived but have not bloomed. I don't post often because of my working hours. That will change soon because the computer store I work at will be closing in May. I then will have plenty of time to work in the garden and visit Dave's Garden. I'm looking forward to making some friends in the Plumie forum.
Have a great evening and I'll been lurking!










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