Cut Curtisii

Here is a picture of the cute hoya curtisii bmedel
sent to me.

How nice, makshi..................that is a good one..................I am hoping as time goes on, the hoya people will start helping all of us on theAV forum who want to learn about hoyas.........

It traveled well Makshi!! I'm proud of that first successful curtsii plant grown from my own cuttings, thanks for showing her off! :)))

~Brenda

Edited to say......so far Gail all my learning about hoyas has been pure trial and error, just like with the AV's, but it's a lot of fun!!

This message was edited Sep 8, 2007 7:32 AM

So it is you Brenda who have the curtsii plant............i think a couple of people do now.............don't you love to grow from cuttings?

Brenda, wonderful job growing that curtisii. I haven't decided if I am good at growing this one or not!! I definitely killed my first one deader than dead, and I still have a huge pot of it, from an EA purchase, but I wouldn't say it is thriving. What is your secret?

Gessiegail, and Makshi, I haven't been to the african violet forum, as I only have one, but I think that everyone here is quite helpful. I am sure that your collection will start to grow by leaps and bounds!

Sara

Hey Gail, I was quickly trying to edit may last post to say howdy!! I'm learning just how fun it is to grow ANYTHING! But I'm trying to limit myself to the Hoya's the gessies and I'm trying my hand at a watermelon peperomia!

I have some new hoya's from HI to share pictures of and when they grow enough to try to root cuttings from, I'm looking forward to it! They seem to be as thick leaved and tough as the AV's are soft and delicate!

~Brenda

Sara....You'll laugh when I tell you the one really basic thing I learned in getting the hoya curtsii cutting to finally take off and that was to get a bag over it! All you hoya pro's already knew that I'm sure!! But I'm learning.

My big curtsii is an EA plant (re-potted) and it loves the south window it's hanging in with the morning sun filtered through a few trees. And I have to be careful in watering it with such a thick cap of leaves on top as that keeps the moisture in more than on my other hoyas it seems....still learning, we'll see what winter brings with this one and all the others that have magically appeared here at my house over the summer. LOL

~Brenda

This message was edited Sep 8, 2007 7:45 AM

Brenda, you've done a great job with this hoya. It's a beautiful plant....and I love you have it hanging!

What a beauty, makshi! Brenda was so sweet to send me one as well (Thank you again, Brenda!), and it is one of my favorite plants. Growing pretty quickly, too. Mine lives on my plant stand, under the lights and I keep it just slightly moist (most of the time).

Brenda............I know you are right about trial and error............but I don't like failures (LOL)................so I like to get as much as I can know before I start..............you have really done a good job..............

I just found one at Home Depot today. I didn't realize it was a hoya until I saw this thread, so I wen't back and got it.
Thank you Makshi for posting that picture so that I new what it was.
Freddie

Our Lowes have been low on hoyas (only found two)....................but yesterday I lucked out and found several columnea, lipstick plants and several baskets from Exotica Angel.............the manager said that they don't get to order from Hermann Greenhouses...........they just get whatever Angel Exotica wants to send.................wish we could start getting hoyas..............they grow about 30 cultivars at least......................

I name my hoyas. This one is Fanni.

Hey Freddie,

Funny...I thought you weren't really into hoyas...so why were you so anxious to go back and get one? You have "other" addictions (like you stated in another post) that are obviously much more important to you than hoyas (from your posts when you used the name RER, I can guess what that addiction is).

Guys, ignore this person....he (or shall I say "she"), is not who they say to be. I really think if we ignore these random posts from new people (who post wrong info on their member page such as current time - just like RER did), we won't feed into their insatiable hunger for attention.

Gabi

P.S. Nice growing, Brenda
And sorry about the post, but it is just a shame that we're are letting this person hijack our threads and we're just feeding into it.

So in other words Gabi we or who ever is in charge should start screening all the new people if they post misnformation on their homepage. I posted misinformation on my homepage for quite a while as well simply because i had issues with growing so many plants and people knowing where i was located.

We had a member here on DG a few years ago that lived just less than a half hour from me and she was a TOTAL nutcase and many people got burned by her and she was just insane and I for one didnt want people like her knowing where I lived and possibly paying my gh a visit during the night.

People have spent WAY TOO much time this past week playing P.I. trying to find out who this person is instead of talking about what we all paid our dues to come here and talk about.

Who cares who it is,how many times have you seen me jump on the Dick Tracy express and play detective this week? For anyone who doesnt already know ,I fit snugly into one of the groups that was being stereotyped by this person this week but I didnt let their remarks send me into a tailspin and I certainly wasnt offended by their remarks so didnt feel the need to reply to any of their postings or spend my day trying to figure out who they are. My time is much more important to me and I have more important things to do than play lets find out who the MP is.

If any of you had ,as I do a mother (58) who has cancer,recently had phneumonia and a mild stroke, an 87 year old grandmother who has had a stroke and that I primarily take care of ,you'd find something a little more constructive to do with your time than play PI.


dmichael

dlambii, thank you for the reality check regarding the important things in life. You are right, there are far more important things than wondering who is or isn't legitimate. I certainly don't feel qualified to determine who should or should not be welcomed as members of the hoya forum.

I tend to notice whether people seem nice or not, rather than whether they "fit snugly" into a stereotyped group.

My continued best wishes go out to you and your family, I hope your mom and grandma are doing well.

Hugs,
Sara

edited to rembember that dmichael is now, and will forever be dlambii to me! :)

This message was edited Sep 9, 2007 7:19 PM

Hoya people..................we really do want to learn about hoyas...................several DG friends have said that they are afraid to post on here because of the weird conversations not even related , for example, to what started this thread..........Makshi started the thread with her first hoya grown by Brenda...................

I just came back to read the thread and here we go again...............another topic which we don't even understand...................

This seems to go on a lot on the hoya forum threads............I just can't figure out why it doesn't operate like all the other forums................not being critical...........just puzzled.............

We don't feel welcomed at all..................most of my DG friends who have started growing hoyas don't even post here for the reasons I mentioned................
We would very much like the freedom to post here knowing that you all are extremely happy to show us some tips on growing, etc............

thank you, dmichael for a most needed reality check for all of us.............

I think this is exactly what the person who started the fake posts would like- us turning on one another and snapping at each other. Perhaps it would be good to acknowledge that there are personality problems here from time to time (which there are in ALL forums, without exception), and make note of strange circumstances, without criticizing our fellow forum members for their reactions. Ignoring problems or giving in to them completely are two extreme reactions to a problem. There was a problem, it seems to have been dealt with, it may occur again. I won't let that stop me from participating, and it should not be a taboo topic. That gives it power as certainly as reacting emotionally does.
As to anyone's feeling afraid to post here, I don't see why that would be. This forum is very welcoming to new members, and I have seen dozens of kind posts to almost every person who comes through.
Gessiegail, have you been made to feel personally unwelcome? It seems to me you have made some new friends here, despite the inevitable intrigues.

Good point Mark, I have always felt welcome here too, and would love to expand my circle of beloved hoya friends to include the many others on Dave's garden who also grow hoyas!

Gessie, if there is a topic that you don't understand, please feel free to ask. Sometimes I come on, and wonder what is going on, but I usually can figure it out if I go back and read some of the previous posts...But you are most certainly welcome to come and join in on the sometimes schizophrenic fun! :)

S

Come on Sara!!!! schizophrenic!!! Just because you happen to know that I take xanax doesnt give you the right to call me names!!!!! (LOL)

Just kidding I knew you were talking about misskitty!!!!!


dmichael

Awwww dlambii, the mere fact that you take zanex doesn't make you schizophrenic, I have my own bottle for big events like getting on airplanes, and taking road trips on majorly icy highways.....My kids call them "freak out pills"

heeeeheeeeheeee

S

Judge not least you be judge. I try hard to live by that rule. We don't know each other very well so we don't know what each others life is like. Some have major problems but that doesn't mean they should be shuned. I have (as many of you I am sure) had days that I want to go back to bed and not get up. It happens to all of us. This is a nice place to discuss many things and everyone should be welcomed to talk. You don't have to trade or be too friendly with anyone that makes you uncomfortable. I would like it if we could all just spread a little kindness around.

WE love you, Makshi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the concept of "freak out pills". Could we make that a clinical diagnosis? I am going to ask my doctor if I am having Recurrent Freak-out Syndrome (RFS).

Me too I have an appointment Wed. so maybe he can give me a bigggg bottle for all of us.

David,

If you want to take what I said the way you took it, go right ahead. But no, I am not saying we need to "screen" everybody. Come on now. There really was no need to be so obnoxious. I was just trying to help some members out so that they don't waste their time.

I too was in the "targeted group" this week....and I wasn't offended at all. I just don't like to see our threads hijacked and our members wasting their time.

My mother died of cancer recently, I had a bad car accident (VERY bad) in February, I recently lost my grandfather, and my partner lost her job today. I am very sorry about your mother and other stuff that's going on...I truly am. However, my point is that we all have life problems and I don't see what your point is.

I don't mean ill will on this forum. Period. But I have every right to post my opinion.

Gabi

Ahhhh Gabi, I am sorry to hear of your struggles. Loss is hard, and sometimes it seems like when it rains, it pours!!

I know loosing a job is EXTREMELY traumatic, I have been terminated/phased-out, myself, and it actually felt like a grieving process - many tears were shed, but honestly, it opend my life up to possibilities that I didn't know where there. It also opened my eyes to how truly unhappy I was in my then current position. It is hard to listen to, but please tell her not to loose hope!

You are right, we all have the right to express our opinions, and some are brave enough to do that openly, and honestly, while others are not as comfortable with that approach. I think that as long as there is general sense of respect we are all good.

Hugs to you, Gabi,
S

Gabi and David, sorry to hear about the less than stellar year you are both having. My sympathies to you both, and I hope next year is better. In fact, starting now.
We all seem to have a lot in common, so what say we forgive and forget?

Life is just too short not to forget and forgive......................I have been caught in an "arguing moment or taken offense to some post"......................I am always sorry and wished I hadn't thought it was important enough to quarrel.............there are few issues in life important enough to ever quarrel about them.....................
Good luck to everyone in a new year and hope is all we really have..................

This post sure spiraled off on the wrong foot. So back to the hoya and did anyone notice that I put cut in the title when it should have been cute?

Makshi when I first saw the title I thought you'd cut that poor baby up into pieces to get yourself a fuller pot faster! LOL But then I saw that "Fanni" was intact and knew that you had meant "cute" in your title post!!!

Yesterday I took some more cuttings to try a couple different ways of starting more curtsii's so now I'll see what happens. And I'm going to put some in a small terrarium that I'm doing for my aunt, I hear it can grow and take over a terrarium but it would be fun to watch happen!

~Brenda

Brenda,

You think they do better in a terrarium than? I have some VFT I am going to put in a small glass covered dish and see how they do in it.

Diane

Very nice, Diane!!

Curtisii is one of my favorite plants of all time...the leaves and habit are so irresistible!

I've had some troubles with it in the past, too...finally got a small plant to do pretty well, and a friend sent me a medium sized plant a couple of months ago that I've had hanging outdoors in the apple tree (shady, but warm and humid) that has done pretty well....hope it continues to do well when I bring it in...which sounds like it'll be tonight...frost is forecast!!!! AAAARRGGGHHHH!!! (Ü)

Nice of you to share your success, Brenda!

Diane.... My big curtsii does very well hanging in my east facing window with the sun coming at it through the trees. I just want to play with some pieces in a terrarium as I had read that it will crawl all over in one!

Nan we've had frost for the past few days, I know how you feel!!

~Brenda

As usual, though....I'm not prepared for frost....I wasn't expecting it until the END of the month...(sigh)...such is life!

You'll both (Diane and Brenda) have to keep us updated on how your Curtisii's are doing....I know I'm not the only one who has had trouble keeping this one happy.....I'll let you know how mine does when after I bring it indoors, too.
The East facing window is where I was planning to put it, Brenda....how long has yours been there and doing well?

Hmmm, I bought it as a big EA plant in the real early spring this year. I re potted it and hung it up, so it's been thriving for over 6 months there. I see new growth so it must be happy.

Here's a picture from May....I need to get a new one I guess :)))

~Brenda

Good going! I've killed two of the big EA baskets:( I was sooooo bummed...both times!!

The first one went on a rapid decline after I bought it, and I tried repotting, but decided that it did NOT like root disturbance, so I left the second one alone and was even more careful with the watering.....it also declined fast and I found the cuttings (at that time) virtually impossible to root so I ended up with nothing from that one, either!
The two small plants I have now are doing pretty good....the smallest one is in a shaded spot on a south windowsill.

We'll see about the one I'll be bringing indoors tonight...I'll *definitely* place it in the east window.....cross your fingers for my future success with it!

Beautiful plant you have there, and I'm so happy to hear that a few people are having some success with this one! It's encouraging, because I *need* to grow this plant(Ü) .....it's one I won't give up on!

I should not be told something is hard to grow because as long as I don't know it things go great.

LOL Makshi- isn't that the case? I've had mine for a year now I guess and it's still alive. When it was in the house I just literally left it alone and maybe watered it once a month (when it started looking crappy.) It doesn't however look as good as the one you have. :)

Diane I know exactly how you feel, before I found Dave's Garden I blissfully (ignorantly) went about doing what I thought was right with plants and then I started reading about what I "should" be doing with them and now I'm nervous with half of them!!! LOL

~Brenda