Dete, yes I have talked to him and I am going to try and visit FCN when I go to Florida on business in late March/early April.
Mickey, it has been a little cooler this week, 70-75, but thing are still moving. I found an inflo on my Callifornia Sally that has been there since last fall and is starting to grow again.
Davie
Spring is here!
Ya'll know I'm a cutting thief when travel. Last year I brought back cuttings from Aruba and they've done just great. This year I've brought back a couple from Grand Cayman -- just plain white but very big flowers and not very fragrant.
My question -- last year I went at the end of March so I let them harden off for a couple of weeks before planting and the weather had warm nicely by April. This year I got back Feb 8th so to let them harden off a couple of weeks only takes me to the end of February - at least a month shorter time.
How long can I let them go without planting or should I stretch it a little then plant and try my best to get them warm outside? I have no heat mats and don't want to go that route (unless a leating pad on low would work). I'd definitely have to bring them in at night as it will still be chilly, but I probably can get them up to 70 degrees during the day if I can wait a couple more weeks to plant. They were cut on Feb 8th.
Thanks for any advice you can give.
Barbara
RSB, not as red, starting to show more yellow and pink.
Evelyns "Rain Glow" Unknown Maui Yellow
Fruit Salad, from J.L. Farms
Awesome, Davie. Thanks for sharing those lovely pics.
Dwarf? One of my seedlings.
Davie
Sorry for the sideways picture, I don't know why it got posted this way.
This message was edited Feb 25, 2008 10:04 PM
Those all look scrumptious. I really like that Fruit Salad. Are any of those a dwarf?
Nice multi-branched seedling, Davie!
Hetty I have about 15 or so in all that have 5 plus branches, that one is the most extreme.
Robyn, None of the flowers pictured came from dwarf plants, and I personnally don't have any known dwarf plants. Some of my seedlings are very slow growing, but I don't know if they could be classified as dwarf yet. The seedling above is about two years old.
Clare, thank you very much.
Davie
Edited because I can't even spell my own name.
This message was edited Feb 26, 2008 4:14 PM
Thanks David, I'm trying to get an idea on how things grow, how long they take for each of the different kinds, Tremendous help here from all of you.
Davie, that seedling is two years old? Whoa. Most of mine are at least three feet tall at two years old. That may end up being a dwarf. You'll have to keep an eye on it and see. Unless it was limited by a small container previously, it may very well be slow-growing. I think there is a rule somewhere that says that, for a plumeria to be considered a dwarf, it won't grow more than five feet tall and wide at full grown.
Clare, very close to 2 years old. It was planted at the same time my seedling pictured above, that is flowering, was. It has been in a three gallon pot for most of its life, just as the one above was up until I saw an inflo. I am going to put it in the ground to see how it grows when its roots can really do what they want. At what age are they considered full grown?
Davie
The smallest seedlings of mine are in five-gallons, but most of them are in 15-gallons. Having it in such a small container may have restricted its growth. Seedlings have a tap root and really need the room to grow in general. It will be interesting to see what happens when your seedling gets some room to spread out in.
Good question on when they are considered full grown. I'm not sure about that. Obviously, trees that are planted in areas which don't freeze get to be very large over time -- up to 30 feet in some cases, but that can take many years to reach those heights.
Clare I have many seedlings in the same size pot this was in, and some are as tall as 3'. Space is a valuable commodity and 15 gallon pots for every seedling is out of the question. The larger and faster growing get moved up in pot size as needed (when I see that the roots are starting to come out the bottom), I have some in 15 gallon buckets. The ones that have shown real potential are going in the ground starting this weekened.
This one never showed it was going to be large, so I kept it in a smaller pot to save space.
Davie
I understand completely:-) I'm in the same boat with space. It doesn't seem that it was kept small from the container then since you observed that it is slow-growing. You could have a true dwarf there in that case. Hang on to that baby! That could be something really special.
We shall see, it is going to be treated like royalty. Which means I will probably kill it. LOL
Davie
This message was edited Feb 28, 2008 7:42 PM
ROFLMAO!