Brug update!!!

I just thought I'd post an update on my first brug which is now over 2 feet tall! I just need to know if I'm doing everything right :) He was upgraded to a 7 gallon pot a couple weeks ago, will I need to pot up again? I've read alot are in quite large pots, some 25 gallon size, so will he eventually need to go into a pot that size? Also, I fertilize at least 3 times a week. Is that enough or should a fertilize more? I'm just using a general all purpose fert.
Heres a pic, let me know if you think he looks alright :) The base of the stem is an inch in diameter.

Steven



This message was edited Jul 14, 2008 2:27 PM

Heres a close-up of the leaf, does he look a little too yellow? Or is that how they look?

Your burg looks fine to me...you may want to cut back on the fertilizer though. I feed mine about every other week but I water them almost daily...they love lots of water. I keep mine in partial shade too... The pot you are currently using is plenty big for now....it will eventually need a larger one...

Thanks Dan! I seem to remember reading on some of the threads here that they should be fertilized severaly times a week, or maybe that depends on the type? Hmm. I have been keeping him watered, so thats good :)

These burgs all get fertilizer every other week and watered daily......all of these (except the largest one on the end) were cuttings from last Dec.......whatever you are doing....keep on doing it!! Cause your's look just fine

Wow, all you brugs look really good! I love the big one at the back of the row..........I can't wait till mine get that big. I'm probably going to be getting some cuttings later this year so now I know what to expect for next summer!

Thanks,
Steven

I fertilize mine now just oncfe or twice a week due to my crazy schedule. However, when I first got my Brugs last year it was recommended that I fertilize them 3-4 times a week. I did that and they grew fabulously fast, but they still had to be supported because they hadn't turned "wood-ish" yet. But mine were also in the ground, not in pots. Maybe that makes a difference?

Thats a good point Amanda. I never thought the difference between being in the ground and in a pot.....he does grow quite fast though....sometimes an inch a day! hehehehe, I measure him regularly :D I'll have to remember to support once he gets taller, I'd hate to see him fall over and possibly a bloom land in the mud....eek.

Steven

Steven - yes I can understand your feelings! Brugs are sooooo addicting, aren't they? :) My neighbors on 3 sides have been enjoying mine and complementing them. One neighbor who is catty-cornered (sp?) from me has some of my large CG Brugs hanging over a tad in their yard. I heard her outside with her husband tonight talking about how nice they were and how she loved the smell. She was ver yconfused at what in the world they were. :)

I purchased a french connection brug, a rooted one, and it died so fast. I am wondering if certain brugs are harder to grow because i have 6 brug growing in my back yard and all i did was stick it in the ground and fertilize it 1ce a month, they are 1 year old and 6 feet tall one has now about 100 blooms. French Connection really disappointed me
any ideas?
Yvonne

Yvonne, I know nothing about French Connection, but you are just a skip from me and I'm wondering if you put it in the ground recently? Becuase our temps here have been so awful without much rain ... the heat could have done her in.

Steven, Brugs are heavy feeders. You would have to work hard to overfeed them. While they do like lots of water, it is possible to overwater if the plant is in a pot that contains a large amount of soil without any roots growing in it. So it's best to go up a pot size or two only after the pot it is in has roots throughout the soil. It doesn't have to be rootbound to transfer it up.

Amanda, depending on their genetic background, some Brugs are going to have slimmer trunks and branches which must be supported even after they get woody. Others will form very thick trunks.

Yvonne, French Connection is one of calalily's hybrids. Calalily is a DG member. You might try sending her D-mail and asking for more information. She is a busy lady, but she would have your answer. But to answer your question in general. How hardy a Brug is also dependent on its genetic background as some species of Brug are hardier than others. Browse through the PlantFiles whenever you get a chance and look at the plant zones where grown to get an idea of it's hardiness. Even in your Zone 9, some may die all the way to the ground.

Betty - really? I had no idea, I just assumed most all Brugs performed the same. But then again, I also just learned that Snowbank has to have pretty much full shade. Which is something that I kind of regret because I bought one and put it in full sun. :( Thanks for the info!

Amanda...and all..
well location plays a big part as does microclimes within a yard.. Igrew snowbank for years in full sunhere in NYC... on a hot hot roof... and it did great... another varriagatded one in iskindofshade.. and is doing better than snowbank..
I feed mine 2-3 times a week... in it's water ... and use the recipe most every night... and I've never seen anything as grand as they all are doing this year... that recipe is giving them strength and viggor.. but then I also use other things for their enjoyment...Spray-n-grow...[google it] for their blooming... and messenger [ eden biological] for their general health..resistance to attack or neglect ..and blooms also.. Gordon

Wow, thanks Gordon!!

Amanda, I guess my neighbors will be commenting on my brugs to once they bloom! Almost nobody here grows them so they'll probably get loads of attention :) hehehehe

Betty, thanks for the tip, I messed up and bought the wrong pot size so he went from what was 2 or 3 gallon to a 7 gallon, but the first pot was rootbound so I'm guessing he'll probably be fine.
I didn't know that about only certain ones needing to be staked, good to know!

Steven