Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
*You mentioned this is a cutting...I pause at how established the root system is to be messing with it while it is so healthy looking.
Bougainvillea hybrid- help me keep this bougainvillea alive
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ceriano
Shohin
Actually I was gonna ask, do you think this is a cutting? It looks like a cutting to me but the SA at the nursery didn’t think so.
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Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
honestly...I can't tell. I'm on my phone. The men in my life (husband and two sons) Are gaming and two are on the desktops. One on the main TV. I'm on my cell. Maybe another can tell. It looks real healthy though.
I actually have the inorganic. It works fine for the bougies. It is a bit coarse for my Barbados Cherries, so I have to water more.
Looks to be more than a cutting. If it is, it's pretty nice. I would be happy to have it.
Not sure why you would want to do that. It looks very healthy and happy. If you feel the soil is so water retentive, just watch your watering and repot in the summer.
ceriano
Shohin
They are not very hard to propagate apparently:
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ceriano
Shohin
Absolutely I would wait until late June or July. My only concern was the rain when moving it outside. Some weeks it rains everyday all day.
I may buy one of these pop up green houses to protect it from rain:
Maybe overkill? Set it under an awning or something if you have excessive rain.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Cuttings can be as big as a human man's thigh. I had this one I lost the first winter when we had the Arctic spell...and our propane tanks froze from a faulty regilator. This and another one didn't die the first time...the second time they had not fully recovered. We had thought it Furnace issues the first time. By the time we got a repairmen out...it had warmed enough to fix the issue. Now I have a secondary heater. Electric...
ceriano
Shohin
That's beautiful!
ceriano
Shohin
I haven't lifted it out of the pot yet, it's too wet. but I pushed away the spoil I don't see much root development. Rain protection may be the best bet until it gets more established.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
As it looks healthy, that maybe your best line of action. If its a cutting and you disturb new roots...you could have a set back.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Thanks...sadly, I lost my tropical during that winter spell. First year in. It was a horrible winter...many lost their dormant trees from the Arctic cold. I was fortunate to have a controlled cold greenhouse and they were spared. I was gun shy adding tropical back quickly from that first winter disaster. But I now have a sensor in the room and backup protection for them. So I'm more prepared to keep them than the first year. Where we had never experienced such cold before...town over from us lost all their old stately trees that lined their streets. It was crazy sad.
ceriano
Shohin
That's a shame. For me the biggest risk is somebody stealing them
the south western side of the house is not fenced.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Do I see a project in the near future of a fence?That's a shame. For me the biggest risk is somebody stealing them
Oh...it was my first year in...and I hate failure. But I've 6 tropical trees, a sensor and backup heat. So I'm prepared now.
ceriano
Shohin
Absolutely or maybe a new house with a sun room
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Ahhh but mine go outside when weather permits it. See the bougainvillea on its bench? *Tied down with a bungee cord.Absolutely or maybe a new house with a sun room
ceriano
Shohin
Do I need to trim off the spent flower stems?
