The 2022 Migration Begins

[Carol 83]

Brought the orchids in but I’m waiting on the others a couple more weeks. I hate spraying everything before it comes in which keeps me bug free for most of the winter. I’m gonna try a cold closet for the crape and pomegranate.

Do you think pomegranate's need a dormancy? I've kept mine inside under the lights for the winter and they do fine and even bloom. My crapes go in my unheated, detached garage.

 

[Perplexody]

Do you think pomegranate's need a dormancy? I've kept mine inside under the lights for the winter and they do fine and even bloom. My crapes go in my unheated, detached garage.

Pomegranate is strange because it can handle much colder than tropicals but not quite as low as most dormant species go I bring mine in as well

 

[penumbra]

Do you think pomegranate's need a dormancy? I've kept mine inside under the lights for the winter and they do fine and even bloom. My crapes go in my unheated, detached garage.

Pomegranate is strange because it can handle much colder than tropicals but not quite as low as most dormant species go I bring mine in as well

I winter my poms as tropical. It is really my only option. If I was a zone warmer I would probably let them go dormant.

 

[ABCarve]

Do you think pomegranate's need a dormancy? I've kept mine inside under the lights for the winter and they do fine and even bloom. My crapes go in my unheated, detached garage.

I don’t think it needs dormancy. My garage gets into the low, low twenties if I’m not careful and I’m not sure either tree would like that. Both spent last winter in the greenhouse but take up a lot of space. The crape leafed out a bit early which gave it some pretty ugly first foliage. The pomegranate flowered all winter, but thought it might like to have a rest.

 

[penumbra]

Pics or it didn't happen, man! ;-)

Be careful what you ask for. This is about 85-90% of it. Still have to set up a high light area for some large plants, BRTs, Powder puff, Mahogany, Poms, and several more ficus. I sent my largest ficus and my bougies and some assorted plants to a minimally heated greenhouse.

 

[penumbra]

^^^ Does not include office and bedroom bonsai, nor houseplants in living room.

 

[Paradox]

damn thats a lot of tropicals
I have 2 tables and that's it

 

[penumbra]

damn thats a lot of tropicals

I know. It borders on madness.
Why am am sticking new cuttings and stratifying seeds?

 

[ABCarve]

I know. It borders on madness.
Why am am sticking new cuttings and stratifying seeds?

You know they have a twelve step program for that!!

 

[ShadyStump]

I look at that and think to myself, "I'm so grateful my house is so small."

 

[Mikecheck123]

Be careful what you ask for. This is about 85-90% of it. Still have to set up a high light area for some large plants, BRTs, Powder puff, Mahogany, Poms, and several more ficus. I sent my largest ficus and my bougies and some assorted plants to a minimally heated greenhouse.
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WOW. Go big or go home!

 

[Mikecheck123]

I know. It borders on madness.
Why am am sticking new cuttings and stratifying seeds?

You have no choice. The seeds have chosen YOU.

 

[namnhi]

I know. It borders on madness.
Why am am sticking new cuttings and stratifying seeds?

It is tough to just throwing away the cuttings from pruning when all you have to do is stick them into the soil. I am guilty on this as well but our temp is warmer here than your area.

 

[Paradox]

I know. It borders on madness.
Why am am sticking new cuttings and stratifying seeds?

Try selling them? You could make a little money to support your addiction.

 

[penumbra]

Try selling them? You could make a little money to support your addiction.

I intend to but they will not be ready for awhile. And then I must use the right venue.
I have been both buying and selling for 50 years and found it is not all cut and dry.

 

[Perplexody]

Just made about 15 trips to my basement for the migration, a bit early and they could probably handle outside for another month almost but it's better safe than sorry. Running out of space and lights for the tropicals and the succulent collection

 

[ABCarve]

Try selling them? You could make a little money to support your addiction.

Then he'd be just another plant pusher. That's how it all starts!!! Hey....wanna see a variegated euonymus I have for sale??

 

[ShadyStump]

Then he'd be just another plant pusher. That's how it all starts!!! Hey....wanna see a variegated euonymus I have for sale??

Totally jacked this from the meme war thread.

 

[penumbra]

Running out of space and lights for the tropicals and the succulent collection

Me too. I have some more lights, its space and to be honest, energy I'm running low on.

 

[Tele]

My first winter, this is my set up

Your serissa’s need a bit of winter or they loose energy.