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Growing mint in water crystals - some wierd fungus?
Hi there,
I recently did an gardening experiment. I'd recently bought some decent (i.e not grown on really fast - properly grown stuff) mint at the local market here in London. I'd also got some of those water crystals - the ones that expand to 100 times their size in water. I asked for some advice about growing this mint, and it was suggested that it would grow in almost any condition. So, I hydrated these crystals and stuck a big bunch of mint in them before I went on hols for 2 weeks. I was really hoping to come back and find that they had grown. As it happens, it looks like they have, but several things have happened - see the pic below: http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4831/dscf1928.jpg All the lower leaves went yellow - guess the light was being obscured by the higher leaves. More concerningly some white fungus appears to have grown on the top surface of these balls. The balls apparently contain some fertalizer, though I don't know what sort. Does anyone please have any ideas about what might be causing this fungus, or what I could do to remove it! Also any idea if there's anything I should to do improve the growth of the mint? Many thanks in advance! Tom. |
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Yucca plant with no leaves!
On Nov 8, 11:44*pm, tjrundy
wrote: Hi there, I was given a spiraling Yucca plant that was just out of control. I got a lot of people advising me to just bite the bullet and lop off the uncontrolled growth and see if the Yucca takes off. So, intrepidly I took the hacksaw and went through the trunk. I reported it, and put it a nice aluminum planter. This is what it now looks like:http://tinyurl.com/yeq6e5z Now there was some speculation that it would bud, though it hasn't yet (about 2 months ago since I lopped it's head off). Someone mentioned that I should stab the stem with a screwdriver where I want it to branch out - can anyone verify this? Is there anything I should / could be doing to promote some leaf growth? The trunk remains rigid, and there is water and shingle in the base of the planter to produce some natural moisture... I did manage to keep the head and put it into another planter, and it's looking good, though I've no idea if it's rooting:http://tinyurl.com/ycx7tmd So, please, if you have any idea what I should do, please advise. The Yucca trunk is in a warm area with as much light as I can give it in my flat - right by a SE facing window! Thanks in advance, Tom. -- tjrundy well i definetly dont think you should stab it with a screw driver!! i would think that would damage it even more! |
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Yucca plant with no leaves!
On Nov 8, 10:44*pm, tjrundy
wrote: Hi there, I was given a spiraling Yucca plant that was just out of control. I got a lot of people advising me to just bite the bullet and lop off the uncontrolled growth and see if the Yucca takes off. So, intrepidly I took the hacksaw and went through the trunk. I reported it, and put it a nice aluminum planter. This is what it now looks like:http://tinyurl.com/yeq6e5z Now there was some speculation that it would bud, though it hasn't yet (about 2 months ago since I lopped it's head off). Someone mentioned that I should stab the stem with a screwdriver where I want it to branch out - can anyone verify this? Is there anything I should / could be doing to promote some leaf growth? The trunk remains rigid, and there is water and shingle in the base of the planter to produce some natural moisture... I did manage to keep the head and put it into another planter, and it's looking good, though I've no idea if it's rooting:http://tinyurl.com/ycx7tmd So, please, if you have any idea what I should do, please advise. The Yucca trunk is in a warm area with as much light as I can give it in my flat - right by a SE facing window! Thanks in advance, Tom. -- tjrundy hello there. looked at your pictures. Give the trunk time to get over the whack. As for not seeing roots yet, go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy a jar of rooting powder. Dust the cut end of the cut off piece with the rooting powder and shove it back into the dirt and water sparingly. Give it time. it will root. The cut trunk will branch eventually. South or western sunlight. Let the soil dry out between waterings. Eva Shovelful |
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