Last year I sowed seeds of brugsmania.
I overwintered one and planted it in a large pot in springtime. It is now 9
ft tall having branched at 3 ft. There are no flowers showing. What should I
do.
Tom Atkinson

Brugsmania is neither a bean nor a vine nor is your name Jack, you dummy.

You probably over fertilized the plant.

All you can do is gnash your teeth in disgust over what you did.

When you are finished doing that, take cuttings for next year.


"Tom Atkinson" wrote in message
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Last year I sowed seeds of brugsmania.
I overwintered one and planted it in a large pot in springtime. It is now
9
ft tall having branched at 3 ft. There are no flowers showing. What should
I
do.
Tom Atkinson

thanks !!!
I was making a comparison-hoping there might be a pot of gold.!!!
Tom Atkinson
"Cereus-validus......." wrote in message
m...
Brugsmania is neither a bean nor a vine nor is your name Jack, you dummy.

You probably over fertilized the plant.

All you can do is gnash your teeth in disgust over what you did.

When you are finished doing that, take cuttings for next year.


"Tom Atkinson" wrote in message
...
Last year I sowed seeds of brugsmania.
I overwintered one and planted it in a large pot in springtime. It is
now
9
ft tall having branched at 3 ft. There are no flowers showing. What
should
I
do.
Tom Atkinson

If you chew the leaves like the stoners do, you will see a lot more strange
things than just a pot of gold.


"Tom Atkinson" wrote in message
...
thanks !!!
I was making a comparison-hoping there might be a pot of gold.!!!
Tom Atkinson
"Cereus-validus......." wrote in message
m...
Brugsmania is neither a bean nor a vine nor is your name Jack, you dummy.

You probably over fertilized the plant.

All you can do is gnash your teeth in disgust over what you did.

When you are finished doing that, take cuttings for next year.


"Tom Atkinson" wrote in message
...
Last year I sowed seeds of brugsmania.
I overwintered one and planted it in a large pot in springtime. It is
now
9
ft tall having branched at 3 ft. There are no flowers showing. What
should
I
do.
Tom Atkinson

Tom Atkinson wrote:
Last year I sowed seeds of brugsmania.
I overwintered one and planted it in a large pot in springtime. It is
now 9 ft tall having branched at 3 ft. There are no flowers showing.
What should I do.
Tom Atkinson

So that's where my Trifid went!
--
ßôyþëtë

In article , Tom Atkinson thomas@thom
asatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk writes

Last year I sowed seeds of brugsmania.
I overwintered one and planted it in a large pot in springtime. It is now 9
ft tall having branched at 3 ft. There are no flowers showing. What should I
do.

It seems to like quite a bit of warmth to kick-start the flowering -
once the first flower buds have appeared they carry on appearing
regardless.

Last year was pretty dismal, and my larger plant didn't start flowering
until September in the greenhouse. This year we had a warm spell early
on, and it produced the first flower in July, so I moved both it and the
one I grew from a seed last year out on to the terrace - the older one
has continued flowering but the other one isn't, and I'm considering
moving it back into the greenhouse.

So - make sure yours is in the sunniest place possible. If it still
doesn't flower, then prune it back to a strong shoot - it's easier to
cope with over winter if it's not too big - then next spring, keep it as
warm and light as possible until you've got some flowers coming.

If you fertilise it, use tomato or rose fertiliser rather than general
purpose.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

Kay wrote:

In article , Tom Atkinson thomas@thom
asatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk writes


Last year I sowed seeds of brugsmania.
I overwintered one and planted it in a large pot in springtime. It is now 9
ft tall having branched at 3 ft. There are no flowers showing. What should I
do.

It seems to like quite a bit of warmth to kick-start the flowering -
once the first flower buds have appeared they carry on appearing
regardless.

Last year was pretty dismal, and my larger plant didn't start flowering
until September in the greenhouse. This year we had a warm spell early
on, and it produced the first flower in July, so I moved both it and the
one I grew from a seed last year out on to the terrace - the older one
has continued flowering but the other one isn't, and I'm considering
moving it back into the greenhouse.

So - make sure yours is in the sunniest place possible. If it still
doesn't flower, then prune it back to a strong shoot - it's easier to
cope with over winter if it's not too big - then next spring, keep it as
warm and light as possible until you've got some flowers coming.

If you fertilise it, use tomato or rose fertiliser rather than general
purpose.

Yes. A high potash feed as well as warmth may be needed to encourage
good flowering. Too much nitrogen and you get a lot of lush growth but
no flowers. Mine have no buds as yet been too cold and wet up here.

Regards,
Martin Brown