Request for plant ids
Sorry the threading's broken - I do not have the original to reply to
since change of USENET provider. Anyway - a good while back you guys kindly gave me some plant ID advice. This one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/timjwa...718469/sizes/l looked dead. But someone kindly suggested it needed some nitrates. So I got some blood,fish & bone pellets and using an iron bar, made a series (about 6) of 6" deep 2" wide holes at various locations ina 1 foot radius around the main stem. I filled each hole with BFB pellets and covered over, then watered (it get's watered when I put the lawn sprinkler on (new grass nearby had to do that). Anyway - this is the plant now: https://www.flickr.com/photos/timjwa...133018/sizes/l I don't think I've seen it flower before. So I reckon the fertiliser worked. Next year, when it's regained some strenght I will see about transplanting it to the other side of the lawn. Thanks folks :) |
Request for plant ids
On 06/07/14 11:14, Chris Hogg wrote:
Just one comment: that's a massive overdose of fertiliser. You only need a light scattering of fertiliser, BFB or whatever, around the base of the plant (whatever it is), possibly followed by lightly raking it in and watering. Too much fertiliser has a greater chance of killing a plant that too little. You probably got away with it this time because it was a slow release fertiliser, but you might not be so lucky next time. Hi Chris, I really wasn't sure of the dosage - and I was counting on BFB being a slow release all rounder which is why I chose it :) I couldn't rake it in as the soil is solid roots near the surface. Certainly if I'd done this with pure sodium/potassium nitrate I expect the plant would be one fire by now :-o But granted I might have been a bit heavy handed with the BFB! On an aside - the grass in the immediate area seems to like it - is BFB good *lightly* scattered on lawns? Soil here is poor and I sometimes spray on a lawn fertiliser but that's fast and short lived. Cheers Tim |
Request for plant ids
On 06/07/14 12:32, Janet wrote:
If I were you, meanwhile I'd layer a stem or two into a pot of compost. They root very easily and you have a standby if the transplant doesn't take, or a spare plant if it does. Spares are always useful for swaps :-) That's a great idea - I could transplant several then and fill out a gap next to the hedge. Thanks Janet! http://www.doityourself.com/stry/hon...e-propagation- methods#.U7kzj0CM6So you don't need the rooting hormone IME I did not know you could do that - bookmarked :) |
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