tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6357106550433446226..comments2024-03-17T03:31:37.213-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Repotting Questions (With Answers!), Part IImr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-84389925888247736692016-06-04T18:55:49.663-07:002016-06-04T18:55:49.663-07:00Katie Bonomini:
This is a difficult question, ...Katie Bonomini:<br /><br />This is a difficult question, 'cause a lot of the details matter: which specific plants are involved, how they were grown by the supplier, your climate, whether the containers have drainage holes or not, what containers they arrived in, etc. <br /><br />Since I'm guessing the containers for the event don't have drainage holes, you might want to leave the mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19585518001116347352016-06-04T17:54:32.126-07:002016-06-04T17:54:32.126-07:00I need help!! I'm doing an event... Yikes!!! I...I need help!! I'm doing an event... Yikes!!! I have beautiful pieces/ containers/glass terrariums, etc.,to display on tables as centerpieces. So my question is I have 3 trays of 3in succulants that arrived to me today VIA usps. The wedding is July 31.... Today is first week of June.... <br /><br />Should I go ahead and plant these guys in the different individual containers that will be used Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881899177755102294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69346909906350234032010-04-27T20:19:39.758-07:002010-04-27T20:19:39.758-07:00This is a great post.
I have likewise been using ...This is a great post.<br /><br />I have likewise been using the Miracle-grow mix for the past couple of years just because it easy to find and I don't have ready access to professional. I have found that both the drainage <em>and</em> wetting capacity are improved by mixing in additional perlite. I found some large-grained perlite (~5-10mm) at a local hydroponics shop, and that stuff works hydrophytehttp://hydrophytesblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-2362937702858384312010-04-24T08:12:38.605-07:002010-04-24T08:12:38.605-07:00Riveting as always. I've made the mistake of ...Riveting as always. I've made the mistake of using topsoil. It just doesn't work. The plants don't grow well and often just kind of sit there. It's odd.Aaerelonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129994850811861751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9945103083671942732010-04-23T13:09:03.388-07:002010-04-23T13:09:03.388-07:00I'm sort of stuck with Miracle-Gro related th...I'm sort of stuck with Miracle-Gro related things because that's all I can readily find around here, although the orchid mix seems alright. It seems to be about half bark, half peat, although sifting out the excess peat isn't a huge issue.<br /><br />Except I think they reformulated it or something because the last bag I got was pretty much all peat and minimal bark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-46052180175716229532010-04-23T12:54:59.205-07:002010-04-23T12:54:59.205-07:00I agree with the ball mix. I love it. I've use...I agree with the ball mix. I love it. I've used nothing else since i worked at pv. Thanks for the tip on a new place to find it.cconzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246952905314075231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24256192251625332682010-04-23T12:28:07.604-07:002010-04-23T12:28:07.604-07:00Your advice re fragile plants is correct. That...Your advice re fragile plants is correct. That's exactly the method I use when repotting Mammillaria gracilis (the offsets fall off at a touch): I handle it very carefully and plant any offsets that fell off.CelticRosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39647322795028491662010-04-23T10:15:32.537-07:002010-04-23T10:15:32.537-07:00I also use Miracle-Gro, with a healthy dose of per...I also use Miracle-Gro, with a healthy dose of perlite, just because it's cheap and easy to find. Thanks for the advice on the aquatic mix, though; I knew I needed something rocky to add but I was kind of at a loss to figure out what. I'll keep an eye out for the Ball mix next time I'm at a non-big-box store - it's worth a try!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79342833839659621952010-04-23T08:09:32.770-07:002010-04-23T08:09:32.770-07:00I agree about the miracle grow... too soggy most o...I agree about the miracle grow... too soggy most of the time and when it dries out its hard to saturate again!<br />For bromeliads I recommend using the orchid bark but I sprinkle a little potting soil maybe once a year to add nutrients and water retaining abilities. Tree fern trunks make excellent containers and mounts, but pieces of it are also great for a substrate. When growing bromeliads Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-46621489604565364262010-04-23T07:18:43.177-07:002010-04-23T07:18:43.177-07:00I am so glad I read this post. I used the miracle-...I am so glad I read this post. I used the miracle-gro soil last time I potted houseplants, because I thought hey- it feeds them! but then didn't know why I had little fungi growing in the soil. And now there's gnats around half my plants. I'm out to buy new potting soil tomorrow, sure to make a better choice thanks to you.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.com