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Gardening : Houseplants that are on vacation
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Message 1 of 7 in Discussion

From: Dilly (Original Message)

Sent: 8/10/2004 12:46 PM

I know some of us take our house plants outside for the summer. Here are a few tips to bring them back in the house in the fall.

I take mine out as soon as the weather stays around 70 for high in the day and 55 or more at night for their summer vacation. They love it out there and do very well. To bring them back in so you do not bring bugs and thing in with them

1 set them up on a screen or boards so they can drain well and water them well. Do this about 2 or 3 times. let the water drain out of it.

2 then check for bugs and things. If you find any bugs on the leaves take your hose and wash the plant down with a hard sray this should wash the bugs off. Take all dead leaves off and cut back a little of the new growth. Not much just an inch or so. If the plant is root bound now is a good time to repot it.

3 after watering them and letting the drain and checking for bugs let them (if they are big pots) dry out well so you don't hurt your back moving them back in the house. Smaller pots can just be carried back in right away. After the big pots are bought back in water them again.

4 Oh yes and this probably should have been #1 Do Not Give any Plant food at this time. It is time to cut back on feeding them. I don't feed my plants through November to May. They need a rest just like we do.

Happy Gardening

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Message 2 of 7 in Discussion

From:

Angelbear233

Sent: 8/10/2004 11:46 PM

Thanks Dilly! Angelbear

Message 3 of 7 in Discussion

From:

Penny_PA

Sent: 8/10/2004 11:55 PM

Dilly,

Do you have any experience with Rosemary? I know it's not necessarily a houseplant........but can be........I adore it.....and have not ever been able to get it to winter over for me here in my herb garden......(although I have friends here who have)....so I have tried cutting a sizeable piece of it to bring int when it gets cold .....so I have a nice piece to start it with next season........but it always dies for me! Just my luck.....one of my favorite herbs.....and I can't grow it. I have the same trouble with lavender. Although I have enough oregano to supply the entire country, I think......lol

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From:

Looneybird1231

Sent: 8/11/2004 6:40 AM

Penny---I grow rosemary and lavender. It seems that I have little microclimates in my yard that will grow both of these and places in the yard that should grow them that won't.

I have noticed that sometimes my rosemary and lavender will "root itself" if I pile mulch over branches of these that are laying close to the ground. If you want to guarantee rooting of this sort take a piece of wire and bend it into a "u" shape and pin the branch down to make sure it has good ground contact. Periodically, pull back the mulch and check by lighty tugging on the branch to see if it has rooted.

I have never deliberately tried to root lavender or rosemary but I do have good luck rooting other woody stemmed cuttings by using "Rootone" which is a rooting hormone available at Home Depot , Lowes Home Improvement or maybe even Wal-mart. Strip off all the leaves below the soil line before sticking the rootoned cuttings in the dirt and put a shade cloth (Remay or similar shade cloth) over it to shade it from intense sun. Keep it well watered until it starts putting out new shoots and leaves at which time you will know it is rooted.

I have also rooted cuttings in a 2 or 3 liter pop bottle. Cut the bottle in half. Cut a couple of slits about 1/2 inch down on the bottle halves from the point where they had been joined . This will provide something for the top half to catch on to when you place it back on top. Punch holes in the bottom half for drainage. Fill the bottom with enough potting soil to cover at least 2 leaf nodes of the cutting. Dip cutting in rooting hormone covering nodes and extending the hormone far enough up the stem so that some will show above the soil line. Using a pencil to make a hole in the soil carefully place cutting in the hole and gently press the soil up around the cutting being careful not to knock off rooting hormone that is above soil line. Keep the screw- on lid on the top half of the bottle for a week or two then once the cutting is established you can remove the lid. When cutting starts growing remove top half of bottle permanently.

The good thing about starting cuttings in pop bottles is that you can see the roots starting to grow in the soil so you will know when they are ready to transplant to a regular pot or into the garden.

Happy planting!

Message 5 of 7 in Discussion

From: Dilly

Sent: 8/11/2004 1:00 PM

Looneybird what a wonderful idea about the pop bottle. I have tried to grow rosemary in the house too and it is way to dry for it. It needs lots of humidity and my house doesn't have it. It always dries up and dies on me. I'm going to try the pop bottle idea. I have always dug up the rosemary and put it in a pot to grow in the house. As for lavender I have no problem with it growing here in my garden. It grows well. I do cut it back in the fall though. It branches nicely the next spring. I cover it with pine branches and it seems to protect it. Of course there are some lavenders that won't grow in the north. So read what the catalogs say about them before you buy it. I do pick the lavender blossums and braid them and hang them in my closets. They make everything smell good.

Dilly

Message 6 of 7 in Discussion

From:

cosmogenesis1

Sent: 8/11/2004 2:00 PM

This post got me to pondering just what I am going to do with all my houseplants when it gets cold weather...?? I moved here in MArch from a larger home and my youngest son(16 yrs old)had complained at our old home about the jungle it created when I moved my houseplants inside.This house is smaller.Add the fact,my grandmother(who was like my mom) passed away the end of March, my freinds and coworkers knew how I felt about houseplants. I received 18 lg houseplants.I gave my daughter 1/2 dozen to add to her 4 she had received.SO my dilemma is going to be where to put all these houseplants .I've still a few months of warm weather as I live in southern Mississippi.But I have to worry about hurricanes also.I might be pulling them in sooner than expected with these tropical storms in the Gulf.Anyone have any ideas?

Message 7 of 7 in Discussion

From: Dilly

Sent: 8/11/2004 9:10 PM

Cosmogensis: If you have a large window I would put them in front of it or a patio door would be good. In groups they do well. Some plants can take low light so sitting them on a coffee table or dining room table would be good. If you have a window in the bathroom plant do very well there. The humidity form the shower is great for them. Bedroom widows are also good places. I hope this helps a little.

Dilly

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