Congrats! You're well on your way to a new adventure! Are they in pots? Did you put them in the ground??? I'd say, just for starters...spray them off well and give them a good drink. They like to be fed and watered most of all! Talk kindly to them. :)

I sprayed them very well and repotted them into large pots with good potting soil and added time release fertizer. Then I water them good and told them how much I love them, lol. I am so very happy to finally have one of each. From what I have read they won't tolerate full sun here so I have to find a nice spot to put them. If I put them against the back of the house they will have morning sun til about 2pm then some shade or I can put them under my oak tree and they can get morning sun, dappled shade and late evening sun. What would you recommend?

They will do best under the oak. That is where mine grow the best. There is still plenty of light under the oak but not the sizzling heat. You will enjoy them better there yourself. I assume when you said dappled shade it is a Live Oak. That is what mine are under.

Jim

Well I thought it was an Oak but my husband just informed me it is an Arizona Ash. The limbs are thinned so it get dappled sunlight and shade. Like a live oak would I guess.

If you're in zone 8, I'd recommend that you plant them in the ground...

I am in zone 8 but we get several hard freezes a year here so do you cut back to the ground and cover good with mulch? Is there a better method?

Brugs are just so much easier to grow in the ground in our zones...In the pot, you may end up watering it 2 or more times a day to keep it happy. I get hard freezes here also but they all faithfully return from the roots every year. Yes, I do try and cut to the ground right before first frost. You can save and root cuttings this way and have more for next year!

I'm not sure about the datura at all. I've grown them before but the one's I had didn't thrill me so it's been a long time...It should reseed around for you and it may or may not do better in a pot. Maybe one of the datura experts here can chime in on that.

Under the Ash with morning sun is fine. I have about 30+ under full shade of the Oaks and they are getting big. Try to use your native soil when you plant. That way it will be very hard to over water. Summer is not a problem but late fall and early spring is. I always try to plant where I can enjoy it the most. That is how I found out they will grow in the full shade of a live oak very well here.

Jim

Thanks everyone. I will keep you posted on how they do. I am so excited. I can't wait for the brug to bloom. I have 2 flowers on the yellow datura already and they opened this morning. They are very pretty but kind of chewed up from insect damage. I'm sure the next ones will be much nicer without all the little holes, lol.

I have had several Burgs and have never noticed any seeds like the Datura plant produces...does anyone have a picture they can post so we know what we are looking for...
Tks

Here's a brug seed pod that's almost ripe (the brown stuff is not normal). They get pretty big and are hard to miss.
Karyn
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My datura has a big pod on it. How long do you leave it on the plant and what do you do with it to save the seeds? My poor brug doesn't look like it has grown an inch. Having surgery on my shoulder tomorrow so haven't been able to plant anything in the ground yet but its in a really big pot. Maybe I can sweet talk my husband into it. It has rained almost every day. Maybe that is why its not growing. Wet and cool weather.

I usually leave my datura pods on until they start to split. If it's getting cold I'll cut the pods and take them inside to dry and split on their own. I just spread the seeds on a paper towel or newspaper and allow them to dry then I store them in a coin envelope in the fridge. Your brug should start growing when the sun comes out and it warms up. Good luck with your surgery. I hope you recover quickly.
Karyn

Thanks Karyn, I am not looking forward to being laid up all summer. My daughter is about to get a lesson on gardening, lol. She is going to have to take care of my plants for me for a little while. Well I'm off to the hospital so it may be a few days before I can get back on.