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Ok, to cut or not....I vote for cut as I personally prefer plants that aren't leggy and are more balanced and compact....that's how mine have grown naturally so call me biased if you wish! I would cut back plant 1 so that the branches are more equal in length as several seem to be rather long and leafless, this will hopefully force dormant buds at the old leaf scars to push out and make new branches and growt points. Remember, no leaf scars, no new growths....usually.

The second plant is grafted. I would also cut all of the stems back to within a short distance of the graft...just above where the right hand one has its first division. That's what I would do if they were mine, others may think differently. You will get some more opinions I'm sure.

what kind of mix are they planted in please, difficult to see it clearly, but it doesn't look like a very gritty mix...appears to be dark and peaty??

Some varieties do have whiter skins than others. Young plants and seedlings are green or even pink when very small. This changes to dull green/grey over time and then they develop a kind of netted appearance when more mature. Don't think it's anything to worry about, they look fine to me.

Hope to see more of you and your plants...have you any more DR's?

Gill

Thanks for your response Gill. I do have more adeniums, about 5 mature ones in total.

(Do i post pics of those here? Or open another topic?)

I have also experimented with germinating some 30 seeds, which so far is coming along okay....i think :) and I have roughly 275 more seeds to plant. Blame internet shopping and friends who have the same passion as you.

I live in he Caribbean where the weather gets really humid, so the mix i used is Miracle Gro Cactus Mix, sharp sand, aquarium gravel. Did not measure, just estimated. It retains some moisture but drains fast.

Usually I water every 3 days. Regular tap water.

In plant 2, the stem on the left, i did cut it down as a trial and it is just brown on the inside as if it's dried up and so far no sign of new shoots. So i am sceptical about cutting the others.

If the stem below the dried cut is firm and has old leaf nodes (they like like open smiley faces) I would try to cut it but slant it and like the other new cuts to make more branches I would put Elmers Waterproof wood glue on it. It will seal and help it heal. Leaves out of direct sun for several days so it doesn't sunburn and it heals.

If you decide to recut the brown ended stub to tidy it up as Marica suggests, be careful as its rather close to the graft which is obviously its weakest point...you don't want to snap it off. I have no experience of grafts so have no idea how stable they are, but it just occurred to me that this could be a possibility.

Gill

I would hold the just below where you are going to cut. So it has some support. Make the slant cut with a very sharp blade. If it grows great if not the glue will help the cut heal nicer looking.

That last one looks like it has a boron deficiency!

Dain why do say that? What do you see?

I believe he said it because of the flower formation.

Lovely flowers r1i1a1

Lol and here i was calling it my "white orchid" . What should i use for boron deficiency? A general fertilizer or is there something more specific?

Just make sure your fertilizer has it listed as one of the active ingredients on label of micronutrients.

Rick

Ok thanks

Should i go lower?

I like what you did in cropping. What do you think of the two on the Y the same height? I know several people here crop after they bloom on older plants so they change the shape all the time, I know that cropping can lead to a second bloom so good luck

Marcia, i think that's a great idea looking at it now.

Your cropping is good. Marica idea is not bad.

It soon will be full and beautiful.

Marie

Now you wait till it leafs out Let's for lots sprouts. In your climate it should do great. Don't let to much rain get it.