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Grown in Besser Bricks

I remember a while back that someone on here was going to experiment growing seedlings in Besser bricks instead of pots. I bought these off a lady yesterday who did just that. The plants are approximately 18 months old. She planted about 4 plants per hole and the bricks were double stacked. She did have some rot issues due to the bricks sitting on cement so the water didn't drain as well when we had heavy rain. They look like large turnips to me but I couldn't resist buying some. She had over 100 plants and I bought 24 as I couldn't resist the uniqueness of them. My problem now is how to grow them as its hard to find a long, thin pot haha.

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  • 10 years ago

    Here's some that I have already repotted

  • 10 years ago

    Those look a lot more interesting potted. :-)

  • 10 years ago

    Will you have to cover or protect the newly exposed root from excess sunlight or are you covering shading them from the sun.

    Rick

  • 10 years ago

    Where they are is in a semi shaded area so they should be right. And we are at the end of winter here so the sun hasn't been as harsh. And the fact that it's overcast for the next few days will help too.

  • 10 years ago

    They do look better potted Marica, I am yet to decide if I like the long look or not. I bought them as root stock originally to graft on and sell. Will see how they settle before I decide on keeping any.

  • 10 years ago

    I love it Christine, she looks like a ballerina!

  • 10 years ago

    They look very unique. Love them.


  • 10 years ago

    Now you have lots to play with and shape the branches the way you like them. Have fun watching them come alive.

  • 10 years ago

    Interesting shapes and very healthy plants Christine. Congratulations on your additions.

    Are they all different or of one stock ? What I mean to ask is, would they have different colored flowers, as and when they flower?.Did the seller provide you any info on that?

    In any case even of they are all the same you now have so many to try some grafting on some.

  • 10 years ago

    Nice! You can put a pair of Daisy Dukes on that one!

  • 10 years ago

    Love that ballerina too! They look so different when potted up as Marica has also noticed. I honestly thought no, I really didn't like those when they were lying their bare rooted. However, that's an amazing transformation now they're in their pots, there's some lovely shapes. Please do show us the rest when you've finished potting them. Nice finds.

    Gill

  • 10 years ago

    I was the same Gill. I nearly didn't buy any as they were so weird looking but she offered them to me for $1 each so I thought why not. I have thrown 3 in the bin so far as they had more rot damage than I first thought and had to cut back too far and didnt like the look after cutting back. I have another 9 or so drying out from more minor damage so will post more photos when I repot them.

  • 10 years ago

    How interesting! These are definitely different Christine. I do like the look of the ballerina. Keep us posted on their progress.

    Tracy

  • 10 years ago

    Beginning of Spring so you have lots of time to decide and play

  • 10 years ago

    Potted a few more today, still think some of them are weird looking.

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    1AUD each, that's 58pence in my money, stop that plane, I'm on my way with an empty suitcase! Hopefully I'll be back over to my fav country and my other family later this year or early 2017, fingers crossed.

    Crikey, there's some strange things going on with those caudexes....in the penultimate pic, either side of the 10.60$ pot, what's the one in the tall red pot all about!?!? Then there's a very shapely lady one at the very front in the brown pot, she's very curvy! Lol. They made me smile :-))

    Gill

  • 10 years ago

    Haha Gill, I love it!!

  • 10 years ago

    I would prune them for more branching. Sell what you don't want for more then you paid for. I just sold a tree I got back in April for 3x the money on Ebay. Then get tree's or seeds you want.

    People like odd shapes. They just may not be to your liking or they will grow on you.

  • 10 years ago

    Haha Gill. Yes that tall one in the red pot wasn't supposed to look like that. I was meant to wrap the thin root around the caudex but forgot to do it when I potted it. Now it looks like a well endowed fellow. I will be fixing that up in the next few days.

    Marica, I am letting them settle and then I will be using them for root stock to graft on.

  • 10 years ago

    Nooooooo, don't cut it off! It will make a nice companion for that lady plant!

    Gill

  • 10 years ago

    I'm with you there Gill - LOL hilarious entertainment from these plants. Nudie Rudie selection. :-)

    Looking great Christine.

  • 10 years ago
    I say leave the jumbo um ROOT in place. Pure entertainment Christine!
    Tracy
  • 10 years ago

    ok. I have been out voted. I will leave it the way it is. Might have to plant them together and they can be a couple.

  • 10 years ago

    Whatever you will or won't do with them Christine, I think they are wonderful!

  • 10 years ago

    ha ha....first time seeing them. Very funny, but different looking adenium.

    Marie

  • 10 years ago

    Update on my plants. I have repotted my Mr and Mrs together, as they truly are soul mates haha. I think they make the perfect couple. I have filled half the pot with styrofoam so hopefully that should help with drainage as I don't like using such deep pots.

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  • 10 years ago

    OMG I'm crying!!!! This is too much LOLOL

  • 10 years ago

    What a lovely couple! ;)

  • 10 years ago

    Pergect couple, I'm sure they will have a lot of fun together :-)

  • 10 years ago

    Clearly, she ADORES him! See how she's leaning in?

  • 10 years ago

    Haha, I'm glad everyone is enjoying them as much as I am. I giggle everytime I look at them but they are such a cute couple. I have finally decided what flower I'm going to graft on them when they settle a bit. Black for the Mr and red for the Mrs....

  • 10 years ago

    Hahaha! And I thought mine is awkward !

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    Oh for goodness sake! This gets better/worse every time I read this thread! Lol!

    Thanks Christine for buying these plants in the first place and sorry we have turned your post into a top shelf magazine for Adeniums!!

    At least we are all seeing the funny side of things, and everything is taken in good spirit :-)

    Gill

  • 10 years ago

    Elena, that pole dancer needs a pole to dance on.

    Christine, HE needs a urinal lol

    Great plants!

    Pagan

  • 10 years ago

    Oh I so agree Gill, this just gets better and better.

    Elena, yours is awesome, looks to me like he/she is picking it's bum.

    Pagan, every time I look at "Mr" I can't decide if he is peeing or very well endowed. Will be interesting to see in the coming months if that part will thicken up..........oh I have to stop, this is getting worse.

  • 10 years ago

    Those plants make me laugh!!! Like that thread! I hope that you keep on posting the changes ^^

  • 10 years ago

    Christine it is so awesome! I love them together. Can't wait to see them both in bloom.

    Tracy