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I have put about 20 yearlings into these pots on the fence never used these pots before the potting mix dont retain water it has been raining for a week.I pulled one out to have a look no sighn of rot but very very damp water dripping out of the soil it is winter night gets down to 10 deg c should i pull them and put them in pots with fresh potting mix or leave them it is 18deg c at the moment at 10.30 am my plants in std pots look fine. a second or third apinion would be good i have never put my plants inside before but i have never used these fence mounted pots .Also i have drilled lots of holes in the bottom before i hung them what do use recon.

this is an old pic but it gives you an idea of the pots

Comments (21)

  • 9 years ago

    Peter - its a great idea, watch the soil doesn't remain too wet for too long, hope the plants are not all Pink lol.

  • 9 years ago

    Its ok, will be lot of root stock, for grafting.

  • 9 years ago
    yeah just gota learn how to do it
  • 9 years ago

    I think flat graft would be the easiest. Join them together, superglue edges, tape around with graft tape and keep humidity high like a small lunch bag over.

    If my grafts grow well, I will send u cuttings. i have about 12 grafts imported from Thailand.

    Got yesterday

    I think the top one, I finally got my Purple one but being first bloom its not intense color.

  • 9 years ago
    no problem I will send you some root stock WA has strict laws don't they
  • 9 years ago

    Yes but they dont know whats in the box unless u declare.

  • 9 years ago

    I prob have only grafts and mr Ko seedlings no rootstock lol

  • 9 years ago
    I will c what I end up with in spring I will give you some cuttings also
  • 9 years ago

    Thats great, we can swap cuttings color we dont have to increase variety.

  • 9 years ago
    no problem
  • 9 years ago

    That second one is stunning, Agartta! Nice ones. ;)

  • 9 years ago

    Hi Peter, thats a lot of adeniums and very neat & nice setup :)

  • 9 years ago
    thanks I probably only use them for summer in winter they don't get enough sun I will put my baby plants in them in spring
  • 9 years ago

    Had big afternoon my wife and i mixed up a wheel barrow of potting mix with charcoal in it as someone suggested & up rooted 40 D/R maybe i should not do it in the middle of winter . i found rot in two plants not in the roots but in little branches on the cortex one i had to operate going to let them dry out overnight then repot tomorrow .

    40 D/R drying out most are pink roots were dripping wet lucky i love growing D/R Agartta did you get some grafts from thailand

  • 9 years ago

    Peter, Please don't take this the wrong way. :)

    You would be crazy to send cuttings/seed/plants by mail into WA to trade with Agartta. The quarantine laws are strict in WA for a reason. There are huge fines of thousands of dollars that both you and Agartta could be faced with paying if caught. All items sent through Australia Post into WA pass through quarantine. Any item not marked as 'plant material' is also subject to X-ray & sniffer dogs that are trained to detect plant material. It is not worth the huge cost of fines, let alone the environmental concerns.

    Agartta, You may or may not be allowed to send cuttings/seeds/plants into NSW to Peter, but you would have to check your quarantine laws first to be sure. It's possible that you're allowed to send plant material out to other states but you're definitely not allowed to receive any without a import permit for interstate importation.

  • 9 years ago

    Ok thank you Rachel very much i really appreciate the advice i will not send any i will not take the risk. what do you think about what I done to my plants its a bit risky i know i will keep the potting mix a bit dry what is your opinion once again thanks for the advice

  • 9 years ago

    Hey Pete, It is a bit risky having to repot now, but if you're careful, you might be good. I see no problem with adding the charcoal to your mix & it looks like you've added perlite. I think I would probably have about half the mix as perlite being you're having to repot in Winter - (so it is a light mix and also so it drys out faster), the charcoal should also help them dry out faster. I would not water the newly potted plants for a while. Give them time to settle back in & when you have a warmer day you could give them a little bit of water. Do what you can to protect them from rain, maybe tie up a tarp to a fence or tree as a temporary cover when it rains. Good luck with your plants and I hope the 'rot monster' stays away. :)

    *Be prepared they will probably drop most of those leaves now. :(

  • 9 years ago
    thanks Rachel what I'm going to do is make up a winter mix I will double the perlite I put 2x20kg bags cactus mix, perlite ,half a block fine coco coir, 1 bag cow manure charcoal in the bottom of the pot I put about 2" of course coco coir it seems to work I have been using this mix for years the only extra thing I have put in this time to try is garden quality charcoal just to give it a go.
  • 9 years ago

    Honestly, I would skip the cow manure & the coco coir this time - both those products will leave your mix too wet for Winter. (Just my opinion)

    I would stick with the cactus mix, perlite & charcoal. (If they were my plants being repotted in Winter that's what I would do. I would even see if I could get a larger perlite size to use. I believe you can get large perlite from hydroponics suppliers.) But it your choice what you think is best. :)

  • 9 years ago
    yeah Rachel I agree with you I will keep that mix for spring.I already have the course perlite I will make up a special mix today with lots of perlite thanks