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I'm very pleased with how well the campanula varieties on my balcony are doing this year. They're great plants, coming back faithfully every year and putting on a lovely display.
Bernadette |
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WoW! They are beautiful! What varieties are you growing? PV |
The varieties are Campanula Garganica Senior (the taller one in the top right of the photo and only just starting to bloom), Campanula Portenschlagiana (at the front in the photo) and Campanula Poscharskyana (to the right of the Portenschlagiana). Unfortunately I don't know the name of the low one blooming at the top/back of the photo - it had no label when I bought it and I'm no expert on recognising the different types. I used to have a Campanula Carpatica Alba and a Campanula Carpatica Weisse Clips which bloomed beautifully but for some reason unknown to me they died off one autumn and didn't return in the spring. In general I'd say the Campanulas are one of the toughest plants I have and they seem to improve each year. I love that they flower for such a long time. Bernadette |
- Posted by jenny_in_se_pa USDA7 Sunset 32 (My Page) on Thu, May 25, 06 at 10:28
Those are pretty! I keep seeing them at the nurseries but keep saying to myself "Nah....". I don't have any room. LOL I did get some Virginia Bluebells as an early spring bloomer so I'll see how that does. They don't bloom as long as the campanulas and disappear in the heat of summer but I always thought they were a nice little shade plant. I'll see how mine do if I move them to a real shadey spot for summer. |
Beautiful! Can you tell me what sun exposure yours have? I'm Z8 in No. CA. and wonder if your European Z 8 is the same? Do they bloom a long time? |
I was just going to ask the same thing. What exposure for these beauties? |
They're at the back of the balcony so they only get sun for a couple of hours in the morning, however, as far as I know (but I'm no expert) Campanulas do really well in full sun too. They do need regular watering though, and dead-heading if you want to keep them flowering for a long time. The Garganica blooms March-May, the Portenschlagiana late May-August (though last year this one bloomed for the entire summer and well into the winter!), as does the Poscharskyana, Carpatica Alba June-August, Carpatica Weisse Clips June-July. I don't know about the temperatures in your regions but here it doesn't get hotter than about 32C max., but mostly it's around 22-27C in the summer. You'd have to look up on a gardening website in your own area to be sure of the temperatures Campanula can stand. Good luck if you decide on growing them - they are lovely! Bernadette |
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will bury the hope of resuming the dialogue with Tehran and the 5+1
group... A source at the Russian Foreign Ministry said that 'Moscow
simply cannot allow the Iran situation to deteriorate into an open
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nuclear problem. While the Iranian side is trying to further deepen the
divide between world powers by playing on disagreements between them."
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nuclear programme is aimed at least at enabling Tehran to create nuclear
weapons... The real issue facing the world leaders is not what Iran is
really up to but what to do about it...
"The situation is rather bad. Too many players are seeking a war, which
however will not be able to close the Iran nuclear issue. Obama, who has
so far been able to resist pressure from several sides, cannot allow
Iran to de-facto become a nuclear power during his presidency. The
current turmoil is not yet the eve of war. Obama may still be able to
avoid a mistake that may turn out to be more serious than Bush's
invasion of Iraq." (from a commentary piece by Dmitriy Trenin, director
of the Moscow Carnegie Centre)
Rossiyskaya Gazeta (state-owned daily) www.rg.ru - "A report by the IAEA
[International Atomic Energy Agency] has brought the world to the brink
of a new war. Tehran has been actively developing nuclear weapons since
2003 and is, most likely, continuing working in this direction. That is
the main conclusion of the IAEA report published yesterday [9
"The Iranians who literally found themselves driven into a corner are
persistently denying the charges and saying that the agency's report is
'politically motivated'. 'Iran will not move from its course even by an
iota. The Iranians are wise people, they will not create two nuclear
bombs against 20,000 ones that you have,' Iranian leader Mahmud
Ahmadinezhad said. The West, however, is not denying the Iranian
people's wisdom. But it is also hard to forget about Tehran's cunning
which repeatedly broke international agreements." (from an article by
Anna Fedyakina headlined "Irritated by Iran")
Moskovskiy Komsomolets (popular Moscow daily) www.mk.ru - "It happened
many times when in the run-up to the discussion of the 'Iranian problem'
at the UN the situation in the Middle East inevitably deteriorated. It
happened in 2006, when Iran provoked the second Lebanon war via
Hezbollah... A similar situation may evolve in coming days. Not only the
Israeli leadership is now worried by the possible deterioration of the
situation, as a new war will change the situation in the Middle East at
once. Maybe due to these reasons, the head of the Israeli government,
Benjamin Netanyahu, strictly forbade his ministers to discuss and
comment on the IAEA report in public. The Israeli do not need another
war right now...
"According to international military experts, Israel is unlikely to be
able to inflict irreparable damage on the facilities located 1,000 km
from its borders, buried deep underground and scattered along the whole
country. Moreover, Israeli President Shimon Peres said that the great
powers should take responsibility for the future of the world and do
everything possible to prevent the regime aiming at spreading a clerical
revolution from taking possession of nuclear weapons. Israel obviously
does not want to act as a state pulling chestnuts out of the fire."
(from an article by Andrey Yashlavskiy and Aleksandr Rozenzaft headlined
"IAEA drives Iran into a corner")
Vedomosti (business daily published jointly with WSJ &FT)
www.vedomosti.ru - "The IAEA report on the Iranian nuclear programme
which has leaked to the press will be used to impose tougher sanctions
against this country and to use military pressure only in the long
run... Expert from the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations Ivan
Safranchuk believes that the purpose of the leakage at this stage is to
tighten sanctions imposed on Tehran. The military solution of the
Iranian nuclear problem may become the result of a further escalation of
this pressure when it is announced, as was the case with Iraq, that
non-military solutions do not work." (from an article by Polina
Khimiashvili and Aleksey Nikolskiy headlined "Tehran reminded of old
Russian pilots jailed in Tajikistan
Moskovskiy Komsomolets (popular Moscow daily) www.mk.ru - "Qualities
shown by the Tajikistan leader during the incident with the imprisonment
of the Russian pilots allows one to solicit the public for giving
[Emomali] Rahmon another informal title. [Belarusian President]
Alyaksandr Lukashenka of Central Asia that is the name for the ruler
from Dushanbe...
"Dushanbe can attract Moscow's attention only with the help of strong
demarches like the arrest of the pilots. Nobody cares if these unlucky
ones violated the law or not. Tajikistan is the country where the
written laws are treated even more carelessly than in Russia. The
aviators are simply small coins in the big political game or, to put it
even more cynically but precisely, hostages.
"The uproar in Russia over this grotesque verdict only pleases Rahmon.
He is planning to get maximum concessions from Moscow in exchange for
the freedom of the aviators and then to deliver solemnly the speech of
approximately the following content: despite the fact that these people
violated the law of my country, I forgive them! I have always been
Russia's big friend!" [from an article by Mikhail Rostovskiy headlined
"Emomali Rahmon playing Lukashenka's role"]
Kommersant (heavyweight liberal daily) www.kommersant.ru - "For six
months, while the investigation lasted, the Russian embassy in Dushanbe
showed no interest in the case. It was only after Kommersant reported
this story in detail (on 26 October) that Russian diplomats appeared [at
the trial] in Kurgan-Tyube...
"The head of the Central Asia and Kazakhstan department at the CIS
Institute, Andrey Grozin told Kommersant: 'Nobody in Tajikistan expected
that this story would be picked up by the media in Russia and would
become a significant media factor. It was expected that since Moscow had
not made any moves since the spring, these pilots could be quietly and
without any fuss exchanged for some concessions and the confiscated
aircraft could be appropriated.' According to the expert, the Tajik
authorities are trying to find a way out of the situation without losing
face and are therefore playing for time...
"Grozin said: 'The main thing that is worrying Dushanbe now is that this
is not perceived as a show of weakness, and not only inside the country
but also by outside players, in Tashkent, Tehran, Washington, Delhi, and
Beijing.'" (from an article by Aleksandr Reutov headlined "Tajikistan is
covering up verdict")
Eurozone crisis
Vedomosti (business daily published jointly with WSJ &FT)
www.vedomosti.ru - "The economic crisis of the eurozone leads to a
political crisis in the member states. Will it result in a political
reform of the EU itself? The absence of the single finance ministry
despite the single currency and the common central bank is considered to
be one of the EU's birth injuries. Maybe the current voluntary -
compulsory change of governments in the member states under pressure of
a single EU financial policy is the experience which will lead to
greater integration? Or is it simply the diktat of creditors (eurozone
"The later seems to be more probable so far. The complexity of the EU
bureaucratic system is so high that rapid reforms should not be expected
especially during the crisis. In other words, to carry them out, the
bureaucratic system should be broken. And these reforms will not be
supported by the electorate." (from an editorial headlined "Dictatorship
of finances")
PM Putin visits submarine-manufacturing plant
Nezavisimaya Gazeta (heavyweight daily) www.ng.ru - "Yesterday [9
November] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Sevmash machine
building plant in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region. The largest and the
most powerful strategic nuclear submarines of the projects 955 and 955A
of the Borey class are built there... It is clear that the participation
in a ceremony like the signing of a contract to build strategic
submarines is an unusual event, to put it mildly. In the run-up to the
State Duma election and then the presidential polls, in which the
present prime minister and the representative of the ruling party is one
of the candidates for the top post, this event should demonstrate to
both, the domestic electorate and the friends - rivals, the leaders of
the parties allowed to take part in the electoral process, as well as to
the heads of Western countries and other states, including NATO members,
that Vladimir Putin has the nuclear-missile shield in his c! lutches.
And that he has not given up an iota of Russia's national security
interests..." (from an article by Viktor Litovkin headlined "Putin and
missile carriers")
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Justin, Carpetgrass is a common name used for several different kinds of grasses in different areas, some of which are desirable and others that are common weeds. It is hard to know how to reply to your question without knowing exactly which carpetgrass you're referring to. I'll assume you're talking about the fairly broadleaved weedy one common in sandy acidic soils that puts up seedheads similar in appearance to those of crabgrass. Using corn meal as a pre-emergent at the time soil temperatures reach the right range for germination might prevent seeds which germinate in spring from growing (it does not actually prevent germination, but prevents cell growth so that newly germinated seeds cannot grow), but wouldn't hurt existing plants since carpetgrass is a perennial grass. In fact, corn gluten meal also is an organic fertilizer, so while it is keeping the new seeds from sprouting, it also is feeding the existing plants. Corn gluten meal as a pre-emergent is only effective for a few weeks, so you'd have to reapply it as long as soil temps are in the right range for seed germination. Do you know the pH of your soil? I hate to advocate messing with soil pH in a portion of the area if the pH doesn't need to be changed over the larger area for some reason. I think you'd have to raise your soil pH to at least 7.5 in order to kill the carpetgrass, and I assume you'd have to do that during the growing season when the grass is green and actively growing. There are several old folk remedies for removing undesirable weedy carpetgrass plants but I hesitate to suggest any of them, having never tried them here. (Carpetgrass won't grow in my highly alkaline soil.) Some people spray the carpet grass with horticultural vinegar. Others spray it with a saltwater spray because the carpetgrass is not salt-tolerant, while bermuda grass generally is salt-tolerant. Others apply borax (you can use the borax sold in boxes on the laundry detergent/soap aisle). If I was going to try one of those, I'd wait until hot weather because herbicides are most effective in warm to hot temperatures. Also, I'd test a small area first to see if (a) the product I wanted to use was effective at killing the carpet grass, and (b) to see if it also killed the bermuda grass. I'd wait a few days after the test to see how the area responded. If I was happy with how it worked, I'd use it over the entire area where carpetgrass is a problem. As long as there is a low moist end of the yard, you may have continual carpet grass problems since it thrives in low, wet areas. Is is the kind of low spot where you can add some soil to raise the level of that area? That might help since carpetgrass thrives in low areas that hold moisture and stay damp. By the same token, if you could improve the drainage in that area (say, by aeration) so the soil would drain better, that might correct the problem. Fixing the soil is the best long-term solution so that you don't have to deal with the same issue every year. Generally, carpetgrass needs more moisture than bermuda grass needs. So, one way to kill it is to starve it of water by not watering, especially during hot, dry weather. Withholding the water generally will not hurt the bermuda grass which is very drought tolerant, but could kill the carpetgrass. Once it dies, you need to rake it out, scrape it out, etc. and remove it. It is perennial so if you leave any live roots behind, it likely will resprout. Once you get rid of the carpetgrass, work to strengthen and improve your stand of bermuda grass. If not, you'll likely have a recurring problem with carpetgrass year after year. It is one of the few grasses that, with adequate moisture, can outcompete bermuda grass in some conditions. There also are some organic herbicides on the market, but I've never tried any of them on carpetgrass. Good luck, Dawn |
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Quite a few familiar storybook characters are appearing on stage across Long Island this August, including Pinkalicious, Angelina Ballerina, and Blues Clues. Read on for details on these musicals and more kids' shows appearing in theaters this month.
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Black Lips just announced their next album, titled Arabia Mountain. It'll be out this summer, which makes this first video for "Go Out And Get It!" very appropriate. It was filmed during the band's Bruise Cruise, which we mentioned back in August. The trip happened 2/25-28, so this video, filmed on the deck of the ship as well as on the beach, came together pretty quickly. You'll see members of the Vivian Girls partying with the band and a bunch of pretty tattooed girls stealing their instruments. Watch:
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Hammasa Kohistani, famously chosen to be the "English" entry into the Miss World contest last year, has spoken publically about the societal rift between Muslims and British people in England.There are several observations I would like to make over her comments, reprinted below:
"The attitude towards Muslims has got worse over the year. Also the Muslims' attitude to British people has got worse."
She simultaneously wishes to see the osmosis of Muslim Brit's into English society while herself making a distinction between the two. She worries that she was only used as a "sugar coating" to help iron over the tensions between Muslims living in Britain and British caucasians, yet she self-defines as a Muslim and her opinions seem to prioritise her Muslim identity above her English identity, rather than both being of equal importance to her.
"there is this hostility", she says, which comes "mainly from the Government".
She blames Tony Blair for making things worse:
"Tony Blair addressed Muslims in particular [?], telling them that they need to sort out the problem within. That was a huge stereotype [?] of the Islamic community. Even the more moderate Muslims have been stereotyped negatively and feel they have to take actions to prove themselves."
The highlighting is my own. Firstly, why would Tony Blair not address Muslims in particular? What other group should he be addressing on the subject of Muslim terrorists that he has not already addressed? Secondly, how is this a stereotyping? By instructing Muslim leaders to do more to avoid those from within their communities from becoming terrorists or terrorist sympathisers, he is simply speaking logically. If group A has a problem, you are best advised, lest you want to be accused of being patronising, to expect that group's leaders to deal with it. I find no basis for the accusation that his instructions were in any way stereotyping Muslims. Unless she means he was stereotyping Muslims as being Muslims, in which case she has no complaint.
Hammasa feels that Muslims are unfairly treated by the opinions of English people, yet she herself received several thousand death threats from Muslims in the weeks after she accepted the position of Miss England. Several community leaders openly declared her to be betraying Islam. Yet she feels Toby Blair has no place telling those same leaders to do more to curb the problematic few Muslims who are capable of causing such destruction.
"It is not for me to answer how to get people to turn away from terrorism. The politicians don't know what to do and I am just a 19-year-old."
Fortunately she saves herself from sustained criticism by at least admitting the possibility that she doesn't quite know enough to express opinions on this subject. Yet the subtext here is still vitriolic; that the politicians do not know what to do.
Call me racist if you must (I assure you I am not) but is it really, really awful of me to expect Miss. England to be caucasian English and to have spent their childhood living in England and not abroad? That, of course, is another post entirely.
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im sure your not rascist, and many people have the same response to kohistani being chosen to represent england, but if you look around you, you may notice that england cant just be represented by caucasian people, because many people, who live here, lead a very "english" way of life are not white. They have lived in this country for many years if not all their lives, they are proud of their country, and support it in sports etc, they are given british passports.. if they started cheering for other countries say in the world cup, u'd feel they were being ungreatful, yet when they want to represent their country you dont think they should???? thats hypocrisy..im glad not everyone is backwards as you, the worlds changing you have to change with it
Thanks for your comment. I wouldn\'t feel they were being ungreatful if such people started cheering for other countries. Indeed, that you recognise such a situation might exist shows me that you also recognise that such people are not 100% English even if they have lived their life in England. Unless you do not agree that \'Being English\' involves more than the legal paperwork and a matter of circumstance of birth. We\'re not in a courtroom so it\'s not about legalities.
On the other hand, you would not (I suspect) provide such an analogy involving a caucasian English person – as the idea of him not supporting England in the world cup simply wouldn\'t make sense. That it does make sense when referring to British citizens of non British descent (and please be careful to deferentiate between British and English) says a great deal, I think.
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I am wondering if any of you would be able to help me. Please! I could really use some advice on my sick plant. I have a Christmas cactus which has been passed down for generations. Two years ago, I received mine from my wonderful aunt who passed away. In addition to raising my child, my live's work is to keep this cactus alive! The problem is this; My cactus has grown and thrived for two years in my kitchen window. From the minute I brought it home it has been happy. The leaves have been full, and year round I see bright green new baby leaves, growning at the bottom of the older leaves. I know this seems weird, but I water it only once a week, and at the end of that week, if the soil isn't totally dry at the top, I let it go another week w/ out water. Up to this point, no problems! The plant is in a hanging planter about 15" in diameter. It is in a window which gets indirect sunlight all day. (Our neighbors' house blocks any direct sun.) The plant is large, I"m guessing it weighs abut 50lbs. In the past three weeks however, I have noticed that the leaves at the end of the plant, and now, whole branches, are starting to get thin (no water in them?) and drop off. They are no longer plump and filled w/ water. Some of the dying leaves are those which face the window, some are those which do not face the window. In the past week, I gave it more water, but it hasn't seemed to do any good (the leaves are still thin and shrively). Please, please can you offer some suggestions? I really can't let this plant die! Perhaps you might also have some suggestions of anyone else I could also try. I would love a house call from someone -- but I am in Masachusetts. Thank you for any help you can offer! Heidinoel My same-day follow-up posting: Actually, a big branch just came off my cactus (sob, sob). I looked closely at the end that broke off (the opposite end from the tip of the cactus). Under a thin layer of dried leaf/stalk (?) right at the place it broke off -- there is something that looks like white mold climbing up the broken branch (only about 1/2") I'm not positive it's mold, but it set my allergies off big-time so I'm guessing that's what it is. It looks a little like the cocoon a moth makes (very thin and silky). It isn't a cocoon, but that's what it looks like. The bottom of the branch (which broke off) is a little damp. Not soaked, but a little wet. -Heidinoel |
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You may have mealy bug, from being overwatered (you may not be watering all that often, though weekly for a cactus in winter is tooo often, but the soil may also be slooow draining, i.e. peaty potting soil rather than coarse compost of more grit than soil, as well as the plant may be very rootbound, which makes it want lots of water when there's no soil to hold it and the roots begin 'drowning' if they're cactus. You need to find out if it needs a new pot and soil (and maybe a good trim of old woody roots), plus use a mild fungicide to get rid of the fungus. |
Thanks, Lucy. Any specific ideas for a fungicide? (I'm new to all this.) Which soil do you recommend if I need to repot? (Peaty or coarse? Any specifics?) Would it be better to try the fungicide first, see how it goes, and then repot? Or, do it all at once? Yes, the plant has been in it's current pot for ages and ages, so I susect it is very rootbound, though I heard this Christmas cactus like this. So, I'm not sure how to know if I NEED to repot. It's freezing here in New England so I'm hesitant to take the plant outside/to a plant store. -Heidinoel |
shriveled stems indicate too little water, but it sounds as though it is getting plenty. |
Some else I talked w/ today told me that on these cactus, the stems "implode" when there is too much water as wel too little. Has anyone else heard this? Is it true? Very confusing! |
Oops, I meant the LEAVES implode. |
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Hi heidinoel, here is my contribution to your lovely plant. It's a little long but it's already been written and I just copied and pasted (too lazy to edit…sorry…:) I have followed this routine for ages with any Christmas cactus I've had and it works well for me. I hope some of the information below will be useful to you as well... Cultural mistakes are made with this plant starting with its misleading name. When we think of 'cactus' we think of a plant that grows in hot, sandy deserts and is well-adapted to little precipitation in extremely arid environments because of its ability to conserve water in stems, leaves or roots. But the Christmas cactus is a native of humid jungles – a far cry from the Sahara-style wastelands – and would derive more pleasure from the droplets of a shower than the scorching rays of the sun. Since its natural home is a forest, the Christmas cactus has different growing needs than its relatives in the desert. Unlike the sand-lovers, this jungle dweller will require the same watering methods you practice on all other tropical plants you have in your home. This cactus is not quite as drought-tolerant as its desert kin, and although as a succulent it can store a reasonable quantity of water, it will nonetheless go limp if it's excessively moisture-deprived. Keep the soil evenly moist at all times during the growing period and water thoroughly when the top half of the soil feels dry to the touch. Needless to say that the Christmas cactus, which is more of a tropical, requires the same humidity levels (50 – 60 percent) as all the other moisture-loving plants in your home to be comfortable. The length of time between watering depends on your home's environment – temperature, light, humidity, etc. Don't water on a rigid schedule. It is especially important to water carefully while the plant is developing its flower buds. Over-watering can cause the buds to drop off the plant just as they are getting ready to bloom – an incredibly frustrating experience! Likewise, chronic lack of water can also cause buds and flowers in full bloom to drop prematurely. When you water, don't just give your plant little sips; drench it thoroughly to make sure that the entire root system is covered. Water enough to soak the soil (until you see water emerging from the pot's drainage holes). By watering heavily, you are also leaching excess salts that accumulate in the soil and discouraging any dry air pockets from developing. Giving plants measly sips of water can cause large dry pockets in the soil, which can keep the root system from getting a drink at all. Water well, when it's time to water. Make sure to dump the excess from the pot's saucer below. Never leave your plant's pot sitting in water. Allow your plant to dry out appropriately before soaking it again the next time. A well-draining soil is a must for a Christmas cactus, which is very susceptible to rot. Mix your own formula or purchase one specific to succulent plants if you prefer to use commercially-packaged soil. If your plant dries out or wilts frequently, it's probably time to repot into a larger container, although this chore should be limited to the spring season after the flower exhibit is over and the cactus has had its essential rest period. You may choose to also prune your plant when you repot, which will encourage your cactus to branch out. You can remove segments from each stem by pinching them off with your fingers or by using a sharp knife. The sections that you remove can be rooted to produce new plants! After the flowers have faded, allow the plant to have a much-needed rest by minimizing water for about 6 weeks. During this rest period, place your plant – if possible – in a cooler area and don't fret if it loses a few leaves or appears weak. Plants expend a lot of energy in flower development and earn the right to look a little worn-out when the glitzy exhibit is over. After a few weeks of rest, new growth will appear and you can resume regular watering. During the spring and summer seasons keep the soil evenly moist (I know it's a juggling act) and treat your plant like a regular houseplant. When the fall season arrives, give the cactus enough water to keep it from shriveling during the flower bud formation; the soil should barely be moist. Increase water to normal levels while the plant is flowering, again being careful not to over or under water. The next step… Check for insect infestations! It also sounds like you might have mealybug. Is so, you must start treatment right away. These are nasty pests and very difficult to get rid of. Arm yourself and wage war. Rubbing alcohol is one of the most effective treatments for these nasty bugs; it strips their protective waxy coating and dehydrates them, allowing you to easily wipe or rinse them away. If the infestation is minimal, dunk some cotton swabs in rubbing alcohol, dab the insects with it and wash them away with the saturated cotton or under running water. Be merciless. Together with alcohol wipes, use brute force when possible; crush, squish and pulverize them with your fingers, then rinse them away with water or wipe them off with cotton swabs dipped in alcohol. Good luck! |
I would take some cuttings now just as insurance. A 15" pot would be too large for all but a gigantic CC. I water my CC more than you heidinoel. I do let it dry out a bit between winter waterings but I also keep mine cool during this time period. I have never seen a leaf implode. Even if you don't increase the pot size, your CC would no doubt appreciate some fresh soil. I would get this stem dropping issue cleared up before doing it however. The most common cause of this is too dry a soil BTW. Do the leaves wrinkle? If so I would give it more, not less water. You may have mealies as well but I really think theres a watering issue here. I hope you can bring it around, heirloom CCs are a treasure. |
Testing or looking at the top of the potting medium for dryness is not a good method of judging whether or not to water. Since this is pretty much a guessing game based on the little information we can glean from your post, I'd guess that your plant is over-watered. The top of the soil may appear to be dry, but the major part of the soil volume could still be soaked. This would especially be the case if your potting mix is not one that is uniformly coarse textured. Watering at weekly intervals seems excessive for this plant, unless you are giving it tiny sips, as suggested earlier. As mentioned, plants should be drenched thoroughly, and then allowed to dry out. I see nothing in your post that indicates the usefulness of a fungicide. Do a google on mealybugs to see if that's what you have, and if so, go after them with the alcohol sprays. |
rhizo 1, fred_grow, and nature_lover, I can't thaink you all enough for taking the time to help me, in my desperate need! rhizo I haven't seen anything that looks like mealybugs nor did he. So, I think I'll wait on that -- though I was prepared to run right to the drug store for alcohol. The tough part will be, knowing when to begin watering again. I just want to make sure I don't get into a visious cycle of over/underwatering. FRED GROW I AM, at your suggestion, going to take some clippings as soon as my lovely CC starts to mend. I measured my plant again and it's in a 12" pot. Any tips on taking clippings? How would I start them? In soil? Water? I am also going to repot w/ fresh soil, but I also think I should probably wait until the plant is "stablized." Any tips on repotting? Yes, the leaves are wrinkling! Naturelover Thank you, as well. The info. was very helpful. Thank you for taking th time to "harvest" it :-) It is actually reasurring to know I AM watering in the correct manner. Maybe just too much lately. Thank you all again, |
Heidi, Just twist off some healthy looking segments. Lay them aside for about 3 days to let them heal. Stick them in 1/2 perlite and 1/2 potting soil. Mist them daily for a couple weeks and then begin to water conservatively. This time of year it shouldn't take too long. |
Hi again, Thank you! By segments, do you mean one of the "leaves" or a group of "leaves" in between "branches"? Sorry, I'm very new at this. Will they eventually grw roots? If/When this happens, what do you suggest I repot them in (soil-wise)? Should I plant several togther? How big (or small, as I'm learning) should the pot be? Thank you so so much. -Heidinoel |
Xmas cactus don't have leaves. Each 'branch' is a stem composed of numerous little segments or joints. At the end of each segment are the cells that will initiate new root growth. And more stems, down the road. Stem cuttings won't work unless they are nice and healthy. Don't even bother if the stem sections you're trying to propagate are still soft and wrinkled. Each cutting should consist of three or four segments. Don't be tempted to take large cuttings (with a bunch of segments), as that will greatly reduce your success. I actually never let mine dry out for a few days, but I know that others urge that you do so. As long as you use plenty of perlite in your potting medium, rot will not be a problem. Take as many cuttings as you like. I will typically take three from the same plant and insert them (together) in a small clay pot for rooting and growing. These cuttings result in a well-balanced finished plant. Also, I'd strongly suggest that upon sticking the cuttings into your perlite/potting medium that you drench it then and there. Those cuttings will need moisture in the beginning. Again, by adding plenty of perlite, you reduce the chance of rot. (You can even use 100% perlite, which is what I do.) Attached is an image of a cactus stems consisting of about three segments each. |
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Perfect! Thank you so much for the kind hand-holding. I will try taking some cuttings once I see the plant stabilizing. I am assuming I put the cut end into the perlite/potting medium :-) So far, no more segments or branches have dropped off -- but many are still flat. I'm hanging in there and hoping we're over the worst. I will post in another few days to check-in... THANK YOU ALL!!!! Heidinoel |
Did your CC survive? I reached the end of this thread and am dying to know how it all turned out! Ginny |
Hello, hello, I have been very remiss in not writing sooner. Please believe, on almost a daily basis, when I look at my gorgeous, seemingly healthy Christmas cactus, I think about all of you truly wonderful people who took time from your busy days/evening to help me. THANK YOU!! I don't know how else to say it, but because of all your thoughtful, kind, and patient help, my aunt's Christmas cactus survived. It continues to hang (happily, so it seems) in my kitchen window. It is a little thinner after it's harrowing experience, but it seems to be doing pretty well. I still have no idea why it started to die, but it seems to be coming back to life! There are a few new buds and the plant seems healthy and growing stronger. I just really want to say again, belatedly, thank you so much, to all of you who helped me! No words can tell you how much I appreciate your kindness... But, I truly do. I couldn't not have done it with out you all. Thank you!!!! Warmly, heidinoel |
I am glad to hear your plant made it! A few things I would like to say that were not mentioned - one is that when using rubbing alcohol to kill mealies or any bug, be very careful not to get it on the soil, it can kill the plant if it reaches the roots - a very small amount when misting is fine, but you don't want to drench the soil with it. If you plan on spraying heavily, cover the soil with aluminum foil or plastic wrap first. I also had one of my CC's just fall apart on me, whole sections just dropping off - no shriveled leaves, no warning! On closer inspection, I found some rot - this is the one CC I did not repot, and the mix it was in was way too dense and peaty...Out of an 8 inch pot and from what was a nice sized plant, I was only able to save one small rooted section and alot of cuttings, which are now looking pretty good...but no matter how good a plant looks when you get it, repotting into an appropriate mix is a good idea. I use orchid bark, perlite and a small amount of potting soil, about equal parts, a little less of the soil. This is the same mix I use for ALL my plants, except the real cacti and some succulents. |
Yes, Ines. That's what mine did. For no apparent (seemingly) reason, it just started loosing leaves. I don't think it had mealies -- I didn't see anything. But thank you for the tip re: rubbing alcohol, I will be careful. Can you please answer two questions? 1. How did you know/how do I know when it's time to repot? (I sort of thought it was okay for the roots to be bound...) 2. What makes your mixture of orchid bark, etc so good? I'm always curious what else I should/could be doing. Thank you! Heidinoel |
Need to know since all my buds fell off what i can do to get more buds back on her in enough time for christmas.? |
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