Re: Hib Help? Dave..are you there?

Hey Pam

On any branch you want to keep you can count up three leaf nodes and cut just above the leaf node or anywhere above that. Shape it the way you want it but always cut at a bias and never through the node. Hibiscus bloom on new growth so the more you prune the more branches you ultimately have meaning the more flowers you will get. But remember that when you cut a branch you won't see flowers on that branch for a couple of months so if you bring your plants in for the winter that's a good time to cut. Or you can cut one branch at a time and allow the others to continue to bloom. Once the new branches are in and budding cut another branch.

Pam, what are the numbers on the Maxi you are using? They have a few formulations. That stuff is popular in our area. What are the micro-nutrients? Does it list them?

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hib Help? Dave..are you there?


David - I have been giving mine greensand and kelp (Maxicrop).
Nothing stronger and it seems to like it very much.  Would be
interested to hear the pruning tips though, mine's getting a tad
leggy.
TIA

On 7/10/05, David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net> wrote:
Hi Ceres

That sounds like tip die-off. When you lose your leaves from the top down
look at the wood. Is it discolored or spongy? It's a fungus and you need
to cut that off low enough until you get green wood. I get that in the
winter when we have the majority of the rain and it's cool. For me it's the
same fungus as what you might find in a refrigerator...botritis. (sp) The
sooner you cut that off and can keep the newly cut ends from staying wet the
better off you will be. It can eventually kill off your plant.

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message -----
From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hib Help? Dave..are you there?


> In a message dated 7/10/05 5:08:09 PM, dfranzma@pacbell.net writes:
>
> << We'll talk about pruning sometime in the near future as that is
>
> important to making more branches which will give you more flowers. > Also,
>
> we need to talk about what to do so that you don't loose your leaves
> during
>
> the change of seasons. What are you feeding with and how much sun is > it
>
> getting? >>
>
> David, I need this infor also. I lost my leaves on my H std this > spring
> after taking it outdoors and now I have foliage on the trunk and new at
> the soil
> line but none on the top branches. Guess I need to cut the top off?
> Ceres
>
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