Re: Jim-Plumeria

Mine just started to bloom.  It's beautiful.
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "andreah" <andreah@hargray.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:17 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Jim-Plumeria



Fabulous! Thanks a bunch.
A


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf 
Of james singer
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:59 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jim-Plumeria

I used to prune mine [I had three or four] whenever their growth began
to annoy me. Yes, they can get quite unruly as they get older and
larger. I doubt it will send the plant into dormancy. The first thing
I would do with the cuttings is stop the bleeding--they bleed like
crazy. You can use almost any fine material, like peat moss, for that;
I used RooTone because it has a fungicide in it. Then, like a cactus
cutting, I'd just let them rest in the shade for a week or so until
the cut heals. Then I'd pot them up. They'll root pretty quickly. You
can also store them in a cool place--one of the vegetable drawers in
the fridge or in a bucket of sawdust in the garage--for a long time;
just keep them dry so they don't rot. The ones that you see for sale
at flower shows have been dipped in some kind of water-soluble wax,
probably the same stuff they treat supermarket apples with. They seem
to last forever.

On Sep 30, 2009, at 6:58 AM, andreah wrote:


Jim-can I prune my Plumeria now? It is out of control. Will that
send it
into dormancy? And if I do, what should I do with the cuttings since
it's
warm here for several more months?

THANKS!
A

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Willamette Valley

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