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Plumeria

Hi all.....and Tsuh Yang, especially.....I guess I was unthinking when
replying to the pumeria question, not realizing that some may not have
WWW access.  The following is a generalized schedule for my plumerias
which is working like gangbusters this year.

In March I took them out of dormancy and fed them with Schultz's new
stuff...Bloom Plus [10-60-10] AND A TBL. of special time release
Plumeria food purchased from The Plumeria People in Texas.  At the end
of March & April I give them a little Epsom Salts.  Thereafter, I feed
once a week with Shultz Bloom Plus and once a month with the special
time release stuff.  This is all done while inside, because I live in
Ct. but they are put in a very sunny location.  As soon as temps remain
above 50 at night, I'll move them outside, sunning carefully till they
can take full sun.  Plumerias are heavy feeders and thirsty.  Never,
never let them dry out, but they don't like wet feet.  I used to make
the wet feet mistake....but now, I always put marble chips in the bottom
of every pot for good drainage, and once a week, I let them sit for a
couple of hours in a bucket of the Bloom Plus to make sure that all the
root ball gets soaked........then I remove the pot and let it drain.  

I stop feeding about the first of Sept. and then let the plant go
dormant in October.  I defoliate the plant and store it pot and all in a
back hall, and seldom, if ever water till the cycle starts again in Feb.
or March, depending on the weather and the sun.

This regime is generally the ways of the Plumeria Society, except that
they are in Texas, and I'm in Ct., so there are a few deviations.  But
since finding that site, I'm so proud of my "trees" that I'm about to
bust my britches!!  I've been trying to raise these plants since 1988
and never had luck, (they always reminded me of avocado trees) but now,
I'm following their rules for the second year, and my plants are in
great shape and almost ready for blooms.  They're bushy, healthy and
decidedly ready for flowers.  

I hope this helps and stay tuned.........I figure I must be getting
better, because this is also the first year I've gotten a gardenia to
bloom.  Right now, my gardenia has at least 16 flowers on it, and more
coming out almost every day.  The perfume throughout my house is heady! 
Wow!  Some years it really is great to be a gardener, isn't it?

Bobbi
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