Re: bouganvillea on wall
- Subject: Re: bouganvillea on wall
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- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:11:16 +0100
Hi,
We have a lovely bougainvillaea (maybe 20 years old) growing up along
side
of house and along upper terrace railings - it is certainly very
beautiful in full flower for about 9 months of year but low maintenance
it is not. Even without Summer water, we have to prune regularly to
keep terrace clear but obviously there are now many less vigorous
varieties available which would require yearly pruning. We have no rats
nor pigeons in the vine, the rats prefer the carob tree and the pigeons
prefer the neighbour's garden.
I have a different problem - a pot bound bougainvillaea, only 2 feet
tall,
maybe 10 to 15 years old. Anyway I noticed the pot wasn't draining over
the Winter and decided to repot. After a real good soak, got the bougie
out of its pot, to find the latter half of the rootball rock hard and
completely dry. I now have the root ball soaking in a container of
water but how do I improve the soil around the roots? I under that
bougies do not like their roots disturbed. If I try to break up this
root
ball (gently!), will I do more damage than good? Any advice
appreciated.
Maria
Costa Blanca
