Did I kill it?
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by Tonya on September 15, 2006 03:00 AM
by Dixie Angel on September 15, 2006 03:03 AM
Just wondering if the soil is soggy?
Dianna
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Dianna
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by Tonya on September 15, 2006 03:15 AM
Dianna, I started it in water and have been adding a baby food jar of dirt to thw water every week to week and a half. It is VERY soggy, but I was told the best way to get a plant from strictly water to strictly soil is to do it that way or keep the soil very soggy until it can grow "dirt roots".
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by johnCT on September 15, 2006 03:45 AM
Once there's roots, just pot it up into a container with some good mix. That's WAY too much moisture for the plant.
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John - Zone 6
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John - Zone 6
by Triss on September 15, 2006 03:48 AM
I agree Tonya, once it gets a few roots, it will transfer well over to soil. That is how I did mine. That lil guy is ready for his own pot, dryer soil and after a bit, he will grow for you. Just start treating him like a houseplant and I bet he comes around.
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We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.
by Dixie Angel on September 15, 2006 03:49 AM
I agree with John. I think most plants don't like soggy feet...
Dianna
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Dianna
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by Tonya on September 15, 2006 03:52 AM
He has a single root about the diameter of a toothpick, that is probably 4 inches long.....so in soil and water like my other plants?
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by Triss on September 15, 2006 04:00 AM
Yep, that is about when I switched mine over as well.
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by johnCT on September 15, 2006 04:04 AM
Yeah, those really go in water to just get it to root. Once it roots, it's just like any other plant.
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John - Zone 6
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John - Zone 6
by Tonya on September 15, 2006 04:13 AM
Thanks guys! ![[kissies]](im/graemlins/kissies.gif)
BOY do I feel silly!! ![[Embarrassed]](im/redface.gif)
He will be potted up as soon as the kiddos stop running around life monkeys!![[Big Grin]](im/biggrin.gif)
Or at least go to bed!
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BOY do I feel silly!! He will be potted up as soon as the kiddos stop running around life monkeys!
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by weezie13 on September 15, 2006 04:35 AM
Oh yeah, back off of the water...
Whew... once you've got that much soil added,
there's not a need to keep it bogged up...
*if anything, just moist...*
How long have you been adding the soil?
*the time between weaning roots is not that long at all really... the only time you have a huge problem is when the plant has been sitting in water for like years... where you do it more slowly...*
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Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2
http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
Whew... once you've got that much soil added,
there's not a need to keep it bogged up...
*if anything, just moist...*
How long have you been adding the soil?
*the time between weaning roots is not that long at all really... the only time you have a huge problem is when the plant has been sitting in water for like years... where you do it more slowly...*
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Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2
http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
by Tonya on September 15, 2006 05:06 AM
I have only been adding soil for about a month and it wasn't until this past week that it drooped. It is now in some moist, but not soggy soil mixed with a bit of sand. I will let you guys know how it goes....
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