Plumeria email?
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by jalbertog on November 26, 2004 07:12 AM
I have grown plumeria's for several years. I have grown them both in pots and in the ground. When the temperatures beging to get in the high thirties (do not wait for a freexe), I cut the leves off about a inch from the stems. That way, they do not loose much of their white sap. Eventually they turn brown and fall off. I put them in the greenhouse or any protected area where they do no freeze. You do not have to worry about light as thet go domant during this period. Do not water unless the srtems look like they are shriveling up and then only water lightly. The main thing is to protect them from freezing. When it warms up in the spring, take them out and begon watering.
I would not leave them in the ground and wrap them, especially if the soil tends to stay wet. The one I plant in the ground, I just cut around them and leave a small root ball, I lift them up and put them where they will be protected for the winter. You can put them in a garage or closet if you want, once they drie out. The worse thing you can do in the winter is to keep them wet.
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JAG
I would not leave them in the ground and wrap them, especially if the soil tends to stay wet. The one I plant in the ground, I just cut around them and leave a small root ball, I lift them up and put them where they will be protected for the winter. You can put them in a garage or closet if you want, once they drie out. The worse thing you can do in the winter is to keep them wet.
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JAG
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