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Questions On Gladiolus
... , cut your poinsettia back to the height you want, bring it inside and give it long nights. And yes, lift the glads after a frost has blackened them. Q: What chemical product ...
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Questions On Poinsettia
... season. Cuttings should be about 9-12 inches long. Q: I bought a poinsettia for Christmas 1998 ... height you want, bring it inside and give it long nights. And yes, lift the glads after a frost has ... long? Also, should it be fertilized? (Mayville, N.D.) A. Enclosed is a publication on poinsettia culture, "Poinsettia Care in the Home," (H-906). Basically, the sooner you begin giving it "long nights ...
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... plants - initiate flowers with short days and long nights long day Plants - initiate flowers with long days and short nights day-neutral plants - bloom under either short or long-day conditions In general, most short day ... should have about 16 hours of light and 8 hours of darkness each day. Common long day plants are hibiscus, larkspur and delphinium (del-FIN-ee-um). Flowering plants like light ...
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Questions On Kalanchoe
... such as the kalanchoe tomentosa. The flowering types are naturally long-day (short night) plants and will commonly flower in the ... Minn.) A: I would probably never recommend throwing out a Kalanchoe as long as there was one healthy leaf. The defoliation could have ... day-length factor. When the days become short enough (or the nights long enough), flower buds are initiated and blooming takes place in ...
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Questions On Iris
... a common blossom blight. It doesn't take much for this to get started; cool nights leading to heavy dew that sits for hours on secondary flower buds could cause the ... drop cloths, which could have had a detrimental effect on the flower bud set. As long as the foliage remains healthy, they should be OK in the future. Q: I have ...
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Questions On Tulips
... spring, we had hundreds of beautiful, colorful tulips. I am wondering how long these tulips will live. I would love them to last 10 years, ... A: Congratulations on purchasing a beautiful plant. To get them to last as long as possible, store them in a cool location when you are not ... and giving them as much light as possible. If you can get the nights down to 55F or lower, this would be best. Enjoy! I'd ...
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Questions On Christmas Cactus
... with flowers through May 1. I think withholding water and the cool nights are responsible for the lovely flowers. I water once a week, ... inside in September before any frosts, reduce watering, and cover all night long for more than 12 hours until buds begin to form, then ... this even more confusing!), your flower color could be a chimera. The long and short of all of this, don’t worry. Enjoy your ...
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Questions On Jade Plants
... and then bring them inside well before the arrival of any frosty nights. Q: We have a large, old jade plant with two large trunks ... from the mum family) and is not harmful to the plant, as long as you don’t spray it directly on the plant. The insecticide ... A: It sounds like a mealy bug infestation has been underway for a long time. You can try systemic insecticides that are available at your local ...
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Questions On Arborvitae
... more prolific at producing (think hamsters versus pandas) than others. As long as the plants are maintaining their rich green color and new ... likely hold true for your evergreens. They have been around a long time and are fairly well adapted to our weather crazies (like ... 40 days of stratification with day temperature at 86 F and nights at 68 F. Under these conditions, the germination rate ranges from ...
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Questions On Cottonwood
... ’s conservation department. They are wrapped in some nice packaging. How long will these trees survive in this packaging? What do I need ... that are turning yellow and falling off. The trunk is developing long cracks, especially in the bark but some are deeper. There doesn' ... I sprayed the morning glory again with ivory dish soap, diluted, three nights in a row, as well as the ground area. Still, the ...
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