My third attempt to grow Plumeria..today I have decided to give this cutting its first taste of the sunny spring outdoors For sure, I will bring her indoors during night time for the coming days, till we hit at least 50F at night time...keeping fingers crossed!

looks good

If i can give you a piece of advice....that cloth pot is great BUT there is a good chance that in moving that back and forth you could break tiny roots as they develop and you might want to stake it so it dosnt move around. I see you have rocks on top of the rooting medium and that most likely keeping it from moving around but going in and out im afraid your going to have problems with it rooting or in a reasonable amount of time.

how do you like those pots?? i have considered them but still use cheap plastic or clay pots

mike

Thanks Michael It is my first time to use these fabric pots, I saw them on a garden show a week ago.

So far, I like that it really has very good drainage, and I need not puncture holes at the bottom, the fabric is porous enough already. I like that it has handles, so easy to move the pot, and being a black propylene fabric, I hope the color adds enough warmth on the area for the roots without cooking them inside Being a very porous fabric, I am hoping that potential root aeration will be in its favor.

I'd say everything under observation, noting what is good and bad with this type of container. I am trying to test as well how long the structure of this container will last too.

I think all your points are great things and im sure you will like them for those i cant wait for updates about them. It would be great if you had 2 of the same plants and can do a test to see if it would help or hinder growth and durability vrs cost

keep us informed of progress

mike

Yup! Will update as it goes..

Warm weather finally returned this week..and getting warmer as the weekend goes Perfect temps for my plumie cuttings to be basking outdoors

thats great hope it keeps temps up there

mike

Just posting an update of my plumie cuttings. Photos taken today 16May2012

This is the cutting I got from my aunt this New Year:



This is the freebie cutting I got from Hetty:
So far doing good:


There is another freebie cutting but had to get chopped off a bit, got some rotting, so it is much shorter now, but there is still some viable part, so will set it aside and observe a little more.

That second one (the freebie from ME) looks like it might give you an inflo. Just - take it easy.... so far so good!

Thanks Hetty! Yeah, I am doing maximum restraint Giving it the watchful eye yet leaving it alone to do their claw growing stage.

Oh it is SO hard to NOT TOUCH when rooting them but take it from me DON'T TOUCH haha even if you dont water it to much i moved mine a few to many times and i know it twisted small feeder roots right off!!

THEY are looking great just sit back and relax it looks to me like its about to shoot for the sky. I can not believe how some take so long to start a good green tip and all the sudden you have 4-6 leaves!!!

hope you get an info that is the ICING on the cake!!!

mike

When I come over to see them, I keep my hands to my back Well, except when I need to move them to a sunnier side.

Whew! A sudden cooldown today! Very cool and breezy 30 degree drop in temps...luckily I decided to bring in the Plumies, and it is now raining a bit...just when the leaves are still developing..

Just some July updates on my 3rd attempt project...as slow as the leaves form and tries to start unfurling, but much better than previous attempts so far:




My very much shortened cutting seems to have recovered nicely and is also trying to make its leaves:

looking good keep it up!!

My third attempt is still at trying to open the leaves stage Running out of summer for these ones very soon

Tarev, maybe next year get a grafted plant. Instant gratification.

Thanks Hetty Maybe that is the next direction I will take next time. On the good side...it still is alive Still hoping the last few weeks of summer will be helpful to these ones. Btw, the crown of thorns you gave me are fully revived and quite happy, at least something worked

Just sharing my plumie photos...the loooong wait ..still waiting...


And the happy crown of thorns..