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Note on correction


You'll find a fuchsia name "Elfriede Ott" is scratched in a following section. I purchased the plant as Elfriede Ott, but it turned out to be misnamed. Unfortunately, the correct name of it remains unknown.
(Edit: June 12, 2007)

Climate

It's really too warm for February and I'm beginning to concern that the summer temperature may rise at the same rate. This is the very last thing I wish.

February is the month to start repotting fuchsias which have woken from dormancy.

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Fuchsias in February

The photo on the right shows fuchsias in the morning on February 2.

They were brought indoors the previous night, because a temperature below freezing point was forecast.

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Arrival of orders

Rooted cuttings arrived from a nursery on Feb. 6.
From left to right:
  • Elfriede Ott Unknown
  • Whiteknight's Cheeky
  • F.fulgens
The maximum temperature of the day was 18oC.
 
It is important to examine the root conditions.

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Then, I decided to transfer:
  • Unnamed fuchsia to a clay pot of the same size (12 cm),
  • Whiteknight's Cheeky to 9 cm pot (potting down),
  • F. fulgens to 135. cm pot (potting on).
Potting media used were as shown below.
 
  • For unknown fuchsia and F. fulgens : mixture of left + center.
  • For Whiteknight's Cheeky: mixture of right + moss peat.

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Tip/s I keep in mind is/are to:
  • Purchase rooted cuttings in late autumn or early spring so that they can be well established before summer. This allows me to take many cuttings for "insurance" against summer loss.
  • Sieve Kanuma, Hyuga or other granular soils before use to remove fine dust.
Term/s:
  • Zeolite - It is said to be effective to prevent root rot.
  • Kanuma soil - Granular horticultural soil from Kanuma region in Tochigi Prefecture. Acid.
  • Hyuga soil: Porous pumice-like granules from Miyazaki Prefecture. Harder than Kanuma and thus is highly reusable.
  • AmeDAS - Automatic Meteorological Data Acquisition System installed by the Japan Meteorological Agency. A total of 13,000 AmeDASs are installed across Japan (as of January 2007). The measurement data are accessible via the Internet.

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Month
The fuchsia year shows year-round care of my fuchsias, from Dec. 2006 through to Nov. 2007 as an example.
The original articles were written in Japanese language for fuchsia growers in Japan.

Temperature averages in February 2007:
Daily high:12.2oC
Daily low:3.0oC
(Data by Nearest AmeDAS)
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