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Potting-on
October is good for potting on young plants, taking softwood cuttings and
seed sowing.
The photo shows young plants grown from softwood cuttings taken in spring.
From left to right:
Machu Picchu (7.5 cm pot)
Gartenmeister Bonstedt (6 cm pot)
Bornemann's Beste (6 cm pot)
Wassernymph (9 cm pot)
From left to right:
Machu Picchu (7.5 cm pot)
Gartenmeister Bonstedt (6 cm pot)
Bornemann's Beste (6 cm pot)
Wassernymph (9 cm pot)
Each plant is transferred to a pot approx. 1.5cm larger.
Taking softwood cutting
I usually take cuttings between late October and early spring.
The photo shows cuttings taken on Oct. 23.
The photo shows cuttings taken on Oct. 23.
Sowing seeds
The seeds (Gartenmeister Bonstedt x Wassernymph) shown on the right are
sown on Oct. 13 and germinated on Oct. 21.
Germinated seeds can be picked up by tweezers and transferred to small
pots.
The seedlings will bloom in the next autumn.
The seedlings will bloom in the next autumn.
Heat-tolerance test of Angel's Earring
Angel's Earring (Oct. 8)
Both Dual Pearl (left) and Pink Opal (right) managed to survive this summer.
They've been exposed to very high outdoor temperature throughout the summer.
Both Dual Pearl (left) and Pink Opal (right) managed to survive this summer.
They've been exposed to very high outdoor temperature throughout the summer.
Tip/s I keep in mind is/are to:
- Feed regularly in October to encourage healthy growth.
- Pinch less self-branching fuchsias as many times as possible to make the plants full, and laden with flowers in the next spring.
- Compost - Typical Japanese potting compost consists of base soil and organic matter. The base soil may be Akadama, Kanuma, or loam, and the organic matter may be leaf mould, composted bark, or moss peat. To improve drainage and aeration, perlite, expanded vermiculite, pumice or the like may be added. Used compost is often re-utilized for potting plants again. For this purpose, different materials to revitalize the degraded used compost are commercially available.
- 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.
October - 1Month
- December (2006)
- January (2007)
- February - 1
- February - 2
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October - 1
- October - 2
- November
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 October 2007:
Daily high:23.7oC
Daily low:15.0oC
(Data by Nearest AmeDAS)
The original articles were written in Japanese language for fuchsia growers in Japan.
Temperature averages in October 2007:
Daily high:23.7oC
Daily low:15.0oC
(Data by Nearest AmeDAS)
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