planthelper Posted October 15, 2013 show if you got a "big" plant in a "small" pot. viridis: 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted October 15, 2013 This right up my alley I will get some pics of a couple of mine if I can pull enough of the foliage back to get a pic of the pots. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sallubrious Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) Is that the way you normally grow them PH ? If I tried to grow them like that they've have to be secured somehow or they'd end up getting blown to the other end of town. It's a fairly common nurseryman's trick to let a plant get rootbound in a small pot and then re-pot it just before flowering is induced or the natural flowering season begins, with the surge of new root growth they flower their tits off. It's normally done with things like Chrysanthemums and Gerberas so they produce a profusion of flowers at the time they're due to be sold. It will be interesting to see how it applies to something like a Psychotria. Edited October 15, 2013 by Sally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted October 15, 2013 damn the leaves look alot like loquats. Nice pics PH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swiper Posted October 15, 2013 Hi planthelper, I am interested to know what size are the pots and how tall are the plants ? Cheers ! Swiper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) when I started off growing plants, I was obsessed with re potting, and always used quite big pots... than my mom showed me that, if you fertilize often, and keep the water up, it's possible to grow big plants in small pots. these day's my back is far too sore, to lift big, heavy pots, and on top, I am lazy at times when it comes to re potting. but the primary reason is that, if you send out plants by mail, the clients prefere, a big plant in a small pot. and yes those big plants in small pots, get blown over by the wind all the time, I probably had to stand up those pots 100 times since I got them, hehehe. but mostly, I put those plants into plastic litter trays, as the crate holds them upright in the wind, and I can bottom soak all the plants in the crate... btw, if you re pot a pot bound plant, either cut with a knife the bottom of the root ball, or just tear the roots between your fingers, this "pruning the roots", will produce better root formation in the new pot, than an un pruned root ball. edit: the round pot is 75mm in diameter and 100mm tall, the plants are between 450 and 500mm tall. Edited October 16, 2013 by planthelper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted October 16, 2013 Probably not quite what you were talking about but I went and took the photos so I will post them any way. These are more of WTF why didn't you just plant them. Furcraea foetida ( Mauritius hemp) This is around 5 feet tall and still in the pot it came in ( well sort of still in the pot) Cant remember the name at the moment but has been in the same spot for over ten years and will have to stay where it is now. A couple of cocos palms Kenta palm again it has been in this spot for around ten years. We are going to build a planter around this as it cant be moved. Cheers Got 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
