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Kenny I'm soo sorry I didn't see your post about night temps,, I don't know about converting temps of C to F BUT I cover mine if it gets below 45degrees F
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No problemo! I haven't moved them out yet, but we've had 45F nights for the past week. My mom's always saying the time to move everything out is after Victoria Day long weekend (third week of May) si I guess they'll go out then, thanks!
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this is my brug.. Unnamed pink, today. This was 5 weeks agoLooks like we're moving right along! the rest of them are almost as big,, this one gets more sun! :wink: First White datura bloom buds of the year! it will take about 10 days for it open,,,,,,,, I think!!
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Yours looks great......I have one in the basement all winter and got it out. about 3 feet ..Now starting to get leaves again.. I never had one before. But my banana tree is huge. b
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Ohhhhh Dodge You'll Be hooked as soon as you see your first bloom!!
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I hope so...... Where do you have that pretty flower garden if you live in the huge hirise apartment?
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The flower garden is in my back yard,, I live in a house Dodge,, I don't know anyone that lives in a Highrise Apt,, That's too expensive and out of my league,,
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You can't buy brugs here~too cold. I sure enjoy all your pics though.
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The flower garden is in my back yard,, I live in a house Dodge,, I don't know anyone that lives in a Highrise Apt,, That's too expensive and out of my league,, I thought you showed us that photo one nite?? Who did that>........i thought it was you? I was thinking the same....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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cant buy brugs here either,, sure wish I could get a brug, baby,, i love them,, i do have lots of daturas large giant white innoxias, and the mini lefluer lilac daturas, or i can send the priority two day stamp if someone will share with me,, I would be ever so happyto be a new brug mommy,, ive been an expectin one now seems going on forever,, blessings,, Beth
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slugs,,,beer in dishes laid low to ground,, they suck it up crawl into get more and die,, like some drunks,, no offense if you know any, its just the truth,, would love a brug baby if you even have a sprout to spare,, when i was a young medic, i worked at the hospital in new orleans that we set up for the navy, not sure if its still there with teh hurricanes and all,, i knew and had lots of long lost friends from metarie,, lots of friends, it wasnt too far from the place i lived near the hospital.. t/c ,, blessings,, beth:)
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hello i have the datura innoxia giant white, and the mini lefluer lilac seeds,, dont pay 5.00 , i can send you the daturas seeds from mine last fall,, i dont have the yellow or other colors, if you want we can share some of those, but im willing to send you some seeds ,, not a problem,,beth,, just send your addy,,
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Beth, I'm certainly no expert on brugs, but from what I know, they should be trimmed in the fall and that's when cuttings are available
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Hi Beth, I just popped in and noticed your post. So glad to see ya! I just pm'd you. I have a few brug seeds I can spare.
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Thanks for the seeds Kenny. I can now turn my yard from a weedlot with a garden and a few fruit trees into a lush paradise!
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glad you got them Enrique! Did yuo get a few things you were looking for, or were they all sorta ~nah~ seed?
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Hope he doesnt answer the nah part.......
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I got everything I was looking for.
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Kenny, Jessica, Lynne, Cindy, Dodge,any one else??? How are your brugs doing??
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Mine are standing still.As yet//
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I have all of mine outside except four which will be going out tonight. It dipped to 4*C (~40*F?) and I covered two and moved the rest in a 'gravel' bed between our house and the neighbour's (the space is about 5' wide) and they did fine. I haven't planted any in the ground yet but will later tonight. Anyone have any suggesstions as to what looks good with brugs? I know I shouldn't grow tomatoes, or datura because they can host some devastating diseases. I'm assuming I shouldn't grow any other nightshade family plants around them...anyone know? I plan on maybe putting elephant's ears between them or castor beans.
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Good advice about not planting daturas next to tomatoes.I'm going to seperate my brugs from my daturas from my tomatoes.
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anyone have any updates? I'll post some pics later. I put one brug in the leaf mould pile in mostly shade to see how it's going to grow, and the rest in full sun. I've noticed that the ones in shade have been bitten badly by bugs and there are little holes all over the leaves, and the ones in full sun have little to no damage. The charles grimaldi is look pretty yellow but the new growth is all nice lush green. I threw a handful of epsom salts before school one day and when I came home, the plants all looked much greener, so I guess I need more. I also bought some fertilizer sticks (10-30-10) that were meant for tomatoes, but I figured as long as the middle number is high, it will promote flowering. I had a total of 13/14 plants growing inside throughout winter, all from cuttings. I didn't have enough space in the garden and I was only able to plant six. I gave them away, and my parents were telling me to sell them to make a few extra bucks to use during the summer. I would've but it didn't seem right to be selling something that I was given as a gift, so I figured I was spreading the brug bug to other people
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Well I'm glad your sharing them absolutely! better than tossing them! I figured I'd have a bud or two by now BUT nope,, we haven't had hardly any rain,, keeping my fingers crossed here!
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I'm also glad that you were able to share your plants, Kenny! Diane - thought I'd show you one of your brugs today - Charles Grimaldi planted in the pond garden next to the adirondack chair.
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I never had a brugs before, so far I have 2 growing.. All it is , are leaves not as large as that ..........Devil knows what kind......Keep us posted , if yours bloom .Mine sure arent getting excited yet. b
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Here is the other brug that is growing nicely right now in the front corner of the house. It's an Adora.
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Wow
Think I will go out an put epson salts around mine.
Yours is doing good ......My crazy thing was wintered over in my basement.
It was about 4 ft tall at the time.
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I haven't used any epsom salt, Barb. I probably should!
The spots you see on the last one is splattered dirt from all the rain we've been having...
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ok
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remember when you plant in ground they love having the soil admended with compost and rich soil,, lots of feeds and lots of water, they do seem to like full sun,, I have the same problem as Kenny Shaded ones give bugs meals,, full sun look better grow taller and produce more blooms, and Watch for spider mites,!,,
Lynne your look like mine did when I first planted my starts, IF you have fish emulsion water it in they love that too!!! I did and by September they were tall and blooming,,
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Mine are still small, having just been in the ground for just short 4 weeks. My biggest one is about 1.5' In Sun (biggest one) In Shade (another one...has become insect buffet)
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Here is my Unnamed pink it hasn't set buds yet,, last year it was end of Sept before it bloomed and continued untill I had to cut it back in the fall,, My starter of Dr, suess is struggling very hard to stay alive,, He doen't seem to want to grow,, and I want him to soooooooo badly! the rest of the ones that were in ground last year are just as big as the unnamed pink with the exception of Charles Grimaldi,, he is getting bushier but not so tall approx 1/3 the height of the rest of them,, again I think it all has to do with a very dry spring and summer,, and about 4 weeks ago they were all a bugs buffet too Kenny,, I took lemonjoy(1TBLsp and a few shakes of Hotsause put it in a water mister filled with warm water and sprayed the leaves under and over,, you can see in this picture all the new healthy growth at the top,, I removed a lot of the leaves and it seemed to have shot straight up after that,( a hint I got from Cindy) Yep I just removed a damaged large leaf here and there and UP it grew,,
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Cindy, dont feel pregnant ......my brugs is onlyabout 18 inches and full of leaves.When I had it in the house in the winter it was huge???????? What price success??????????
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mine are about 12 inches tall, I think they may need more water than I am giving them
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Mine have been getting there.A few seem to just SIT (pink perfektion& knighttii)Monikia is doing the best.My pics from whats bloomed this year are up on myspace(njoynit)
Happy 4th everyone going to go back to cussing my PC.
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Thought I'd update with pictures of the 2 of mine that are doing the best. They are getting nice and tall with large leaves, but no signs of flower buds yet. Here's the one by the pond that's in front of Jimmy's cannas And the one by the corner of the front of the house - gets morning sun til mid-day. Something has been eating the leaves - don't know what? I just noticed that they really have different leaf edges - not sure which one is which type - didn't look at the tags in that awful heat we had today!
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I'm going to continue in this thread it hasn't reached it's max' yet , and I started this to keep record of this first year after over wintering in ground last fall,, as a refresher This spring mine were growing really well,, until last month ,, I had to cut them back due to a major infestation of spider mites it was aweful, , I destroyed all I cut off and treated the remaining stocks, and everything around them , cleaned up the soil & replenished with compost and nutrients and the leaves have come back,, In this picture you can see where I had cut the branches way back and the new leaves came back very nicely! and finally I have buds. ... this is on the snowcone brug
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