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Aug 9, 2013 9:47 AM CST
Name: Michele Roth
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purpleinopp said:.... I have a lot better luck sticking cuttings in existing pots vs. new pots with no existing roots to dry the soil regularly.


This is a very helpful tip! Thumbs up It makes perfect sense!

Thanks!




purpleinopp said:

These were better last year, when July actually had some sun!
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Heh-heh...I've Plectranthus barbatus seedlings, Japanese morning glories and Silene armeria in a tub exactly like yours! Big Grin


purpleinopp said:
What else are people saving? Enable, enable...

I've overwintered tropical Plumbago in the crawlspace under the house. Sadly, I set it out and forgot about it in our horribly droughty spring last year and lost it.
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