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Jul 22, 2014 5:08 PM CST
Name: Lyn
Weaverville, California (Zone 8a)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Level 1
Hi Lynn....

>>>>>The first photo does look a bit wet to me.

I thought so, too. It was one of my first mistakes. I potted that one up from a 2" pot and hadn't read about misting transplants at that time and watered it ... ooops ! The good news is that the stuff I used for potting soil drains very, very fast. It is too course.

What soil mix should I do for the 4" potted ones that I am going to pot up ?

I still need to know if I should separate them, which equals messing with the roots or just put them in the larger container with more soil around them and top dress them with stones.

I am not worried about "pretty" right now. I just want to keep things alive until cooler weather.

Re: Dragon's Blood. I know it hasn't gotten enough sunlight. My day temps have been running between 100F to 110F. I didn't dare leave it out in the sun. It would have fried. I've got leaf scorch on some plants that have never had a problem in the garden with their siting, but this year is running about 10 degrees hotter than the norm.

There is another issue with DB. It's been in that pot for a year. I've never fed it. It's the plant I was going to move to the meat trays ... no problem poking holes in them for drainage. I know I can't feed them when I first move them, but how do you feed them and what do you feed them ?

We have a dry thunder storm coming through and I need to get off of the computer.

I'll get back to you later.

Smiles,
Lyn
I'd rather weed than dust ... the weeds stay gone longer.

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