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May 18, 2015 2:55 PM CST
Name: Camille Curd
Pasadena, Texas
My "Indian Name" would be "Happy Wi
Yes, Dr. Dawg- after having zilch luck planting seeds I couldn't believe how many sprouted. We generally put our Plumes in the Garage with a heater but with all the babies, there just wasn't room so I constructed a container on our patio using 6 6x8 sheets of insulation 1 6/8 sheet of plyboard & cinder blocks for the corners & middle & sealed it shut with duct tape. Was able to put 2 layers of plants in it. Surprisingly, it worked just fine though we didn't have many <30 deg days. The Moisture control potting soil only sucks up a minimal amount of water to avoid the over-watering thing & none of the plants have gotten mushy, yellow leaves or anything that would indicate too much water. It's a fairly light soil mix similar to what I used to mix by hand with the perlite. The older I get, if I can get out of work & the plants like it, yeah on that. I've used it for about 3 years now, but I quit giving them the few doses a year of fish emulsion I used to give as what nitrogen is in the soil mix is doing a good job keeping the stalks healthy & the leaves green but not overly bushy. Sigh....I hope I live long enough to see a bloom or two! Can't even give them away because nobody wants Plumerias if they don't bloom!cc

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