tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post8028735920924981248..comments2024-02-28T20:18:59.814-08:00Comments on A Gardeners Blog: How do I fertilize Bouvardia plants?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027837471947627268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post-82771907643429551962016-09-14T18:14:04.607-07:002016-09-14T18:14:04.607-07:00Great, thanks!Great, thanks!Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post-19094954701550649902016-09-14T14:35:53.561-07:002016-09-14T14:35:53.561-07:00Not quite to the ground but down to 6", leavi...Not quite to the ground but down to 6", leaving 3-4 pairs of buds on each stem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027837471947627268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post-39878840981531939702016-09-14T03:47:12.641-07:002016-09-14T03:47:12.641-07:00Yes they would go dormant in our dry cool season s...Yes they would go dormant in our dry cool season so I should avoid watering I suppose. Do I cut back 'hard" to the ground....? Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post-16886101525365200782016-09-13T22:39:32.228-07:002016-09-13T22:39:32.228-07:00HK, Brisbane, all the same to me :)
In Melbourne t...HK, Brisbane, all the same to me :)<br />In Melbourne they almost go completely dormant over winter so we cut them back hard. They will get a bit stringy if not cut back but I can't imagine what time of year would be best for you. Wheneve they have the fewest flowers, cut hard, they grow back vigourously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027837471947627268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post-91564727712892806702016-09-13T21:45:49.393-07:002016-09-13T21:45:49.393-07:00Thanks Peter! I bought one on impulse (often turn ...Thanks Peter! I bought one on impulse (often turn out the best purchases I do plant wise) a sort of pinky raspberry ice cream colour, import from Holland where they use them as indoor pot plants. I never knew what it was but I stuck it in the garden in a shady corner and it thrived, with as you say sun in the morning. Pure fluke. Now I know for sure I'm more confident trying some more. I was going to try full sun. Thanks it would've fried. Do you know more or less how large and woody these things become or is it something to tuck into a gap in a border? Im not actually in Brisbane just used it as a zone because its quite close to our growing conditions in HK. They remind me of Pentas but with more substance.Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post-87597095316758904442016-09-12T15:13:24.580-07:002016-09-12T15:13:24.580-07:00Ideally dappled shade or morning sun only. Our pot...Ideally dappled shade or morning sun only. Our potting mix is slightly acid and I don't have any specific fertiliser recommendation other than balancing Nitrogen & Potassium. <br /><br />I have no experience of gardening in Brisbane but I'm confident your climate is better suited to Bouvardia than Melbourne's :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027837471947627268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784128831014109638.post-55804240702948869592016-09-12T04:06:37.369-07:002016-09-12T04:06:37.369-07:00So sun or shade? What kind of fertiliser, any type...So sun or shade? What kind of fertiliser, any type of soil, acidic.....would they do well in Brisbane?Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.com