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Post by madonplants on Sept 13, 2007 21:48:55 GMT 1
Bought one of these and it seems to be in ordinary compost. I want to re pot it, so what compost SHOULD I use?  Keith |
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Post by sweetleaf on Sept 13, 2007 21:51:48 GMT 1
Ordinary compost is fine Keith but it should have grit mixed in with it, to help the drainage. |
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Post by madonplants on Sept 13, 2007 21:54:02 GMT 1
Ordinary compost is fine Keith but it should have grit mixed in with it, to help the drainage. Thanks SL. I thought it should have a sort of cactus compost, but can't see any grit in it. Keith |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 14, 2007 11:52:16 GMT 1
Which variety Keith? Is it the black one? Aeoniums are winter growers so water right through the year. If it is the black one they will tend to green up in the winter.
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Post by madonplants on Sept 14, 2007 14:34:57 GMT 1
Which variety Keith? Is it the black one? Aeoniums are winter growers so water right through the year. If it is the black one they will tend to green up in the winter. Blackcap, Mick. It's only a small one, but thought I would give one a go, after seeing them on GW. At least I think it was GW!!  It didn't have a care label on it, so any advice will be gratefully received!! Keith |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 17, 2007 8:33:53 GMT 1
Easy to look after Keith. Give it plenty of light and water when it's dry but don't water again until it dries out. Couldn't be easier.
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Post by madonplants on Sept 17, 2007 11:59:03 GMT 1
Easy to look after Keith. Give it plenty of light and water when it's dry but don't water again until it dries out. Couldn't be easier. Cheers Mick. Can it go outside in the summer, like the person on the programme I watched, did with theirs? Keith |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 17, 2007 12:54:07 GMT 1
Oh yes. It's used quite a lot as a centre piece of planting once it gts to a decent size. Kew use them a lot. A nice display is to use a white pot , plant the Aeonium in the centre then underplant with Ophiopogon, the bck grass.
Has to come in for winter though as not hardy - Aeoniums come from the Canary Islands.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 17, 2007 12:55:02 GMT 1
Black grass not bck grass.......
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Post by madonplants on Sept 17, 2007 21:57:47 GMT 1
Oh yes. It's used quite a lot as a centre piece of planting once it gts to a decent size. Kew use them a lot. A nice display is to use a white pot , plant the Aeonium in the centre then underplant with Ophiopogon, the bck grass. Has to come in for winter though as not hardy - Aeoniums come from the Canary Islands. I'll think about that, my one is still quite small, but it will grow. How fast do they grow actually? Sorry have to stop asking questions, don't I? Keith |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 18, 2007 13:10:25 GMT 1
Not at all Keith. I don't get that many questions.
You'll need about 3 years to start getting it to a decent size. You'll be surprised how much water it needs in winter though. The leaves flag when it gets dry.
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Post by madonplants on Sept 18, 2007 13:15:07 GMT 1
Thanks Mick.
Keith
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 17, 2007 15:09:01 GMT 1
Keith is it a single head or multi headed?
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 5, 2008 18:09:59 GMT 1
I'll reply to myself.
If it is single headed cut off the head and root it up. It will then produce a number of heads.
In summer these will turn black (assuming it's the "Zwartkop" variety).
When big enough you can do a lovely unusual container of black plants using this as the centrepiece. Get a white container and underplan with Ophiopogon and that black pansy (Bowles black?).
Something also tells me there's a black and white Nemesia out there.
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Post by madonplants on Feb 5, 2008 19:03:45 GMT 1
I'll reply to myself. If it is single headed cut off the head and root it up. It will then produce a number of heads. In summer these will turn black (assuming it's the "Zwartkop" variety). When big enough you can do a lovely unusual container of black plants using this as the centrepiece. Get a white container and underplan with Ophiopogon and that black pansy (Bowles black?). Something also tells me there's a black and white Nemesia out there. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, Mick, I missed this!  It's a single head, so I can cut the head off, can I? When you say root it up, I presume you mean pot it on?  Again, sorry I missed this! Thanks Keith |
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 6, 2008 9:49:21 GMT 1
I'll reply to myself. If it is single headed cut off the head and root it up. It will then produce a number of heads. In summer these will turn black (assuming it's the "Zwartkop" variety). When big enough you can do a lovely unusual container of black plants using this as the centrepiece. Get a white container and underplan with Ophiopogon and that black pansy (Bowles black?). Something also tells me there's a black and white Nemesia out there. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, Mick, I missed this! It's a single head, so I can cut the head off, can I? When you say root it up, I presume you mean pot it on? Again, sorry I missed this! Thanks Keith No problem Keith. If you cut the head off you will have to root it up before potting on. The stump will send out a number of branches then. I may not have explained it very well - sorry. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 6, 2008 13:42:16 GMT 1
Keith, just stand the head in an empty flower pot and it will send out roots. Then you can pot it up.
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Post by madonplants on Sept 19, 2008 17:16:10 GMT 1
Keith, just stand the head in an empty flower pot and it will send out roots. Then you can pot it up. Forgot to say, Mick. It got a sore head, while you were on holiday. Footballs and gardens don't go together, sometimes!!  Anyway, as I hadn't chopped the top off before (wasn't brave enough, sorry!) I allowed the two pieces (I chopped it in two, so I had two chances of success) to callous over and then potted them into gritty compost and kept them well watered. Maybe I should take some piccies later, but was that OK or not? The 'stump' that was potted up, is producing little 'bits' around the edge, so looks like it is surviving. How long will it be, before they have good roots? As it was a clean break at the base of the plant, I left the 'pot' outside to see if it will do anything, but no sign yet. Is that a goner, or is their still hope? The madness about it all is that, I had placed the pot outside, not where it was going to go, was going to do that at the weekend and that was Wednesday. It got decapitated on the Friday! Stephen did tell me straight away and he did feel quite bad about it! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 19, 2008 17:21:45 GMT 1
I think there is still hope Keith.
This is the start of their growing season so cuttings send out roots now and plants grow like mad. You've done the right thing.
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Post by madonplants on Sept 19, 2008 17:35:12 GMT 1
I think there is still hope Keith. This is the start of their growing season so cuttings send out roots now and plants grow like mad. You've done the right thing. Thanks Mick. Here is the stump 'bits', the other one looks just like the top, how it was before, just lower down. Should I allow all the 'bits' to grow or thin them out?  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 22, 2008 9:32:54 GMT 1
Let them grow Keith. The bushier the plant, the better it will look.
In any event it will thin them out itself. Not all will actually grow. Make sure you water and feed it through the winter.
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Post by madonplants on Sept 22, 2008 10:39:11 GMT 1
Let them grow Keith. The bushier the plant, the better it will look. In any event it will thin them out itself. Not all will actually grow. Make sure you water and feed it through the winter. Will do. How often should I feed? |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 22, 2008 13:14:16 GMT 1
I feed quarter strength tomato food at every watering.
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