I'm thinking of potting them in tiny tin pails for wedding favors and I'm wondering the best time to buy for a aug 1st wedding? How fast do they grow
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Like everything about plants, there are so many variables (season, amt of light, feeding),but I would say for your tiny containers, plant no more than a month before the event. That will give the plants time to become established, but not enough to outgrow the container. Love the idea and so will your guests!
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This is the same reason I purchased the succulents! They can take quite a while to root if not planted at the proper time. The end of winter/beginning of spring (i.e. right now) is a great time to begin rooting as they will be happily established by your August wedding! Make sure you follow instructions on how to root cuttings. They need a cool, dark, slightly moist - not wet - environment around the stems to grow. And use rooting hormone to up your chances! Best of luck to you & congratulations!
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mine started rooting within one to two weeks, but the growth rate depends on the species, viney/stem succulents doubled their size in two months, but rosettes were pretty much unchanged.. I recommend buying the rosette only succulent packages for wedding favors just for uniformity, you can get them from $1.50 - $2.00 each (I purchased them before for my friend's wedding).. but imo even a single clipping resting in a clear plastic cup with a layer of substrate looks amazing and the guests can grow them out themselves, just a thought
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Yes definatlythey can establish themselves by then, but the varieties I got were mostly big varieties ask if they can send smaller varieties!
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When we got our plants they were very young. I have repoted them since than. They are fast growers so I'm hopeing that by next spring they will be ready for the yard. Hope this helped.
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My little guys have grown a lot since I got them, only a few months ago. They are healthy and very low maintenance. I just love them. I spoil them, I spray them once every two weeks with the spray I got and soak them when needed. Just don't soak them too long or too much. Good luck with yours!
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Hi, I planted them at the end of August ...they were healthy and have grown about 8 more inches..but it will be next spring before I see how well they do.
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I planted them in potting soil in a huge pot because I have poor soil. If you have a garden with regular garden soil it should do. They need a trellis or anything you can provide to climb on and they do climb a lot. Mine grew fom the trellis into the tree. They start fairly early on to bloom and fruit but I think it depends on the climate you have how early it will be. They bear until frost.
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I have a grey thumb, and my stocks are growing AMAZINGLY! Get a small, regular size plastic planter (~1 GAL) that can drain well, and add potting soil. Dip the bottom tip of the stalk in root hormone, stick in soil, pack soil down... water until water exits holes of pot at the bottom. Place in full sun. I live in Texas heat, and I've kept mine outdoors. I watered mine every 2-3 days when I could see that the soil was dry. When you spot new growth (little budding leaves that look like devil horns), your lil fella is producing roots, and you should prepare to transplant to very large container or garden. Look around on the internet for tips. I found Lucky Bamboo Expert on youTube was helpful, and the info on plumeria.org was invaluable. I'm so proud of my 4 guys, and I'm excited to see them mature. I started mine around July, and they have produced small blooms throughout the summer. Go for it!
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If you have them plant them as soon as possible. You can even plant them in a flower pot with sand and keep them in a cool dark place until you can plant outside
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I agree with jeff. I got two of them less than a year ago. One is flowering right now. I have them potted inside my house.
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It took a couple of weeks before mine even sprouted. It's been about 6 weeks now, and they are still only about 4" in length. They are still green, tho. Guess that's a good sign.
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I have mine in large pots and they are doing well. Out of the soil I'd say about 4', maybe they'll grow another foot or two but I don't expect more than that. At least not in the pots.
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I waited until mine died down in the fall after it flowered and dug some up. Some were big and some little. I had to dig down a bit to get to them. I figure next year they will be bigger. I left most in the ground to grow back. I dug some up in the spring and they were bigger.The ones planted directly in the ground did better than the ones I grew in containers. Hope this helps.
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if you live in the south, probably not too late. it's a really cool summer here and i started mine in may and they're just now getting where they might bloom soon. annual that likes the heat.
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I have brought in for the winter due I got them August. To late to transplant. I have them under grow light .They are about 2ft high now.
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No let them get rooted first after 2 months u can feed them i recommend the liquid miracle grow sometimes the shake and feed doesnt work as well usually on the leaves it will burn them that's what i experienced it's a little more but better results good time planting :-)
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Hi, Jessica! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! I purchased these succulents (and more from Jimz) for an annual garden market fundraiser. We planted groups of 3 succulents in 4 inch terra cotta pots and top-dressed the soil with decorative pebbles from Walmart. If you are using the plants individually, you could use a 2 inch pot. You'll need a cactus/palm/succulent soil mixture for transplanting, regular potting soil is too dense. Good luck and Happy Wedding! Gail
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Hey Christa, I bought mine a year and 1/2 ago and it has been in a pot the entire time. We don't want to plant it in the ground yet because we plan on moving in a couple years.
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Think potatoes/onions. These are tubers and are designed to stay viable and dormant until spring. I'd order them two weeks before last frost and stick them in the ground when you have a chance.