Hydey's Garden Corner - Your Problems Solved With A Smile

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Hydey - to get this thread back On Topic and out of the mitts of trolls like Sneak - I've got a couple of questions:

1. I've got a couple of Dipalandra on the back verandah - the things that climb and flower. Should they be potted up? Or are they happy being pot-bound as some climbers seem to be?

2. When I prune the azaleas out the front - how much? Taking off the deceased blooms? Or further back than that? And, if so, should I take it back to a Y-intersection?

[Hydey]

1. No they are very happy as they are, if you try repotting you cause more harm than good.

2. slow growing plants, so just trim for shape and to prevent them getting too spindly

I was hoping this thread would die

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Originally posted by Hydey
1. No they are very happy as they are, if you try repotting you cause more harm than good.

2. slow growing plants, so just trim for shape and to prevent them getting too spindly

Thanks for that.

I was hoping this thread would die

No you weren't. You know you're doing a public service and a lot of us really appreciate your help. You can call this thread another of your public services - posting that pic of your lovely wife being your first one. A flower amongst the thorns that infest this place is most welcome.

Next question. That dang lemon tree in the pot. I'm going to drill a lot more holes - carefully, I might add - in the bottom of the pot. You reckon it's worth giving that tree another try? Or ditching it and starting again?

[Jon Miller]

It shall never die

it will be the constant thread of apolyton

my question

what is a good houseplant for a guy who knows nothing about plants, rarely opens his windows, and has little window space??

Jon Miller

[Hydey]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
It shall never die

it will be the constant thread of apolyton

my question

what is a good houseplant for a guy who knows nothing about plants, rarely opens his windows, and has little window space??

Jon Miller

A plastic one

[Hydey]

Finbar: forget drilling holes, trash the pot and repot the lemon try in a larger pot, with good quality mix and some citrus food.

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Okay, but what about drainage? Even in a bigger pot? Most pots only have that one little hole in the centre of the base.

[Hydey]

If you get a crappy pot with only a drainage hole in the centre of the base, drill some more around the outside so it drains properly.

or buy a desent pot.

[SuperSneak]

Hydey...thanks for nothing. I fixed my plant all by myself.
You're the crappiest advice columnist I've seen in a long time.
You'd probably be a big hit over here.
"Hydey's Garden: Or, I can't be Assed to help you!"

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Originally posted by Hydey
If you get a crappy pot with only a drainage hole in the centre of the base, drill some more around the outside so it drains properly.

or buy a desent pot.

Mmmm. I've never ever seen a pot with more than one drainage hole. Anyway, the bottom line seems to be to the size of the pot. Bugger. That pot the tree's in is, in fact, bigger than the suggested minimum size for citrus. That's the last time I take any notice of instructions other than Hydey's.

Thanks Hydey!

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Originally posted by SuperSneak
Hydey...thanks for nothing. I fixed my plant all by myself.
You're the crappiest advice columnist I've seen in a long time.
You'd probably be a big hit over here.
"Hydey's Garden: Or, I can't be Assed to help you!"

You haven't noticed the pattern to Hydey's responses? If you can't write a sentence without feeling the urge to hit the Return key, he's not interested in helping you.

That aside, for the benefit of others, exactly how did you fix your plant problem?

[SuperSneak]

Well, the plant just seems to need "ideal" conditions. Like I said, any extreme, be it light, heat, cold, water, etc., makes it look like it is on death's door. It's a "flowering peace lily" but it is pretty finicky.
Now that we are back home and have a fan circulating, it seems happy.
So if you have a wimpy plant, get it in semi-shade, don't overwater, don't let it get too hot or cold, and keep some air flowing.
Jeez...I can't believe I'm developing a relationship with the thing...but sometimes it just gets personal, you know?

[Alexander's Horse]

In your case I suspect plastic plants and flowers are the answer.

[SuperSneak]

Nuh...can't graze on those.