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reloadyour9 05-01-2012 10:22 PM

Potting Pups.....
 
Hey everyone,

Have a quick question. Last week I received a California Gold Pup, about 16" Pstem, and put it in a 10 gallon pot. My question is, how long should I keep it in shade for before moving it to full sun. I am in Southern California, 10A. The planting instructions that came with it said I should have it in a warm shady area for about a week. This came from Jeff Earl.

sunfish 05-01-2012 10:42 PM

Re: Potting Pups.....
 
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Originally Posted by reloadyour9 (Post 192849)
Hey everyone,

Have a quick question. Last week I received a California Gold Pup, about 16" Pstem, and put it in a 10 gallon pot. My question is, how long should I keep it in shade for before moving it to full sun. I am in Southern California, 10A. The planting instructions that came with it said I should have it in a warm shady area for about a week. This came from Jeff Earl.

If it was me I would leave it shaded until it starts putting out new growth. :)

reloadyour9 05-01-2012 10:54 PM

Re: Potting Pups.....
 
Thanks, that's what I figured, however was unsure. It does have a new leaf slowly coming up, but it looks to be just the tip, about and inch long, and about twice the thickness of a pier of hair, where as my dwarf Jamaican red is obvious when a new leaf is coming up. Also, how long until I should fertilize with banana fuel?

sunfish 05-01-2012 11:07 PM

Re: Potting Pups.....
 
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Originally Posted by reloadyour9 (Post 192853)
Thanks, that's what I figured, however was unsure. It does have a new leaf slowly coming up, but it looks to be just the tip, about and inch long, and about twice the thickness of a pier of hair, where as my dwarf Jamaican red is obvious when a new leaf is coming up. Also, how long until I should fertilize with banana fuel?

I would wait until it's putting on new growth :)

hotwheels80 05-02-2012 02:10 AM

Re: Potting Pups.....
 
Should new pups be put in pots larger than a one gallon if you are planning for them to be put into the ground?

sunfish 05-02-2012 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hotwheels80 (Post 192875)
Should new pups be put in pots larger than a one gallon if you are planning for them to be put into the ground?

Once a TC pup fills a 1gal. pot it's plenty big to plant in ground

venturabananas 05-02-2012 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sunfish (Post 192851)
If it was me I would leave it shaded until it starts putting out new growth. :)

Ditto. I'd wait until it had put out an entire new leaf. I'm that's not really necessary, but it is playing it safe by ensuring the plant has a good, healthy, functioning root system. Commercial growers don't bother with any of this, from what I can tell. They harvest suckers and plant them straight into the ground and full sun. Of course, they're doing that in the tropics, not So Cal.


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