My Poor Avocado Plant.

a reply to: andy06shake

Is that special cacti soil? If not, you want to be really careful with watering the cactus!

a reply to: RAY1990

I'd love to grow a perennial basil, but I never managed so far... It should be possible, but no luck

a reply to: andy06shake

Also don't put pics with family fotos on the net...

a reply to: Terpene

Nope just potting soil as far as I'm aware.

Ive got scores of Cacti small and large, which seem to be doing fine.

Never heard of cacti soil, would it be sandy, or what?








That big one spreading out at all angles is 31 years old which I just realised. LoL

a reply to: Terpene

Thats my little girl when shes about 3 Terpene(17 now), not that I don't take your point.

To be honest I did not realise she was in the image.

a reply to: Terpene

I almost did it this year...

I've managed to winter some chilli plants and cape gooseberries though and I've got about 15 chilli/pepper plants sleeping, hopefully sleeping anyways.

Cactus soil... Andy you'll save a small fortune mixing your own. About 3/3/2 of gravel/course sand, soil, perlite/pumice.

I used aquarium gravel and coco coir with perlite mixed in.

a reply to: andy06shake

I see you've got your cacti under control

a reply to: andy06shake

Each pic I upload even goes trough a metadata remover...

Kind of became a habit posting on forums about activities that aren't legal around my neck of the woods...

Lot's of plant pics I uploaded

They can even get a fingerprint off of high res pics...

a reply to: Terpene

Same here with the Basil, indoors and out!
Rainbows
Jane

Remember that avacadi are very avaricious and tend to observe avuncular relationships while following Avagadro’s tenets. Be particularly adventurous especially now during Advent.

a reply to: arcticshuffle

Will do buddy.

Plus you just taught me two new words.

images need to be downscaled to upload?

First year growing things indoors personally, I got carried away... That's the "quiet" window lol

I tend to grow too much basil but the bees don't mind especially if I don't prune, apparently it'll repel a lot of pests too and it smells awesome on the breeze. That's my excuse for growing 4-5 varieties this year anyways.

Maybe I'll get sick of it

a reply to: RAY1990

My back and front windows are the same mate.

Great display.

a reply to: andy06shake

I'm not a horticulturist but a grower. I noticed a slight nitrogen deficiency with the avocado trees' yellow leaves.
Might I suggest a nutrient, MaxiGro 10-5-14. Like Superthrive, it's magic.

a reply to: lilzazz

Cheers for the suggestion.

I will indeed try something like Superthrive when I repot the plant.

a reply to: andy06shake

What if the problem is nutrient lockout due to ph levels ?
That's grower talk and means that sometimes the medium, or the water have the wrong PH for the plants to absorb certain nutrients. Then plants display signs of nutrient deficiencies, and people start adding nutrients and wonder why the plant gets worse.

Growing in earth gives you some buffer but tapwater always has a ph and usually always comes out the same, if that's not ideal and not changed before watering, your earth's PH will change too, and affect the nutrient uptake.

She does look hungry, so try any fertilizer you deem fit, but go with half the suggested quantity. If you don't see any improvement in the following week, you want to look for other issues before adding mire. You can kill a plant with fertilizers.
In the unlikely scenario where she starts making fruits, you want to think about what you feed her, because you'll end up feeding it to yourself...

a reply to: andy06shake

Don't do what I did with all my cactus plants Andy , I had them outside enjoying the sun last year and took them inside when it got cold , then the fleas started to emerge from the soil

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Finally figured out where they were coming from but it was murder

a reply to: stonerwilliam

That's a shame mate i hope they pulled through.

How are you keeping anyway fella?

All good down your end?

We get flies on ours in the Summer, even indoors i use Provanto to keep them under control.

a reply to: Terpene

Scottish tap water pretty good Terpene.

I don't see any fruit on the horizon to be honest.

Its just decoration really and sentimental to the wean coz we grew her together.

Again cheers for the input.

Ile post pics when I repot the tree.

a reply to: andy06shake


The plants are fine but it was murder figuring out where they were coming from at the time as I put them inside the bath and could not work out where they were originating from.

I have really sensitive skin when it comes to fleas or dust mites and itch like mad at the thought of them and a flea bite stays on my skin for years , I was going crazy spraying the house and washing all the bedding etc and showering me and the dog repeatedly , it cost me a small fortune in light and gas bills


As a wise man once told me if you can't eat them they are weeds