Multiple Q's - decided to make just one post 8^D - May 9th, 2006 at 03:47 AM
1. I have a purple passion (Gynura aurantiaca) that I think needs fertilizing by now. Exactly what kind should I get for it? I think it's plant info said 8-8-8.
I'm a Lowe's employe & know we carry 8-8-8 in big bags outside, but i'm not sure if this is right or if I need a fertilzer from inside w/ the houseplants.
Really want to get it looking better so I can start snagging steams, would like a few more of these.
2. A fellow employee mentioned clay pots retaining moister & causing fungus/mold inside the pots. Is this true about clay pots? Made me a little nervous as my purple passion I repotted several weeks ago in a clay pot that I had laying around & I bought a clay orchid pot for my new orchid.
3. I've bought 2 african violets & a friend told me they'll need a hormone to bloom again. Is that true??? I used to have an african violet that kept blossoms on it all year round for years.
4. My boston fern doesn't need repotting till it starts looking bad, correct?
It took some searching to find one that wasn't very smushed on one side, but this one looks even all around & doesn't look to have any dead parts.
Thanks for any & all help!
I'm a Lowe's employe & know we carry 8-8-8 in big bags outside, but i'm not sure if this is right or if I need a fertilzer from inside w/ the houseplants.
Really want to get it looking better so I can start snagging steams, would like a few more of these.
2. A fellow employee mentioned clay pots retaining moister & causing fungus/mold inside the pots. Is this true about clay pots? Made me a little nervous as my purple passion I repotted several weeks ago in a clay pot that I had laying around & I bought a clay orchid pot for my new orchid.
3. I've bought 2 african violets & a friend told me they'll need a hormone to bloom again. Is that true??? I used to have an african violet that kept blossoms on it all year round for years.
4. My boston fern doesn't need repotting till it starts looking bad, correct?
It took some searching to find one that wasn't very smushed on one side, but this one looks even all around & doesn't look to have any dead parts.
Thanks for any & all help!