tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post7979336703516476647..comments2023-08-21T15:49:17.685-07:00Comments on In Lee's Garden Now: Holly Needs SexLee Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-9833278645562947792014-01-10T08:38:47.309-08:002014-01-10T08:38:47.309-08:00Lee, to me the production of lanky shoots indicate...Lee, to me the production of lanky shoots indicates that the plant has plenty of potassium, and wants to intercept more light. So, starve it on potassium, give it some phosphorous, and blast it with short-day illumination. I presume you have facilities for that....Stanton de Rielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854892968543878333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-26725575956311911022014-01-05T17:53:28.358-08:002014-01-05T17:53:28.358-08:00I like the logic with the J's.I like the logic with the J's.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-38312838552571873832014-01-05T11:17:20.145-08:002014-01-05T11:17:20.145-08:00Once, my Jade plant bloomed but it never has again...Once, my Jade plant bloomed but it never has again. I think it bloomed because we moved and, shamelessly, had to rent a separate truck for all my plants. I think the two-three day trip in the dark truck coaxed the Jade to bloom. Perhaps a dark closet for a few days? Jade - Jasmine. Well, they both begin with the letter "J," anyway. I would try anything for blooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-6159338825751216872014-01-02T07:23:08.936-08:002014-01-02T07:23:08.936-08:00Thanks for the tips. But I've done all that: c...Thanks for the tips. But I've done all that: cutting back, outside in summer, inside in fall to cool, bright conditions (some years my house, some years my greenhouse).Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-17134265667658200512014-01-02T07:08:54.605-08:002014-01-02T07:08:54.605-08:00Jasmine: I've had two hanging plants for more...Jasmine: I've had two hanging plants for more than a dozen years. The secrets to lots of blooms, I believe are two: first prune back hard in late spring or early summer, cutting out most of the old foliage. Then it goes outside for the summer, ideally into the greenhouse. I bring it into the house around Labor Day (I'm in zone 3), and hang it in a room that is cool but bright all fall; drops into the upper 50's at night. Then it begins to bloom in January or early February.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com