When I was using it to indicate needing water I would see it wilted mid morning to mid afternoon but it would always perk back up once the temps dropped but if it was still droopy first thing in the morning when I would go out to do chores (whereas normally it would be all perky and stuff) then I would put the sprinkler on the bed it's in.Greensage45 said:Hi,
Very nice, the Brugmansia is considered a "heavy feeder", so this winter be sure and surround the base with plenty of compost; especially compost with manure in it.
Sometimes I will do a bucket full of compost and fresh chicken poop and let this form a tea. Then I give them a mid-summer snack.
Yeah...saving the wood parts from a freeze and sticking them in vases of water and you will have a ton of new starts; the only problem is space! Where to put all those Brug babies over winter, because they all want to continue to grow. LOL
The Brugmansia naturally will wilt as a defense against the extreme heat. It is never an indicator of needing water. This is how they are. I remember my first few seasons with them. At first I thought they were dying of thirst, but then I found out they do this big wilting thing anyways every day during the hottest times. You just have to ignore it. It is hard to explain to someone that has not witnessed it, the wilt looks dreadful; and any other plant I would be screaming "water this plant" LOL
Ron
That does sound very strong.Greensage45 said:
The nice thing about goat poo is it is not "hot" like chicken poo. As a matter of fact you can put it right from the goat's butt to around the base of your roses and they will love you forever. But, this plastic tub of soupy goat poo definitely has a life all it's own and it's so rank neither Roger or I want to actually undertake the chore of trying to move it to the onion bed
Oh ok I have always was told the were Angel's Trumpet. The Datura looks the same to me, how do you tell them apart?Greensage45 said:
