How I grew leucospermum catherine from a seed to a beautiful mature plant in 5 years.
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2021
- This video goes over all the steps I took to grow a leucospermum catherine from seed to a beautiful mature plant over the past 5 years. I go back in time and pull out the archives of all the steps I took: germination of the protea seed, hydrogen peroxide, smoke water, potting mix, fertilizer for proteas, how to acidify the soil, when to move your plant to a bigger pot.
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Wow! That plant is a lot bigger than I was expecting when you came into frame for scale.
Great to see you uploading more Protea. Im from South Africa ;)
fantastic video! such a good resource. i have a few leucospermum oleifolium seeds i'm gonna try again. thanks for this!
Thanks so much... good luck!
Outstanding video and dedication to protea community. Mahalo
thanks!
Love your videos and would love to see more of them. How are all your plants going? I've just planted a few proteas, leucospermums, leucodendrons and banksias in my garden. Fingers crossed that they grow well
soaking my seeds in peroxide right now. wish me luck. greetings from Uruguay
awesome - good luck!
Great! So beautiful flowers. 💚😀
thanks!
Such a beautiful plant, congratulations to your success on growing this beautiful plant!
thanks!
Awesome video!
thanks!
I am really impressed by your dedication to growing these Protea plants and sharing your enthusiasm and experience with other people wanting to grow these unusual plants. This to the extent that based on your sharing of information I have purchased a few different Protea plants and will try to grow them also.Can you share the name of the hardware store that sent you the Native Garden Osmocote? I will try to order it from them . Are there any restrictions in California? I live in Rancho Palos Verdes. Graduated from U. C. Davis.Sincerely , Rubaloff
Sorry I don't remember where I bought it... but honestly I do not recommend it... just use compost ( best) or blood meal, kelp meal, alfalfa meal...
I enjoy all your videos, have you thought of doing a video on the different diseases or issues you may have had with growing protea?
thanks for the comment - I really haven't had any disease issues - the only issue is poor drainage and root death - which i have covered in some previous videos...
Amazing result! Congratulations!! I have a question, do you pinch the seedlings or do you only trim when the plant is mature?
This plant I did not pinch... but I have with other plants with good results.
I scored one of those for 120 bucks in Santa Cruz CA
They had a Catherine for sale?
Hi Greg,
Pls share with the website you purchased black plastic planting pot.
Thanks
stuewe.com/
Thank you Greg
How often do you water it? I was told to water it every 2 weeks when I bought it which is what I did for the first week and a half and it started dropping. I have been watering it every 3-4 days for a week now and it hasn’t come back. It’s in a pot in full sun. Any suggestions? Should I try soaking it? Thanks.
Potted plants need a lot of water! They depend on you since they are not in the ground - so i water this plant in the pot everyday if it is over 100 degrees, every 2 days if 90-100, and less than 90 then about every 3 days.
Any idea where I can find small protea plants for purchase in Southern California? I am in San Diego but willing to travel.
Sorry I don't have any leads your way... but u live In perfect place to grow them...may e call some local plant nurseries..
Check out Ausachica nursery, Obra Verde Growers (call-by appt only), and Resendiz Brothers. The latter sells plants at Old Town Temecula farmer’s market or you can call and order plants for pickup at their location or the farmers market. Starting to see them show up at Home Depot too.
My proteas turn yellow. What fertilizer can I use to make it green again?
Is it in a pot or in the ground? Either way yellow means lack of iron - iron sulfate is what it needs as Ironite or another product. There are many on amazon - I would apply weekly until the leaves turn green. Also if the plant is in a pot you can add compost as a fertilizer.
What about your banksia coccinea???
Thanks for asking... they are growing... no flowers yet.