Overwintered Brugmansia

Hi all, glad to see my brugs have overwintered ok so far and new leaf buds are starting, I see one has a bit of dead wood so do i prune? and do i repot? Thanks.

 

You can prune, but as far as repotting I'd wait until its making lots of new roots, another couple of months at least.

 

Thanks @pete will do just that

 

Brugg alive and well.

 

@roders looks really healthy, how much cutting back did you do?

 

Well ,Maz you can see where I hacked it, they just need feed and water and of course frost free.

 

Wasn't sure about how far to cut back so I've left mine more or less as is, I just cut back any dead wood.

 

I go with your approach to this @mazambo , if you cut back too hard you tend to get later flowering.

 

I, too, cut mine quite high up to establish a "higher bush". Not exactly a "standard" but something along those lines

What I would actually like is for mine to look like the ones a East Ruston Old Vicarage

 

Oh boy.......me too.

 

Ive never got mine that large, but I did come close one year.

Trouble is finding some where to over winter them, and physically moving the pot.

 

I've just been saying exactly the same to my wife, it would be brilliant though if you could.

 

I solved that when wife needed a new kitchen ... I developed a need for an Orangery

I use an engine crane

 

EDIT: Important to install the ropes under the pot when it is planted ... they root through and it takes a lot of "Jerk" from the engine crane to get the pot out again.

 

Was it her Christmas present?