pepino cuttings

believe it or not, Pete - signs of shoots already!! Fingers crossed! They're on a window ledge with good light but little direct sun - seems to suit them!! (BTW - echiums are going great guns, dwarf and normal ones! Showed the m-in-law your pic, and she thought we might even see them over the garage roof! It's the height of a large double-storey house!) :D Sarcococcas not changing much yet, but I'll send at least one by the end of April - they look really sturdy, even if small.)

 

Glad the pepinos seems to be doing well. They really are easy plants.
What echiums do you have?

 

A dwarf bedding mixed from Suttons, a Garden News freebie, and Sugar'n'Spice from Unwins - both coming along nicely! Very noticeable roots growing on two of the pepino cuttings now! All good fun!

[ 05. April 2006, 07:11 PM: Message edited by: dendrobium ]

 

I've seen the dwarf bedding ones, dont know sugar and spice.
Keep the cuttings going.

 

would you like some seeds, Pete? I've got loads, and I don't think I'll need more than I've already grown!!

 

Thanks very much for the offer dendy, is it a tall one?

 

Not desperately - 2 feet, and the dwarf, 1 foot - I've packed up some of both and sent them to you this evening - should arrive Saturday, I shoould think. They came up extremely quickly - even faster than the kochia! (Although the Ipomoea was fastest of all!)

 

Thanks dendy

 

Hi, Pete - noticed some little black insect cases/eggs, whatever, wrpped up in cobwebby stuff yesterday, on one leaf - so have removed that. Are you aware of that being a problem? The cuttings are really doing well, though - loads of roots being sent out all over the place - I'll pop them in compost soon. Any particular tips at that stage, re light and temperature?

 

Paladin was on about black insects, but I cant think what they are.
I'd pot them up now and keep them in the same enviroment for a few days, then if not in the greenhouse now, they can go out there, they shouldn't need a lot of heat from now on.

 

Great! I've already potted them up, and put them on the same window ledge as before - so that'll fit in fine with my plans!! Ta!

 

Potted up and sitting right next to me
There are shoots appearing..

 

and very nice too! Must take some photos of mine....

 

Here's one I took earlier as they say.
Took this cutting about tree weeks before yours, and its got flower buds already.

 

hi Pete2255. could i be cheeky and ask if you have any pepino cuttings left? id really like to try them