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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2011 16:04:27 GMT
And ordered on ebay an Obilisk which arrived yesterday all planted now. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 10, 2011 16:07:03 GMT
Hey.that looks good...it will romp away ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2011 16:15:10 GMT
First time growing one of these so shall need all the advice I can get Lou
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 10, 2011 16:18:03 GMT
Not an expert Kath...only had mine a couple of years...was told not to prune it as the flowers I had this year were all at the bottom and they were gorgeous...but looked rather silly WLF is the girl to ask for advice
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2011 16:24:11 GMT
Thankyou Lou .
Did you feed i t?
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 10, 2011 16:27:38 GMT
Oh yes.....she's a greedy girl......but she is in a pot..forgot to say
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 10, 2011 17:31:38 GMT
Lovely scotcat, you won't regret it. They are very easy to look after, the rules for pruning are very simple. Leave the long whippy bits you want to train, the others get cut back by half at the end of this month. In January cut back the same whippy bits to two buds from a branch or stem. I have found once a year works well too, I prune mine once in December/January.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2011 17:33:44 GMT
Would I still need to prune as this is a young small shrub. And what should I feed her with?
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Post by Louise on Aug 10, 2011 18:16:48 GMT
I had no idea you could keep these small and on an obelisk ! Is this easily done, WF ?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 6:51:14 GMT
Its already started to cling to obelisk
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 12, 2011 7:34:54 GMT
Would I still need to prune as this is a young small shrub. And what should I feed her with? You have to decide which of the whippy bits you want to grow and then prune the others. Wisteria needs to be pruned to produce flowers, if it is not pruned it puts all its energy into growing leaf instead of flower. It won't hurt if you don't prune it this year but you will need to prune it in future years to get it to flower and keep it under control. I mulch round the roots with manure or compost. With hard pruning a wisteria can be kept contained.
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Post by Rosie on Aug 12, 2011 11:14:56 GMT
I have always fancied a Wisteria..i am now in a dilemma, i will be getting Rosa Mme Alfred Carriere in November and i was going to train it along the front of the house, now i have Wisteria in my mind...what do i do HELP ;D ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 12, 2011 14:12:06 GMT
Grow them both together.
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 12, 2011 14:25:00 GMT
Thats a good idea WF...then there will be flowers in the spring and the summer...go for it Rosie ;D WF...mine is in a pot and it has huge flower heads, but at the bottom of the stems, and it looks daft ...will I still prune it?
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 12, 2011 18:30:34 GMT
This is how they flower; the long whippy bits you prune in half now and then again to two buds in Dec/Jan will be your flower buds for next year. If you have a good look at your plant you should be able to see what to prune to encourage it to flower higher up next spring.
Does that make sense?
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