Hi All,
Does anybody use General Hydroponics FloraNova on their potted plants???

I use it in my aeroponics tower and LOVE it.  It says you can use it for potted plants also.  The GH rep said to only use it four times a year.  The thing that appeals to me about it is that it has all the major, minor and micro nutrients in a liquid formula.
It is fairly expensive, but seems worth it for the convenience.

I am so tired of mixing, dissolving, waiting, shaking, waiting, dissolving, shaking, ad nauseum...

Thanks!
Carolyn

Yes, the exporter will need to list the seeds at least to the genus level, but they prefer species.  Then they have to include other things, such as the country of origin, who collected the seed, etc. 
I just made a chart with the info that they need, and email it to the exporter, along with a COLOR copy of one of the shipping labels and the permit.  Makes it really easy.  I use it myself when I travel. 
I also carry seed cleaning supplies, various little plastic baggies, desiccant and water beads, and addressed padded envelopes to mail the seeds home.
All carried around the world a zillion times in my "Happy Little Vegemite" lunch box!

Quote from: murahilin on May 13, 2020, 02:50:41 PM

Quote from: SeaWalnut on May 13, 2020, 10:34:47 AM

How long until it fruits?
Ive heard it takes verry long time to flower and fruit and then it dies.
I have one but no leaves on it at the moment.

You need to really get better sources for your information.

My source was right about Philodendron wich really takes 15-20 years to flower especially as a house plant.
The confusion comes from the fact they sell Monstera here as Philodendron ( its called wrongly split leaf Philodendron but its not a true Philodendron ).
After i read wikipedia it says Monstera also rarely flowers indoor so thats why i asked how long it takes to flower and fruit.
I have my Monstera for about 15 years ( plus who knows how old it was when i bought it) and never flowered altough all the summers stays outdoor and winters indoor.

The one i had that actually flowered and died after was probably a real Philodendron not Monstera.

Seriously?
Split leaf philodendron is a common name, Monstera is the botanical name.  They are usually the same.  They rarely bloom indoors because they need high light all year round.  Some houseplant varieties are hybrids so may not bloom and fruit, but really, if yours bloomed then died, you just killed it. And if you have one now with no leaves, you have a problem.  They are evergreen and should never lose all their leaves unless you are killing that one also.
Once again, get better sources for your info. Your vast amount of misinformation seems to be a common theme...

My earlier ones have fruited in 15 gallon pots, but I lost them in the cooler winter - overwatered, got root rot.

Carolyn

They are pretty tough, and have low requirements.  I just use a balanced fertilizer every so often.  It could easily produce fruit with the size of plant you have, if it gets enough sun.

Carolyn

I bought mine from Home Depot, and it took over the greenhouse, produced dozens of fruits, and I think it may have eaten the Fuller Brush man when he came over...

Carolyn

Must be a first cousin to this blue bell pepper (and blue strawberries...) that my poor mom was all excited about!

To me, it is more like cream soda and brown sugar.
And did anyone ever notice that when blooming, poison hemlock smells just like Fritos???

Carolyn

Well, I am not actually zone pushing.  The trees haven't figured out they're not in the tropics, thanks to the cheap natural gas we get here.  If I lived in another part of town, I'd even have geothermal - woo hoo!
Truth is, though, I am not as great as I made myself appear - half my citrus look like cr@p right now...

This is the orangerie - the banana is so easy!  Miracle Berries on the far right, orchids along the window, and misc African stuff that doesn't mind it hotter in the summer and a little cooler in the winter.



And the tropical house - note the bird feeder (I raise little parrots out there also) and the colorful Walmart toy tubs. They are a true 15 gallons, and I just drilled a bunch of holes in the bottom and sides.  Turns out the rope handles are NOT really strong enough to move the pot... Rose apple on the right, custard apple leaves hanging from top of pic, and pitangatuba to the left of bird feeder. You can't see the jabo or the vanilla orchids.



In the center of the picture below is my cinnamon tree.  I didn't know for years that the berries are edible! To the left you can barely make out one of the 5 year old cacao trees, and a couple of babies.  I have to hand pollinate them, but I have gotten a couple of pods. The two blue toy tubs on the right have my soursop and custard apple trees.  You can only see the trunks in the picture.  I have had to hand pollinate those too. 

I certainly won't make enough fruit to survive a famine, but it does keep me off the streets and out of the bars!

I don't know about your area, but here, the local nurseries are having problems recycling their pots. Make friends with them and they give them away! I have a big stash behind the house, since I will never turn a huge pot down, even if I don't need it right away.

Carolyn

Because I am zone 6, and I can't dig holes in my greenhouse floor do to a huge amount of large maple tree roots, I have EVERYTHING in pots. Mostly 15-20 gallon, the biggest is 25 gallon.

They are all doing great, and here is what has fruited for me so far -
Soursop
Custard Apple
Annatto
Caper
Papaya
Babaco
Cinnamon
Various citrus
Coffee
Pitanga
Pitangatuba
Cacao
Noni (bleh...)
Banana
Jaboticaba
Various guavas
Cas mango (spondias dulcis)
Rose apple

I think I am missing a couple, but can't think of them now...

Cheers,
Carolyn

To me, they almost look waterlogged, and maybe not enough light. 
How wet is the soil?  Maybe the grow tents are too wet.
I just grow mine in the greenhouse, where the humidity never gets over about 50-60%, and they do fine with just a daily hose-down, if I remember.  The temps range from 60 to 90, but they are in mostly shade. They seem to really prefer VERY well-draining soil.

Carolyn