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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / November 2008bougainvillea woes - losing leaves and flowers - watering, feeding, etc...
i used to water my bougainvillea on the balcony (facing northwest on my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding it with a couple gallons (like I water my indoor ficus) and it seemed to be ok. I was told that a better way to take care of bougainvillea's is to keep them damp as opposed to dry/drench and now it seems to have lost many leaves *and* flowers. It's done this before, but seems like one heck of a coincidence. admittedly it's getting a little colder now, but since I'm in southern california, that doesn't mean all that much! so my question is, should I change the way I'm watering back to dry/ drench or keep the soil damp? Also, I'm adding the same fish/seaweed fertilizer I add for my ficus - is that a good idea? thanks!! - JayDee > i used to water my bougainvillea on the balcony (facing northwest on > my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding > it with a couple gallons > > so my question is, should I change the way I'm watering back to dry/ > drench or keep the soil damp? I have a bougainvillea indoors and let it dry out between waterings. Generally, when the leaves start to droop, it's time to water. The vine is about 10 years old and about 10 feet long. Were you having trouble keeping it alive? > > i used to water my bougainvilleao n the balcony (facing northwest on > > my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > vine is about 10 years old and about 10 feet long. Were you having > trouble keeping it all here's an update: There are lots of leaves on the lower braches of the bougainvillea that are behind the balcony and they become more sparse on the above branches that reach over the balcony and therefore have more exposure to the sun (NW) but this has never been an issue before. There are still just about NO FLOWERS. This used to be such a beautiful addition to my balcony - I hope someone here can help me! Thanks - JayDee > > > i used to water my bougainvilleao n the balcony (facing northwest on > > > my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > - JayDee oh and I feed it, every two or three waterings, Neptune's organic fish & seaweed fertilizer. >>>> i used to water my bougainvilleao n the balcony (facing northwest on >>>> my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > oh and I feed it, every two or three waterings, Neptune's organic fish > & seaweed fertilizer. You might be killing it with kindness. Sunset indicates that it should be fed only once at the beginning of the growing season and once again in early summer.  SignatureDavid E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/> > >>>> i used to water my bougainvilleao n the balcony (facing northwest on > >>>> my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) > Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/> oh no! I've been feeding my creeping fig, ficus (same family) as well as grapevines and they're very happy about it but if Boug doesn't like it, can you give me some ideas as to what I should do (if anything) to nurse it back? THANKS! - JayDee >>>>>> i used to water my bougainvilleao n the balcony (facing northwest on >>>>>> my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > - JayDee Since Bougainvillea can take a moist soil (at least for a while), I suggest flushing the nutrients out of the soil. Just make sure the container has a drain hole for the excess water to exit. Also, make sure that the drain hole actually drains. I had a dwarf kumquat that committed suicide. Its roots plugged the drain hole (about 1/2 inch in diameter) at the bottom of the pot. The bush then drowned. SignatureDavid E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/> > >>>>>> i used to water my bougainvilleao n the balcony (facing northwest on > >>>>>> my 2nd floor balcony) by letting it virtually dry out, then flooding [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) > Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/> Hi David. When you say that it can "take a most soil (at least for a while)" does that mean I should water it similarly to the way I've been watering my indoor ficus? Let the soil dry out, then water it heavily. Please tell me exactly how you think I should do this. I'm in So Cal but more inland than you near Griffith Park. Thanks again. - JayDee SignatureDavid E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Q: What's a President Bush cocktail? A: Business on the rocks. > On Nov 17, 9:45 am, "David E. Ross" <nob...@nowhere.not> wrote: >> >>>>>>>> i used to water my bougainvilleao n the balcony (facing northwest on [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > - JayDee According to Sunset, do indeed water it the way you water your ficus. Just give it some extra water in the early spring. However, if the potting mix drains well and the pot itself drains, you can overwater once or twice to leach away excess nutrients resulting from over-feeding. Just make sure that the pot does not sit in the resulting "run out". |
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