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By Jackie Wilks: I live in the south of Spain. I have grown Freesias in pots on my terrace successfully but wish to transplant them to a garden bed. They are obviously very dry now but I wonder what is the best time to transplant the corms. In fact, any tips on how to do this would be much appreciated.
I also have a Strelitzia in a large pot on the terrace, it is about 5 years old now and, whilst I know that they like being in a clump together, I am beginning to think that they should b separated and replanted, as the flowers are not nearly as good as they used to be. How should I go about this, please.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Freesias - After the blooming has finished, you can transplant freesia plants to outdoor gardens.
Strelitzia -
Divide your Bird of Paradise after removing it from the pot.
Separate the roots coming from each division, cut between the two plant sections with a clean, sharp knife.
Dust the fresh cuts with a rooting hormone, such as 'Roottone'.
Repot each section in a sterile pot, using a good commercial potting soil, as they are rootbound.
Do not water the plants for 2-3 days.
Give moderate watering.
Give an all purpose fertilizer next spring, and watch them grow.
Your Strelitzias would be blooming again profusely in the following year.
By Guest: I have a Anthurium scherzerianum for many years which has grown and which produces may flowers often but recently the leaves, which are very green, have developed dead areas indicated by a mark which resembles a "cut in to the leaf" or some of the surface of the leaf is missing toward the middle aspect of the leaf, not along the edge. Does this indicate a need to repot the plant to a larger pot? Please advise.
Answer By The Flower Expert: Probably the age factor might be the cause for the cuts in the leafs of anthurium.
Though, you can detect the cause and use these fungicides for the below problems.
Thrips - Use Diazinon, malithion
scale and mealybugs - Use malithion
anthracnose diseases of the spadices - capton fungicide.- Use 1 teaspoon of fungicide for 1 gallon of water.
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