My first Plants! *glee*

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Schello, i got my first salvia plant yesterday. I ordered only one but the shop posted two (yes two!) and a banana flavoured lolly which wasn't actually very nice but still i'm not complainin'

I got the two plants set up in a humidity type thinga but their looking pretty droopy but i'm hopeful that they should perk up in a day or two.

Not a very good picture i'm afraid but still you get the idea



~Peace~

[TroutMask]

Congratulations! Tip: Remove the humidity type thingies.

-TM

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HOLY CRAP!

I took off the humidity bottles about four hours ag and i just went to check on them and they were shrivelled up and looked as if death was near!

I understand your reasons for suggesting that i take the bottles off but i guess i'll have to wean them off.

I took off the dead leaves because i heard that helps not sure though and i've put the bottles back on though ive taken the tops off so its not too humid.

Its stupid of me really to have put them in the bottles but i thought i was doing them a favour

Oh well i just hope they make it

[Jupe]

Travel stress.....Just make sure you change the air in your humidity chamber every day , as it gets stale, and other fungal issues will start.  Just let plant rest in a coolish semi-shady place, don't water  until soil is dry, if plant is wilting keep using your tent....perhaps take it off at night.  good luck

[senorsalvia]

How're the plants doing??   Hope all is well--------- sal

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Is brown-ness on the stem a sign that they arn't gonna survive?

They don't look great but i'm still kinda hopeful, i think taking the bottles off was a lot of shock to them i just hope they recover

[Jupe]

browness by itself is not a problem unless accompanied by slime and rot.  I thinkyour plants will recover, just don't water them for awhile

[jus407]

yes dont water for AWHILE  remember salvia likes well drained soil just a tip (as i was too eager and drowned my plants (2 plants) ) and take the plants out of the plastic container and put them in one of those brownish pots you get at wally world as the ceramic pots let air get through  to the soil it helps todry out the soil and alos when transplanting put a thin layer of pebbles down and the very botton  perhaps 1 - 2 inches or so of pebbles and make sure they cannot fall out of the hole at the bottom of the pot using the pebbles helps the soil drain quick good luck!
update us with pictures  every now and then to see there response to all the tips
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and dont forget about root rot very easy to think your under watering, but accually over watering let the soil COMPLETELY DRY out before watering soon the soild does look over watered in that picter and even if you havent watered it yet it will still have plenty of water for a week more atleast remember there babies and all babies (plant or not) dont drink as much as fully grown adults and also once the plants have gotten healthy again and changed to the climate check the main stalk of the plant as i had a plant sent to me that had an intire baby brach that was covered by the soil and couldnt grow so check to see if there are extra branches that can grow  as i had atleast one extra branch on each of my plants... i wish they had survived... again good luck and 1 last thing search the forum for salvia tips i made a topic with good tips submitted!

[hyperzoanoid]

also NO direct sunlight! Seriously, as much indirect as you can spare, but no direct. Wait at least 2 weeks before replanting them.

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Having taken much heed to all your tips i am confident that they will make groovy recovery.

 

I've kept them out of direct sunlight in a shady spot on top of my wardrobe which is by a window and havn't watered them in a couple of days.

I did have the sense to put pebbles down at the bottom of the pots first so no worries there and i mixed some perlite into the soil aswell to give better aeration and such.

Also i noticed this morning that fine hairs were growing on the ends and around the top half of the stem, could this be new growth?

No pics at the moment though as i can't find any batteries for the camera but nevermind..

~peace

[Jupe]

If you can grow them outside for the summer, they will do much better. Bright early morning and afternoon sun, wind and weather do wonders for them, keeps away indoor bug problems, which are usually worse than outdoor bug issues.  Indoors, flouro lights can be used with with or without  reflective side panels to get adequate growth.

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I have a 60W red light-bulb, i heard somewhere that red lght makes plants grow well, yeah i have to wean the plants off the bottle humidifie first, i opened the window which they sit by in the shade and let a little air in.



 i noticed some leafiness around the base of the stem which i'm quite pleased with, i read in another topic about some ones sttem dying back to the last branch and then just growing from there which is maybe what i'll end up with.

~Peace

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Word up


My plant's stem is going brown and then going kinda dry and then black, does this mean the whole plant will eventually shrivel up and die?! or will it grow new leaves if i cut the dead top off?

Out of my two plants i've taken off one of the bottles to see how it fairs but i'm still cautious to give the other rest.


~Peace

[Jupe]

Its all about the roots and nodes, the plant can only sprout new leaves from nodes or from below the ground.

don't foret to change the air in the humidity chamber  1x /day, as they need fresh air to respire.

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I don't think my plants (well i say plant its more just a stem) but yeah will grow new shoots from its roots then?