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I am new to Yucca, but they look good and should do well in my climate.
I planted a potted trunkless Yucca rostrata "sapphire skies" recently and that was easy.
So, I bought a trunked Yucca rostrata. Problem is, not much in the way of roots. Vendor--who I trust--says just leave it alone.
But, what do you think? Specifically, should I make up a batch of my 5-10-5 + IBA (indole-5-butyric adic) solution?
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Posted : 05/06/2011 7:13 pm
Hmmmmmm.
Ya know eric, cacti/desert plants are pretty tough. If your worried about the roots mabey using that root stuff u mentioned at half or 1/4 strength?
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Posted : 06/06/2011 9:26 am
I would water it with Superthrive or a similar product all summer-
do not fertilize it.
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Posted : 06/06/2011 10:15 am
Great rostrata! I hope it does well for you.
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Posted : 06/06/2011 12:18 pm
Ooooh, that's a beaut, Erik.
The little yucca rostratas I received a few years ago had sparse roots too, but rooted in really well with no fertilizer.
Never skipped a beat with regular waterings the first summer.
I'm leery about fertilizing desert plants because in habitat, there's not a lot of microbial activity going on in the hot, rocky/sandy soils.
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Posted : 06/06/2011 12:20 pm
no fertilizer needed........they love heat. Keep the roots warm and you'll be fine......they rooted up here in Massachusetts so I'm sure you'll be fine. I started mine in black pots so they warm up during the day. OK heat is much more than here. I recall working the summer in Shawnee, OK and the coldest day that summer was 89F.....LOL. 89F is a hot day here.
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Posted : 06/06/2011 10:31 pm
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Tim,
thanks!
I appreciate the Yucca insights of you, Aaron and others here. Agavacea are new to me but I like them, and W confessed she likes them more than palms anyway so probably more in the future. --Erik
Posted : 07/06/2011 7:23 am
gotta keep the wife happy! Load up on Yuccas!
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Posted : 08/06/2011 6:19 am
They'll have no problem rooting. You don't even need to use hormones.
Posted : 08/06/2011 9:31 pm
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Thanks. Plan as of now is to do what the vendor said and not do anything special, just be patient.
Posted : 08/06/2011 11:50 pm
