Hibiscus and Brugs are in for the winter

Jroot, nice to see the valuable plants taken to a safe place. Whereas you have a cold spell we are at the end of Monsoon, the rainy season and facing a very hot October. But the climate is so good for the tropical plants that my garden is profusely blooming. I will post some pictures soon.

Sharad

-- Bagwan-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein

Thanks, Sharad. I look forward to seeing your photos. How is “my favourite” hibiscus doing? I still marvel every time I see it.

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

what could be worse then a “hot” October ?

let me think for a minute…………………..hmmmmm

ahh, give me a minute.

another minute

and yet another

nope, ………nothing comes to mind : )

-- but for one rose, love endures

Wow that was sure a lot of work you have done already.I am always so impressed with the number and variety of hibiscus you have.Wish I had room to keep more than the two I have here.They grew soooo big I now have to set them on the floor in front of the bay window instead of in the window. lol

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Bon, my research and experience tells me that they like to be cut back in the fall. You can easily cut them back by 1/3 of the branch length. They should be cut above a leaf node and they will branch out for you. That way you can get more plants in. The cuttings can also be rooted and given away as gifts to friends (or enemies … as a peace offering, of course …. LOL )

http://www.trop-hibiscus.com/gindr.html

http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/care/pruning.htm

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/flowers/hibiscus.htm

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

Jroot thank you for those links.There is a lot of valuable info there.I am planning on starting a few more of each color from some cuttings for next year.The info on cutting them back was really helpful because I have never cut them back yet.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

beautiful!
I’m really jealous of the window space you have :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

not much window space, but a lot of florescent tubes. :)

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

Great photos, thanks for sharing

-- Paul, La Center Washington

My hibiscus is out of the giant planter and into a pot sitting on the front porch, I also made cuttings to the brugmansia that jroot gave me . The Hibiscus is till blooming like crazy and it looks like I need to bring it in the next few days. I don’t have much light in the basement ( 1 window only ), so I might have to leave it by the front windows, along with the indoor tropical plant and the variegated brug

-- Hooked on Gardening.....Ontario zone 5b

I was lucky to “salvage” some florescent lights from friends and also Kijiji to help keep my tropicals alive. It seems to work.

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown