larry_stewart
Master Chef
Update:
Had 1 large malformed curry tree. Very lanky. More of a tree with few leaves, than a bush with a lot of leaves ( which I would prefer since the leaves are what I use for cooking).
%100 my fault as I didnt prune it properly from the start.
I tried 4 methods to propagate the plant from the original mother plant.
1) Germinating from its seeds
2) Stick cuttings, placing directly into moist soil
3) Root growing balls placed don scarred bark of a branch
4) Cutting the original tree down to around 1 foot and letting it regrow its branches
Because it was a lanky tree with branches, which did flower and produce seeds, I was able to try all of the above. Just had to do in a specific order, as the #4, being the most radical, had to be the last attempt .
I had 6 seed which I planted in potting soil. They tool so long to germinate, that I forgot about them and was pleasantly surprised when I saw that 4 out of 6 germinated.
At the same time, I scarred a few branches and put on the rotting balls ( stuffed with moistened sphagnum moss). As winter approached, removed the root balls to see if anything was happening, Zero root growth. Possibly I did it wrong, didnt give it enough time. Either way, complete failure.
Finally I chopped the tree down to about 1 foot. Leaving that last foot in its originally pot. All the cut up branches I either placed potting soil ( similar to what to would do with fig cuttings), and out of curiosity I put some of the smaller ones into the hydroponic sett up.
The sticks in the soil started to show signs of leave growth, but tall eventually dried up and died.
The ones in the hydroponics produced leaves and even flowers ( which surprised me). Never really grew in heights, and showed very few signs of root growth, but still looked alive (unhealthy, but alive ).
Now, like 6 + months later, the original stump is producing a bunch of leaves/ branches. The seeds, I forgot about them again , but 3 survived and are about 8 inches tall, and show a promising sign that they will develop into aa healthy ( and hope properly pruned) leafy plant. The two hydroponics plant I transplanted into soil and are alive (for now).
I was very concerned about radically cutting the original plant down to a stump, but that a one looked the healthiest probably cause of its well established root system.
First pic, with 3 potted plants up front, are the ones started from seed
Second pic, 2 potted twigs with leaves on top are the hydroponics cuttings
Third pic, is the stump shot from above.
Had 1 large malformed curry tree. Very lanky. More of a tree with few leaves, than a bush with a lot of leaves ( which I would prefer since the leaves are what I use for cooking).
%100 my fault as I didnt prune it properly from the start.
I tried 4 methods to propagate the plant from the original mother plant.
1) Germinating from its seeds
2) Stick cuttings, placing directly into moist soil
3) Root growing balls placed don scarred bark of a branch
4) Cutting the original tree down to around 1 foot and letting it regrow its branches
Because it was a lanky tree with branches, which did flower and produce seeds, I was able to try all of the above. Just had to do in a specific order, as the #4, being the most radical, had to be the last attempt .
I had 6 seed which I planted in potting soil. They tool so long to germinate, that I forgot about them and was pleasantly surprised when I saw that 4 out of 6 germinated.
At the same time, I scarred a few branches and put on the rotting balls ( stuffed with moistened sphagnum moss). As winter approached, removed the root balls to see if anything was happening, Zero root growth. Possibly I did it wrong, didnt give it enough time. Either way, complete failure.
Finally I chopped the tree down to about 1 foot. Leaving that last foot in its originally pot. All the cut up branches I either placed potting soil ( similar to what to would do with fig cuttings), and out of curiosity I put some of the smaller ones into the hydroponic sett up.
The sticks in the soil started to show signs of leave growth, but tall eventually dried up and died.
The ones in the hydroponics produced leaves and even flowers ( which surprised me). Never really grew in heights, and showed very few signs of root growth, but still looked alive (unhealthy, but alive ).
Now, like 6 + months later, the original stump is producing a bunch of leaves/ branches. The seeds, I forgot about them again , but 3 survived and are about 8 inches tall, and show a promising sign that they will develop into aa healthy ( and hope properly pruned) leafy plant. The two hydroponics plant I transplanted into soil and are alive (for now).
I was very concerned about radically cutting the original plant down to a stump, but that a one looked the healthiest probably cause of its well established root system.
First pic, with 3 potted plants up front, are the ones started from seed
Second pic, 2 potted twigs with leaves on top are the hydroponics cuttings
Third pic, is the stump shot from above.
