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Problem: Eucalyptus drooping?
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Posted by arjen zone 7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 18, 08 at 3:47
| I have got half a bed of Eucalyptus gunnii - sown from seed earlier this year and now 20 inches high: ready for cutting. However, for some reason after cutting and putting straight in water or water+preservative, they start drooping within 2 hours. My florist rejects them and of course I can't use them in my bouquets like this either - is there a trick? |
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RE: Problem: Eucalyptus drooping?
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I grow eucalyptus and have the problem you describe if I harvest it in the summer. However, if I wait about another 6 weeks until sometime in October then it is just fine. I don't know if it is the onset of cooler weather or the plants being more mature. I now only use it for my fall bouquets.
Kirk |
RE: Problem: Eucalyptus drooping?
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| Dear Kirk, thanks - I'll wait a bit longer and see how it goes in September/October. Perhaps they're simply too soft now. |
RE: Problem: Eucalyptus drooping?
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I planted mine from seed two years ago. When I cut them I put them in plain water and sit overnight to make sure they don't wilt. Some times you can cut off the tips of the leaves that haven't quite hardened off. They seem to do just fine, cut in the morning.
Kathy |
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