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I’m a beginner Bruger and new to Daves Garden. This pic is my first brug bloom and I am hooked.
I bought 2 yellow brugs from a catalog last may. Put them outside for the summer and they grew from 8 inch sprouts to 5 foot tall miniature trees. Well, not quite trees because they don’t have any limbs – just giant leaves coming out of an inch across stem. They never bloomed.
I moved them inside in late September when the weather was getting very cold at night. Put them into a south facing window and I’ll be darned if one of them bloomed. Anyway, now it has 9 buds. The other has none - weird. (Almost can’t call them “buds” because the buds are as big as a small banana.)
I have questions…
Should I stake or tie them up…I think that when all these buds open, it will weigh the plant down.
How often do I fertilize them and with what? (Through this winter period while they are inside.)
I am concerned that they may not get enough light this winter – do they go dormant? Do they need to? If I can find a way to up their light how will they respond?
Should I turn them to keep them growing evenly upright?
Oi ve – they are so beautiful.
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