LemonBonsai
Shohin
I cant seem to figure out whats wrong with my wisteria. My plan was to let it grow wild this year but so far the longest stem I got out of it this year was about a 4 inch stem, then it stopped growing around the end of June/ start of July.
Heres the story:
Last year I brought the wisteria in doors as the buds were swelling because we were getting a late frosty week. Last year it grew pretty well, but it shot up tendrils and then when I brought it back out doors for the spring/ summer, the tendrils eventually turned brown, and the plant didnt grow at all for the rest of the season. I figured I didnt acclimate it properly back outside and just kept watering until it went dormant again.
This year I started the season off my repotting, just basically loosened old soil and potting it into another pot because as of last year it was still in its nursery pot and soil. I potted it up in 1:1 ratio of perlite and oil dri, and added orchid bark and earth worm castings. After that I waited for it to wake up, and it wad the last plant on my bench to wake up, it started pushing groeth so I was optimistic. Then as I said it just stopped, no tendrils either, and it hasnt grown for about a month, maybe more.
With anyone with experience on wisteria, is this just still in shock by maybe a combo of last years drama, and this years repotting? Do wisteria grow in flushes? And why am I not seeing tendrils? Should I just throw it in the ground this year and wait a couple years for it to recover then dig it back up?
I keep the soil moist as I know this guys dont like dry soil, and I feed it weekly.
I had it in part shade to see if growing re sumed but it didnt, so I put it in full sun, but its leaves started folding completely by mid day, so I put it back in part shade.
Any help/tips will help.
Heres the story:
Last year I brought the wisteria in doors as the buds were swelling because we were getting a late frosty week. Last year it grew pretty well, but it shot up tendrils and then when I brought it back out doors for the spring/ summer, the tendrils eventually turned brown, and the plant didnt grow at all for the rest of the season. I figured I didnt acclimate it properly back outside and just kept watering until it went dormant again.
This year I started the season off my repotting, just basically loosened old soil and potting it into another pot because as of last year it was still in its nursery pot and soil. I potted it up in 1:1 ratio of perlite and oil dri, and added orchid bark and earth worm castings. After that I waited for it to wake up, and it wad the last plant on my bench to wake up, it started pushing groeth so I was optimistic. Then as I said it just stopped, no tendrils either, and it hasnt grown for about a month, maybe more.
With anyone with experience on wisteria, is this just still in shock by maybe a combo of last years drama, and this years repotting? Do wisteria grow in flushes? And why am I not seeing tendrils? Should I just throw it in the ground this year and wait a couple years for it to recover then dig it back up?
I keep the soil moist as I know this guys dont like dry soil, and I feed it weekly.
I had it in part shade to see if growing re sumed but it didnt, so I put it in full sun, but its leaves started folding completely by mid day, so I put it back in part shade.
Any help/tips will help.
