GROWING PLUMERIA | Best Potting soil | Tips for No Root Rot! | Special Content at the end of video!

Beginners can sometimes find it difficult to pot up newly cut plumeria branches.
Today I show the Potting mix and method i use , here in Northern California z9b.
#GrowPlumeria, #PlumeriaPottingSoil, #TropicalGardenGuy

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Make sure to watch the video to the end… I explain some of the plants growing in the background. And dont forget to SUBSCRIBE! Have a wonderful day!

[@terrencedukes2827]

Hi! Beautiful plants what’s the name of the plant that looks like a big leaf fig?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

@@terrencedukes2827 ficus Dammaropsis

[@acid_tongue_4315]

2 years later and this video is still helping people!

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Excellent! I need to do an update video soon

[@hughpickrel569]

Hi Jeff. I've been propagating plumeria for several years here in Southern California. I just wanted to share that I find that a "ready-to-go" potting mix for rooting is MiracleGro Cactus Mix. It provides great drainage, and still holds enough water to keep the plumeria satisfied. I like your presentations. Nice work.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Kim-FP5]

I found a plumeria cutting I bought in Hawaii in November of 2022 and I am getting the chicken feet on it! I literally had no idea what I was doing and put it into a small 4 in pot with some Jiffy seed starting mix. 😅😅 I’m going to follow your repotting directions! TY! I am still shocked that it lived in my laundry room for a year and a half and still took!

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

👍😎🌴

[@David_Camerwrongun]

What an awesome channel and a great host. Just ordered my first 80cm Hawaiian pink opal plumeria for an indoor rainforest project at home in the UK. I'll definitely be on this channel for your knowledge and tips.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Excellent! Happy growing!🌴😎🌴

[@josephcafarella8564]

Thanks fir for the tips... adore your garden... from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Very welcome !

[@johnnysworld-backyardorchard]

Great video Jeff, very informative, thanks for sharing!

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Very welcome sir, Have a great day!..Jeff

[@LanNguyen-wy4un]

What a great video. Thank you so much, Jeff. I just subscribed to your channel. Cheers!!!

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Thanks for the sub!

[@nathancook8219]

Thanks for sharing the other plants too!

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Glad you like it. I have so many smaller plants that I can talk about, just not always sure what interests viewers ….Jeff

[@patrickmiller3706]

Great info on the moss - Never thought about that 🤠

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Always good for starts

[@daleandrews3552]

Hi Jeff, I'm a "liker" and subscriber from Lake Charles, LA. Yesterday I potted up a rooted plumeria cutting about 3' long that has 3 branches and a few small leaves into an approx. 3 gal. terra cotta pot. I used Fertilome succulent potting soil with added perlite for extra drainage. I ordered it from an online site called J&J Plumeria. I guess I got lucky and got one that had already branched, like I said, THREE times! It's 2:33 in the afternoon in Lake Charles on April 13, 2024 and it's about 75 degrees with a clear sky. Last year I had ordered 4 rootless cuttings from an online source and did what I understood to be all the right things, and every last one rotted! This year I wasn't taking any chances and got one that was already past the rooting stage and looks to be just coming out of dormancy with its small leaves. This time I'll watch how much water it gets, always keeping it a little on the dry side. (I guess I'm gun shy!) The only thing I didn't do was brush it with cinnamon powder (to ward off root rot), but I dusted to root ball good with rooting hormone then watered it lightly. I'll keep you posted on how it comes along. Thanks for posting teaching videos on your great channel! 🪴🌴

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Thanks for watching and happy growing!

[@daleandrews3552]

@@TropicalGardenGuy Hi Jeff. To update you, it's May 19, 2024 and the plumeria is doing fine, leafing out as it should, with each set of leaves being progressively larger than the ones before. Like I said, I'm a bit gun shy with these plants and only give it water when I'm sure it's bone dry, i.e. I treat it as if it were a succulent. That way, if it rots - which I think is highly unlikely, given the circustances - it WON'T be due to being overwatered! Happy growing to you back. 🌴

[@budokaii]

Beautiful landscape you got there nice seeing your videos. I also live in Modesto.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Thanks! … Jeff

[@jeffhogan7991]

Hi Jeff Binge watching all your banana videos. Found you in banana growing in us on Facebook. Appreciate the information. In zone 9b Santa Clarita Ca. Planted blue Java and rajapuri in March. Again thank you and subscribed.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

You should have no problem growing both of those in Santa Clarita . Another good one is dwarf namwa and dwarf Orinoco. Stay away from cheap tissue cultured plants over the internet, best to buy locally if you can . You’ll get fruit quicker… Jeff

[@jeffhogan7991]

@@TropicalGardenGuy Thanks for the response and info. I’ll tell you how it goes in a year.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Sounds good!

[@brucehenderson7683]

Hey Jeff this is your neighbor from Stockton Gary is stopping by friday to drop of a couple of trees let me know

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Hi Bruce, im not sure I understand the message?

[@brucehenderson7683]

@@TropicalGardenGuy gary from richmond palms

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

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[@B30pt87]

Beautiful! I am also in Zone9b, California, in southern Humboldt. I want to grow plumeria trees! I'll grow them indoors until they're ready to be planted outside. One question: is it ok to plant one in a pot and bring in inside for the winter, until it's strong enough to withstand a lot of rain and possibly a freeze, or would a freeze kill it regardless of the size? P.S. I'm subscribed, so you can answer in any future video.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

yes, you can grow then as an indoors winter outdoors summer plant

[@steveh6612]

I just received my plumeria cutting (remote location) I will be using the sphagnum moss way. I have another plumeria that took too long to do the things (because I didn't know).

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

They are picky, patience is a virtue. I’ve left them 6 ‘mo b4. Just don’t over water

[@steveh6612]

@@TropicalGardenGuy so just soak the moss, squeeze it out, put it in a bag and it will be ok? The cutting has already callused. Is that ok?

[@ritaschiferl3615]

Jeff, you mentioned a long-term mix for plumeria. What ratio do you use for peat moss, perlite and sand?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

33 percent of each is what I use. Though it’s up to the individual gardener what works best . I like to wet all ingredients and mix throughly and let set for a couple days b4 using.

[@katherineclark7495]

Jeff Last week when it was very windy. One of my plumerias fell over and broke a branch. I watch your segments on how to root a branch. You advised to buy some sphagnum moss, wrap it around the branch Then place a bag over it. You advised to keep it warm at 78 to 80 degrees. The branch was broken last saturday which was October 22, 2022 and the temps now is about 70-72 degrees during the day. So how do I try to root the branch when it very cool. I have the branch inside my house which stays about 69 degrees. My other plant is already winterized.Any information would be appreciated.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Bring indoors, Use one of those seed starting heat mats you can find on amazon for less than $20.

[@ritaschiferl3615]

I live in Central Texas. I bag rooted some cuttings a few weeks ago. No visible roots yet. Should I leave the cuttings in the bags over the Fall and Winter, or pot them up as soon as I see roots. If left in their bags, would they need any additional moisture? Where should I store them over the Winter months?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

I leave em as long as 6 mo, I don’t put water unless they are growing leaves

[@scribney]

If the cutting is one I've gotten through the mail (much drier) how long until I should expect rooting? Also, if they rot out so easily, how do they do so well in HI where it rains so much? Thanks for the video!

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

It’s like a greenhouse in hawaii

[@sandartun1925]

Jeff.. I saw your a lot of video, where do you locate Zone 9b? I am in Vacaville and can I visit your garden?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Hi Sandar, I live in Modesto. I may do a garden tour in a couple months . Stay tuned.

[@sandartun1925]

@@TropicalGardenGuy Thanks you Jeff. I bought 5 Avocado plant and 5 mango plants and I need your advice.

[@marinagashin4536]

Are your plumarias specifically for California? Will they grow in florida? Also where could I find a cutting?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

I bet they’d do fine in southern Florida

[@elizabethcoates8942]

I have a plumeria stalk, I forgot about from last summer. It has partially shriveled. Can it be saved? Should I cut the shriveled end off?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Hard to say with seeing , I put any shriveled branches in water overnight

[@lucylomelin8690]

Hi Jeff! What is the name of the bamboo like Palm? And where can I get? I'm in San Jose area

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Its called dypsis Baronii . I think Florabunda palms in hawaii sells them online

[@belindamacato6492]

Hello have a question? I too live in northern ca and lost a lot of plumeria cuttings. Do you bring in during winter

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

No, I leave mine outside under patio

[@belindamacato6492]

Wow! So the cold doesn’t ruin your plumerias? I live in Stockton. A lot of my cuttings I lost during winter. They did fine all summer winter comes and they get root rot ☹️

[@helenmetzger4762]

I believe you said you grew plumeria in zone 9b. Can you grow them in the ground, or just in pots?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

They do best in pots but I also have a couple in ground

[@helenmetzger4762]

@@TropicalGardenGuy hmmm... Thanks for the reply. I think that I will start with pots, and maybe try one in the ground next year. The fact that it is possible makes me want to give it a try.

[@robertbeeson3181]

We have a plumeria that seems to be suffering from root rot. Is it safe to take cuttings from this plant to start fresh?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

cut trunk where there is no more rot then allow cut to dry and callus and replant

[@jibboom2112]

When it sits in the moss bag, how much light does it need?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

On a scale from 1 to 10…. 5

[@uttarareddy7477]

What type of fertilizer should I use for plumeria plants ?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

I use a general fert and a bloom booster food, 0.10.10

[@beckyschnaufer501]

Can you prune when the cane is starting to bloom

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

I like to wait till blooms fall.

[@garcia1972raquel]

My plumeria leaves are rotting? Maybe. They have dark dead parts on the leaves and I was wondering if you know why. I live in Michigan and it’s cold right now so I brought my plumerias inside and that’s when the leaves started to rot.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Perhaps a fungus?

[@garcia1972raquel]

@@TropicalGardenGuy any idea on how to treat it for fungus?

[@wolfsounds1]

I live in 9b . Why does my plumeria always get brown spots and pin holes?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Insects or fungus

[@debbiemiller1919]

Why do the leaves have a rusty spots on the leaves?

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

That could be rust. I use Neem oil if I see it.

[@angelakorte4187]

Is pulmaria the botanicle name for frangipani?.....

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Ive heard folks use the Name Plumeria and Frangapani interchangeably