This season has been tough to get out content. I haven’t had the time to get out in the garden and take care of my babies (bougies) much less my yard. I lost half of my bougies due to the drought and my lack of time to maintain the water schedule. I will be making more content for sure!
Doable but not ideal. Keep it in a pot and bring it in when the temperature gets close to freezing. Bougainvilleas like to be root bound and it’s easier to force them to show their color in a pot.
Hello, I’m in zone 10b (San Francisco) I just purchased two bougainvillea’s from the nursery, I’d like to repot them, can you elaborate more on the type of soil that works best for the bougainvilleas
Sorry for the late reply. You’ll want to customize the soil to your climate. I live in Houston TX so it gets hot and we can sometimes get waterlogged in hurricane season. So I mix sand and potting mix. About 1/2 sand and 1/2 potting mix. It may take a couple of seasons to get your mixture down to a science. Since we can have a rainy season I like to use more sand for maximum drainage. If the roots stay soggy the plant will loose its bracts (colorful leaves). There is a trade off, using more sand will also make them dry out quicker so in the heat of the summer which is really hot here in Texas I’ll have to water more often. I prefer to water more often since bringing in all the bougies is a pain when it rains excessively. Judge the soil mixture by how often you have to water. If you have to water every other day that’s good. Bougies love heat so putting them next to a wall that radiates heat will also help them to dry out but also help them develop color. If they don’t have color right away, trim, let them dry out until it droops and then feed with a equal fertilizer like 555, 101010, 151515.
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This season has been tough to get out content. I haven’t had the time to get out in the garden and take care of my babies (bougies) much less my yard. I lost half of my bougies due to the drought and my lack of time to maintain the water schedule. I will be making more content for sure!
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I live in zone 5b could that be ideal for one of these? Thank you!
Doable but not ideal. Keep it in a pot and bring it in when the temperature gets close to freezing. Bougainvilleas like to be root bound and it’s easier to force them to show their color in a pot.
Hello, I’m in zone 10b (San Francisco) I just purchased two bougainvillea’s from the nursery, I’d like to repot them, can you elaborate more on the type of soil that works best for the bougainvilleas
Sorry for the late reply. You’ll want to customize the soil to your climate. I live in Houston TX so it gets hot and we can sometimes get waterlogged in hurricane season. So I mix sand and potting mix. About 1/2 sand and 1/2 potting mix. It may take a couple of seasons to get your mixture down to a science. Since we can have a rainy season I like to use more sand for maximum drainage. If the roots stay soggy the plant will loose its bracts (colorful leaves). There is a trade off, using more sand will also make them dry out quicker so in the heat of the summer which is really hot here in Texas I’ll have to water more often. I prefer to water more often since bringing in all the bougies is a pain when it rains excessively. Judge the soil mixture by how often you have to water. If you have to water every other day that’s good. Bougies love heat so putting them next to a wall that radiates heat will also help them to dry out but also help them develop color. If they don’t have color right away, trim, let them dry out until it droops and then feed with a equal fertilizer like 555, 101010, 151515.