I've had my Firefly Petunia for a few weeks now. So what are some of my thoughts? What do I need to trim to make it keep glowing? Would I purchase one again?
I will be adding a new video in the coming weeks about good solid care for your Firefly Petunia. They definitely need a lot of light, so don't plan on keeping them indoors. But you can take them out in the morning, and bring them in at night to enjoy the glow. Also, they are heavy feeders like most other petunias. I find that they glow the best when they have been recently fertilized. I recommend "Jack's Classic Petunia FeED 20-6-22." You can find it online, or at independent garden centers. Don't use Miracle Grow, it's not designed for potted plants. I have a whole video on that too.
Petunias are in the nightshade family. They can develop roots at any point along their stem. However, they can only grow branches from nodes where there is intact meristematic tissue (a bud).
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Thank you for this update to this Firefly Petunia. Still awaiting mine.
I will be adding a new video in the coming weeks about good solid care for your Firefly Petunia. They definitely need a lot of light, so don't plan on keeping them indoors. But you can take them out in the morning, and bring them in at night to enjoy the glow. Also, they are heavy feeders like most other petunias. I find that they glow the best when they have been recently fertilized. I recommend "Jack's Classic Petunia FeED 20-6-22." You can find it online, or at independent garden centers. Don't use Miracle Grow, it's not designed for potted plants. I have a whole video on that too.
Can you theoretically propagate the clipped bits? I’ve only propagated things with nodes, like monstera.
Petunias are in the nightshade family. They can develop roots at any point along their stem. However, they can only grow branches from nodes where there is intact meristematic tissue (a bud).
@@AgTeacherThoughts This is good info, thank you. I have some of those “starry sky” petunia’s and i want to try and propagate them over the winter.
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I kindly respect plant patents. I deal with thousands of patented starts, this is no different. Plant patents are an incentive for plant breeders to innovate. Our gardens would be much duller without them. It is the goal of plant nerds like me to eventually develop a patented variety. Not having a patent can cost you millions. Check out my video on how a sweet potato breeder missed out on MILLIONS. ruclips.net/video/fyxSJAp8INk/видео.htmlfeature=shared