did the nursery pot it in dirt????

transplant and shipping shock..

water properly.. and ignore it ...

in the mean time.. talk to your seller.. ask if this is normal.. and ask them what they suggest..

i hope they gave you a warranty ...

ken

ps: BTW.. i would not have dug and potted a plant at this time of summer ... whether you were waiving money at me or not ... isnt it the high heat of summer time for you.. a month short of fall or so ????

This post was edited by ken_adrian on Sun, Feb 17, 13 at 17:41

Ken, thanks a bunch for such quick response!

The nursery did pot it in dirt. But they also kept it with the original dirt it had. To answer your P.S., the plant wasn't in the ground but actually in one of those black plastic bag kind of coverings. But it's a good advice you're giving me here. Yes, we are at the top of summer; and though this summer is not too hot as past summers, still I think the sun is showering down twice its radiation down here. So it's good to know if I need to transplant from ground to pot in the future. This time, however, it has been pot to pot. I don't know if that makes a difference.

The plant was rather manhandled during the transplant. (It's not a responsible nursery as you would think, but rather a thoroughfare of plant-selling bodegas.) But during the 2-block walk home and finding it a proper place, I tried to keep it as comfortable and shockless as possible. Still, perhaps the repotting was rather traumatic. The person who did it might as well have strangled the plant!

I'll keep on watering it each time the dirt gets dry. I read somewhere I should just water into the plate. Perhaps that's the best idea.

I have the hunch my seller really doesn't know much about it. I asked them about how to care for it and certain specs of the mimosa and all the person told me was instantly contradicted upon researching the web. But the good news is the plant cost me little over a buck; so I'm not worried about the money, but I do hope the plant gets happy soon and thrives.

I've brought the plant in for the night to see if perhaps it's getting cold just before dawn, though I doubt it should get so cold as to affect it. Perhaps tomorrow I'll keep it out of direct sunlight and see how it progresses.

Well, so thanks again for the good advice and the quick response!

X.B.

This post was edited by Xavier_Bonet on Sun, Feb 17, 13 at 18:28

it is worth one dollar to 'learn' ... lol ....

i would research if it likes soggy roots ... most tree like .... to NEAR DRY in between waterings .... so keeping it constantly sodden MIGHT NOT be best ... i simply do NOT know ...

i have had trees completely lose all leaves.. life is in the buds ... and if you make the roots happy.. it should releaf ... but if you harm the roots thru too much water... it will probably be a goner .... [and then i learned about PROPER TIMING of planting.. and trees quit losing all their leaves when i moved them.... hint, hint]

ken

Hi again, Ken,

It's true that a dollar doesn't hurt much if it means learning something valuable. But it does make me sad for the plant! Moreover because it moves, so it's to a dog what other plants are to fish or turtles... if you know what I mean.

Anyway, won't ever transplant during summer; I've learned that.

Today the plant is a little yellower. I don't know if it's yellowing less or if it continues at the same rate. But because most agree that it's an issue with too much water in the roots, I've brought it back out to direct sunlight.

I don't quite understand the last hint, though. Does that mean that, actually, transplanting, but done at the right moment, worked for you in stopping your trees from losing their leaves?

Again, thanks a lot!

X.B.

P.S. @echinaceamaniac: I've heard that this plant's seeds grow very fast. So that's good info, thanks! But I do hope the plant doesn't die on me!

P.S.S. This is my mimosa today.

This post was edited by Xavier_Bonet on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 13:50

We've had a bad winter in PA. Our recently planted mimosa have died on top. All plants are putting out shoots at the bottom. Will these three trees make a full comeback or should I replace them. Thanks ValKey

You could have come and dug up our mature mimosa instead. We now only have the stump left. That thing grew a foot a day or so, seriously. I have never heard of a nursery potting something up in dirt. Very wierd. Good luck with your little tree.

I have this plant. I've bought from a nursery and grown from seeds. My plant is in full sunlight (I live in arizona) all day and water every few days because of where I live. I bring my plant in over the winter as they don't like cold temperatures. I noticed with this one that it had lost all its leaves and couldn't figure out why. I noticed that the branches were still green so I kept watering it and it sprouted new leaves. My previous one did this and I thought it was dead. Now I'm wondering if it was going through a "winter" phase. So I think I threw away a live plant. I haven't been able to find anything on these plants that talk about them shedding all their leaves like a tree does in the winter but with experience I'm starting to believe that this is the case. My plant after it "shedded" all its leaves looks full again. It is thriving in full sun. I tried to add a picture but it won't post it

Hello guys...i want to know.

What is the 3 or more advantage and disadvantage of mimusa pudica?

Thanks..