Ruddigger
Omono
Hopefully I can get it to flower. The previous owner said it never has.
Rudd’s Wisteria #1
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Hopefully I can get it to flower. The previous owner said it never has.
Fingers crossed.
bonsaiwood
Mame
Any food added since you acquired it? Nice come up.
Ruddigger
Omono
Yeah, I’ve been giving it some miracle grow for now.
actionflies
Yamadori
These are water loving plant, I put a tray of water under.
Ruddigger
Omono
Second round
of thinning.
of thinning.
gooeytek
Shohin
Holy crap, that exploded. You've only been using Miracle-gro? 
Ruddigger
Omono
Holy crap, that exploded. You've only been using Miracle-gro?
Yeah, just a small amount.
Ruddigger
Omono
And 2 weeks later. This thing is crazy.
gooeytek
Shohin
Damn, that's lush!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
You haven't lost your dog/cat have you? If so, you might want to look under the wisteria to see if they got grabbed by it.
Ruddigger
Omono
3rd leaf cutback of the season, and added more fertilizer. It’s moved to my 50% shadecloth area now, 100° is the new normal out here.
Ruddigger
Omono
I went on a trip to visit @NaoTK, and while I was gone my girlfriend told me it got some fall color. Nao kept laughing at me because I was so happy to see a color other than brown. 
By the time I got back leaves were pretty much all dropped, so I defoliated and wired.
Not bad for one year’s progress.
By the time I got back leaves were pretty much all dropped, so I defoliated and wired.
Not bad for one year’s progress.
Ruddigger
Omono
Repotted at the new angle a couple weeks ago, and it’s starting to leaf out now. Sadly no flowers again this year. I moved it to a new part of the garden to get more morning sun in hopes that helps for next year.
In any case right now I’m more interested in getting nice structure instead of flowering.
In any case right now I’m more interested in getting nice structure instead of flowering.
ForrestW
Shohin
I like the new angle a lot!! I am far from an expert on getting them to flower but I think I am about to have my best flowering year yet (if so I will post a photo) but I was told to prune very quickly and not let energy go to elongating shoots. As you mentioned you are more interested in development, but when you feel it is ready for more of a flower show-- it did seem to work for me this year.
Ruddigger
Omono
Interesting. Prune the leaflets back before they harden?
ForrestW
Shohin
Thats correct, I basically pruned all extensions once I had a pair of leaves. It was a professional who suggested that (Danny Coffee), but between that and a good dose of fertilizer last year (and maybe a year without repotting) I have more flower buds than ever.
ForrestW
Shohin
I did not have to do much of the partial defoliation as pervious years due to that pruning as well.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
No prune the ends out of the developing growth as it emerges pinch back to one or two of the compound leaves. Pinching the small leaflets on the compound leaves doesn’t do anything really
