mickey mini gardens questions

[pickles]

for those who have bought these (from living with the land)

and your plant grew enough to be transplanted to a pot. Did you have sucess with the transplant and how did you do it?

I got 2 plants one is a kalanchoe and is touching the lid now.
I bought some potting soil, but it mentions sterile potting soil. we dont have that in this area..do I need to cook it or do something or is reg potting soil what they meant?

also any tips or suggestions appreciated. My plant is doing very well and I dont want to kill it

My other one is a cockscomb and it is growing and seems to be happy. ho I am not sure..can I keep that as a houseplant when it gets bigger? or is it going to die within a year like an annual?

 

[pickles]

bumping

 

[disneylove69]

I think sterile soil is soil that has not been in the ground yet. Check with your local nursery.

 

[MapleGirl]

Can you please tell me more about this? Where can you buy plants at Living with the Land? Is this only during the F&G Festival?

 

[pickles]

when you ride the living with land ride, you go the labratory part and you see some little bottles and the land ride talks about things they can grow in the lab.
well, over by the bathrooms after you get off the ride is the small gift shop and it sells some books about hydroponics and also these plants. %They are in little glass jars. there are usually a variety to choose from. they run about $10 a bottle.

they wont hold them and send them to your resort for you..so you must take them with you when you buy them

they are grown from the cells of plants rather than seeds or cuttings. I am not smart enough to know if this is "cloning" ? Anyways, they are fun and so far mine are doing well. I just hate to transplant it and kill it

 

[RMAMom]

I found this and hope you find it helpful. Potting soil from the bag will work fine. When they say sterile I think they mean clean, free of disease etc so any bagged potting soil will work.



TEN STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL TRANSPLANTATION

1) First, you should water your future transplants with a good transplanting fertilizer such as Miracle Grow All-Purpose, Vitamin B1 or Ortho Upstart, about one to two days before you intend to transplant.

2) Fill your container, or pot, with a commercial potting soil, up to approximately 2 inches below the top of your container.

3) Saturate the soil, of the container in which you intend to transplant, with water containing the transplanting fertilizer of your choice. Make sure the soil is completely saturated with your water-fertilizer solution, leaving no pockets of dry soil.

4) In the container in which you are going to place your transplant, dig out a hole the approximate size of the container from which your transplant will come.

5) Now that your container is prepared for your transplant, you are ready to transplant your plant from it's old container, to it's new one. Roll the transplants old pot in your hand to loosen the dirt an roots from the side of the container. Next, grasp the base of the plant, covering the top of the container with your hand, and turn the container upside down, and pull the root ball out, being careful to keep the roots in one integral piece.

6) Carefully place the root ball in the hole in your prepared container. Make sure that all the roots are pointing down.

7) Now that the root ball is in place, you can fill in the space around it placing soil gently, but firmly around the top of the roots. Make sure the top of the soil line is intact and isn't cracking apart in lines, exposing the roots.

8) With your transplant in it's new container,you can now water the plant once again, lightly, with your fertilizer solution. Make sure the soil is saturated, but not soggy.

9) Place your new transplants in low light conditions. You can put them in filtered sun or under fluorescents, if available. The transplants should be able to handle full light within a day or two.

10) With the combination of being placed in new potting soil and having been fertilized, your transplants should be fine with their usual watering schedule for about a month. After that you will need to find a fertilizing schedule that fits your plants individual needs. When your plants have outgrown their new containers, simply follow these ten, simple steps again to transplant to a larger container.