Gardening tips? especially for impatients, sago palms. and hibiscus?

Sago palms are pretty resillient.





Impatiens very forgiving. Take cuttings about 6 inches long. Remove lower leaves leaving only 4 or 5 at the top and put them in clear containers of water. Roots will develope in 1 to 2 weeks. They will grow happily in water over the winter or you can pot them once roots have appearded to enjoy them indoors.





Same for the hibiscus. You can also use rooting hormone on the ends of the hibiscus and plunk them in dirt to keep inside for the winter. They'll want a sunnier location than the impatiens.





Have fun!

Gardening tips? especially for impatients, sago palms. and hibiscus?
Unless you live in the southern tip of Florida, sago and hibiscus are better off inside in cooler weather. You can try mulching the Hibiscus, but unless you have a hardy type, like the Luna, say bye bye once the ground freezes. It is possible it will survive a mild winter further north. But not too much further.





Unless you plan on overwintering your impatients, it's time to say bye bye to them. If you do plan on overwintering them, now would be a great time to get them accustom to their new home inside and trim them back.
Reply:Impatients should be consistently moist. If they do not have enough water you will know, they will really wilt. After watering they perk up in about a half hour. Hibiscus, deadhead the blooms when they are done and they will keep blooming. Cover in the winter and they will come back again. They should have sun.
Reply:Impatiens - cut back when they become long and leggy.


Sago palms - remove lower fronds to exose the beautiful trunk, fertilise with an organic mix, apply mulch, and water regularly. (I have 2 of them).


Hibiscus - Water regularly, and cut back in the cooler months, fertilise with an organic mix, apply mulch and wait for the magnificent flowers.