Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Maeng Da.
Well we got 4 rather sorry looking cuttings from the Carribean a year ago and thought we would try to root them.All of the most promising looking ones promptly died, leaving us with a poor and half dead twig.
As you can see from the next picture, somehow, with a winter of grow lights and heat mats etc, we managed to pull it back from the brink of oblivion.
It now looks an awful lot better, and stands one foot tall although we are still waiting for some side shoots to appear.*******************************************************************************
Kratom update!
All the leaves fell off last week, scared the bejesus out of me.
I couldnt work out what had happened.
Turns out the side shoots were making an apperance!
There are 8 new shoots around the stem now and 2 really big ones under the top growing tip.
Got me worried for a bit, that did.
But all is well. It looks like Mrs Kratom is going to have some babies after all!
I will update as new things happen!
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What amazing looking leaves. Some plants are worth all the tender loving care they need and Kratom definitely deserves it. A very healthy looking specimen.
ReplyDeleteIvr really never had anything take quite this long to root. Maybe it dosent like the UK weather, or maybe its just naturally slow. either way, We expected to have rooted cuttings of this ready for sale by now.
ReplyDeleteJust seems to be taking an age, but hey, thats nature.
she wont be rushed i guess!