By Bornagain
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Canna, should I cut off these bits and what is their soil/compost preference in pots as they need potting on now? They are still in the pots they were delivered in:-)
On plant
Canna indica
- 1 May, 2010
Answers
I mean the dead, dried looking bits at the bottom of the leaves which looks like a remnant of last years leaf, maybe seen better on second pic? What feed should I give now?
1 May, 2010
Well you can cut those dried bits off if you want - won't be long before you wont' notice them anyway though. They do fine in ordinary multi purpose compost - I feed mine with Miracle Gro general purpose once a week from now till end of August.
1 May, 2010
Thanks Bamboo, should I start letting them out for the day if weather is fine?
1 May, 2010
Oh yes, certainly. Mine have been out on the balcony all winter - and survived!
1 May, 2010
Do they like the soil to be quite damp?
1 May, 2010
Not particularly - let it dry out slightly between waterings, as with most everything else
1 May, 2010
Thanks Bamboo, I'll leave the bits on if they don't matter:-)
1 May, 2010
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Cut off what bits? I f you mean the growth, no, don't cut that. You can pot into larger containers if you want - the size looks fine at the moment, but Canna do get huge (the corm I mean) by the end of a season, by which time they'll probably be distorting those particular pots into an odd shape and will be difficult to extract.
1 May, 2010