Termites Dream wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2017 8:58 pm
Cyprusmax.....Cannot say you are slow to respond....Thank you.
Trellis ....yes or wires
Full sun for the majority of the day...12 midday to dusk
It will be on irrigation for 15 months but daily care after. We are trying to get plants moving now, before we arrive full time. Not wanting to deviate into Brexit
Re thorns.....Everything we seem to have has thorns already, across all plants and this would be in a heavy traffic area. It has all to be trimmed and I shred, mulch or compost what I can....Thorns seem to be indestructible, long after they leave the plant. The plants would be in an eating area with perhaps children and some thorns are measured by the inch.
TD
Sorry, but I think with Sun for the majority of the day it will be complicated that plants can survive with only an irrigation system for the pots. I tried this in the past with trip irrigation etc but it was not working. There are cats, sometimes wind which can create problems with the piping. As plants are growing so fast in Cyprus( with good care) I would wait until you are permanent here. Maybe other members have a different opinion about that.
The climber you can see at the pic was that size after one year only. But was watered by bucket twice a week at least 20 l each time. Not to forget that you have to feed any climber more often with fertilizer. (every month)
Concerning thorns: for example this type of bougainvillea has got only tiny thorns and this plant which is 4 years old needs only one time in Spring pruning, in case it grows too much another time in Autumn. Fertilizer every 3 weeks (12-8-18) NPK, 2 times per week 15 l water...
I tried also Passiflora (maracuja) to grow in a large ceramic pot with many pretty flowers and sometimes fruits. Also the so called pakistani shrub grows like a climber with (OK only white) flowers smelling like perfume in the night and can grow 3 m per year. (my favorite)
Max