Mike Atkinson

Re-potting Plumerias 1 min read

• Container Growing
• Fertilizing
• Plumeria 101

Re-potting Plumerias

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

I like to re-pot my potted plumerias once they wake up late winter or early spring. Potting soil loses its nutrients over time, so it’s... Read More

Save Your Seeds 1 min read

• Plumeria 101
• Seeds and Seedlings

Save Your Seeds

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

If your plants have seed pods, it’s time to start thinking about trapping the seeds when the pod opens. If you don’t put something on... Read More

Early-Season Feeding Regimen 4 min read

• Container Growing
• Fertilizing
• Ground Growing
• Plumeria 101
• Winter Care

Early-Season Feeding Regimen

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

I’m a big believer in starting to feed my plumerias toward late winter. Even if the plants aren’t awake yet, I want to feed the... Read More

Protect your plants in a freeze 1 min read

• Ground Growing
• Winter Care

Protect your plants in a freeze

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

If you have plumieras in the ground and have the occasional cold temperatures, then check out this helpful article on ways to protect them: How To... Read More

Storing cuttings over winter 1 min read

• Cuttings
• Winter Care

Storing cuttings over winter

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

Sometimes it just happens…a branch breaks in a strong wind; a neighbor unknowingly prunes their plant. The fall is NOT the time to take cuttings... Read More

Let it rain! (photo tip) 1 min read

• Cultivar Info
• Fun Stuff
• Photography

Let it rain! (photo tip)

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

Further expounding on my original article with photography tips, here are more examples of how cool blooms look when they’re wet. In southern California, fall... Read More

Is my plumeria dying? 1 min read

• Plumeria 101
• Winter Care

Is my plumeria dying?

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

This is the most common question asked in the late fall. Many new plumeria growers just do not know that plumerias go dormant over winter.... Read More

Will seed pods survive winter? 1 min read

• Seeds and Seedlings
• Winter Care

Will seed pods survive winter?

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

For me, most of the seed pods we get each year start in the late summer/fall. Many folks are concerned that their newly-formed seed pods... Read More

Look to the sky! (photo tip) 1 min read

• Cultivar Info
• Photography

Look to the sky! (photo tip)

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

As a continuation of my plumeria photography tips, I want to expound on my previous post. One of my points was to play with angles.... Read More

Use this, not this, for cutting branches 1 min read

• Cuttings
• Plumeria 101
• Pruning

Use this, not this, for cutting branches

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

It’s critically important to get a clean, flush cut when cutting a branch of a plumeria off with the purpose of rooting it. Unfortunately most... Read More