Todays writing is on the Castor Bean plant, a very showy and majestic plant that in tropical and subtropical regions can grow to be up to 40 feet tall. Where we are located here in Wisconsin it will grow to be 10 to 15 feet tall , and it will grow fast. It has been referred to the “Wonder Tree”
As with most plants there are different varieties , heights , colors and so on. Choose the one that will work best for your situation. You can grow Castor Beans in containers , but if you choose the larger variety you best have a big container. The Castor Bean likes a sunny spot that is out of the heavy wind areas and a loose , rich soil , that is where you will have the best result. Whether you grow your Castor Bean in a container or decide to plant directly in the ground it needs to be watered regularly and fed with a all purpose liquid plant food an a regular basis, We recommend “Watch Us Grow” all purpose liquid plant food every 10 to 14 days at a rate of 1 ounce to 1 gallon of water.
If you are one to propagate your own plants, one good tip for growing Castor Beans is to file the thick end of the seed before planting. This will help the seed get moisture more quickly and sprout.
As beautiful as the Castor Bean plant is it’s seeds are very poisonous, each capsule has 3 bean shaped seeds which contain a highly toxic chemical called “Ricin”. Keep your children away from these seeds. But there is away to prevent these seeds from appearing. Simply pinch off the seed capsules when they are small and they won’t grow to maturity where they are dangerous.
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About Stephen Follett Company… Our company has its roots on a farm outside the Village of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, where in 1952 our founder, botanist and horticulturist Stephen Follett, began production of his newly developed liquid plant food concentrate Follett’s Watch Us Grow®.
He spent the previous decade experimenting with various compounds of fertilizers, trace elements and other organic and inorganic materials to find a formula that would foster healthier and better plant growth. He based his studies on the ancient idea of foliar feeding; the theory that plants can absorb nutrients through leaves, branches, stems, buds, fruits and even flowers as well as its root system. After years of trial and error, Mr. Follett perfected his gentle 8-8-8 liquid formula . . . a 256 to 1 concentrate of three major elements (nitrogen, phosphorus and potash) and five micronutrients (boron, copper, iron, manganese and zinc) plus his proprietary compound Fol-Ade® which contains eight ingredients that react on the elemental plant foods in the formula.
Since his death in 1992 at the age of 81, Mr. Follett’s grandson Phil Faustini has run the 50 year old family business. Few things have changed over the years. We’re still located on a farm a few miles from where the company started and the Watch Us Grow formula remains the same. We just don’t see any reason to tamper with something that works so darn well on everything — flowers, shrubs, trees, grasses, vegetables, fruits and house plants. Mr. Follett, known for his sense of humor, jokingly said in his later years, “why it works so well is my little secret, but I think plants grow up to get away from the stuff.” He did share his secret but only with his family. We’re glad he did. You will be, too.
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