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05-20-2008, 06:48 PM | #181 | |||
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I usually go 2-3 inches deep, and depending on the tree, maybe a three foot circle. You can just use up your two bags, however that lays out. Don't let it pile up too much right by the trunk though - keep it thinner there. Sorry, can't help you with the impatiens... I'm no good with seeds really. I'm a toss and go girl, and they come up by the grace of God, or not.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Alffe (05-20-2008) |
05-20-2008, 08:57 PM | #182 | |||
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If you don't like the mulch color, do as Brain said and exchange it. It will darken with age and watering, but not a lot. Red cedar doesn't change much over time. Don't mulch too deep under the Maple tree. The purpose for mulching is to keep it moist and in your area, you don't need much moisture as you have a lot already. Another reason is to keep the weeds down. A 2 inch depth is fine.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Alffe (05-21-2008) |
05-21-2008, 05:05 AM | #183 | |||
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Thank you both! I'll plant them today and pray that my bout of next years poison ivy will have a cure, growing in my yard. *grin
And I am so glad I asked about the color...really can't stand that red! Who wants to make a fashion statement with mulch!
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"Thanks for this!" says: | tovaxin_lab_rat (05-21-2008) |
05-21-2008, 08:39 AM | #184 | |||
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Try putting some of the seeds in containers.
I brought home my toonies 2 years ago, and the local jewel weed volunteered in the the pot the toonies were in (from Up North). I let them grow (it was a deep large pot 12 in deep and across) in that pot and then that plant volunteered everywhere in my front garden. Jewel weed does best in moist conditions. So you can control things better in a container. I use a moist enhancing product called Soil Moist in my pots/containers to hold them better and reduce watering. It is really nice for containers (which I am tending toward more and more).
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05-21-2008, 09:12 AM | #185 | |||
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thanks for the suggestion Mrs.D and you were instrumental in pointing the way...curious was my courier.
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05-21-2008, 09:19 AM | #186 | |||
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I'm with you. I like the natural color myself. I go with the lighter brown and from the road it almost looks like the dirt. The darker is brown as coffee grounds, which looks good, but smells funny. Also, thanks for the tip on those impatiens as a remedy for poison ivy. I should plant some of those. Ya know, I have poison ivy but I never get a rash from it. Every body else does, but not me.
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05-21-2008, 10:18 AM | #187 | |||
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Alffe.
I think in a year or two, you will have more volunteers than you expected! This plant is rather prolific!
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05-21-2008, 11:00 AM | #188 | |||
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Brain and FG,
When can I transplant flowers, phlox and other plants? I have a flower garden that the previous owners planted and I would like to move some of them to another area. I also planted my first veggie garden (well my dad did but I will maintain it)!!!! I hope that I don't kill them all off. Thanks!
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05-21-2008, 12:13 PM | #189 | |||
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Good luck with the transplants!
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05-21-2008, 02:07 PM | #190 | |||
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