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03-18-2008, 05:55 PM | #1 | |||
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When is the best time to plant hydrangias? I have one in a small pot and want to plant it outside but don't know when - and where? In the sun or in a shady spot?
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03-18-2008, 06:06 PM | #2 | ||
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this is awesome!!! thank you both so much.
i'm going to have a balcony garden this year. i'll have lots of questions as to what is best to plant here in north texas.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | tovaxin_lab_rat (03-18-2008) |
03-18-2008, 06:24 PM | #3 | |||
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Oh Wow, this is great!! My question---I have several peony plants and peony trees. Two years ago we had a very wet summer. My peony plant leaves and stalks started turning whitish grey, and then got black spots all over. I cut them back to the ground. Last year they came back up with the same problem. I cut them back again.Thank goodness my peony tress are still healthy.
Is this fungus, and how do I get rid of it? Or, do you think this is some other problem?They are just starting to come up again. They didn't bloom that well last year either. |
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03-18-2008, 06:49 PM | #4 | |||
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Shrub peonies should be cut back every year. What you are describing sounds like a fungus. Make sure when you do your spring clean up, that all of the mulch and dead leaves and stalks from last season have been completely removed and replaced. The fungus is probably still growing in the mulch from the previous season. During this season, if you see any leaves or stalks appearing with these same black spots, remove them immediately. Be sure that water is not splashing onto the plants.
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03-18-2008, 06:56 PM | #5 | |||
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I live in the high desert (3500' elevation) and my roses are in a bed with hot southwest exposure. They get about 20 minutes of drip line water each day and do just fine. We get about 10 inches of water a YEAR so as you can see, my roses are not water soaked at all. Last year, they were totally neglected b/c I was not well most of the summer. They didn't even get a good pruning and they just thrived! Neglect does them well! My advice on roses - don't fuss over them. Fertilize them with a good systemic and prune them in the Spring, cut the flowers when you want something to look at, but otherwise, just leave them alone! I've got a good au naturale recipe for aphids...
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"Thanks for this!" says: | ewizabeth (03-20-2008) |
03-18-2008, 07:52 PM | #6 | |||
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Thanks! Neglect I can do, lol.
I don't water them much - we usually get enough rain for roses. And aphids don't seem to bother them since I started putting the epsome salts around the roots. You just have to add more when the rain washes it away.
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03-19-2008, 08:40 AM | #7 | |||
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Oh drat! I took this literally as in Brain and Flygirl were coming to my house to garden. I would even offer my husband's culinary expertise to feed them and I would tend bar. Alas, that wasn't the offer, though.
I guess now I have to read through the thread and try to figure this gardening stuff out!
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03-19-2008, 11:56 PM | #8 | ||
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Awww, I kill everything I touch, LOL!!! Can you two help me with my house plants? I'm murdering my spider plants, the aloa vera, my prayer plant...... oh, and the boston fern has lost most of it's leaves. There's a few others that I haven't killed yet, but I can tell you they are not very happy. Maybe it's my singing to them that's doing it????
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Twinkletoes (03-31-2008) |
05-22-2008, 12:31 PM | #9 | |||
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Can ivy be transplanted w/out uprooting pieces?
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Balcony gardens are awesome. A great thing to do is get an herb plant (basil is great) from your local farmers market, and just pop it into the soil. Not only does it grow like mad - you then get to eat it all summer! |
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