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Posted: Feb 22nd, 2007 05:31 pm |
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DOGGETTJA wrote: Sandra Did the violets bloom planted outside? I might try that this year assuming my poor little Lowes Violet makes it til then. Yes, they flourished and were gorgeous.
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Posted: Feb 23rd, 2007 01:18 am |
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| Sandra, do you remember if the outside violets were planted in a sheltered spot? I've always heard that you're not supposed to get water on the leaves. Please tell me that it's an old wives tale!
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Posted: Feb 23rd, 2007 01:23 pm |
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Sandra,
Also were they planted outside in any special soil? I would think they'd prefer light, very well drained soil.
Scott
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Posted: May 4th, 2007 09:56 pm |
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I am trying a new tree this year, American Elms which used to grow here until the Dutch Elm disease wiped them out almost everywhere in the 1950s. Some of us seniors can remember them along the streets of towns and cities thoughout the eastern states. My research has found two named American elm varieties that are quite resistent to this and other Elm diseases. I have purchased and planted two 6 foot "Valley Forge" elms on our property and have eight very small "Princeton" elms in a nursery area to grow larger before transplanting to a permanent location. For those of you who are worried that these are "Yankee" trees, the Valley Forge trees came from Missouri, and the Princeton trees came from Tennessee.
Are any of you growing something new this Spring?
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Posted: May 8th, 2007 01:47 am |
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My new plant for the year is a Daphne Odora. Had one long ago and it did beautifully for years. Went out to admire it one late winter day a couple of years ago and noticed a large dead spot - which eventurally spread over the entire plant. This was after a very cold spell so I think its demise could have been weather related. Anyway, I'm trying it again. Do you have any tips on caring for this beautiful shrub? By the way, good luck on your Elms.
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Posted: May 8th, 2007 02:04 am |
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| Starcatchr- I understand from several people that the Daphne is very short lived. 8 years is the average life and then they just die. I have one and it is probably at least 8 so I expect it to kick the bucket at any time. Some where I read you should just plant a second one near by when your plant is 8.
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Posted: May 8th, 2007 02:29 am |
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| Edited by Poster. Last edited on Aug 5th, 2007 11:43 am by Jim Flynt
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Posted: May 8th, 2007 02:40 am |
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Jim Flynt wrote: DOGGETTJA wrote: Starcatchr- I understand from several people that the Daphne is very short lived. 8 years is the average life and then they just die. I have one and it is probably at least 8 so I expect it to kick the bucket at any time. Some where I read you should just plant a second one near by when your plant is 8.
Jane, that's interesting information of which I was unaware.
While sharing that a daphne is only good only through an 8th year, the buzz at the garden center is that Pappy's plants all seem to really take off after a 5th.
...... and so does Pappy !!!
Good one, Jim! Night all.
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Posted: May 9th, 2007 11:18 am |
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Posted: May 9th, 2007 12:39 pm |
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| I have peony bush that desperately needs to be moved from it's current location. I have heard that if the plant is disturbed as far as transplanting, it will not bloom or it could die. I really don't want to harm this beautiful bush, it is one of my favorites. What should I do, and when is the best time to transplant a peony?
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Posted: May 9th, 2007 08:18 pm |
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Found via google at http://nga-gardenshop.stores.yahoo.net/peony-l-g.html
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Transplanting & Dividing
If you need to move a peony bush or have one that is flowering poorly due to overcrowding, transplant it in fall. Cut back the foliage to the ground. Dig around the outer edge of the peony clump, trying to dig up as much of the root system as possible. Move it to a new, sunny, well-drained location and set the clump in the hole no deeper than it was previously planted. To divide the clump, remove any loose soil, and with a sharp knife cut the clump so each section has 3 to 5 eyes (buds) as well as a good root system. Set the divisions in new holes as decribed above. Keep well watered this fall
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Posted: May 10th, 2007 11:59 pm |
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| Peonies and many other plants may quit blooming for any number of reasons. The most common reason is a reduction in sunlight which can be caused by overcrouding or by the growth of nearby bushes or trees. These restrict the sunlight required for the formation of flower buds, reduce soil moisture, and eats up soil nutrients needed by the desirable plant. I have found that pruning the competing bushes/trees along with adding organic matter under the peony or other smaller plant often restores it to blooming status. My mother gave me a peony many years ago and its never bloomed until this year, after I had trimmed back a competing deciduous magnolia tree. Good luck.
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Posted: May 11th, 2007 12:21 am |
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| Thanks rasin and Scot, I appreciate the great info. I actually planted my peony 5-6 years ago from tubercles. The plant never came up until 2 years after planting. The bush didn't bloom until last year for the first time ever. I had forgotten about the plant, and actually thought it had died. Now you can see why I do not want to touch it. Seems like they are very sensitive
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Posted: May 23rd, 2007 12:13 am |
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I find that propogating plants that grow here naturally and that I enjoy is generally more successful that growing plants that are native to somewhere else. I would like to know of plants native to Guilford County that others enjoy so I can try them on our property. As an example, we have a rather strange looking small (10-40 foot) tree that grows in small patches at rear of our property. It has rather large leaves in groups of 5 and has a rather tropical appearance in the Spring and Summer. I looked it up in an Eastern US plant guide and it looks like it may be an "umbrella tree" which is a variety of desiduous Magnolia. I have transplanted a few small plants of them closer to our house with good success. It prefers rather moist soil conditions with some but not too much sunlight. It has a beautiful form all year but large blossoms
and seed pods in the Spring and Summer respectively. I bet there are other cool plants that grow here if we take take the time to notice them.
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Posted: May 23rd, 2007 12:16 am |
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Starcatchr wrote:
Sandra, do you remember if the outside violets were planted in a sheltered spot? I've always heard that you're not supposed to get water on the leaves. Please tell me that it's an old wives tale!
Maybe it's an old husband's tale! Last edited on May 23rd, 2007 12:19 am by Scott L
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