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Plant ID please

alii77 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:35 GMT

I've grown this plant from seed. It came as a novelty present where you grow the seeds in an eggling. Unfortunately I can't remember what sort of plant it said it was!

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks.

Creating dead zone around AC unit

JoeSpareBedroom[_2_] — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:20:26 GMT

My central air conditioning unit is located in a spot where the eaves are so
deep that even after lots of rain, it's still bone dry, but bindweed finds
the area delightful and it's eating my air conditioner. I thought of
covering the whole area with plastic and then a few inches of stones right
up to the foundation, but I have another concern. In winter, it's not
uncommon for several feet of snow to drift into that corner. When it melts,
I'm not sure I want that much water ponding in the plastic and overflowing
along the edges near the cinder block. The basement's always been dry, but
still, something about the plastic idea seems iffy. So, some sort of
landscape fabric seems like a better option.

Regardless of the material on top, I'm thinking of edging it with Trex
buried with just enough above ground to contain 2-3 inches of stones.

Comments?

Jul3 - 09A_3563_Yellow-Clivia.jpg

John - Pa. — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:58:16 GMT

Here is something that I am pleased with and have to show off. This is
a yellow Clivia houseplant that I have grown from seed, with its first
flower. This was germinated in March 2006. In case you are not
impressed, yellow Clivia are still unusual (the common ones are
orange) and although they cost a lot less than they used to, you can
still pay nearly $100 for a flowering plant. The seed is not cheap
either. I bought a package of 2 seeds for $20 in 2006 from Parks
Seeds, and they "guaranteed" that at least one would come out yellow.
Both seeds germinated for me, but the second plant has not flowered
yet. This specimen doesn't have the usual long Clivia flower stalk,
but I have read that this might be because I did not give the plant a
period of cool dry dormancy. I'll try that this winter.

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Flower ID

Wally[_3_] — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:38:59 GMT

My wife has a bunch of flowers that I like and would like
to grow some but do not know what they are.
Can someone please identify them .

Also any other info, easy or hard to grow, seeds available ?? etc

I know very little about flowers.
http://wally1002.tripod.com/flower/pink_and_white2.jpg

Wally

How is your weather?

Bill who putters — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:29:35 GMT

We just had or should say are having a weird wet spring. Dew point
mid 60's and rain almost every day for about the 40. Never saw moss
grow so well. My stone driveway has moss. Moles /voles are working on
my hostas big time too.

Not of biblical proportions but never such weather here in memory.

Bill 68 F. at 9:30 AM Dew point 61 F.

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Vegetable foliage allergies

David in Normandy[_8_] — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:54:32 GMT

Anyone else have allergies to vegetable foliage?
I've just picked some courgettes and both arms are itching all over. I
get the same reaction picking runner beans. Spouse gets a similar
response with conifer foliage.

I must remember to wear a long sleeve shirt to pick runner beans. I've
planted a different variety of courgette seeds this year by accident,
the fruit are a deeper green and the leaves quite thorny - so I got
prickled as well as itches. They are growing fast though and
have reached the point that courgettes are being produced faster than we
can eat / freeze them. Pulled a small (10") marrow off just now.

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Large Lawn beginner

drtj1960 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:51:15 GMT

Hi everyone, I am new at this forum stuff so please be patient with me!
I have always had a lawn that I have cared for but have recently moved to a fairly large Garden of an acre and it hasn't had anything more than a cut for many years. The garden backs onto the Village meadow and is south facing but with Large trees surrounding boundry (which are beautiful) The lawn has several problems that I have not ever had to tackle before. The Grass seems shallow rooted, it has lots of Clover in it as well as moss It is very uneven in places having to be very careful with the Tractor mower when cutting the lawn in certain places. I also have Ground elder and bindweed in certain area's of the Lawn (as well as the Boarders of which I am trying to control0 The Lawn is such a massive area and I don't know when to start, and I suppose frightened of making a boob!!!
I try to not use Chemicals if I can help it except for the Ground Elder problem in the Boarders. Money is very tight . Can I feed it with Blood Fish and bone will that do any good? I want to thicken it up get rid of as many weeds as possible and have a healthy lawn I am not worried about having it perfect ! I suppose I should say that my wonderful Garden is in Bristol in the UK.

Many thanks in advance Deb

Floating away...

Sacha[_4_] — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:30 GMT

I've just seen the photos and read reports of Truro in yesterday's
rainstorms! Are the Cornnish contingent still with us or frantically
paddling somewhere off Land's End? I hate to think of the damage it
might have done to some gardens. Here, we did have rain last night but
nothing like that. This morning has dawned bright and sunny with a few
clouds about and a cooling breeze.
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Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Wasp nest under floor

Chris Hogg — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:22:41 GMT

My elderly mother has wasps coming and going through an air-brick
right next to the only path that gives her access to her garden. She's
allergic to wasp stings, and at her age (89) that's not something
she's prepared to risk, so leaving them alone until the nest dies out
in the autumn is not an option. (I've known wasp nests down here in
west Cornwall to be active until October-November time). We've tried
spraying the air brick with a foam-based wasp nest killer, and also
insecticide powder intended for wasp nests, but neither has proved
effective, presumably because the nest itself is some way inside,
probably suspended from one of the joists. I'm reluctant just to seal
them in temporarily until they die, by for example filling the holes
in the air brick with clay, in case they find their way up into the
house through gaps where the central-heating pipework comes up through
the floor, which would result in an even worse situation.

Any other suggestions before I call in the pest control people?

--

Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

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