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????Natchez Crepe Myrtle 1/2 price
I just bought some natchez crepe(crape) Myltes at Lowes for half price.
They are also half dead, the stems are still green. The woman there said they will come back out. she said to mulch good with cow manure and use some root stimulater when I water them. Any advice would be appreciated. TIA Alan |
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Hard to kill a Crepe myrtle, had two pulled out by a tornato 3 yrs ago, they
are still trying to come back, just water should do it. "Scruffy Dog" wrote in message ... I just bought some natchez crepe(crape) Myltes at Lowes for half price. They are also half dead, the stems are still green. The woman there said they will come back out. she said to mulch good with cow manure and use some root stimulater when I water them. Any advice would be appreciated. TIA Alan |
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I can't resist telling this story about the toughness of Crepe Myrtles.
My wife bought a small Crepe Myrtle and planted it in a pot on the porch. It languished, and one fall she determined it was dead and pulled the plant and root ball out of the pot and tossed it into the yard. The following spring I was getting ready to mow the grass and a found the Myrtle laying in the grass. It had one tiny green leaf, about 1/8" long. I figured it deserved another chance, so I chopped a hole in the rocky ground and planted it, leaving the hose to dribble on it for a few days. It's now 12' tall. -- Gary Brady Austin, TX "Scruffy Dog" wrote in message ... I just bought some natchez crepe(crape) Myltes at Lowes for half price. They are also half dead, the stems are still green. The woman there said they will come back out. she said to mulch good with cow manure and use some root stimulater when I water them. Any advice would be appreciated. TIA Alan |
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Gary Brady wrote:
I can't resist telling this story about the toughness of Crepe Myrtles. My wife bought a small Crepe Myrtle and planted it in a pot on the porch. It languished, and one fall she determined it was dead and pulled the plant and root ball out of the pot and tossed it into the yard. The following spring I was getting ready to mow the grass and a found the Myrtle laying in the grass. It had one tiny green leaf, about 1/8" long. I figured it deserved another chance, so I chopped a hole in the rocky ground and planted it, leaving the hose to dribble on it for a few days. It's now 12' tall. sniff....sniff.. I bet there's not a dry eye in the house ;-) -- Gary Brady Austin, TX "Scruffy Dog" wrote in message ... I just bought some natchez crepe(crape) Myltes at Lowes for half price. They are also half dead, the stems are still green. The woman there said they will come back out. she said to mulch good with cow manure and use some root stimulater when I water them. Any advice would be appreciated. TIA Alan |
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