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Comments (110)Isn't it amazing how different people have problems with different plants? How can that be? I have to agree with whoever was having difficulty with marigolds. And I find that embarrassing! Those are supposed to be easy enough for small children to raise! No problems with gaura - which I adore - and my roses are amazingly stubborn in spite of a bit of neglect. My stokesia is utterly gorgeous and just divided it early this spring so I can have even more of it! Even my lamb's ear is doing o.k. Not as big and wooly as I'd like but it made it through a deadly summer and a winter so far and is actually growing. Black eyed susans have refused to thrive since we moved to this dry place in the country. They were EVERYWHERE in the bog we lived in before. Do they really need THAT much water? Oh...and my blueberries are acting sickly. What's up with THAT?...See MoreI give up!
Comments (10)My sympathies Suzabanana - I grow organically too, and I never use sprays. We've had winter moth infestations for years. They have done a lot of damage to two mature maples on the property. The leaves always recover, but I have noticed in the last two years, that I have a lot of dead branches if I stand under the trees and look up. I'm not too sad about my back Maple, because it had a very dense top and the amount of foliage on the tree now, is more to my liking. That winter we had the 100+ inches of snow, seemed to really knock back the winter moth population and I had a significant drop in damage that next spring. So far this season, I haven't noticed how many are around. They do drop off the large mature Maples onto anything under them and in years when the population was high, what a mess! I had two young Amelanchier trees that were ruined three years in a row and I ended up removing them. I do think location is relevant. I have roses but they are out in the open away from the trees and I don't notice more than minor damage. I do pay attention to making sure everything gets significant amounts of water to help them recover. As for aphids, I have found that I now have a population of lady bugs that will quickly take care of aphids. I look at it that if I leave the aphids alone, they are an attractant to lady bugs. As soon as I see aphids, I leave them and a few weeks later, I can't find them any more and I'll see some lady bugs. But - if you have one particular plant that is getting major damage, I would try a home made spray. I've mixed up garlic, red crushed pepper flakes and a drop or two of dishwashing liquid, in a blender or food processor, use some cheesecloth to strain it into a spray bottle and spray the plant. That should make a difference. I'm glad to hear that the experiment in Wellesley is working, but I wish since they know it is working that they would increase the number of locations that they are releasing them....See MoreNew construction woes help..zone 7 North Carolina
Comments (85)"May I have someone's thoughts on Bottom layer of lirope or mondo grass followed by lambs ear with lavender in the middle circling the tree peninsula ???" I would stay away from the lamb's ear because it resembles a common weed here (which I am unsure of ID, but it looks almost identical) and it would bring me to think that you need to weed your garden. Your plant that you purchased on sale is a hibiscus rosa-sinensis (tropical hibiscus, like the kind they grow in hawaii). I have two of them, and due to our recent blast of cold weather, I brought one indoors and covered the other with a blanket. I would recommend that you bring it indoors, or keep a close eye on it until crepe myrtles are leafed out. Also, while the blooms are pretty, they usually only bloom one time each year for me, usually around june-july. Also, you may want to consider putting it in a new container. Oh, and $5 was a great deal! You will probably never see such a sale again....See MoreMore eastern redbud woes. Too early to give up on them?
Comments (20)I was driving around the neighborhood yesterday and the redbuds were all blooming beautifully. But I did not have good luck with the redbud I bought some years ago. Had it planted by the nursery and everything. A little after the one year warranty was up, the leaves started drooping and soon it died. From the looks of it, I concluded that it died of verticillium wilt, although I guess I can't be 100% sure. Anyway no more redbuds for me. How did this turn out?...See MoreKR KNuttle
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