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Comments (15)The traditional defense to dining preferences of rabbits is one of those folding wire "rabbit" fences with legs set into the dirt, or something similar like wire mesh. They come knee-high & slightly shorter and can be used to protect a general area or just a specific plant. Useful, too, to corral floppy plants inconspicuously. More decorative permanent edging & fencing with non-squirmable spacing does the trick, with buried mesh to prevent digging underneath. Surrounded by woodlands here, with many rabbits & other wildlings, all with tummies to fill! Find encompassing the beds with plants they don't like deters them from exploring the interior. Lavender, monarda, salvia, heuchera, dusty miller & more work as edging. While waiting for plants to originally fill in, those rabbit fences come in handy! After that, I don't clear the foliage in the Fall even on those not evergreen - perhaps the oils in the leaves & stems continue to repel them or they've decided by then those beds are not interesting? A few of the deer, a small minority of the several herds here, find perfumed phlox irresistible as they begin to bloom (ditto roses). Those are protected by lavender, agastache, others high in essential oils, thick floppy plants & those that obscure their footing. Deer here are very careful where they step while browsing & hesitant to risk where they can't see bare ground, reluctant to even jump into such unsafe territory. Even wire fences laid on the ground in plain sight on grass exclude them (but not the rabbits!), as do upright jumpable fences if the flower or veggie bed is long & narrow without a clearly visible landing place. While redoing a 15x20' bed off the front walk last year, potting up some plants temporarily & leaving others, wound up with tempting open areas in the process. Set empty flower pots on bare soil to keep them from advancing into the bed, on the theory of unsure footing. Sure enough, it worked! With all critters, seems a game of wits & strategy as much as one of claiming territory by fencing... This post was edited by vasue on Sun, Jun 22, 14 at 13:48...See MoreIn pots. Do I dare? And how?
Comments (4)Plant all the rhizomes in a well drained sunny bed. Let the tops of the rhizomes get their sunshine. Save one big rhizome for each pot - refresh the soil in the pots or trowel in a tsp. granular fertilizer. Bearded iris like to travel! The tall ones quickly outgrow pots as well as using up the nutrients. The dwarfs are more accomodating than the talls if you have cold winters for them....See Moredo I dare plant roses now?
Comments (4)If they were in containers I would plant them, but as they are stable, even if it is not the best spot, I would leave them till spring. No sense in causing them undo stress, when you can move them in the spring. Ramblin Red is a hardy rose and they say you should not need to protect them, but if they were mine I would provide some protection once some frost has settled into the ground. Marsh hay, straw or leaves will protect them; which will be handy if we start the winter with lots of cold and little to or snow. After a summer in the right environment (more sun, in their new spot) you shouldn't have to be as cautious. I am not an expert, I do have about 20 hardy roses, it is more difficult in these odd winters where snow cover is not a given. Good Luck! Helen....See MoreGnarly organic seed potatoes--dare I plant? (photo)
Comments (10)With sprouts that are "very, very long" and the potatoes are "shriveled" then most of the seed's energy for growth and production has been used up. Odds of them actually producing anything are slim so use the space for something more productive instead. Dave...See Morejojosplants
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