I need a butterfly friendly fungicide for my zinnias
christie_sw_mo
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Wanted: Butterfly bush and zinnia seeds
Comments (7)Hi Kettish, I just thought I would give you some food for thought. My pink butterfly bush reseeded itself, and when the resulting seedlings bloomed (the same season I might add) they ended up being slightly different color variations of lavender/purple. Out of about 8 that bloomed, there was not a pink one among the bunch. If you are really wanting a dark purple one, you may have to end up either getting cuttings or an actual plant. Happy Trading. Sue...chemocurl...See MoreCan i pot these following butterfly-friendly plants?
Comments (10)Hi! I can't help but wonder why the need for pots? If the "8" that follows your user name indicates your zone, I can pretty much rule out the need for bringing them inside over winter, but you might be planning to use them on a deck or driveway or you might be like my wife who seems to enjoy seeing me relocate them to her current liking! Whatever, I have to use some kind of armor to protect my plants from the voles, which are absolutely terrible here. Incidentally, potting is the only defense that has worked. EVERY one of my plants is potted and then is planted, pot and all, to a depth of 6"-8". The partial burying keeps them from tipping over in heavy winds and helps retain some of the moisture. There are two things that are of prime importance in growing with pots in my garden...the first is to make sure that you water often enough. The second is that you drill additional holes around the circumference at a point where these holes will be beneath the level at which they are buried. This helps to insure proper drainage and also allows the anchor roots (or the taproots) easy access to the outside. If your climate is such that you would normally require protection of your plants in winter, just leave these be and protect them as you would your other hardy plants that are not potted. I use 15 gallon pots for all my Buddleias...everything else goes in 5 gallon. I grow all the plants in your list, except the Showy milkweed. While I have only been growing the butterfly directed plants a couple of years, I have utilized the same methods successfully for many years on roses. This is what the main garden looks like in the spring...the large pots contain Buddleias. In late summer from approximately the same spot. A little closer shot of a few of the plants. A Buddleia "Nanho Purple" that is potted and has been in the same location for five years. Hope it helps, and welcome to the site! Bob...See MoreI need help I D ing another Butterfly!
Comments (1)It's a female tiger swallowtail, yellow form. There's also a black form female - they're more common than the yellow females in my area. Congrats! She's quite a beauty! MissSherry...See Morecontrolling beetle damage in butterfly friendly garden
Comments (5)How is your fight going? I was researching whether Neem Oil is safe for caterpillars and came across your post. From what I gather so far, it's safe for butterflies but not for caterpillars so maybe a person would just have to be careful not to put it on host plants. I found a couple sources that said that ADULT masked chafers do not feed, so unless I was reading about the wrong kind of chafer, your foliage damage is not being done by those. They mainly cause root damage as grubs. Maybe your Oriental Beetles are causing your troubles. There is also another one called an Asiatic Garden Beetle that definitely eats foliage. Both are different from Japanese Beetles. Makes a person want to take up quilting instead of gardening! The website below says ADULT Oriental Beetles do not feed however, I know I read on another site that they do. hmmm I find different Latin names for the same common names too so it's all very confusing. I would go out at night with a flashlight and find out for sure which ones are actually eating your foliage and not just hanging out. Then try putting the name of the beetle in quotes along with the word organic when searching on Google. Hope that will help you find something to slow them down at least. Let us know what you find. I'm battling Japanese Beetles here but maybe something else too. I have a couple shrubs that I never see any pests on but their leaves disappear every summer. Something must be eating them at night. I need to go out with a flashlight too. Here is a link that might be useful: Oriental Beetles...See MoreKimmsr
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