Plants you wished you never planted!!
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have a plant you wish you never ever bought home?
Comments (9)Hey Gabro, The plant i was talking about was the one that has the plastic cover around it. I forgot to mention that the plastic cover was open on both ends. Like i mentioned in the Cacti & Succulents Forum, the plant was top heavy, and would topple over easily. Well a few days ago, it got knocked and toppled onto the cement floor, which caused it to break into 20 or so pieces. There isn't much left of it, so the only thing i could do was scoop up the stems and leaves that broke off and put them in some soil in hopes that they might root. Now, the plant is looking very much like it is destined for the dumpster soon. It wasn't holding on much before it took it's spill, and i'm not sure that it will pull thru being destroyed. Oh well like i said before, i never really liked the plant in the first place. - Pete...See MoreI really wish I never planted ___________.
Comments (30)I've never planted a silver maple but sure regretted a previous owner planting several - horrible surface roots. I planted myosotis/forget me not seeds my first year here and I really regret that - the seed germinates everywhere and then they all mildew. the seeds are really sticky. triple yuck. I've always read daylilies are the easiest of perennials - they do not do well for me; it is not sunny enough. I have only planted white ones and when they do bloom, they're a pale yellow, not a white. but mostly they don't really look healthy. I'm giving them another year, but I think it's hopeless. some innocuous 2" pot of a sweet looking small groundcover that is trying to take over the world. After the first summer when I could not dig up all its roots, I smothered it with cardboard and put mulch on top. It has survived to torment me. I like purple oxalis, though; it spreads but is very easy to rip up in areas where I don't want it....See MoreWhat do you wished you'd never planted?
Comments (45)Honeysuckle! It's a full time job getting rid ... it chokes everything. I've cursed Yarrow it's so invasive but I've just found this so maybe I should re-think it. quote: "Yarrow has endless medicinal properties. When made into a tea, which is used from the entire plant, it has a powerful effect on the immune system. It is also used to reduce fevers, as a blood purifier, as a method to combat depression and kidney disorders to name a few. Yarrow has also been used as a cool wash for chapped hands and when applied to the face, it can rid the pores of excess oil. To make the wash, you need to brew the yarrow in a tea and leave it to cool. While Yarrow helps other plants resist adverse conditions, it is a wonder compost activator."quote...See MoreVinca vine
Comments (15)Hello, I also am very new to growing things, and have a question about vinca vines. I am not sure if mine is major or minor. It is in a window basket(but not in a window, it is attached to my deck railings) with a couple of dahlia's and another with a couple of New guinea impatiens. My question is, can I take these out of the baskets when the cold weather comes and put them into a pot in the house or something? Will the roots be all tangled with the ones from the flowers? Each basket has the flowers in the middle and a vine on each end. When I was advised to put them with these flowers I did not realize that they are really plants that will stay with me unlike the annuals they are keeping company for now. Could I just leave them in the baskets and put new flowers in with them next year? I am in MA so the winter is pretty rough. Sorry to be so long winded here. Any help would be appreciated....See Moresara82lee
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