Plant and Forget Trees for Costal New England.
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Early spring butterfly plants for New England
Comments (9)Thanks BenBirding..as it happens we have violets that seed themselves all over the place here, so I will make sure hubby doesn't attack them with the weedwhacker as he is wont to do :-) Susanlynne48..thanks for your list. I am hoping to include as many native plants as I can, so Spring Beauty is a good one. One thing though..I think Phlox drummundii is native to Texas and that area of the US, so wouldn't have the ecologic benefit as plants native to New England. But..it is a good butterfly plant so I'll include it in my list!! Phlox drummundii is an annual in my region so it needs to be started indoors now to get blooms in summer. Is Serviceberry (Amelanchier) a good butterfly plant? I have several of them growing and they grow lots of berries, so I know there are insects polllinating them..do butterflies use them? Ellen...See More2013 New England Plant Swap, June 1, 9 am, Walpole MA
Comments (59)Whee! That was so much fun! Thanks for hosting and organizing. :) Next year, I'll do better at labeling the things I know, and will definitely make sure to get there earlier enough to unload _before_ everyone is allowed to start picking things. It might also make sense to figure out some way to, say, limit people to 5 things in the first half hour or something, just so everything of one sort doesn't immediately vanish....See MoreRecommendation for low/no spray fruit trees (New England)
Comments (13)Netting for bird is the last thing you need to worry about when growing cherry trees. Cherry leave spot and canker are the first two (more will follow). Deer, one of the most effective way is fencing. Tall fence like 6' or tall. Lower than that they could jump. Some people protect the trees with a cage when they are young and train their trees to branch out higher so the first level of branches (called scaffolds) are tall enough that deer cannot graze on them. I use a product call Liquid Fence from Home Depot. It's a deterent, not a cure. Deer will move on to eat other things. If they don't have other things, they will eat your sprayed trees once spray's effectiveness subsides after rain....See MoreOrganic spraying for pear and apricot trees? (New England)
Comments (10)Thanks for getting back to me! I am in Bedford, Mass-- Zone 5B or 6A. The Asian pear is a 2-in-1 graft from gurneys.com: Chojuro and "Drippin' Honey": link The apricot is an "Adirondack Gold" from St. Lawrence Nurseries: link I don't mind spraying more frequently-- I will be outside watering anyway; it is relaxing after work. And I am not religious about being completely organic, but I would rather not kill the honeybees that pollinate my garden. And my small kids play unattended near the garden and trees. Gardens Alive, which is owned by the same people that own Gurney's, has a kit of fertilizers and sprays here: http://www.gardensalive.com/product/perfect-fruit-spray-kit-for-fruit-trees/ St. Lawrence has some general tips on organic spraying but I would like more details. For example they mention both oil and sulfur sprays but don't describe when or why to use either one. Would love to get your thoughts on either or both. Thanks very much!...See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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