Blood Lily & friends ( lots photos)
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Scadoxus (Blood Lily)
Comments (10)Hard to say, but as others have mentioned they are incredibly easy. Pot them just barely below the surface in a rich, well-drained mix, keep them watered in the summer, feed often and then when they yellow toss them in the basement and forget about them.....they will typically start to grow on their own with absolutely no water in the spring when they are ready. My Scadoxus puniceus are breaking dormancy now for example as are a few of my common Scadoxus multiflorus :o) Dan...See MoreLots o' Drought. Lots o' Deer...
Comments (43)I heard of people scattering lawn clippings for them. Wish I could get my extra lawn cuttings and plant trimings to where they could do some good. They all go to the city composting site. I never buy that finished compost however, because it has too much glass in it. I see my neighbors put trash in their green waste containers all the time. *sigh* How I would love to live somewhere you might actually see a deer. We don't even get squirrels. Lucky for me our possums don't eat roses. I wish we could have some rain. It has been in the 90's everyday. It's a land of make believe here. Things are green because everyone is watering. But outside the boundaries of the freeways, things are so brown and dry. My poor shrub roses are shriveled and I cut the buds off to conserve energy for the plant. I feel sorry for you and the deer at once. Wishing for a wall for you. I'd like one too, not for deer but to keep out salesmen and missionaries and a people who litter my property with flyers and cards and real estate oppertunities, etc. I must get at least 3 or4 people every day wanting me to give them money for something. I'd trade them all for deer any day....See MorePhotos for my WSing friends. :O)
Comments (26)Your plants are gorgeous. I was struck with the Lupin(e)s, beautiful. That azalea is a real show stopper, hard to imagine you could ws that beauty. I haven't had any luck with the only two I tried, one from local nursery and one from Arbor Day, thing was a dry stick, think I thought they omitted it then found something little on the dining room floor. I like that container you keep the cups in, plants all look so organized and healthy. I couldn't help wondering how you separated ws astilbe for a plant sale. I just got done transplanting 57 delphs into cell packs, and it was so tedious, don't know how many will grow on. I hated to tear that tray up because some needed transplanting asap and others were still germinating so I lost quite a few, put even the tiniest ones that had a decent root into the packs. Still the packet said 50 seeds, so I'm ahead on that and didn't expect them to germinate so fast for me this spring. Oh, so that's it. Pkt was 100 seeds, still not bad for me, I'll know what to do next time if I want more of them, not sow them all into one tray and also use seed starting medium because they separate more easily from that than from potting soil. Oh well. I wish you'd taken a photo of where and how that gorgeous Ultima Morpho Pansy is growing ;-). The long thread on the perennials forum. Your property is spacious an beautiful, didn't see one weed but wasn't looking for any. Oh, and your brother, my best wishes for his speedy recovery! That kind of surgery is really scary and so fortunate he doesn't need chemo, still it has to be a worry....See MoreThis really makes my blood boil!!!!!!
Comments (10)Hi Steve. I live in western NY, and I have to say, I did pretty darn good with buy in all my citrus trees this year at a great price BUT, I waited for end of season clearance sales. If I lived closer to you I would love to show off my trees! I am very proud of them, as I am sure you are very proud of your trees! Hi Patty! Thanks for your input. I always appreciate hearing from you. I do see what you mean in regards to this being an issue just about everywhere. In south Florida you can buy all kinds of rare, hard to find tropical fruit trees, but it does not mean that they will grow, and fruit for you! I may just take you up on your advice and contact the growers, and let them know that they need to change there care tags, so there nice trees have a better chance of surviving, AND most importantly, the customers that but there trees are happy! Why just sit here and whine about it? My parents raised me to do something about the situation if I didn't like it! Hi Mike! Sorry you had your issues with dealing with salesman that couldn't help you with what you needed. At one point in my life, I was very into the whole fish tank hobby, and I have to say, I did pretty well with it, and we still do have some excellent pet shops locally that do give out good advice! I also agree with what your saying about Four Winds. They are great to deal with. When I see people complaining about there prices, I try and remind them that you are getting what you paid for. Once you have bought and received a Four Winds citrus tree, you can clearly see the HUGE difference in there quality. I cannot think of ANY mail order grower that offers higher quality trees than Four Winds BUT, they are not a local grower. They are in the citrus belt and I expect growers in those areas to have more knowledge and tips for growing citrus, but like Patty said, you still see sellers in those areas that don't know what they are doing. Hi John. I also appreciate your response, but most of all, thank you for verifying that you provide the correct info for growing your Mayan Meyer lemon trees! I really do appreciate all of you taking the time to check out my post, and for understanding just why I get so angry with some(not all), of these darn local nurseries and garden centers, but in my experience this summer, it seems like the damn growers are also a big reason as to why the customers fail at growing citrus trees. My hope is that some day citrus trees will be more readily available and common in the north east, and more importantly, the customer will feel more confident in growing them. For this to be realistic though, the nursery or garden center is going to have to also carry the products that ensure the proper health of the tree. I wish that the Miracle Grow company would re evaluate there Citrus and cactus mix. It is NOT good for anyone to plant citrus trees into that soil unless you add stuff to it to make it more porous and free draining! They also need to carry fertilizers that are good for the trees, and more importantly, when they do have a good fertilizer, they need to keep producing it, and NOT DISCONTINUING IT....right PATTY! Thanks again everyone for listening to me complain about this stuff! Maybe things will slowly change, and improve! We can only hope right! Andrew...See More- PRO15 years ago
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