dumb Yucca plant question!
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dumb question, and future plants for trade
Comments (2)Member Pages (green bar at bottom of page) > Edit Your Exchange Lists Hope this helps!...See MoreDUMB question re plant spacing
Comments (5)dowl is correct .. and i will add.. give more space to things that can NOT be moved easily .. such as shrubs ... and also remember.. size estimates on permanent plants.. is at a given time frame.. things usually keep growing right past said ESTIMATES ... its just a matter of how many years ... and dont worry about things that can be moved easily.. columbine .. or biennial/annual ... etc ... some things need permanent spacing.. other things are much more flexible ... and for a newbie spying in here.. never forget.. a garden is not a static thing ... when you spacing fails.. MOVE THINGS .... and lisa .. dont worry about the senior moments.. unless it involves putting on your pants .. before you go outside to the garden.. that is when you will have real problems.. lol ... ken...See MoreA really dumb, dumb, dumb Nepeta quesiton
Comments (31)Nepeta is one of the most carefree long blooming plants there is. I think it's worth a try. I have two cats, and used to have another. None of them took any interest in my nepeta at all, even when I stuck it under their noses. We have ferrel cats in our neighborhood too and I have never seen one around my nepeta. If you do happen to have a cat in the neighborhood that wants to eat it or lay in it, at least it probably won't want to poop there too. Nepeta is easy to propagate. If you carefully pull a stem away from the base, it will already have itty bitty roots attached to it and can grow into a good size plant in one season. Just stick the new starts in a shady place for awhile until they get established. It should be very easy to get nepeta in a plant trade or make your own starts if you purchase a plant. Then if you do happen to have new cats hanging around, you won't have spent much and can rip it all out. I don't think you'll need to. In fact there may be some places in your garden where you can use nepeta as a ground cover instead of loose mulch where I suspect you're finding kitty poo. Cats like to scratch in loose soil, sand, or mulch. They're not likely to poop on top of a plant....See MoreDumb question about planting, temperature on shipped maple
Comments (16)I see an issue (dilemma?). I wouldn't plant it out w/o bare-rooting to provide the opportunity to correct the root issues you'll inevitably find. Given that buds are breaking, that should be done immediately, like tomorrow; however, where the tree is now in terms of the spring push means it has lost most of it's cold-hardiness, so freezing temperatures could kill new leaves. Do you have a way to provide protection from freezing temps? Do you know when your "last frost" date is? On one hand, I'd want to give the roots the once-over immediately so I'd be comfortable putting it in the ground, but on the other, I wouldn't do that if it meant the tree was going to face freezing temps. Are there any J-maples in the surrounding landscape now that are pushing the spring flush of new growth? BTW - it won't need watering daily. Al...See Morepoppy_power
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