Where to get lingonberry plants in Canada?
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WANTED: Adeniums &/or Pachypodiums, where to get in Canada
Comments (3)I happen to have one of each. I bought my Pachypodium at the CNE and I just bought an Adenium from a local plant sale. I do know of one nursery that has Adenium for sale in 3.5" pots. These sources are in Ontario. I guess if all else fails you can maybe get someone to mail the plant to you?...See MoreWhere to get green sand in Canada (Calgary specifically)
Comments (13)The good news is that you don't need greensand (0-0-3). Western Canadian soils generally have enough potassium and it's not necessary to add additional amounts. If your soil is very sandy, then you may need to apply potassium. That's probably why it's not easily available even at places such as Professional Gardener. Don Heimbecker, who was the premier rose grower in Calgary, used ammonium phosphate (16-20-0) on his roses. It has the advantage of having about 14% sulfur. I would add that to my vegetable garden before spending the money on greensand. If you need to be "organic" then a Complete Organic Fertilizer such as suggested by Steve Solomon is a good choice. A simpler method would be just to apply soybean meal which can be purchased in 25 kg. bags at feed stores. Divide the protein content by 6 to get the nitrogen equivalent. If you do use an organic fertilizer, make sure that there is a good amount of organic matter in the soil or add an inch of compost at the same time. Organic fertilizers need to break down and that requires micro-organisms which are pentiful in organic matter. Your limiting nutrient will usually be nitrogen. Most sources will say that you need 4-6 lbs. of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet per year for healthy plant growth. So apply the soybean meal at a rate based on the nitrogen content. For high demand vegetables you can side dress. Alfalfa meal is also a good source of nitrogen and other trace elements but it takes longer for the nitrogen to become available to plants. Here is a link that might be useful: Gardening when it counts: growing food in hard times By Steve Solomon...See MoreCanada Lily, Cimicifuga + Lobelia Gerardii...where to plant?
Comments (3)Hello Adam, I took a look in the book "The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers". It lists Canada Lily (Lilium canadense) as needing sun to light shade, moist to wet acidic soil. I'm also including the link to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. From there, you can choose Explore Plants, then Native Plants DB, and then search by common or scientific name. After you've gotten to the plant detail, you can choose the tab for growing conditions. Their details tend to be close to but not exactly the same as what I find in the book I mentioned. I've found the book's detail to be closer to what I've experience in the garden, but the web-site includes more plants, and has some other good features such as being able to search by what's native to a state. Lori Here is a link that might be useful: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center...See MoreLingonberry leaves turning black pitch black overnight?
Comments (4)Not enough sunlight can cause the leaves to go black. However, cut off pieces you are trying to root out can't handle intense amounts of light, so if they are already blackening, they will likely not survive. Best advice: put somewhere cool or cold with moderate amounts of light and maintain a fairly high level of humidity to help get them through this difficult time. For the main plant, it needs full sun. lowering the pH of the soil a little bit might help, keep the roots moist but not waterlogged. Most likely all the leaves will go black, but if you're lucky the plant might send out some new green leaves later....See Moreluc_landry
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