How do you garden with a snake issue?
kbaird4939
10 years ago
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How often do you water your snake plant?
Comments (6)I'm in the same boat as you. This sans watering thing can get complicated. There's just so much information out there. My mother has the really common sans you see in stores all the time. It is in a glazed, six inch pot about a foot away from a south window. She says she waters hers about every 7 or 14 days. She doesn't keep track strictly. Just when it's dry. It's been growing like crazy over the past two years. I have some sans too. Four types. They have been doing pretty well for me all spring. I have decided to let the soil dry all the way through then wait a few more days, and then water. Right now they are in 3 - 4 inch pots. I have been watering probably every 9 or 10 days. That's only because they're growing right now though. When they go dormant, or stop growing for a time, I will wait until the leaves become slightly wilty or bendy....See Morerose issue........how do you diagnose?
Comments (2)If it isn't frost damage, which I have never seen, it sounds like canker. Cut back below the black and hope it stops there. Disinfect the pruners between cuts, as you don't want to spread it. I have some every year, not alot. I need to cut some off of some of my rose canes now. Luckily they are mature, so I can afford to lose some canes. Kathy...See Morerose issue........how do you diagnose?
Comments (3)Canes that blacken from the top down may have a fungal infection called canker. You can see if it is canker for sure by looking at the margin between the green part of the cane and the black part. There will be a narrow reddish area. You need to cut off any black area down to green healthy cane. Disinfect your pruners with Listerine between cuts so as to avoid spreading the infection. This disease can come from any number of causes--it may not be anything that you did. However, a weakened rose is more vulnerable to this than a strong, healthy rose. Is the affected rose in a poor location (not enough sun and water)? Or is it a less vigorous cultivar? Crowded too much with other plants? Did you have a particularly cold or heavily wet winter in your area? Any of these might be a cause......See MoreHow long can you garden for, and why do you do it?
Comments (23)Timely post as this is what I've been doing this afternoon. I do not "love" gardening although I mostly enjoy it. I do find it is a creative outlet. I love doing container gardens and that is one thing I did today - at least out front. Still have plenty more to do on the patio area out back. I absolutely love spending time outdoors and love flowers and plants. I cannot imagine NOT having flowers/landscaping, etc. and I must also have houseplants. Bought a new one today LOL. Also visited our most favorite local nursery over the weekend. My mom's dad raised iris for much of his adult life. People came every year to see his gardens and buy his iris. After his death, I found one of his little notebooks with notations about where iris were in the gardens, what new varieties he had "bred", etc. My mom inherited that love and had roses for years. I guess I come by it natural. Last year we broke down and had our front professionally landscaped. After much trial and error and $$$, we just couldn't get it right. We've done the rest ourselves and it's fairly low maintenance. We don't plant any annuals, have tons of periennels, and there are things blooming early spring through very late fall. I'm not one who wants to be in the gardens/flowers all day long. As for veggie gardens, with our lifestyle, we just don't have the time to devote to much of that. We always do cukes and tomatoes (got tomatoes this weekend too!) and a few peppers, etc. Our camping and traveling time makes veggie gardening hard too. tina...See Moreroselee z8b S.W. Texas
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