Should I buy a LadyBug?
herkimer
19 years ago
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Comments (4)size and price is irrelevant ... you need to buy a named variety ... so that you can predict the output of the fruit[???] .. so that you can predict its genetic background ... which you can not do on a homegrown seedling ... e.g. ... presume you love red delicious apples .. then you go buy a RD apple tree .. which was grafted onto understock.. it will take a few years.. but you WILL end up with a RD apples .... if you take a seed out of a RD ... you will.. not unlike children .. get anything the family tree wished to dredge up ... lol .. but odds are high.. that it will NOT be a RD ... so if you really want a tree that produces a known quantity ... then go buy that tree ... and that may or may not be what the bigboxstore offers ... in CA.. its hard for me to believe.. that there are not specialty nurseries around.. that offer many many varieties of what you are looking for ... all that said.. avocado is not something i grow in MI .. lol ... so maybe that matters, and i have no clue on any of this .. but genetics matter ... so correct me if i am wrong ... but i doubt it.. lol .. now.. if you are just looking for a green tree .. and dont really care if you ever get anything worth eating.. go for the best bargain ... good luck ken...See Moreshould I buy these chairs? If I should, what should I do to them?
Comments (21)I agree with all of you: they're definitely Hollywood Regency. And I should recharacterize my own style, which is probably better said to be "*in* transition" rather than transitional. (: I do like clean-lined pieces, and our DR set is very Mission; the adjacent LR combines Mission and Art Deco; and our bedroom, where these chairs would go, is your basic Recovering Graduate Student/Random Wedding Present room. So funky/eclectic would fit in just fine there. And there's just something about these chairs... The room is a long rectangle. The half without windows is for the bed (not a bed per se, but rather mattresses on a metal frame) and the dressers, which are mismatched yard sale finds. On the other side of the room, I'd like to create a sitting/reading area next to the windows, with a gorgeous view of the mountains (by far the nicest thing about the room!). We got a red and tan handloomed Peruvian folk-art rug for our wedding, and that's what we'll use to set off the seating area. Also on that side of the room, framing one window, are some slender dark walnut modern-styled bookcases. And then the part I'd like to replace: a heinously ugly loveseat that a friend gave us, also on that side of the room. I'd much rather find some reading chairs and an ottoman than a loveseat anyway; the room's not that big, and the loveseat makes it a pain to open and close the curtains and shades. I agree these chairs don't look too comfortable, so they're probably not my ideal reading chairs. But they'd be good for draping the bathrobe or pulling into the LR for extra seating. I love the idea of velvet, and maybe even the box-pleated skirt -- hadn't thought of that, cool idea, thank you! I agree that they're great in a pattern, but I don't want lots of patterns clashing in my bedroom, I don't think. What would you think of a tan velvet on the back and the bottom of the seat, and then the top, round seat cushion in something like this: Here is a link that might be useful: I'd use this pillow cover to reupholster the seat......See MoreLady bugs, sunshine & rain
Comments (6)We've had the same crappy weather here too, rain and cold. I'm not worried about too much rain for the roses though. They all seem fine and it's been a big help to my water bill! Today, however, it is beautiful! Maybe some of the buds that have been sitting motionless will start to open. I've never bothered with buying ladybugs. As Michael said, mostly they just fly away. Unless you can release them at the perfect moment when you have aphids for them to eat, and make sure they find them, they're going to go look for food elsewhere....See MoreJust ordered 1500 Lady Bugs - Any Suggestions?
Comments (16)Adrian - this isn't an issue as much in your zone, but in mine the ladybugs like to have something to burrow in to overwinter, and they love my leaf mulch. I would think a little standing water in your dry zone might not be a bad touch, but as everyone else has said, keeping plant and bug food sources available is the key. I'm with Paul - once I had an established garden of mixed perennials, I also had a standing population of ladybugs and no aphids that I notice over the last 4 or 5 years. Cynthia...See Moreherkimer
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