Anyone remember the thread about DH's disasters?
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Comments (12)I had to laugh at your sudden knowledge of what your DH has been doing, yet to that moment, no one had come down with raging reactions. Of course, you know how it is. Now that you're aware, it'll happen. I was also not allergic to PI until I moved to the country and rubbed it all over my body with my cell phone. Long story. I learned that PI can be steroid resistant. I learned that like humans have blood, plants have urushiol oil. For example, my friend reacts to the morning glory family like it was PI. I learned that if you get PI on your forearms or your stomach, it's more likely to go systemic. I also learned that you don't need "generous swabbings" of alcahol or bleach, or hot towels, etc. Or to carry it around with you. Why waste time? All I/you need is a degreasing soap. Oil + degreaser = no oil. oil + water or not enough bleach or alcohol = spread it all over yourself. Follow me? I had PI all over our 6 acres, to the point where it covered the house we bought. I had these gorgeous, weeping trees along my fence lines we learned were actually fence posts with PI growing up them so thickly it rose over 15' into the air. Ick. Makes my hair stand on end. Now, if I think I'll be working near PI, pulling out the roots (I can get PI from the dirt the roots are in) or mowing the field where it hides in the clover? I used to use Technu before hand, but now? I just rub degreasing Dawn dishsoap on my arms and exposed areas. Less expensive and washes off pretty well.:) If I even think I've been near PI, I go into the house and rub dishwashing soap or Lever 2000 all over me using as little (cold) water as possible. I wait a few minutes, brushing my teeth or something, then hop into the shower. Don't forget to wash your hair well! Although I've flirted with PI since I had a huge, total-body reaction, I can guarantee you if you use some sort of degreaser after you're done gardening, you won't react. If you did (and not from the clothes someone leaves lying around) I'll buy your soap. Another myth is that you can catch PI from someone's outbreak. No. Our bodies don't produce urushiol; it's not parasitic. That's just your body reacting. Put on a space suit and pull out the roots. If you don't, it grows back from the tiniest little root hair. ICK! Good luck with your giant pile in the field, 'cause even dead, those leaves can get you. Christine...See Moretoken.. anyone... remember the thread...
Comments (13)Usually if a perennial is truly hardy in your zone it doesnÂt matter how old they are when winter comes. Two different years IÂve dug up Echinacea to give away but the person never got there to pick them up. The plants sit in a blue grocery bag (with or without dirt completely covering their roots) on top of the ground all through winter, patiently waiting to be planted in the spring. IÂve had pots with babies sitting on a bench 1.5 feet off the ground all winter that survived with no problem. The only thing I find iffy in my yard are the mums. Several years they all come back and then one spring most are wiped out. But Echinacea, no problems!...See MoreDoes anyone remember this thread? Euphorbia I.D
Comments (6)Looks like E. polychroma (photo #2) which I also have growing in the garden. I like it since it is very easy to grow, colors-up the garden very early (like now); it self-seeds for me but not invasive. I only give it a haircut later in the season since it tends to eventually 'flop' - but it regrows & looks just great until frost. Nice, easy care plant (milky sap irritating to some as euphorbias are). Photo #1 is Euphorbia myrsinites (Donkey-tail Spurge), it's trailing. My does not look that great yet-just waking up... (Both photos just taken). Both do very well in zone 5 (possibly even lower). Rina 1:...See MoreRemember the thread about sending flowers?
Comments (24)Here is a picture of the roses I received from Organic Bouquet. The special was buy one dozen get a second dozen for free. They arrived on time and in excellent condition. Very long stem roses. I was especially impressed with the free vase. I expected a vase that looks like the dollar vases you get from florists (who must shop at Michaels for them). So cheap and ugly I never reuse them. But this vase that Organic Bouquet sent is so nice I'm keeping it. It is made from recycled green glass, in Spain, specially for O.B. I love it. The roses lasted a long time, over a week, some colors more than others. The pink ones lasted the longest. What I did notice with the "buy one get one free" offer is that the 2nd dozen of roses is not the same mix of colors that you get with the first dozen. Clearly they're sending roses they have extras of, in this case two colors...whites and orange. I dislike orange flowers but I kept them in the bouquet because they created a pretty rainbow effect to the arrangement. As far as orange roses go these were very nice, they had a two-tone color to them that I'm sure those who are partial to orange would like. I don't know why but out of the 2 dozen flowers I received not one was yellow. I like yellow roses so that was a little disappointing but I really can't complain because the roses as a whole were very beautiful. As for the card. It's not a card at all. It's a little piece of paper. When I ordered the bouquet I forgot to add a note. Even though I was sending these to myself I wanted to see what the note looks like. So I immediately tried to change my order to include a message and there was NO way to alter it. Once you click the send button you can't change a thing! I sent a quick email telling them I just placed an order and I want to add a message so would they please correct that for me. And I gave them the message to be printed on the *card*. Well no one bothered to read my email so when the flowers arrived the card was blank. There was enough time to read the email and fix it but they didn't. Funny, even though there is no message they still throw the blank card in the box. Here's my final critique of Organic Bouquet. The product is good but the operations end of the business needs work. There's no convenient way to reach them quickly, customer service is asleep at the switch. After all that with the flowers guess what I receive on Thursday... a GIFT BASKET (from a friend who visited us awhile back). I flipped over it...this gorgeous basket was filled with an assortment of delicious edible treats and small tools like a cheese cutter and a miniature scissors to aid in the opening of the packages! How cute is that! I now know what I'm going to do from now on. Skip the flowers, for almost the same amount of moeny you can send a gift basket instead!! Here is a link that might be useful: Gift Tree...See MoreMissy_in_OH
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