I almost killed my Australian Shepard today!
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Did I kill my hibiscus??
Comments (5)Yes, it sounds like the plant is probably fine and only th leaves were killed. However, I have to respectfully disagree with Sandy's advice. Remember, without leaves the plant does not need much water, and by soaking the roots you're increasing the chance of root rot. Let it dry out until it starts budding again, and then start watering lightly and keep the watering in proportion to the amount of foliage. In the meantime, let the dead leaves fall off naturally (don't pull them off) and don't prune it unless you see rot. If a stem starts rotting prune it back to just above the highest or second-highest healthy node. In the future, bring your hibiscus in before the first frost and it may even bloom throughout the winter indoors....See MoreJeff Got Killed Today
Comments (6)Oh my gosh, I've missed you Shirley and was just thinking about you yesterday. What a beautiful, beautiful post and I'm so glad it was the first thing I opened on the computer this morning. Soul food....See Morealmost killed annabelle
Comments (3)Yes, you should prune out the dead stems. It is useful to apply mulch around new plantings as they help to conserve moisture and keep soil temperatures even....See MoreI almost had a heart attack today. (not for the insect-phobic.)
Comments (5)I would have sympathized with you totally if I had read this in my arachnophobic past. I almost became apoplectic every time I was startled by a spider. I would be surprised if no neighbor was ever tempted to call the police to come rescue the screaming woman who must surely be being killed somehow. Even the tiniest of spiders would elicit this overblown response. What changed me? Immersion therapy you could call it; Years ago I moved into a house that had lots of spiders both outside and inside. I try to be in harmony with nature, so with some mental gyration, the outside spiders didn't bother me. I was gardening in their territory and they had to excuse me for terrifying them. Little by little I made my peace with the inside spiders also since I don't kill things and had to catch them to put them outside. Last summer I moved a piece of ivy clinging to the foundation next to my garage door and the biggest holy-cow Wolf spider ran out. I left it alone and went about my business. Later, I came back from somewhere and my husband greeted me with eyes as big as saucers raving about the spider "as big as a Laborador!" he had "found" by the garage. Where was it? In the living room in a screened top aquarium! A pet! We kept it for the rest of the summer, absolutely fascinated by it. We let it go when we realized that it had an egg case and I didn't want hundreds of little baby spiders running around my living room. I have to say I was sad to see it go. My old self wouldn't have recognized me! HereÂs hoping that you make peace with your phobias. Think of spiders as helpers in your garden. Yours was almost surely a wolf spider. It is better karma to let them live  especially a creature in her own element. Deb...See Morespedigrees z4VT
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