Old Wives Tales, Superstitions
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Comments (13)I too have heard about not saying Thanks, but my training is too strong!! Here, we say 'when the leaves on the lilacs are the size of mouse ears', it's time to plant peas. They don't say which lilacs, or which mice....and, we are not safe to put tomatoes and other tenders out till the Victoria Day Weekend, which is now just the may long weekend - which is a week before our New York counter-parts!!...See MoreFavorite gardening 'wives tale'
Comments (17)I agree esther. The truth is, it probably was something else causing the problems but you wrote it off to the direct sunlight. Hey wait...aren't they a filtered light plant? LOL Adamink Nearly all plants are sun plants, the question is how much, when, etc. Violets grow well with some sun so we arranged the shade cloth so the plants got quite a lot of direct sun in the morning and afternoon. Hosta love sun and will grow like weeds in full sun, they may burn later in the year but you will have a lot of big roots for next year. With hosta it is the lack of water that is a bigger problem and heat trumps water. Some may remember the experiments I did with the types of misters used to cool people around a swimming pool. I ran the mister 24/7 on plants in full sun. They showed no ill effects period from sun or heat, they had a lot of water (I mean soggy) and no heat, the mister reduced the temp by as much as 20 degrees....See MoreSquirrels: Old Wive's Tale
Comments (3)Hmm... good question since I hadn't heard that tale before, either way. But I have heard that if you find a bunch of nuts hidden high off the ground, that indicates they're anticipating piles of snow. I found some stashed at the top of my 2 1/2 ft. mini pine tree... I probably read it somewhere on these forums. Hahaha!...See MoreRoughing up hosta roots a 'Old Wives Tale' told in 3 parts
Comments (34)"What would matter more in the long run...a bigger root system, with a smaller crown, or a smaller root system with a larger crown?" Hostarox My belief is that there is a loss (IÂve explained how I come to this position) but I can't find any research and I haven't done any. That is why I'm trying to enlist a seed grower to try some work on culls. If I still had hosta in tissue culture I would take 18 (the number per flat) and cut the roots off and leave 18 alone and see what would happen. "What I want to know is if anyone has done any research to see what a Hosta (monocot) root system does if put under sudden duress" Hostarox No I donÂt have research. That is exactly my question! I assume all plants have mechanisms to respond to stress, my question is; does stress create a loss. If so, then donÂt create the stress. Plants have signals to grow, bloom and go dormant etc and I assume signals to respond to stress and survive. Same question is there a net loss from stress? "You can tell the difference easily because the dormant buds point up and have green coloring while these root buds are white and point down on the same plant." Dave I should have known that, duh? Now that you point it out I have seen exactly what you describe. Would you like to try a little experiment to bring data to this question....See More- 14 years ago
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