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Comments (6)hey even with trees... each has its own season .... when it is in full glory .... and i treasure them.. FOR THAT SEASON .... IMHO .... the tri color's season .... is spring and early summer ... mine ALWAYS starts looking ratty in late august ... by which time.. i either have... other things to look at... or just dont care ... and mine has been in the ground for 10 years ... short of every single leaf turning brown and falling off.. i wouldnt worry about it .. yours is younger.. so extra water wont hurt... but i wouldnt worry about it too much .. as to the others.. are you sure a gallon of water is worth the effort???? ... if you have 7 trees .... e.g. .... i might prefer you gave one tree all 7 gallons one night .. and a different tree the 7, each day of the week .. rather than giving them all a little bit.. all depending on your soil, etc .... it is better to water DEEPLY and infrequently.. rather than otherwise .... sounds like you have a great collection going.. keep up the good work ... ken...See Moreyou know you're from Florida when...
Comments (31)...your first question upon being introduced to someone new is "where are you from?" ...you associate spring not with daffodils, hyacinths, dogwoods and cherries but with amaryllis, clerodendrons, caladiums and the ocean warming up again to 84 degrees ...you think nothing of driving from Cocoa Beach to Orlando and back again all in one day ...you hear a freeze is coming and cover EVERYTHING growing in your garden. Nothing's gonna kill those babies... ...you refer to anywhere besides Florida as "up north" ...you no longer refer to the ground as soil because it's SAND and no matter how hard you work and add to it it's still SAND....See MoreYou know you're a garden geek when you
Comments (10)Invest in a large jar of Sluggo :-) It may not eliminate the problem but will certainly help. Will need to be reapplied freqently, especially if we continue to receive a lot of rain. Always thought slugs were the big issue around here until I moved to a semirural and pretty wooded location and determined it was really snails that were the serious pests. They get places no slugs can get to easily and they can eat everything, including more heavily textured evergreen foliage that most slugs leave alone. Very rewarding to squash them, however, if a bit messy :-)...See MoreYou know you're redoing your kitchen when....
Comments (64)Ever since I joined this Forum and had been looking at kitchens and floors, I always have a tape measurer in my purse and a bigger one in my car. I also notice every counter and cabinet wherever I go and told a tax client of mine that his house is not selling due to the outdated kitchen in a rich neighborhood and he has to either update it or offer a large credit at closing so new buyers can buy a new kitchen. It has now been a year and his house has not sold and he has since bought a new house. He is finally agreeing with me that I was right all along since he loves the kitchen in his new house....See MorejoulesR4me
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