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How do I transport Amorphophallus?
Comments (2)Here is your advice, wait to move during the winter when they are dormant, lol! Seriously though I just moved my whole amorph collection, minus a few I had duplicates of :( In any case they transported just fine with minor damages. I had a pickup bed with a camper topper. I just filled the bed so tight that they had no room to slide around. The ones I put in the moving trailer wiggled around a little and some pots got crushed from sliding into each other but nothing drastic. As far as anything snapping you would be amazed at what these wonderful plants can withstand. We had gale force winds and a storm suprise me here the other day. My whole collection was sitting outside during it. It knocked a few pots over, but the rest just went right on through while sitting up. I had only one snap its petiole loose from the tuber, but it was really my fault as I planted it too shallowly. One other had a bent petiole, it has since healed itself and straightened out. They are tough. It goes without saying but be very careful with terra cotta pots. Really secure and pad them. Just a little bump against another one and crack! Only other thing I can say is to the best of your ability make the trip as quick as possible because trailers get very hot inside sitting in the sun and it will heat stress a lot of plants. Otherwise good luck....See MoreI need help with my bf's child. Well really what do I do?
Comments (8)Thanks everyone for your support. I know I need to leave but I suppose I've always been a sucker to help people. Amber - Thank you for your words. You are right, the only person I can save is myself. I suppose the battle is really working up the courage to say enough is enough. I struggle because I hate hurting people or feeling like I am letting them down but in the same regard I suppose by me doing things for my partner, he will never do anything to help himself or his son. Colleenoz - thank you for your kind words. I never thought about it like the way you put it. Seeing that he could turn like that if something bad happened to me is some what alarming. Because when I think of the answer to something happening to me and would he be there, I can't answer that. And if I can't answer that, then there is a real big problem. LaVerne - Thank you for your comment. Do I want to change? Yes i really do, so I guess I know what I have to do. Reading Lady - Sadly this situation is real, it would be nice if I was making it up but unfortunately I am not. I know everyone on his mother's side has bi-polar and basically have lived their lives in and out of either jails or foster homes. Sometimes I think the cycle can be broken but in the same regards, it's not my responsibility to have hero complex (i.e. trying to save everyone). Let me just say this, I know that none of you know me from a bar of soap, which in turn makes you more truthful. I appreciate your honesty and i thank you for your wisdom. I know everyone goes through hard stages in life, but you are right. If I am not happy with the situation, then only I can change it. I think it's time for me to worry about myself and get back what I want. If I succeed (and I truly hope I do) than please know every little word by each of you contributed to giving me strength. You all really have no idea how much you have put my mind, heart and bank balance at rest....See MoreDo dwarf trees really stay dwarf their whole lifetime?
Comments (22)Gardengal's addition of genetics into the conversation reminds me....the reason redwood....or to a lesser but still impressive extent, an eastern white pine or a Norway spruce gets so tall is duration of main growth event. So, to take things in the opposite direction, a flowering crab will never be 100 ft. tall. The genetics of the plant don't allow for the rapid type of growth required in trees that eventually will attain great height. At the same time, the crab's growth will slow once it reaches its 20 or so ft., cultivar-dependent. A coast redwood has the fast growth of youth, but is able to maintain this growth rate far, far into its lifespan. That's how we end up with these very tall trees. They maintain "youthful vigor" long into their lives, growing at rates similar to very young plants. In fact, for a while, people with hidden agendas were talking about how old-growth forests were a "waste" of resources because they aren't growing, are not storing carbon ( as if these people care about such matters) like young forest do, blah blah.....Meanwhile, actual research has shown the opposite; Old-growth forests continue to store carbon-in other words, continue to grow- and in fact store more carbon than an equivalent patch of young forest or plantation. So what I'm rambling about this time is, trees' size is ultimately determined by genetic potential and an environment which meets its needs, the genetic factor allowing for an extended period of growth. But tailoring an answer to some landscape cultivar is obscure in the extreme. Plus, we can't really allow for happenstance; Who knows what might befall a plant in the landscape somewhere? Is next year going to be dry? Who knows? Is another Sandy-like storm coming to the east coast? Beats me. We can provide generalities, but all of the stuff discussed in a forum like this is subject to randomness. It's pretty hard to pin down that tightly....See MoreTrying to make a perennial rock garden.Do I really need to amend soil?
Comments (23)The vast majority of reading I have done recommends either a no-dig amendment method or tilling/digging and amending to about 10-12 inches. I looked through all my garden books and can't find anything recommending digging to three feet of depth! My soil has some clay content, so when I have built a new bed, I have generally chosen to hand dig and mix in my favorite bagged compost to improve the soil. The one time I rented a tiller, I found it didn't work as well as my trusty shovel and hand mixing. (In fact, the perennials in that particular bed have been the slowest growing!) However, I then tried layering with cardboard and mulch last fall for yet another bed, and frankly, that bed has been an absolute delight - hardly any effort and the soil is lovely, well draining, and easy to plant in. I will definitely use no-dig methods if I have time to wait patiently for my next new bed! For a rock garden, with plants that need even better drainage, I understand why you might add gravel, grit, or sand along with the compost, but regardless of what you amend the soil with, I can't fathom digging to three feet - I have planted trees without digging that deep. I think, maybe, the guys that installed my deck might have buried the concrete supports that deep, but other than that, I can't think of a reason to disturb the soil to that level....See Morelazy_gardens
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