When did (and why) did the word "Hacks" replace "Tips"
Jasdip
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Comments (16)Last time I purchased a mower looked at several brands, choose Sears because; more features for the dollar, had owned sears prior - it was still going after 29 yrs (1973 to 2002) with very few problems, but wanted to bag and could not get a baggers for the old sears ST10. This mower is used on my personal lawn and in addition I have a JD GT275 for Moms property which is 12 miles away. I also have a (1979) JD2040 w/ a FEL which I use for handling mulch and other landscaping materials in a part time business. Recently retired for full time employement and am going pretty much full time landscaping by default. Would like to replace the GT275 with a Zturn - probably a Scag Tiger Cub, because the amount of grass at Moms property and maybe do a little commerical cutting with it. I previously had purchased a Woods RM990 finishing mower for the 2040, but couldn't compete with the Zturns, so I sold the woods this spring. I've had good service from all equipment I've purchased - from sears to deeres, but like the original purchase price, Deere service is dear, but still very good. I only use purchase service when I have trouble finding time to do it myself, seems like a lot lately. Been trying to buy a JD gator TX model, best price so far is $6,150; way to much in my opinion. I should not be to tough on the TX, had it on demo for 8 days with 23 hrs my use on the clock. Had a landscaping contract where it would be highly visible - so dealer said why not. Turned it in yesterday "not sold" :-( ....See MoreDid I ruin my roses when deadheading?
Comments (18)Cadence, that brand new basal cane is a good sign that that rose is healthy and happy. After the laterals bloom you want to cut them back to just a couple of leaf nodes from the main cane. And don't be surprised when they regrow and give you another bloom in the fall. The best way to learn about your roses is to observe them. I walk my roses every single day, even in the winter, and look at how and where they are growing from. At first I used a notebook to jot down notes about different roses but over time I stopped needing that. You'll note after a while how every variety is different and which ones respond to which treatments in what manner. And when you prune or dead head a rose watch where the new growth starts from. It's not always where you pruned it at. Sometimes the rose makes it's own decision where it wants to grow from. In time you'll see that they all have their own personalities! Nick, I read your answer three times over and I can't see that we disagree at all. I'm saying basically that from what I've observed whether you dead head or stop the roses DO continue to grow until weather conditions stop them. Whether that's dormancy or quiesence they do at some point slow their growth down to a point where it's unobservable at freezing temperatures. If temperatures are such that they will damage rose tissue, whether or not it's new or old growth, it WILL be damaged. That normally starts from the top down so taller canes will die from the tips and still leave longer lengths of viable cane. Jim, I've been telling every and any one who will listen to stop hacking their roses off in the fall for years now. A lot of them use those dreaded rose cones (You don't even want to get me started about those!) and have to butcher their roses to get them inside those horrible things. They may be getting away with it but they're not doing their roses any favors. They start out each season with half the plant they would have and they still have to cut more off because invariably there is still some more winter kill (or damage, like rot, from the cone). I've found that if I leave them as tall as possible with as much cane and leaf for as long as possible they start out the next spring after pruning much larger and healthier. And I get first bloom sooner because the plant does not have to grow back all of it's size before it sets buds. Even in colder zones than I'm in you'd be surprised how much cane does survive winter without damage and is viable if you don't hack it off in the fall assuming it's going to die. Some years, of course, are better than others but that's to be expected. The winter before last was particularly warm and my roses bloomed nearly to Christmas and never truly stopped growing, albeit slowly, all winter. Last winter was a cold one and I did have to prune a little harder this spring but because my roses were larger to start with they still weren't stubs when I got done. And for grafted roses in particular I think the more cane you can leave the better so you don't have to prune down to that graft, chancing killing it, anyway. If you are worried about wind damage or "rock" over the winter securely stake and tie up any long canes so they won't flop around and damage themselves that way. You'll have much larger, healthier and happier roses in the spring. Michael, egads yes! I never even thought about the energy spent on hip growth. So stopping dead heading early could actually be very counter productive in preparing a rose for winter. Much more so than putting out a little new growth because that at least may help with producing some energy before winter as a counter balance....See MoreA few Ikea Kitchen Sektion tips/hacks...
Comments (16)@alerievay -- We ordered samples. Honestly, I'm not sure its worth it to get the SemiHandmade glossy white over the Ikea glossy white. The Ikea white is very nice; sturdy and a lovely finish. The SemiHandmade walnut is gorgeous though; the grain is beautiful. I think that the wood is where SemiHandmade really shines....See MoreTips, Tricks, and Hacks for House Plants
Comments (19)Some really great ideas here. A few I use- For air layering, I often pin sections of plants into the substrate with paperclip halves, nice U shape, and in a few weeks or so there are enough roots to cut the stem for an already rooted cutting. For training vining plants on a trellis, cheap hair clips work beautifully. For pots with huge drain holes, I cover with a bit of old window screen to keep the soil from washing out. Clear plastic cups with drainage holes punched in the bottom are great for rooting cuttings. Cheap, and you can tell at a glance how the root system is progressing. Ziplock bags are great for rooting many types of cuttings, and make emergency humidity tents for that one plant you forgot to water on the hot windowsill... whoops. I used to have an issue with knocking over small pots on windowsills when they git dry, or top heavy pots with bamboo u hoops. (I grow mostly Hoyas), then I started putting a few rocks in each pot to weigh them down. Just be sure it doesnt impact water retention too much. Havent knocked over a pot since. That is all I can think of for now....See Moremaddielee
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