Plants Labeled Incorrectly
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planted biodegradable pots incorrectly
Comments (14)I hate those things... Roots grow too fast and most people's soils cannot break the pots down properly or quickly enough. I also hate the "cut the bottom off" suggestion many companies/growers use because it hinders lateral growth of roots forcing more roots deeper past soil that contains some of the most nutrient rich parts of the soil. I always cut the plants out of those pots with scissors and throw the pots on the compost pile. This post was edited by nc-crn on Mon, Apr 22, 13 at 16:41...See MoreHELP ! Repotted Dracaena Marginata plant (incorrectly I think)
Comments (4)I'm sure it will be fine, I've done the same thing with some of my plants and they survived. There are some plants that you cant disturb the root ball but this is not one of them.. Others will come along and give you more advice :>) Christine...See MorePlanted my lilacs incorrectly
Comments (5)Sorry for the late reply, I never received email notification that someone had responded to my thread. I have two lilacs that I planted in this way and they're in pretty much full sun all day. There's some larger trees in the area which shade them a for an hour or two out of the day. I don't know if they're dwarf lilacs or not. The cultivars are: President Lincoln Lilac - to 10' tall Katherine Havemeyer Lilac - to 12' tall Actually last fall was their second fall. And I haven't pruned them yet. I didn't add any fertilizer at planting or anytime after. I read where lilacs really don't need fertilizer? They actually look good, nice lush green foliage. I guess I'm just worried that improper planting might stunt them or cause them to never bloom? A couple of pics: [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/jagermeister5/June%202011/P6242968.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/jagermeister5/June%202011/P6242969.jpg[/IMG] Thanks again for your help....See MoreI've noticed that the plants in my neighborhood are all the same
Comments (102)So many good answers already. I'll just second one of the earliest replies that pointed out the diversity in yards is much much greater than what we have in our native habitat. I spend a fair amount of time in some mountain locations here. 4 species of trees for miles around: two oaks, a fir and a cedar. My little HOA, which I walk extensively with my dog, has that beat with its coral, carrotwood, ficus benjamina, rubber tree, brush cherry, juniper, podocarpus (several species), silk floss, queen palm, pepper tree (two species), canary island palm, fan palms, hong kong orchid, trumpet tree (brugmansia?), jacaranda, eucalyptus (2 or 3 species), bottle brush, bradford pear, sycamore, liquid amber, 3 or 4 different pines, bronze loquat, catalina cherry and a couple I haven't ID'd. And that's just the front yards in a fairly boring area. I love driving around older neighborhoods where there's been time for the owners to replace things and you see twice or three times the tree species and a lot more fruit trees. Its also worth pointing out that some of the common landscape plants have some decent grafting potential: hawthorn, pear, bronze loquat....See More- 8 years ago
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