Very new to AV need help please!
Courtney
7 years ago
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Comments (18)Steve - I am sorry, I didn't want to imply that you do not know what minis are.I am sure you know. I copied this info just for reference. What I was saying - is the way the industry grows the plants for WM - is to grow a young plant in a very controlled environment very fast, force them all to first bloom at the same moment and sell them now. They are immature plants, plus they are jeopardised by this forcing - I presume by temperature and hi phosphorus fertilizer - that's why they have trouble adjusting afterwards. Whatever is sold in 4 inch pots - they are all standards, I am quite sure. At the same time they sell small pots (2 1/4") with minis and semis - I bought Rob's Boondoggle in Lowe's once - but again - you never know without a label - but the bloom on this variety is quite typical. Another thing I would look for - is the size of the leaf. Even if it is a young plant - the leaves on standards are ... standard size. Since WM is not known to be a super nursery - I think they can actually stick any plant into any pot and believe that it is all cabbage and roses. So - let's not argue about what they sell - they themselves do not know... Again - my apologies irina...See MoreHelp AV stem rot very close to lrg crown
Comments (4)Hi Krystal, The link below shows you how to save the plant. The difference is instead of a long neck you have rot up to a certain place. Decapitate above the rot, even if you have to take off leaves to find where the stem doesn't have rot. In fact, since the plant won't have roots it's a good idea to remove some leaves anyway. You can try starting them so you'll have babies just in case the plant dies. The stalk in the pot should be thrown away. Rot is a common result of mix staying too wet too long. There is a lot of good info on this forum about watering and making potting mixes that are forgiving of overwatering. Here are instructions on posting pictures: http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/orchids/2004100023030734.html In a nutshell, either upload photos to a server such as Photobucket, then put a link to the picture in the message body, OR go the gallery section and directly upload a picture there then reference the picture in this message section. Good luck - hope you save the plant. Here is a link that might be useful: Restarting an African Violet...See MoreBeautiful new Hostas look very sick, Please Help!
Comments (6)Thanks to everyone! What a relief that I don't need to dig this up. To answer a few questions, these face East, so get some morning sun, and I have a large birch that shades this area from about 10-11am on. When I planted, I cut out fabric in a large circle (about 3X as large as pot) & didn't replace it when I covered with dirt. I will continue to water the heck out of it! I have never had blues before, so didn't know they were so sensitive to the sun & rocky areas. Thanks again!!...See MoreVery new to FL, need help figuring out a garden protected from pests.
Comments (15)Something that helps me is to have a backbone of plants that get aphids but are not adversely affected by them. That way you have a constant "backlog" of predatory bugs ready to pounce when other things get infected. In my yard this is the attractive ever-blooming FL native firebush shrub which hosts a lot of lacewings and ladybugs, I have never seen the specific aphid species that likes it move to my veggies but this might be chance. Also I have tons and tons of predatory and parasitic wasps that are brought in by my many pollinator-friendly flowers. Flowers good for this in FL are: Lantana (VERY easy to root via cuttings, I do it without hormone in about a week) Porterweed (do not grow in South FL if u do not have native species) Butterfly bush (fragrant and easy. I prefer large old-fashioned ones like Black Knight and White Profusion because they choke out weeds/fend for themselves) Blanketflower Zinnia (cheap and easy to grow from seed, you probably are familiar with them. My favorite is the heirloom 'Envy'.) Gaura (long-lived perennial native to Southern USA. interesting flower shapes) Pentas (tolerates more shade than others on this list, available basically everywhere in FL for a reason) All of those have very long bloom times (porterweed and lantana are ever blooming if there's no frost). Winter cassia, Chaste tree, Purple coneflower, Flatwoods plum are also great but their bloom times aren't quite as long. You might also want to experiment with "sacrificial plants". I've only had lubbers once but they only ate my sweet potato vine (grows like a weed so I don't care) and my zinnias, perhaps they prefer them over the others? Might be worth testing. But that's just me/my view. I don't like spraying and also I don't have the time to spray, I work and go to college. I'll let the bugs eat each other instead LOL Other than that raised beds definitely helped when I grew tomatoes. Peppers in my experience are basically pest-free, they're just heavy feeders is all. Also they perform best in protected/partial sun for me. Epsom salt is good against slugs if those become a problem after heavy rain. It's literally magnesium so it doesn't hurt plants and personally my FL soil is deficient in the mineral so plants appreciate it. My last tip: don't bother growing squash. Hope that helps and best of luck...See MoreCourtney
7 years ago
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