Do you protect after cutting off canes? What's your method?
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What are you all doing to protect your veggie gardens from deer?
Comments (16)Thank you so much for your responses everyone. Each and every word is so helpful to me, and i just soak them up. A few specific replies: Makete, would you believe there are coyotes in the woods around me? Although i never see them together, the deer and the coyotes both share the same paths, so i'm not entirely sure a scent mark would cause the deer enough dismay to keep them away. But i do remember when there was a bunch of coyote fur around one of my apple trees, and that tree remained entirely unmolested for some time. So you've definitely given me food for thought ... while it's easy to convince hubby to pee around the edibles, the coyotes might not be so compliant ... :) Heather, no i-deer! I LOVE that! And i also love your suggestion about the bird netting, because i happen to have extra from when i decided i had to protect the strawberries from pecking beaks. Although it may not be as permanent solution as some of the other excellent suggestions here, it's on hand so i might as well give it a try. Wayne, your observation is keen. There are woods on both sides of me, and the deer move through my field on a fairly regular basis. I know i should chase them even when they're not being naughty, but i just can't seem to bring myself to do that unless they're being destructive. I actually find them to be so beautiful, with their odd combination of frailty and force, the goofy ears and swatting tails. So i don't mind sharing - to a point! Why oh why won't they respect my rules? Caavonlady, i tried your mix! I used water, eggs, garlic, Tabasco, and hot pepper because it's what i had on hand and poured it around the beds. I also shaved Irish Spring soap around the beds, so hopefully, the mix of deterrents will provide a little more incentive for them to move elsewhere should they return. For those of you who have found netting and posts to be successful, thank you for the encouragement there. I think that's the route i'm eventually going to move towards, because these deterrent approaches are just too sporadic in their effectiveness. Meanwhile, i've cleaned up the damage and top dressed the newly empty squares with compost to help them recover from their trauma. :) And i'm actually pretty happy at the moment, because i have all kinds of space now to play with another wave of seeds. So ... all seems well with the world. Thank you again for your support and suggestions everyone. I really do deeply appreciate it....See Moreyoung Eden - thickest canes split lenghtwise at joint - cut off?
Comments (4)Hmm.. while last winter almost did not happen - the lowest temperatures we had were probably 15F, once every couple of years we do get a winter with some February nights below 0F. So I wouldn't say Eden is cane hardy where I live, at least not on those cold years I think. I've only read on forums that some people manage to grow it here but for how long - I don't know. So you are saying I will be growing this rose for a while and then one spring it just won't return. You are probably right.. It's not likely to ever get large. Yes, I have been tracking shadow cast by trees, there is also a garage there which casts shade. I'd probably plant it 2-3' from the canopies then and support it with a simple obelisk rather than worry about a pergola there :-) I actually thought duct-taping the canes wouldn't work, I assumed it wouldn't heal since it's hard wood. Unfortunately, I have no experience growing roses at all. I think I'll try it, though, and see what happens. If it's only a matter of time before the rose dies in the winter, it doesn't matter much anyway, plus there won't be much of the heavyweight growth above the crack. Thanks for the reality check :-) Anna...See MoreRooting Cuttings - What's Your Method?
Comments (32)from my experience, the wicking quantity is more determined by the level of water in the container below that the length of the string. I have some of those huge plastic 'stuff' boxes that hold 10 1-gallon pots on top each. my strings are all pretty long but when the water level gets down to about 2 inches in the big containers, the wicking is greatly decreased. I start out with the containers about halfway filled, when it gets low, I have my hubby help and together we lift the top off with the pots on, then I empty and clean the container and add fresh water (about every two months or so)....See MoreWhat is your method for 'hardening off' bananas back outdoors
Comments (8)Hi Andres, I don't find that basjoo gets more torn leaves than abyssinian but maybe I just never noticed. My yard is pretty sheltered but it's true we can get some nasty wind. On the internet you do see some pictures of large plants with torn leaves but I think it makes them look sort of "palm tree" like. I am sure my bananas don't grow as big as southern gardens. Mainly because the growing season is shorter. As for pot versus ground, the first year it probably doesn't make as much difference, but after the first year they need quite a big pot or else plant in the ground. I started an ensete from seed and it did good the first year in a pot. The second year I transplanted into a slightly bigger pot but it really didn't get that much bigger. Of course, it did spend part of the summer just replacing 'indoor' leaves. I prefer to put them in the ground but love the tropical look on the deck so will definitely have some in pots. Especially smaller ones like zebrina. Good luck!...See MoreEl Jardín de la Alegría en Madrid
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