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Do any exhibition quality H.T.s make good zone 5 garden plants?
Comments (10)Hi Ruthie, I grow some hybrid teas here in Northern Michigan (zone 5) that could be exhibition quality (I don't exhibit). Some are Marijke Koopman, Gemini, Helen Naude, Jema (in a sheltered East wall spot), Chicago Peace, Silver Jubilee (own root), and some Romanticas. They are more 'high maintenance' than my Bucks, Austins, OGRs, Explorers, etc. I have to winterize them, they are more prone to blackspot (except Helen Naude & Silver Jubilee) and they do have more winter damage. But they come back every year, and provide me with lovely roses, so I include them in my garden....See MoreJade 'E. T. 's Fingers' and Euphorbia flanaganii cristata
Comments (9)Happy Father's Day, Christopher! What a great tradition you have going in your household! I bought my dad a box of Sluggo Plus.... The Jade has enough of the narrowed leaves to be called a Skinny Finger Jade, in my opinion. There are other names commonly used, such as E.T.'s Fingers and Lady Fingers...but I like 'Skinny Fingers.' Thanks for sharing! Josh...See MoreFlourescent T5s vs T8s?
Comments (1)I don't understand the physics of the lights, but I have used both to grow, and the T5's, especially if you get the high output, are much brighter. The temperature around the top of the fixture is about 95 degrees, so you may want to put it in a cool basement type area and run a fan to deal with the heat. I've never tried seedlings under mine, though, but it's doing great keeping tropical waterlilies growing over the winter. I have used cheap T8 shop lights and they just don't hold up over time. I will only buy good T5 fixtures from now on, to replace the T8's as they die. Of course, the T8's use more power, so they are more expensive to operate, and they are more expensive to buy as well. But if you want bright light, they are your best choice. You can get T5's online in various combinations of lengths and number of tubes, you shouldn't have any problem getting a 4 bulb 4 foot. Are you going to be using it year-round, or just for a brief period each year to start seeds?...See MoreI can't believe what a difference a few years can make...
Comments (2)I had looked at your pool thread the other day. We're just getting the list together to owner/builder. This does seem to be a great bunch of people--committed to digging big holes in their backyard, what we do for kids :-) Please watch my thread and give me pointers if you can...I don't know how yet to read something written by someone and then go connect to that persons' threads, but if you search under Folsom owner builder pool it should show up. we're "hotinsac"...which sounds funny, it was meant to mean it's HOT in Sacramento!!...See Morefoodonastump
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