you know those plants you bother to drag in/out?
rob333 (zone 7b)
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Comments (31)I'm another one with a "strict limit" though right now I'm over it thanks to divisions this summer. The target is 60 but I rationalize that if it's small it doesn't count as a whole plant! I think I'll always love the catts best, but I want to have some other things going. Four years ago I started with phrags from a gift plant, and now I have three; I was very picky becuase they are so big. Two years ago I added a bulbophyllum, then three more; the last one was one too many, though it's been blooming. I've gotten better at the research part, so I have fewer of those big disappointments, and that makes it easier to branch out in a planned way. Last year it was a psychopsis; the jury is still out on that. Like Kevin I've learned to stay away from the cool growers however beautiful (that includes Chinese cyms, my most recent big disapointment). I'm a windowsill grower and it's warm year round except for a few tricky weeks in the fall. At the same time I've refined my cattleya collection to focus on the ones that I really love and get rid of the so-so. Some things change, some things stay the same--that's what works for me. Margo...See MoreIts perfect day out there- what are you planting out?
Comments (20)Since I have plenty of stuff growing in my garden it is pretty easy to see what is actively growing right now. I have bunch of primulas blooming- I am figuring it is safe enough to plant out my seedlings, I have lots of columbines doing real well- columbine seedlings out they go, my hardy geraniums go gangbusters- geraniums go out too. Karen as far I as your seedlings cleomes can go anytime they are pretty hardy and I DS them, as well as larkspur. V1- I always have leaves so never used anything else but some straw could do as well- anything fluffy and light will do. At this time my zip code does not show any cold spells, only occasional drop during the night to 32. What that means that for an hour or two during very early morning air temps will drop to 32F. Soil being heated during the day will keep higher temps with no problems. Hardy perennials specially spring blooming ones have built in protection for such temps and have no problems growing outside. I have been doing it for while and have to do plantings this way- my gardens are too established so I have to give seedlings best fighting chance to survive. Would suggest waiting another week but do not hold too long for tough perennial seedlings- they grow much better when planted out....See MoreHow do YOU know when to plant out....?
Comments (23)Betsy, you must be in "our area" and I'm one of those doing some regretting. It was 34° in my garden this morning but it froze 2 nights ago. The wind has been especially difficult - even when it was freezing, there was a 9mph wind! The day before the frost, there was a 50mph wind!! I haven't lost a tomato yet, they have been covered up for 3 days by buckets held down with a rock . . . except where I ran out of buckets and used large pots. Mistake, the holes in the pots allowed some burning of the foliage. I have replacements for everything but this isn't what I expected. Remember the Winter Olympics? We aren't on the coast (hundreds of miles inland), still - January and February weather was mild, mild, mild. Nothing like being faked out. I've been able to get my tomatoes out before Memorial Day, certainly for the last 20+ years. (The peppers and eggplants can wait.) I can't remember ever keeping the tomatoes under buckets for 3 days running . . . digitSteve...See MoreDoes cat hair in your food bother you?
Comments (64)I am not quite sure what you mean by marking everything? Do you mean rubbing their face or actually spraying items? There is a huge difference between the 2 and if they are spraying that is the owners fault for not having them fixed. You can also have the vet put them on prozac. I would also be disgusted by that. I have quite a few cats always have, always will and I can honestly tell you what you are describing is not the norm and no I am not delusional. It just sounds like you don't like them which is fine and is your choice. You lumping all smoker's into a group who smoke around babies or in smoke free environments or all cat owners having cats constantly marking everything seems a bit irrational and delusional. While you will find many people like that, you will find many more who aren't. That would be like me lumping all people who have a cocktail at dinner or stop at a bar on the way home for a cocktail as drunk drivers....See Morerob333 (zone 7b)
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