What attacks my perennials every spring?
mike_jw
5 years ago
Every spring, a mystery pest attacks plants such as Phlox, Philadelphus, etc, causing the growth on the youngest leaves to become twisted and distorted. There's no sign of anything on the plants, no blackfly or aphids. And as the plants continue to develop, the new leaves are perfect. After the initial attack, it never re-occurs until the following spring. After April's unsettled weather (sun, showers, even hail) I didn't think that this mystery pest would be out, but they beat me to it before I could spray the plants. I even seen plants at the garden centre affected, but what is it?
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Embothrium
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Comments (13)I sow everything that ripens as the season progresses -Eranthis -Forget-me-not -Columbine -Scilla sibirica -Feverfew -Larkspur -Rudbeckia hirta -etc. etc...etc I mean everything. Then I just pull the excess the following spring & summer. This spring I found several Clematis seedlings. All right! Wonder which parents they come from. The leaves look kinda like Clematis montana. Has anyone had volunteers from C. ternifera? My Geranium seedlings are blooming everywhere in the garden. Must be babies of Geranium 'New Hamptshire Purple'. And, of course, Columbine in every shape, color and form. I love the mess called my garden. :-P...See MoreDo you mulch every spring?
Comments (17)We bought a Troy Bilt chipper shredder. We got the model that can take branches up to 2". But, it turns out we really use it mainly to chip leaves in the fall and spring. We have tons of oak trees so lots and lots of leaves. My DH doesn't even use the bag anymore. He faces the chipper up against rocks in the backyard and uses them as a backstop. Once he has a whole bunch in a pile he fills his lawn cart and carts them to areas of the garden. It was a fairly expensive investment to overall only use it for leaves for the most part, but we used to spend hundreds of dollars on mulch each year before new areas would fill in with plants, so I figure it has already paid for itself....See MoreWhat is this weed and what is my plan of attack?
Comments (6)Hard to tell from this altitude and the lens Vaseline factor. Are those tiny yellow flowers? If so I would suggest it might be horse herb. That can be tough to get rid of or easy depending on your lawn type. Where do you live? What kind of grass do you have? Can you be more specific about the brand and name of the 2-4,d product you used? They're not all the same. Furthermore if you have St Augustine, you may have killed the grass with that spray....See Morefigs growing from scratch every spring?
Comments (10)I'm in Dallas, too. My guess is that you have a variety that is not good in our zone. It sounds as if it would be better for a warmer climate. If you purchased it from a big box store, that is probably your problem. A got mine from a friend. He rooted a cutting for me from his bush. My bush does not die back to the ground. It loses it's leaves when we have our first freeze and buds back out in the spring. It had a hard time getting started, as some nut pulled it out of the ground soon after I planted it. I found it across the street. I replanted it, but it took a couple of years to recover. I got a few figs last year, but it's loaded this year. It's only about 4 ft. tall. My advice is to get one from Northhaven Gardens or one of the better nurseries. Whatever they have will be suited to our climate and soil. bkay edit: mine is in full sun...See MoreEmbothrium
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