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WANTED: CheloneTurtlehead plants
Comments (1)I have a 1 1/2 gal clump of chelone obliqua alba which is the white turtlehead. Are you interested? Just let me know....See MoreTurtlehead seedpods - when are they ripe?
Comments (4)gardenweed, if they are splitting (and you aren't pinching them, impatiently ;)), chances are they are ripe. A bit of green at the bottom of the pod doesn't always mean they aren't ready yet, especially if the seeds you can see are tan to brown, not beige/white. My own are still blooming hard, no seeds yet but our summers are so cool mine are very late every year. I will end up bagging a couple (nylon stocking square and twist tie) to insure I will get some, even if an early Fall storm knocks them down. While they don't need a prolonged moist chill, they do winter sow reliably, easily in my mild Z8 at least. My clump is pink, I bought some seeds for white and winter sowed those last year....they came up nicely and are still in pots! Thanks for the reminder, gotta get those in the ground Here is a link that might be useful: Chelone, profile pods, seeds...See MoreWANTED: Chelone glabra - White Turtlehead
Comments (1)Hi! I have your Chelone alba. It should be ready in about 4 weeks. The question is how much would you like? I think it is a little too late in the year for me but I would be interested in your Sensitive Ferns. I also have the Anchusa azurea you are looking for however it was a first year plant and hasn't bloomed. May still be hope but I don't know. I bought 4 of them and they were sort of pricey. If you are really lusting after this plant, I would not be opposed to digging one up for you. I am not in the habit of looking back here so you might have to send me a private e-mail....See MoreChelone (turtlehead) What do emerging plants look like?
Comments (4)Glad to help. For future reference, to kill something thickly woody like an old grape vine or a small tree or shrub, cut it to ground level. Get some Glysophate (generic Roundup) that hasn't been diluted. Use it undiluted (as for shrubs on the label) with a foam paint brush or a well-labeled squeeze bottle and thoroughly paint the part of the cut surface that is just under the bark where the tree's or vine's xylem and phloem/vascular system is. It may resprout a couple of times, though it doesn't always, but if it does just break off the sprouts and paint that surface with Glysophate. That way you avoid having to worry about overspray of herbicide, especially in a densely planted garden....See Morerouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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