2020 Lets start the B’s!
Time for the B’s!
I‘ll have to join in later when I’m not at work....
Cant wait to be able say this again!!
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years agobegonia grandis..thought of it immediately..just planted last summer..my first one..a friend dug it from their garden..pic3 on planting day..then it perked up and was pretty..I'll keep thinking..
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help! craftsman mower, with 16hp-ohv b&s engine starting problem
Comments (16)If you want to rule out the valve issue, then just roll this tractor to where your car is. Put a set of booster cables on the car battery. Put the positive cable onto the terminal on the starter that has the heavy cable attached to it. Take the negative booster cable and press it firmly against the engine block or tractor chassis with the ignition key in the "ON" position. If the engine spins over easily and starts, remove the negative cable from the engine block or tractor frame. Try this a few times. If you get the same results, then you just proved two things. 1. The valves are likely adjusted correctly 2. Your tractor has a seperate starting solenoid somewhere. So let's pretend that the above scenario has occurred. Next step. Take the booster cable off of the starting mower. Trace the heavy wire that is on the starter motor back to the starter solenoid. Put the positive booster cable onto the OTHER big terminal on this solenoid. Clamp the negative booster cable lead to a clean spot on the engine block or the tractor frame so that it makes good electrical contact. Now try starting the tractor with the keyswitch. If the clicking noise is still there, the a new solenoid should solve the problem. The clicking sound is the solenoid pulling in. However, the round disc inside the solenoid is not making proper electrical contact and needs to be replaced....See Moretrouble getting my B&S tractor to start today
Comments (4)applecroftfarm - if you look around closely, you should find an I.D. plate on your tractor. It may be under the tilting seat. Get the full model number, serial number, etc. off it and then go to the john deere website. There's a good chance that you can view the owners manual there or at least order one up....See MoreB&S 20HP won't start
Comments (8)You swapped your old flywheel onto the replacement engine? Very possible the key slipped out of the keyway and the ignition timing is off. The method for placing the key into the keyway is often done improperly. The correct method is to set the flywheel in place on the crankshaft taper and THEN...you gently work the key into the keyway, lightly tapping it down to seat it. Some folks try to put the key into the keyway first and then slip the flywheel down over it. Not good because if the key slips down, it may fall out or worse, the flywheel can be tightened down off center. Go back and check your flywheel key. Even if the flywheel was already on the engine, the popping you hear is a good indication of "out of time spark"....See MoreLawnflite 604 with 15.5Hp B&S engine starts and stops
Comments (5)Hi, Thanks for the comments, thankfully I have resolved the problem. Never seen this before but both my problems were caused by the starter solenoid. I had changed it initally and it did not solve my problem so put old one back on, then found safety switch wire at the brake had heated and broken, repaired that and still did not solve the problem. In trying to aliminate all posibilities I removed the starter solenoid and tested it, it was indeed faulty. Replaced and reconnected everything, mower started on the key and run perfectly. Thanks Again....See MoreGardenHo_MI_Z5
4 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years agotrue..but I'm on Gardenweb off and on all day..everyday..hey I can't do much outside lol..
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4 years agoperen..you're right..I think I'm at the limit to grow it..you reminded me..I have a green brunnera..
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years agoGardenHo_MI_Z5
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI have to say this alphabet is quite the challenge to the memory!! : /
Whose idea was this anyways?! Lol
Buddelia
Baptisia australus
North...They do take years, but so worth the wait. This one from Santa Rosa Gardens (tiny) took 5 years to finally reach this size!
Jenn
4 years agoI don't have many B's... let's see...
Boltonia 'Snowbank'
Brunnera 'Alexander's Great'
Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Wintergreen'
Buddleia davidii, couldn't find a shot of the whole shrub which got stupidly huge this year, but here's one panicle with the reason I keep it around.
And my sad contribution to Baptisia australis, which I would be embarrassed to compare with the gorgeous specimens above except that I know it was a dead looking blackened stem with all the leaves off two years ago. I scurried to this forum to get help for after a local gardener divided it for me. Guess what? It survived!
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThere aren't a lot of "B"s, are there?
I appreciate seeing all the mature Baptisia australis.
oursteelers the color of MissMolly is intense and so pretty!
Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
Brunnera 'Jack Frost' ....has been a fast grower for me
....looks good after flowering, too!
Brunnera variegata
Brunnera 'Looking Glass' ......this one produces a lot of offspring, hardly ever look like the parents, though.
djacob Z6a SE WI
4 years agoI have so little sun so my perennials are limited. But I do have:
Marshalls Bee Balm
Bleeding Heart
djacob Z6a SE WI
4 years ago
Bi-color Barrenwart that’s one color.
Bapista Australis behind maple. I have been afraid to let it seed because I’m afraid it will get too big for my garden. But I love the purple flowers!
I also have a Jack Frost Brunnera, but no photo..... :-(
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years agodjacob Z6a SE WI
4 years agooursteelers 8B PNW
4 years agooursteelers 8B PNW
4 years agoBaptisia, just cause now I’m looking at all these pictures and missing my summer garden.
GardenHo_MI_Z5
4 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agosandyslopes z6 n. UT
4 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
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rob333 (zone 7b)
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoDoes 'Barlow Blue' count? I forgot her on the As and she's my favorite. Gotta have my pretty girl
rob333 (zone 7b)
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoBoltonia asteroides
Bellis perennis (a tender perennial that hates heat) among the viola and Narcissus in early spring
Buddleia 'Miss Molly'
Dillybeansown (6b in the Ozarks)
4 years agoI think my only B, at least all that I have a photo of, is Brunnera Jack Frost. That’s been a popular one in this thread. Lol. My Jack Frost seeds a bit and most of the seedlings keep the same variegation, which is nice. B. Looking Glass is beautiful! I’ll have to keep an eye out for it.
Here’s Jack Frost months after blooming, with the leaves all grown up. I like the garden decoration, too :)
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
4 years agooursteelers 8B PNW
4 years agosandyslopes z6 n. UT
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada