Threatening to kill it (and I meant it)
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Comments (5)My pothos (looks just like that) is very sensitive to repotting - I had to do this before when I too had a gnat problem. (pesky little buggers!) It looked like it needed a good ole fashioned fainting couch for about a week or two and then perked up again. It yellowed and dropped quite a few leaves during that time but it perked back up and began it's new conquest of my bedroom. I thought the shock was more about disturbing the roots than any other factor in the transplant. It's massive now and hangs in a window, reaching for the glass that is pretty chilly this time of year, but it seems to thrive just the same. Unless you exposed it to arctic temps for more than a minute or two, it's my opinion that I doubt the cold shocked it that badly....See MoreDid I kill the Peegees?
Comments (1)Fall is not the ideal time to prune any hydrangea, especially those that are very well established. However, H. paniculata is very forgiving to severe pruning and should bounce back, winter weather conditions aside (see below). And since it blooms on new growth, flowering should not be overly impacted, either. If these are standard or tree-form PeeGees, you have obviously lost that attribute and the single trunk nature of these types of hydrangeas put them at much greater risk of permanent damage. I've noticed here and on the Shrubs forum various inquiries about pruning in fall and winter. Shrubs are not like herbaceous perennials and really do not appreciate a "fall/winter clean-up" hair cut. The woody stems of these plants actually offer a large degree of winter cold protection. Cutting back that far into fresh tissue before the onset of really cold weather exposes that tissue to temperatures it may not be able to tolerate. Depending on their bloom habit and cycle, deciduous shrubs should be pruned in late winter or early spring as new growth emerges, primarily to remove wood that has died over winter, but also to shape or maintain size. Or immediately after bloom, for those species that bloom on old wood. Evergreen shrubs can be a bit more accommodating as their dormancy is less pronounced, but ideally, they also should be left until new growth is evident or according to their specific bloom habit....See MoreI think I may have finally 'killed' all the Osmocote!!
Comments (22)Okay--reporting back the results, so far, of my extreme measures taken in eradicating 'Southern Blight' on several of my hosta! The one-eyed crown I removed from the 'Golden Sculpture', unearthed and removed all leaves, cutting the crown back severely, and soaked in a bleach solution for an hour and then changed off the water every two days--is doing great! The remaining eyes, in the original pot show no evidence of the 'blight', with that eye removed! I did spritz full-strength bleach on the soil surface of those left in the pot, as well. So far, the one-eyed crown is producing 5 additional eyes and three of them are already sending up leaves. So far there is no sign of the 'blight' on this one, (these eyes) either! Now--the 'American Icon' that I also dealt with severely, and did not unpot, but in this case I just sprayed straight bleach on the base of the petioles, and surrounding soil, and left it on for a couple of mins. before pouring on a good amount of water--so far, so good! I've also sprinkled corn meal on the soil surface and watered it in well! The 'S&S' and 'Titanic' I treated in the same way and also have added corn-meal fairly heavily and watered in--so far, so good! Lost almost all the petioles and eyes on those, but one eye (that was decimated) is sending up a small leaf! They did get repeated straight bleach sprayings after pouring on the 10% solution seemed to not be working! The 'Alex Summers' planted in a raised bed--I removed on Thursday and also removed all the soil and soaked over-night in a 10% bleach solution--I have rinsed and soaked a couple of hours in plain water and potted them up, divided with cornmeal also heavily applied. Every leaf is turning a bright orange! On the one pot of 3 eyes I have just, today, cut the petioles back severely. I've left them planted to see what comes of it! The other two eyes are potted and I'm letting them play out the dying off of the leaves, in hopes they will also reflush! I started out with one eye of this one, from Hosta Direct, and had 5 eyes this year--3 summers later!!! I really am not very hopeful about those two! The roots looked so fragile when I removed them from the bleach water!! I've also done the same thing with another hosta that has shown the nematodes--my 'Maui Buttercups'!!!! I'm just sick about that one, especially! I started out with one eye two summers ago, and now I had three this year! It was looking so good! I also dug it up yesterday--removed all the soil, all leaves (cut them to the crown) and separated all three eyes and soaked them overnight in bleach water! They, too, looked fragile this morning! I've potted them up--set them apart from all other planting areas and will keep a close eye on them for a couple of years. I did test a leaf in the water, (that was also soaked in bleach last night) as I do with any nematode infestation and there seemed to be no 'nematode' life evident, today! How far reaching was the bleach in effectiveness on the nematodes, remains to be seen. And, will the hosta in both situations, having been soaked overnight in bleach 8-10%, survive and thrive--will also remain to be seen! Oh, I got the idea to bleach for nematodes from 'Pietre'! :o) I'll keep you posted--whether you want to know or not! ;o/...See MoreHurricane Felix threatens to kill more palms!
Comments (7)Well, I'm not exactly a surf bum, but still, I like dynamic environments. I have a private pilot license and have been in a mid-air collision, but climbed right back into the cockpit and flew again afterwards. I would say that like most folks, I am to a degree, self-abusive, spending more money than I should at the worst. But ... when it comes to sticking my neck out in hell and high water, it's just a part of what I think most folks are, wierdos like me. I think a lot of people come to certain places for the dynamics of the place, bost naturally and socially & culturally. Such places, no matter what the risks, move them! Change propels them and drives them, providing them adventure, such that they don't have to sit around gabbing behind other people's backs and telling stories. Drink Life. Don't let it spoil in a glass on the table. That'll come when you get old, pain ridden and grumpy, like me. Then, you can go blind, watch your friends, loved ones and aquaintances disappear one by one, and resort to planting seeds and leaving something you think might be permanent until the wind blows it away. :)...See Morebklyn citrus (zone 7B)
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