I’ve just rescued this plant, what should I do?
Georgia Stimpson
3 years ago
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Comments (4)"IMO physically turning mulch exposes me to more mold spores than I am interested in inhaling, although I admire people that have the fortitude to do it." Just imagine bathing in the pollution on the rush hour highway, most people around here don't know compost, but I'm sure they would all rather roll in the leaves than breath that exhaust. Look in some of your processes food, research the hard to pronounce ingredients. There's a lot of more concerning things in the world than turning your compost, which I would rank up to one of the most healthiest activities you could probably do today. If you would of seen me the other day, mixing perlite/peat to make my seed starter... I looked like Montana, perlite dust all in my nose. The peat, sticking to my facial hair, making me look like a damn gorilla! I'm sure inhaling that isn't to great neither. I'm normally extremely anal about that kind of stuff, but i couldn't find a mask, and quite frankly just needed to get it done. But i could tell you, that burning in your throat and nose when inhaling perlite/peat dust, you don't get any of that from turning compost or digging in a few leaves....See MoreHow do I get permission to rescue plants from construction?
Comments (6)You need to talk with the land owner / construction company that will be taking on the project. This can usually be found out by talking to the towns building department as they HAVE to apply for building permits etc. You might also want to talk with the local enviromental department as the builders HAVE to follow strict rules regarding enviromental standards to prevent all sorts of things The contruction owners / contractors may be willing to listen to you and leave the area alone. HOWEVER you have to show them that there is a benefit for this and I don't just mean "because its good for the environment", you will need a strong argument, usually involving saving them money! Remember MONEY TALKS! Find out who their landscaper will be, you might be able to persuade them to replant in a habitat style Also bare in mind that this project will have been in the works for a while which means contracts will have been signed making life very difficult. Get the enviromental department involved as the company HAS to listen to them regarding their requests. If you can get the environmental department involved you may be able to get a "habitat / native" consultant to say what needs saving...See MoreSo I've decided that I want to move the New Dawn bush, when should I?
Comments (16)Great minds think alike! I also planted VQ to co-mingle a bit with my ND. :) I think the difference in colour and bloom form is just enough to keep it interesting. Regarding transplanting now vs. waiting, I would let it finish its flush and then move it if it's an established plant. However, your cool temps would be perfect if it's fairly young. I'm also a newbie to general rose growing, but have had 75yr old ND for years and have now transplanted them multiple times, most recently this Spring. With the help of everyone on this forum it was very successful. I got as much root ball as possible and dragged them on a tarp to their new location, having already dug and amended the new (huge) hole. I water in after adding ~half the soil and again at the end. I also make a little berm around it to keep the water from flowing off. Lots of compost, but no fertilizer. I watered well until established. Two of the transplants didn't miss a beat, and the other lost its first set of leaves to shock, but...See MoreWhat should I do with the bare root shade trees I just got in winter
Comments (7)aw geez.. another arbor day nightmare ... lol ... i would.. call arbor day .. and tell them that you expect them to resend the order in april ... and then relax ... lol .. then it wont matter what happens to these ... i dont quite know what SE PA means... winter weather wise .... ... are the trees dormant.. and is your soil workable??? i would probably harden them off.. then heal them in ... and dont worry about it .. this is an arbor day story we have heard way too often ... either sending in the dead of winter.. or in august .. lol .. i like to sum it up by saying.. its a nice place to make a donation .... period ... if you are looking for quality stock.. you can do so much better ... ken...See Morewindberry zone5a BCCanada
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