Effective Subtle Creepiness
Gizmo
3 years ago
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Choosing between subtle variations of paint color
Comments (3)I wondered a few times in my dozens of green and beige sample paints how much difference the slight variations would really make in the overall effect. I think I was probably pickier than I needed to be. When considering the way the color changes in light, you may want to focus on what time of day you'll see it the most. I eliminated some colors that I like 90% of the time because at a certain time of day they turned a freaky shade; my winning colors may have been similar, but had preferable variations throughout the day. A good thing to focus on is undertone. Will the undertone clash with anything in the room? Will it have a jarring effect? What mood are you aiming for? Perhaps one color's undertone speaks more to that mood than the others. If not, it could end up being a personal preference where you can't go wrong and you just need to choose one! If you like them all equally, flipping a coin may not be a bad idea. ;)...See MoreCreepy horrid crud on Grandmother's Hat
Comments (47)Nik, I hadn't thought of inarching -- an interesting idea, worth a bit of research (citrus are mostly grafted plants here, due to vagaries of soils, so I imagine the process would involve purchasing a young grafted plant...). It was even worse than mulch, especially for this soil, which is a little on the heavy side for citrus, and the tree's position, in the lower area of a sloped garden: there was lawn grass well under the canopy and it was on the same irrigation system as the surrounding lawn. That irrigation system, and lawn, for that matter, were the first things I tore out, in their entirety, when we moved in....See MoreAnyone else observing unique heat effects?
Comments (5)Yes, my arilbreds did what you said your TBI did. I also lost about half my iris buds (both TB and Aril) due to a cold snap after the flowers stalked. And due to crazy weather, I had no crocus blooms (they froze mostly before emerging) due to sudden drop to single digits. I am unsure if some of my more zone experimental plants made it (though crinums have both come back), but passionflower and lantana are still missing, but could come up since it JUST turned warm last week. Everything grew fast and is now wilting in the breeze and 90F sun. Definitely an odd year and one I'm not really wishing to repeat. The only good thing is bulb foliage really liked the extended cold spring. I hope that means a good show next year....See Moreeffectiveness of fish fertilizer and liquid kelp? favorite brand?
Comments (10)Protavis, thank you for reminding me that rugosas dont like chemicals. I had heard that somewhere but it slipped from my mind. I am thinking of growing one or more rugosas again...if there is something important i need to know ...please do share. late Tues evening sept 3rd i made a mixture of fish hydrolysate and liquid kelp and sprayed all my roses and some of my other shrubs. Didnt really expect anything just wanted to know what it is like to spray roses with nutrients and certainly how fish hydrolysate the kelp would effect them. Of course there was the stench. But by wed morning the smell was gone. There was a subtle but distinct difference on the plants. If you are the kind that looks at your roses (plants) everyday you would know it. It was in the leaves, they looked happier, perkier. Kind of where you smile and say these guys, my garden, looks good. Overall the plants just looked better, ie healthier. Is it the flush of hormones from the kelp? the quick nutrients from the fish? who knows. It is a lot of work to spray but I would love to see the cumulative effect of using kelp and fish next spring. I would try it in the soil too. But I dont think the effect would be that immediate when watered in? I am linking an article below where an organic gardener teaching class says he sprays fish hydrolysate on his roses every 10 days as food but also as a disease preventive. he claims the fish oil coats the leaves and forms a barrier to fungal spores. (Like horticultural oil?) I dont know if i buy his idea at this time. There is so little fish oil in this stuff and then we dilute it. I dont know if there is ever enough oil to form a physical barrier to fungus on a leaf's surface. The reason it smells so much is because fish oil is extraordinarily smelly even in the smallest amounts. But I will observe carefully what happens next spring. Something physico-chemical might be happening. Its always the empirical result that matters not what my reasoning decides is possible or not. https://awaytogarden.com/organic-rose-care-scott-arboretums-adam-glas/ (towards the end of the article in the Q & A section)...See MoreFori
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