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Comments (3)Thanks, Brook. Per your advice, I will plant these in the former potato bed to keep these green onion size. Like you, I have keept extra sets in frig for fall, and had fair results, but am hoping these sweet onion plants are indeed sweet. The sweetest green onions I have ever eaten are the ones from my potato onions in the spring. Today, I got an email from Southern Exposure, and included was a Fall/Winter Veg Gard Quick reference suitable for Zone 6b/Ctrl VA. Printed it for my notebook and will forward it to you if you like, as your zone is probably similar. They list suggested planting dates for many crops. They also mention an EvergreenHardy White Green Onion,Deep Purple. Have to research that one. They say, the colder the winter, the more purple color. No mention regarding flavor. mj...See MoreNeed help solving part shade, clay, and deer equation.
Comments (2)If I were you I would go to a local garden center, not a big box store, at a time when the employees aren't busy and ask for recommendations. Before you go be sure to notice how much sun the area gets, is the sun morning or afternoon sun, is it dappled or is it full sun. So maybe on a sunny Saturday or Sunday chart how the sun hits the bed every couple of hours. Even if it's every 3 hours that would still be helpful. I'm not sure telling a plant nursery employee that you had hydrangeas there and they grew well would be helpful enough, since some hydrangeas take more sun than others. If you don't have a local nursery then maybe look at pieris, plum yew, mahonia and gardenia. I don't have much of a deer problem but I see these plants suggested as deer resistant. The yew may be too small but it is a lovely plant everywhere I have seen it - not as lovely as hydrangea but I do love the needle foliage on the yew. I have mahonia in my yard but I don't like it. I see banana shrub and bottlebrush buckeye are on UGA's deer resistant plants list. I love both of those shrubs. Banana shrub is not particularly beautiful to me but I love the smell. I have a beautiful pink bottlebrush buckeye in my yard; mine is more like a very small tree than a shrub. You have my sympathies. I don't have a deer problem but I do have a bunny problem. During the intermission between the death of my dog and the time we got another my bunny problem was terrible. My dogs are indoor pets but we play together out in my fenced back yard a lot; I guess the smell of them keeps the bunnies away now. Those darn bunnies did a lot of damage in the interim, though, and they still chew in the unfenced area of my yard. Good luck whatever you decide....See MoreFast/cheap way to solve a Central texas shade problem?
Comments (3)That IS the problem with Texas! I lived in Weslaco for about 3 years and the summer sun was merciless. If the burr oak grows where you live, I think it would be a good bet for your shade needs ... preferable to pines. The key to getting faster growth is plentiful water. Even if you have no other irrigation, you could put the tree on its own system and get decent growth out of it. A second requirement is fertilizer. It won't grow fast if it is starved....See MoreYour experience with Cloe tile in White - what color is it?
Comments (424)@duffwny - if you really want to see what Cloe tile looks like, I suggest ordering a box from Lowe’s or Amazon (Walmart might also have it - I bought a different color of Cloe tile through Walmart last year because the return policy allowed me to take it back to a brick and mortar Walmart store - even though it was shipped to me directly from Bedrosian). Both have free shipping and free returns. Also, when I purchased it - and placed a bunch of tiles out on my kitchen island, it looked like it had less color variation - but when I took a photo of it with my phone, the variation looked the same as in other photos I’d seen posted on Houzz and on Bedrosian’s IG page. The price of Cloe tile has dramatically increased since I purchased it for my kitchen + bathroom two years ago - I think it was about $6.99 sf! Lowe’s has a 90 day return policy (can return to actual store and save shipping cost): Amazon has free shipping and free returns for 30 days (fyi - I have seen the price fluctuate quite a bit on Amazon): This says ”Free 30 day returns” - but then has 90 days when clicked. When I purcjased, I called and was told I could return to a Walmart store within 90 days....See MoreUser
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