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What Brought You To Where You Live Now? Were Roses A Factor?
Comments (34)A long time ago, I used to live where it is warm. I was born in south Georgia and lived there until I was a teenager. Then my parents decided on a radically different lifestyle of living off the land, up in the woods of New Hampshire. What a lifechanging, eyeopening experience that was, to be at that critical age and having to bathe in the brook and use an outhouse because we had no plumbing. And 36 yrs. later I am still not acclimated to the cold winters! We cleared the land, put in gardens, berry bushes and fruit trees and raised livestock, and were quite self-sufficient. I was quite the lonely teen and spent most of my 'rebellious' years gardening. Plants and animals just naturally became my solace, and as I went off on my own and got married I set out to transform my little acre of woods here into my personal paradise. My yard is still where I seek solace and peace. It is tough growing roses up here in zone 4, and contending with the short summers, japanese beetles and soil that is thick with granite rocks, but I can grow gallicas, albas and all those favorites of mine that I once coveted in the pages of glossy books. I doubt I will ever move from here, even though its so cold. We have the mountains, the lakes, the purest crystal clear brooks, and fall foliage that dazzles. Besides, I could never leave here without my beloved roses....and who wants to dig up close to 400 rosebushes? Celeste...See Moretaking small pleasure where I can
Comments (20)Gopher wire is hard to find but if you do, it is excellent. I bought a 100 foot roll at Martin Ranch Supply in Rohnert Park (near Vintage). I've never seen it at a garden center or hardware store. I think you have to look at ranch or farm supply places. It is cheaper than buying the cages, but a lot more work. I do both myself. And trap as well. If you are building raised beds I would definitely line the bottom and sides. It is much easier to work with than hardware cloth, which is stiff and does not want to bend in most directions. As for taking small pleasures, this title attracted my attention. I have given this phrase much thought and it is my considered opinion that this is the True Secret of Happiness. We all have in our lives a mix of good and bad, though certainly not an even mix for all people. Those of us who enjoy the little good things as they come along and don't dismiss them because they are not fine enough get many more opportunities to be happy. In the end, it is the general emotional tone of our lives not the peaks and valleys that determine whether or not we have lived a good life. Instant philosophy at your service! Rosefolly Here is a link that might be useful: Martin Ranch Supply...See MoreThought gardeners were nice people
Comments (34)little ebe, start a new message thread about your Meyer lemon. Ask the questions you need to ask. Let's see if we can help you out. And, as far as killing pests of any kind, mammals, insects, etc. It depends on how you feel about feeding the pests. I have over 100 citrus trees and about the same number of stone/pome fruits, as well as pomegranates, berries, passion fruit, etc. I spend a LOT of time, money, water (my water bill is abut $800 every other month here in S. California, I'd drop a well but it costs around $20,000 here to do that), as well as a lot of time and effort on my part, in my very spare time (work a very full time job). I am not inclined to "share" my crops with pests. I choose to eradicate the pests in the most humane way possible. I use non-kill through bait so I do not affect predators, of which I have a plethora, but not enough to keep the rodent population down. Squirrels, mice, and rats carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans, that are known in this area. Same with skunks and raccoons. My choice to keep what I grow, and to keep my health. If you cannot stand the comments from other posters about how they manage pest control, you have a couple of choices - either find another forum to have your questions answered (and I suspect you'll see much of the same posters or types of posts regarding pest control), or, find another source for support, such as your local garden center, local master gardeners, or local ag agents. We will certainly do our best to answer your questions about your Meyer lemons, but if the question has to do with pest control, especially mammals, you may receive an answer that you do not like. You can choose to ignore the answer, or find another source of assistance. Patty S....See MoreSpring
Comments (22)flrose I like your cottage garden look! One of the reasons I got back into growing roses here is also due to not having to move them into the gh for the winter and having some color in the yard. Many gingers can actually handle down to a zone 7b. They just look tropical but are really subtropical I would say. Many of the common butterfly gingers (hedychiums), peacock gingers, globbas (dancing ladies), and curcumas will go dormant in the winter and come back in the spring. I am in zone 9a NE FL and grow many gingers. It freezes here in the winter several times but doesn't usually last long or go much under 20F. There are some truly tropical gingers though. Some of the colocasias (elephant ears) can take down to 0 F. They also look tropical. I do grow lots of true tropicals here as well but have to stuff them in my makeshift gh for the winter. I only run my heater on the nights it goes under 32F. I have stuff in there that isn't supposed to go under 50F but does fine. I take my gh down in March-mid Nov. I usually have to cut back everything severely to get it back in there in the winter because it goes so crazy and gets huge in our climate. I need to move to a warmer part of FL before I get older because I can't see moving all that stuff then lol....See Moreirma_stpete_10a
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