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Comments (12)Garden Watchdog can often be a little off the mark. For example, House of Wesley has a terrible rating. I have ordered from House of Wesley for 20+ years and the ONLY problem that I have EVER had from them is one year, 2 strawberry plants out of 100+ never leafed out. They sent replacements that fall. Like any nursery, it is the customer's responsibility to order early, like February or before, in order to receive the plants in a timely manner before it gets too hot to ship plants safely to the customer's home. The plants from them arrive in bare root dormant condition and appear like brown sticks. Of course they do, they are dormant. Plant them in a pot in the shade, keep well watered and they should break dormancy within a couple months. I've seen it many times over, from various nurseries. People do not give their plants enough time to break dormancy. They stop watering them and then complain that the the plants died. Remember that these plants are dug up in the fall. After they are planted in the spring, they have a whole winter's worth of roots to grow before putting out leaves. Some plants, such as apples and other rose relatives, can grow roots in days, while others, such a Paulownia can take over 2 months. I have also ordered plants from nurseries that get great ratings on Garden Watchdog with dismal results. If in pots, the dirt may be infested with bugs, or if bare root dormant trees, absolutely no packing material to keep the roots moist. Etc. Etc. Sorry about rambling, but Garden Watchdog needs to be taken with a large grain of salt....See MoreHelp! Cat needs good home....
Comments (6)One solution you might consider if no one responds is to keep Beasley outside in a screened in porch or something similar. I have friends that are extremely allergic to cats and after taking them to hospital after they stepped into my house (only for a minute) I have nothing but respect for allergic reactions. My aged and ill tempered cat is banished to the back porch because she has trouble finding a litter box (revenge? old age? health reasons?). It took her a while to adjust to her outdoor cage but it has greatly improved her health and she is much friendlier to humans now that she sees them walking by all the time....See MoreYou might still find some cats
Comments (23)Oh my, that would be great, Susan! Oh, you're not awful at sending seeds out. I don't think I ever waited on anything from you. Hey, how about you and I do a trade? I can use lots of false nettle seeds, seriously. I would greatly appreciate it if you could send me some. I have Tropical MW seeds from last year or can wait until the ones that I brought in the house have seeds. The seed pods are pretty big, so I'd think that I'd have some before too terribly long. I could also send you some Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red' seeds if you're concerned that yours might not reseed; that's up to you, but I have extra. I also collected some Vernonia altissima seeds...only I temporarily misplaced them. Ha. I'll find them eventually, really I will! You're so lucky to have all of that FN. I had planned on having a lot of plants and did up until a certain point. First of all, I don't think all of mine made it through the winter, and then the drought did in a lot more and left me with I think 8, or maybe 9. The one was "iffy", so I don't know exactly how many I did end up with then. They're in partial shade; I wasn't quite sure where to plant them. I think I'll let them where they are, replace the ones that died, and also plant some in another area that gets more sun and see which ones do the best...or maybe they'll both do fine. I really would like to raise some RA cats. It sounds like I have more trouble with my rue up here than you do there, Susan. I have mine planted in two locations, both of which get pretty much sun, but I wasn't sure where else to put it. I have a total of about 30 plants. This year I bet I replaced about half of them. They didn't come back from the winter. I don't know their extreme low temp that they can tolerate, but it got down to minus 15 deg. here, so maybe it was just a little bit too nippy for them. I think rue is such a beautiful plant; I hate that it makes me wheeze and makes me feel itchy (so does the Tropical MW). I didn't mind it at first, but I must have developed allergies to some of the plants that I have here. I don't know why but I had been thinking that the A. clematitis isn't hardy up here, but of course, you're right. I just looked and it said hardy to zone 6. I appreciate the info you gave on that and those other pipevines. Now I have some researching to do. I love reading about plants. You sure have a variety of pipevines. I have mostly all A. macrophylla right now. The PVS seem to love it, so I didn't really add anything else for them, but I suppose I will sometime, surely one or more of the ones you mentioned. I have a couple of A. serpentaria plants too from last year actually and STILL didn't get them planted outside. So now you know how slow I am! Ha. Yeah, that's kind of the case with me too, no more room in the inn. I'm not expanding the gardens. If I want to put something new in, I guess something will probably have to come out to make room for it. Let me know about the seeds, and if you want to trade, email me for my address. I need yours again too. I really could use the False Nettle seeds, and thank you for the offer. Cathy...See Moremy citrus trees came in the mail today how do they look
Comments (43)Okay, I did a little searching. I think this is where you may have bought your rooted cuttings from? http://www.4seasonsnurseries.com/detail.asp?pid=1108 http://www.4seasonsnurseries.com/detail.asp?pid=1115 If so, let's actually explain what you bought. First, the lemon you have is the Improved Meyer lemon. It is not a "dwarf" tree, although its growth habit is compact and bush-like. But, more importantly, the "orange" you bought is not an orange tree. It is actually a Calamondin (Citrus x citrofortunella mitis). A Calamondin is no more like an orange than a Meyer lemon is, with the exception of having an orange-colored peel. Calamondins are also compact in their growth habit, but, they do not taste anything like a sweet orange. They are very sour, and for most folks, cannot be eaten out of hand (unless you can eat a lemon out of hand). Just so you know. Patty S....See Moreblfenton
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