Is this icky spot anything to be concerned about?
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Comments (7)Thanks so much for the help. I'm feeling much better now. I realized after planting them that the begonias would have liked to have a bit more shade, but this is my first non-porch-bound attempt at growing vegetables, and I was excited to find a spot that gets a good 11 hours of direct sunlight. I did water the begonias once in the middle of the day, but I've been careful to do it first thing in the morning since that time. I'm also trying my best to get the water in below the leaves, but it's difficult with such small plants. Again, thanks for the help and I'll keep you updated if anything changes. Looking forward to my first tomato harvest in a week or so. :)...See MoreHVX - concerned about other plants near by
Comments (20)Yes, your plant appears to be infected with HVX. To Steve_Mass, I'm afraid that the flowering cycle has nothing to do with spreading HVX by the roots when you are digging plants. You will still get HVX on your tools/shovels and you can still move it to other plants so long as they are actively growing. It is best to wait until the fall when the plants are totally dormant. You will still get HVX on your shovel from any dormant plant that has HVX, but since the sap isn't flowing in the healthy plants they won't catch it as easily. Your confusion is from Dr. Lockhart's research that showed that if a hosta with HVX is done flowering and you are cutting SCAPES you won't move it from one scape to another scape. This has nothing to do with moving a plant or cutting roots, crowns, or leaves. So if you cut the scape of a plant that had HVX you will get HVX on your scissors/pruner but then you won't transfer it to a healthy scape that has already finished flowering as there isn't any sap flowing in a finished scape. I hope that helps to clarify things. Wait until the fall, after the plants have gone dormant, and dig it out then. I agree to use a spading fork as you will do a lot less damage, just in case, since Dr. Lockhart's research used too small of sample sizes to draw absolute conclusions....See MoreSnow + Frame: Anything to be concerned about?
Comments (4)the only thing to be concerned about is when it melts letting pools of water sit on your floor. standing water can do damage in a few days. watch it and make sure it is removed. either squeege it off or as a last resort drill small holes in the low spots and let it drain down....See MoreFor those who don't have 'icky' houses
Comments (81)I'm also a "clean lines" type of person who tidies up and arranges frequently. I like organizing, putting items in their place, not leaving piles of things sitting around. However, I tend to disregard dust, pet dander, and things of that nature. My house nearly always looks tidy, but there's definitely a slight layer of dust that I only care to tackle once or twice a week (or when having visitors). I'm horrible with floors, windows, and moldings. And it isn't that I'm blind to the dirt, I only know that once I get started on a tad of dusting or mopping that I'll be at it for hours. So I've learned to pick my battles and I "tidy as I go" instead of attempting to wash surfaces daily. I do manage to keep my kitchen counters and other surfaces clean, but all those other less used surfaces are usually a little dusty looking. I think I'm the ideal type of person to bring in a cleaning service, because I have zero problems with maintaining order but I could use some help with hosing the whole place down from time to time. When I visit friends I can sometimes tell they clean more often than I do, yet they often have large piles of miscellaneous stuff laying around everywhere. I focus on not focusing on it! Some cozy clutter can be comforting, but I really wonder why people don't have a place for all their junk. I think people have too much flotsam, really :) So I'll take some minor amount of dirt over scattered items laying about. It's easy enough for me to clean surfaces as needed, but if I let items be strewn about everywhere I think it would be a lot harder to put it all away. I'd like to be able to do both, but tidying up takes almost no time at all and scrubbing takes longer (for me at least)....See Moregardenfanatic2003
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