Ben or someone else who grows Scentuous
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4 months agoSince you mostly named OGR forrm and lighter pink roses, I’d second the vote for Scentuous. Tons of blooms, excellent scent, nice shapely compact plant, no nodding heads
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4 months agoBeautiful, Ben!
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Comments (6)Hey Julie, I was through Lewiston just yesterday on my way home from New York. We are in a similar growing zone, although yours may be a little warmer, depending on the wind. Ruth Ann, in Burlington Ontario, is a wonderful expert in our area in the growing and wintering of brugmansia. Hopefully, she will add her comments as well. You mention that you have 8 brugs (ecuador white) and that it is now getting into the 40's here at night. When it gets cold here and near the freezing/frost point, I always take mine indoors or at least cover them for the night. Tonight, it is supposed to be close to freezing here, and clear, so I have taken most of mine inside, and covered those that I want to keep that I have not yet brought inside. These I put into my garage, and have started to trim off the leaves to force dormancy. I will be washing them several times to get rid of bugs, and spraying them as well. I keep most of mine in a cold cellar with no light, but it does not freeze there. I usually also take a few cuttings, ....just in case. These I keep in my basement under florescent lamps. I do have to watch these for spider mites, and spray often to keep the mites in check. You mention that your garage can get quite cold. If it freezes, and your brugs are in there, they will not survive, so you must be aware of what you need to do. They should be brought indoors. Try to get some 4 foot florescent lamps from a recycle shop or some other economical source ( friends?) It is not too difficult to wire them up to a timer for the winter. I usually cut the foliage off, even if I take the plant indoors. They will drop the foliage at any rate because the intensity of the light is different from outside. Your question about the coolers is an interesting one. Personally, I think that the closed coolers may set up a humidity problem and mold would set in. In my mind, that would surely be detrimental to the health of the plant. You mentinon that your basement is heated. How hot? Is there a cool spot? I found a space in the corner of mine that is good for my brugs. You asked if you should try bring a few of those 5 down to the basement anyway. I would. If you make a few cuttings, and get them going, and all survive, you will have extra to make plant trades in the spring. That is what I do anyway with my brugs and also my dahlias. Before I bring my plants indoors, I always give them a good blast with the hose, then spray with an insecticide of some sort, and then blast again with the hose. All this AFTER I have removed most of the leaves. Remember to wash your hands after trimming the plant. Better safe than sorry. An interesting question about the roots in the pots. If you have some pots that are just a little bigger, feel free to repot. However, if the plant goes dormant, then repotting should not be necessary until the spring. If they are only 1 gallon pots though, I am concerned that they might not be large enough. So many factors are dependent here. The temperature of the place where you are going to store them, the amount of light you are going to give them. IF you are going to take them indoors and try to keep them alive and growing in the north-west light, then I would definitely repot them. Of course space is a factor as well. If you have any variegated brugs, I have found that they do not take well to going dormant. I always keep mine going throughout the winter. They are in larger pots though. When I put them outside in the spring for their summer residencey, I usually just sink the pot into the ground. In the fall, I clip off the roots that have gone outside the pot, and then trim the leaves back, take to the cold cellar (non freezing), water once every 3-4 weeks sparingly, and then start them up again in early May. Best of luck....See MoreIs it out of line to try to train someone elses dog when sitting?
Comments (15)Our pup and their pup grew up together. He's either one month younger or older than mine, I can't remember. Everytime they came over when they were young, and mind had new tricks and could stay/sit/down etc all they'd say is "Ohh, I wish we had the time and etc etc to teach him all of that, but it's just been so hectic, and I've been so sick/tired (with the pregnancy)" And I think he just kind of got lost in the pregnancy, and newborn stuff. I think I'll just start in on it, because he's already picking it up on his own, and I'm having a hard time resisting the urge to enforce stay, and down when he takes off and gets mud all over my couch! If they mind I'll just say that while he's at my house, for extended periods - It'd be easier for me and for him, if he had the same rules as my dogs. My dogs pick up on it, too, when he gets away with stuff they know they aren't allowed to do, and they start to misbehave. My dog will start to come when she's called, and when she sees he's taken off the other way, she follows him. Or she'll run inside and not sit and stay at the door like she's been taught etc etc. They already say he's not trained well, and he doesn't listen well to them at all, even at their house. I'm over there quite often. They kinda just let him run rampant. On the furniture, jumping on things,etc. He kinda rules the roost. The tell him to get down, or come, or lay down etc. But he doesn't know the commands well enough to know what to do. So hopefully if I do work with him, they'll continue with it, they try..I just don't think they realise it takes more than a couple of cookies to teach a dog something and have him be consistent. Just thought I'd ask before I tried, to see what the general consensus is from other dog owners. Thanks for the replies :)...See MoreHow to make it not feel like someone else's house
Comments (54)Here's my advice: 1. Start with paint. If you have a room that is not going to require a total redecoration, paint it. It's the least expensive way for big impact. 2. If you have a few rooms that you want to redecorate, like I do, pick a room. Start creating your design board or design album. It should help you put things together visually to get a sense of the feeling of the room. Once you get your design fairly solid, paint! 3. It's OK if some rooms that are not used a frequently remain a work in progress, but rooms that you use often try to finish. Living in unfinished rooms causes me anxiety! 4. Use this site. The people here are so helpful. They give you design advice, color advice, recommend cheaper options, etc. Here's some pix/links to give you an idea: My reading room, which is still in progress Kitchen Re-do. We did it ourselves. Well, everything but the back slash and granite. Total out of pocket $7250 Kitchen design album - these were just pictures that I would save for ideas http://partypooper.smugmug.com/Other/Home-design/12883677_n2q52#936728932_3mfPf Here's the Kitchen in Progress http://partypooper.smugmug.com/Other/Kitchen-in-Progress/12963085_mDSZn#967564981_Zspyi Here's the finished Kitchen http://partypooper.smugmug.com/Family/finsishedkitchen/13429183_MMPGm#977299982_5RsyH Paint does wonders! Dining Room before - yep it was a pink living room: Dining room now: Deck before Deck after Hearth room before Hearth room after but before the kitchen redo....See MoreCan someone tell me if this is weed or something else?
Comments (15)English sucks. I don't know how people learn it as a secound language. If you don't see the same plant growing in other places nearby it's likly a cultivated plant. If it's growing in the alley and behind the shed it's probably a weed. If it's a voliteer plant from seed of a cultivated plant and growing where it's not welcome that's a weed as well. Then you have wildflowers like Indian Blanket and Blue Bonnet that are nothing but weeds most of the season that happen to have pretty flowers briefly. If they are in the way chop them down. The worst weeds I've dealt with was Trumpet Vine and Bamboo but some folks plant the stuff and water it. Hey,I once smoked grapevine when I was a kid,I wonder if anyone ever tried smoking a Bamboo stalk? LOL...See Morerifis (zone 6b-7a NJ)
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