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What type of plants are you interested in growing? This poll is closed. |
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| Perennials! |
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142 | 20.91% |
| Annuals! |
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30 | 4.42% |
| Woody plants! |
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62 | 9.13% |
| Succulent plants! |
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171 | 25.18% |
| Tropical plants! |
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60 | 8.84% |
| Non-vascular plants are the best! |
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31 | 4.57% |
| Screw you, I'd rather eat them! |
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183 | 26.95% |
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Eeyo posted:Any recommendation for some flowers that would grow well on an East facing balcony? Something that won't mind only ~4-6 hours of direct sun a day. Azaleas, maybe? Or do you want something with a smell?
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Apr 27, 2019 21:23
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Eeyo posted:Any recommendation for some flowers that would grow well on an East facing balcony? Something that won't mind only ~4-6 hours of direct sun a day. My go to flowering plant for part sun is Lobelia. Here is one of mine that gets about 3 hours of morning sun, then another 4-6 of part shade/heavily filtered light from a tree.  The magenta is so saturated that the iphone sensor seems to have a hard time with it. This was one of those 6 pack trays of little plants from a Home depot for like 4 bucks. Its like this for most of the year here in the bay area.
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Apr 27, 2019 22:51
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loving Casuals: Oh no, I've got MINT in my garden and it's impossible to get rid of!!!  Me: That is not dead which may eternal life, and with strange aeons even death may die  
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Apr 27, 2019 23:02
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I. M. Gei posted:Azaleas, maybe? Thanks! Smell would be nice. cheese posted:Is it more 4 hours or more 6 hours? I haven't timed it. Probably more like 6 in the summer with longer days. The balcony would get sun a bit after dawn since it's blocked by the other apartment building across the parking lot, so probably -1 hour. Then it gets blocked at mid-day by the balcony above, so maybe -1 hours again. After noon, the sun is above or on the other side of the apartment. So it's uninterrupted, full sun for ~half the day, but weighted entirely towards the morning. For reference, I was able to grow chinese forget-me-nots (cynoglossum amabile) perfectly well, other than having trouble giving enough water.
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Apr 27, 2019 23:16
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Eeyo posted:Thanks! Smell would be nice.
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Apr 27, 2019 23:33
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Sir Lemming posted:Nice! I'm working on some vines myself. Ours were planted probably a little too late last year, early summer in NC, but they seem to be doing okay growing back in the new season. But as usual we've already forgotten what varieties we bought because of parent brain. I know we've got Muscadine, Niagara, and one other, but I don't remember which is which. I actually drew a map of our yard to keep track of all the plants.
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Apr 27, 2019 23:52
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cheese posted:If you are happy with how the chinese forget-me-nots flowered, then most things will probably be fine. Stay away from sun worshiping stuff like Sunflowers and Agastache, and at worst you might get solid but not amazing blooms from some plants. How do climbing roses and peach trees fare in partial shade/sun? I’m thinking roses might be alright in partial sun, but I’ll probably need to prune back some oak branches above my house before I can plant a peach tree.
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Apr 28, 2019 01:03
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They both will be happier in full sun
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Apr 28, 2019 01:13
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In other words, I need to prune back some oak branches before I plant either one of them. gently caress 
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Apr 28, 2019 01:14
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ColdPie posted:I actually drew a map of our yard to keep track of all the plants. Yes. I have a hardcover notebook I use for quick sketches and notes. I would be lost without it. Today, for example, I couldn't remember which of two heritage apple trees we planted last year was closest to the road. Knowing for sure that the deer were browsing the Kingston Black puts them that much closer to changing their job description to "Dinner".
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Apr 28, 2019 02:00
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ColdPie posted:I actually drew a map of our yard to keep track of all the plants. There are apps that do this too, just FYI. I put together a map of my front yard in MSPaint to plot out where I want to put a bunch of azalea bushes and a couple of trees.
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Apr 28, 2019 02:34
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Hubis posted:loving Casuals: Oh no, I've got MINT in my garden and it's impossible to get rid of!!!
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Apr 28, 2019 05:44
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I. M. Gei posted:How do climbing roses and peach trees fare in partial shade/sun? I’m thinking roses might be alright in partial sun, but I’ll probably need to prune back some oak branches above my house before I can plant a peach tree.
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Apr 28, 2019 05:45
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  Is this some type of barberry?
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Apr 28, 2019 23:56
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I love wisteria so much and I hate wisteria so much (assuming that is is wisteria) A pretty beautiful Japanese (I believe) Wisteria that was twined together and trained up into kind of a tree form, but which had seemingly not been well pruned since the previous owners has it put in and so they decided to support it with a few extra nails in the fence. It became massively overgrown and got blown off the supports during a wind storm, and became a horrible bramble instead. Anyways, I pruned it back hard hoping to retrain it last year but didn't no where to start, so I just said screw it and lopped it back to what you see here (knowing it would rebud). It was gorgeous when in good form (beautiful Cascades of purple flowers) but it's invasive as hell, a pain to maintain, and I'd basically be starting from scratch trying to retrain it into a manageable form. So for now I'm just letting it lurk there, and I'm planning on harvesting those shoots to try and propagate them into cute little potted plants. Kind or like keeping a xenomorph as pet.
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Apr 29, 2019 02:37
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Hubis posted:A pretty beautiful Japanese (I believe) Wisteria that was twined together and trained up into kind of a tree form, but which had seemingly not been well pruned since the previous owners has it put in and so they decided to support it with a few extra nails in the fence. It became massively overgrown and got blown off the supports during a wind storm, and became a horrible bramble instead. I’ve never tried to propagate it, but there’s some in my yard where the vines are running along the ground and it roots itself every so often-maybe just stake it down in a few places and then cut it up in a few months? Kaiser Schnitzel fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Apr 29, 2019 |
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Apr 29, 2019 03:05
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My family has had 3 wisteria bushes in my lifetime and not a single one has flowered. What are we doing wrong?
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Apr 29, 2019 03:13
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Bloody Cat Farm posted:
Looks like Japanese barberry, yes.
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Apr 29, 2019 04:32
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Winter Stormer posted:Looks like Japanese barberry, yes. Thank you! I couldn’t figure it out.
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Apr 29, 2019 10:15
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:It has such a wonderful scent when it blooms too. Here it’s randomly scattered out in the woods next to chinaberry and black locust and maybe a spider lily or two as all that remains of long abandoned home sites. It sounds like you can take any cutting with at least two sets of buds, strip the leaves off the bottom most set, dip it on rooting hormone and toss it in a moist pot for a little while.
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Apr 29, 2019 12:58
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Any fellow goons in the arctic? Anyone know of any good gardening resources for arctic gardening? I recently bought a house with a big garden and want to start planning what to do with it. It's semi-coastal and situated in what I guess would equal hardiness zone 5a or 5b, with midnight sun in the summer. Quite a lot of lawn there, but I really prefer flowers. I think we'll convert parts of it and plant flowers and stuff for the bees and insects. Looking for ideas! I've been wanting a ginkgo tree for some time (have a tiny tiny one indoors, can't really call it a tree), but I doubt it will survive the winters or grow much here...
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Apr 29, 2019 13:17
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I. M. Gei posted:My family has had 3 wisteria bushes in my lifetime and not a single one has flowered. What are we doing wrong?
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May 1, 2019 01:30
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I. M. Gei posted:My family has had 3 wisteria bushes in my lifetime and not a single one has flowered. What are we doing wrong? Well depending on the variety they take 10-15 years from sprouting to start flowering. Interestingly, propagated cutting from a mature parent will apparently flower the next year if they become established. Hubis fucked around with this message at 16:35 on May 1, 2019 |
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May 1, 2019 02:13
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Hubis posted:Well depending on the variety they take 10-15 years from sprouting to start flowering. Interestingly, propagates cutting from a mature parent will apparently flower the next year if they become established.
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May 1, 2019 02:24
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gently caress morning glory.
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May 1, 2019 16:34
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:gently caress morning glory. Why? I love morning glories.
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May 1, 2019 17:52
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I. M. Gei posted:Why? I love morning glories. Where I live it isnt pretty or fun and the idea of planting it blows my mind
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May 1, 2019 18:08
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You can eat the roots of some of them I think. They’re fairly closely related to sweet potatoes.
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May 1, 2019 18:18
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they're an invasive weed if you don't live in south america. maybe there are some exceptions, but i think that's the general rule
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May 1, 2019 18:20
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Fitzy Fitz posted:they're an invasive weed if you don't live in south america. maybe there are some exceptions, but i think that's the general rule But they look amazing. I’ve seen some loving beautiful trellis work with morning glories.
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May 1, 2019 19:14
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:You can eat the roots of some of them I think. They’re fairly closely related to sweet potatoes.  (note: please don't do this--commercial seeds are coated with pesticide and can make you really sick)
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May 1, 2019 19:17
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Fitzy Fitz posted:they're an invasive weed if you don't live in south america. maybe there are some exceptions, but i think that's the general rule They’re incredibly invasive, never plant that poo poo. It’s not worth loving up the environment.
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May 1, 2019 19:41
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I. M. Gei posted:But they look amazing. I’ve seen some loving beautiful trellis work with morning glories. 
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May 1, 2019 20:22
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For whatever reason, large 'trumpet' flowers like Morning Glory just don't float my boat. I'm trying to grow some stuff from seed this year. The one in most keen on successfully raising is tithonia rotundifolia (as an annual given the UK climate). I'm hoping our summer is good enough that it goes really big (2m is possible). Touch wood the seedlings have been idiot proof so it's off to a good start so far...
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May 1, 2019 20:32
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My neverending war with bindweed rages on...
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May 1, 2019 20:54
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At some point you just have accept that all vines are terrible, choking monsters in wait and probably should be burned rather than cultivated. But I still really like passion flowers.
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May 2, 2019 01:03
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there wolf posted:At some point you just have accept that all vines are terrible, choking monsters in wait and probably should be burned rather than cultivated. But I still really like passion flowers. You can pry the clematis from my cold, dead hand
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May 2, 2019 14:01
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Hubis posted:You can pry the clematis from my cold, dead hand You mean pry your cold dead hands from the clematis after it eats you.
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May 2, 2019 17:59
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there wolf posted:You mean pry your cold dead hands from the clematis after it eats you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GibiNy4d4gc
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May 2, 2019 18:35
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my backyard is that pyramid from The Ruins
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May 2, 2019 18:44
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