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What type of plants are you interested in growing? This poll is closed.
Perennials!	142	20.91%
Annuals!	30	4.42%
Woody plants!	62	9.13%
Succulent plants!	171	25.18%
Tropical plants!	60	8.84%
Non-vascular plants are the best!	31	4.57%
Screw you, I'd rather eat them!	183	26.95%
Total:	679 votes

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Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

I�m jealous of everyone living some place that�s warm enough to garden right now. In New Hampshire it�s just getting to be about time to clean things up, but no planting outside yet.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2019 18:57

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# ¿ Apr 23, 2024 19:17

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Lacrosse posted:

I did that with a cactus I recently transplanted and the fucker still died on me. I do have humidity problems though, so I blame it on that.

In other news RE: fruit tree chat, I bought an Australian finger lime the other week. It's covered in really long, sharp spines and the rear end in a top hat stabbed me to the point of drawing blood the first time I tried to water it. I love plants.

I love those spiny dudes, even if they hurt me :3:

# ¿ Apr 6, 2019 07:16

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Is this some type of barberry?

# ¿ Apr 28, 2019 23:56

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Winter Stormer posted:

Looks like Japanese barberry, yes.

Thank you! I couldn�t figure it out.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2019 10:15

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Any ideas of how to eradicate large amounts of English ivy? It�s all up my tree-line for my driveway starting to grow around the trees.

# ¿ May 3, 2019 18:52

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Fitzy Fitz posted:

I just hack at it with a bow rake and pull up individual vines by hand. You can chop big vines at the base of trees and paint the stumps with gylphosate.

It's really not that much work, and area spraying is just going to leave dead vines everywhere.

I�d rather not spray, either. I�ll probably just end up cutting it and pulling it up by hand. It�ll be a pain in the butt, though. It�s everywhere.

# ¿ May 3, 2019 19:35

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Do you goons know what type of vine this is?

# ¿ May 7, 2019 17:42

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Holy crap. The old folks who owned this house before sure did love their invasive plants.

Thanks for the help, goons.

# ¿ May 7, 2019 21:22

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

A_Account posted:

I cut away all of the obviously dead stuff. What do you think?

The roots are barely in there, I took some advice from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_qsadrDZPA

Looks good to me. Hopefully it will revive a bit.

# ¿ May 8, 2019 13:42

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Fitzy Fitz posted:

Speaking of epiphytes, I recently mounted a staghorn fern on an old wooden plaque from the thrift store. I'm gonna try to do this with some of my orchids too, because it looks really cool hanging from my plant shelf..

That�s pretty cool. Post some pics. Staghorn ferns are so cool.

# ¿ May 8, 2019 23:33

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

theHUNGERian posted:

I agree.

And it's native, tolerant as poo poo, and the butterflies obviously love it, so I'll try to blanket my garden with their seeds.

Thanks.

Yarrow is awesome. There are also different colors if you�re interested.

# ¿ May 15, 2019 08:49

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Mr. Vile posted:

It smells kind of vaguely herb-like, like basil or chives.

Where is it growing? In your yard?

# ¿ May 17, 2019 12:13

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Also, how tall is it?

# ¿ May 17, 2019 12:14

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

I�m going away for 7 days and I�m terrified my house sitter is going kill my plants like she almost did last time

# ¿ May 24, 2019 01:07

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Electoral Surgery posted:

I got this tiny thing at a plant store this morning. It's labeled as a lithops, which seems almost right but all the lithops images I'm finding online are much more squat, flat, and the inner leaves don't split like this.

Any idea what I have? Is it a less common type of lithops or something else?

It�s def a lithops, but I�ve never seen that type before. It�s a pretty cool little guy.

# ¿ May 25, 2019 22:19

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Platystemon posted:

Contracting toxoplasmosis is like getting a minor case of serious brain injury.

Unless you�re pregnant

# ¿ Jun 4, 2019 20:00

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Pablo Bluth posted:

I got a foot parasite from feral cats once while on a holiday in the tropics.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/cutaneous-larva-migrans
I could feel it munching around under my skin.

# ¿ Jun 4, 2019 21:17

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

FreelanceSocialist posted:

Anyone have any pointers for transplanting wild lady slippers (or anything like that)? There's several of them on a piece of land that is about to be cleared, so I'm going to attempt to rescue as many as I can and plant them in a wooded area on my property. I'm reading up on transplanting right now, but have never dealt with something with a rhizome.

This is tough. I would say dig up as much land as you can around it. If it were me, I would dig about 3 feet in diameter around and under it. Still might be a crapshoot, but maybe someone else has some better advise.

# ¿ Jun 11, 2019 13:34

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Wondering if anyone can help me ID these plants in my yard. They look like they were deliberately planted by the previous house owners and they�re not weeds, but I could be wrong.

A)

Hand next to the leaves for size. They�re both pretty tall plants.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2019 15:38

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Fitzy Fitz posted:

First is pokeweed. It's a native wild-growing thing with some interesting cultural history.

Do not eat.

Wow. Just read about it. Thanks for the ID! I�ll probably end up taking it out. It looks like it�s been growing for many years.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2019 16:24

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

there wolf posted:

A) Is pokeweed. Produces poisonous berries, so yank it up if you have little kids around that can't be trusted not to eat strange berries.

B) catnip maybe? Is the stem kind of square?

It's unlikely they were deliberately planted, but you never know. You can eat pokeweed leaves if you boil them twice, changing the water in between.

Sir Lemming posted:

Yup that's definitely pokeweed. Terminate with extreme prejudice. I think you're supposed to be careful about touching it too, but I'm not sure. It should eventually get a deep purple/maroon color on the stems and berries. Their root systems are pretty strong, so the sooner you can remove them, the better. The root is a pretty unique color, sort of golden. It sort of looks like a root vegetable, like ginger or a carrot.

It's an absolutely gorgeous plant, really, but it is indeed a poisonous weed.

Sorry didn�t see these replies. Thank you!

Pokeweed is a beautiful plant for sure. I�ll probably take it out, though. I had other plans for the area where they came up.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2019 16:26

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Has anyone successfully grown hydrangeas from a cutting started indoors during the winter? I�m reading that they do better when started by a cutting outdoors.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2019 12:34

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

TofuDiva posted:

Anybody here in USDA Zone 5a or equivalent?

I have an unexpected opportunity to switch jobs. I love a lot about one of the cities I could be going to, but am wondering what implications 5a has for my gardening habit. Obviously, a shorter growing season and colder winter freezes, but I am having a bit of difficulty envisioning (or in some cases even looking up) what I could and could not grow. I've been in 7a for a very long time (and 11a before that).

I'd clearly have to coddle and protect my indoor dwarf lemon, gardenia, and cacti a lot more than I do now. From what I've been able to look up, the news would be really good for starting up with things like concord grapes or cherries, which I don't have now.

I don't mind adjusting to new plants, but I do have favorites. amd am wondering - assuming decent soil, water availability, and a sunny garden area - would there be enough growing season for heirloom tomatoes, chamomile, yarrow, iris, damask roses?

I am looking these up one by one, but I'd be very grateful for ideas and anecdotes.

The only one I can�t speak to is the damask rose, but the rest will grow perfectly fine.

My indoor dwarf lemon and cacti definitely don�t do as well in the winter (indoors), but once winter is over they do fine. My windows are a little drafty, though, so YMMV.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2019 18:27

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Horrible pictures because I had my baby in one arm while trying to take pictures. Does anyone know what this seed is? It came in a pack of shade wildflower seeds.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2020 13:02

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Plant MONSTER. posted:

It doesn't look like any of the typical seeds found in most shade mixes and most mixes use a lot of the same stuff. Stuff like Lobularia, Echinacea, Mimulus, Linum, Cheiranthus, Aquilegia, poppies, Digitalis etc

You wouldn't happen to know the company that produced the seed mix?

I actually got the mix from an Etsy shop. Come to think of it, I can probably shoot the seller a message and ask. I post what I find out.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2020 14:20

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Kaiser Schnitzel posted:

Maybe it's some kind of native legume/bean/pea? There are quite a few pretty ones.

I was leaning toward this, too.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2020 14:28

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

The seller says that he believes it�s a lupine seed. From google searching it looks to me like arroyo lupine.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2020 18:11

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Easter/Thanksgiving/Christmas cacti are v cool plants

# ¿ Apr 15, 2020 22:12

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

That�s super cool.

# ¿ Apr 20, 2020 23:44

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Anyone know what�s going on with this plant? I have trillium nearby that I don�t want to have anything happen to.

# ¿ May 3, 2020 22:19

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

anatomi posted:

Beautiful!

Requesting an id of this plant:

Southern Sweden. May have come along for the ride with a pair of ferns acquired from wild.

Looks like some type of citrus to me, but there are other people in this thread that are far better at IDing plants than I am.

# ¿ May 12, 2020 17:01

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

terre packet posted:

Can I get a plant ID please? Thanks!

Looks like Anthurium

# ¿ May 18, 2020 18:54

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

terre packet posted:

Definitely, hope these help:

Yeah forget what I said. The other posters are correct.

# ¿ May 19, 2020 10:50

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Do any of you know what this is? It looks like darker green chives. Tubular leaves. They don�t smell like chives when you break the leaves. I�m in zone 6 in New Hampshire.

# ¿ May 20, 2020 17:56

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Fitzy Fitz posted:

Looks like a rush.

I think you�re right! Looks like common rush. Thanks!

# ¿ May 20, 2020 20:25

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

Meaty Ore posted:

I need some pest control advice. I planted some peony bulbs a few weeks ago, and one of them has been dug up and absconded with by the local rodentia. I assume it was a rabbit, though we also get chipmunks and squirrels here as well. I can't think of anything else that would do this. At any rate, what works best to keep them away assuming I want to use non-lethal means?

Fortunately they appear to have left the gladiola and begonia bulbs alone thus far.

I�m trying garlic spray this year. I put some down yesterday around new plantings to see if it will help. This is the one I bought if you want to give it a try. It�s for mosquitos but is almost entirely made of garlic.

# ¿ May 22, 2020 10:46

Bloody Cat Farm: Oct 20, 2010; I can smell your pussy, Clarice.

z0331 posted:

I had considered that maybe the soil wasn�t very good, though I hadn�t thought about it being diseased. There was nothing but ivy on my side a couple years ago. Not sure if that might do anything.

That said, it�s very likely I just didn�t take good enough care until they were established. Ny concept of gardening up until now has been dig hole, put plant in, water every so often. The laurels seem to be doing ok and I see new growth. And the other hosta has filled in a bit.

The Rutgers lab is closed for the moment so I think I just gotta wait and see.

We started using that last year and...I honestly don�t know if it works. It rained a lot mid season which made it difficult to tell. We still got a ton of mosquitos end of July into August. I�m trying again this year in concert with ivy removal, which I hope might take away some of their breeding grounds. We also mostly get those tiger mosquitoes, which can go to hell. They�re out at all hours of the day and will just go after you again and again. I�ve read they can breed just in tiny bodies of water, like an overturned bottle cap, so it can be really tough to get rid of breeding areas

Yeah this is the first year we�re using it, so we�ll see if it works for mosquitoes for us. I checked my sunflower seedlings this morning and 2 of them got taken by an animal so doesn�t seem to work for plant protection.

# ¿ May 22, 2020 16:17