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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% |
| Total: | 679 votes | ||
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So one of my inlaws works at a green house and shes given me a euphorbia ammak. They tossed it in the trash due to rot, so she gave it to me to see if i can salvage that I can. I cut off some 5 of the arms, let them callous for a week and then tried potting them in dry cactus mix. But two of them had spots before I put them in the dirt, two of them have developed spots yesterday, so 1 of them is left. Anyone have any suggestions? https://imgur.com/a/0GhicSL
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Sep 14, 2019 21:31
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Wanting to plant a row of flowering bushes in my back yard for pollinators and my kids to play around. The yard will get full sun and we live in zone 7a, so I'm thinking of butterfly bushes, lilac, camellia, and spirea. Anyone have any experience with them or any other suggestions?
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Sep 28, 2019 17:19
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I'm in central Oklahoma and I wouldn't mind perennials. We have one milkweed in our front yard that is doing great, so we plan on putting alot of them on the other side of the yard where the utilities are buried, where they would get alot of sun also. It's a new neighborhood, so houses are the only thing that would block the sun. Also, nothing with really toxic berries, I got 2 young children and a dog.
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Sep 28, 2019 21:17
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Oil of Paris posted:Thanks! Hell ya, thanks. Our two trees that the builder had planted aren't doing amazing, so I'll probably be asking about trees soon lol.
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Sep 29, 2019 03:32
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Saw a monarch lay some eggs a few weeks ago and we were wondering if any of them would hatch, so we are really excited that our big rear end milkweed has a tenant . Plenty of leaves for them to eat. The milkweed has sprouted alot of seed pods, so we will plant alot more in the backyard as a result.
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Oct 11, 2019 23:31
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Going to dig up the grass in the back few feet of my yard where my utility easement is and plant wildflowers. Anyone have any experience with any online seed places? I might try a local nursery instead.
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Oct 19, 2019 06:35
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:I've only used burpees and rare seeds but it was fine. Careful digging if you dont know what's below you Yea, all my utilities are below there, but all the videos I have watched dont mention any digging, just removal of any turf grass you have.
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Oct 19, 2019 17:46
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kid sinister posted:I've used JL Hudson before. His website looks like it's from 20 years ago, but that's because he's been around that long. They have a surprisingly deep list of seeds. http://jlhudsonseeds.net/ Yes, thank you.
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Oct 20, 2019 16:45
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Lead out in cuffs posted:For bonus points, see if you can find a seed mix that's exclusively (or mainly) wildflowers that are actually indigenous to your region. "Wildflowers" are often considered "weeds" and are liable to spread. It's good if you're spreading things that are supposed to be there. American Meadows has a wildflower mix that is supposed to be for the southwest, but I compared the ingredient list to a list of pollinators for my area and most weren't listed. I'll visit a few local places to see if they offer something better.
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Oct 21, 2019 19:42
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I have one butterfly milkweed in my front flowerbed that we got from some farmers market OSU had on. Currently, it has about 20 seed pods on it, which contain about 15 or so seeds in each pod, so milkweed shouldn't be a problem.Suspect Bucket posted:Your state / county, or whoever does the highway maintenance, will probably have seed mix for wildflowers if they do high mowing wildflowers in the medians. They'll tell you where they get their mix. This is great advice and I found the website with this info. http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/beauty/wildflower/seed.htm
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Oct 22, 2019 17:18
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Sounds great. I'll be making a flowerbed in the backyard soon and I'd love to plant some alliums soon.
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Oct 25, 2019 15:27
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Can anyone recommend compost bins? We'd prefer one that would rotate, to make mixing easier.
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Jan 24, 2020 21:04
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Wildflower seeds came in and after vacation, I'll be looking into getting an electric tiller to tear up some of the grass to sow. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking at https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Joe-TJ603E-Electric-Cultivator/dp/B00V6IEVXM I know I can rent one for cheaper, but I'd like to own one to let others borrow,
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Feb 3, 2020 16:05
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Managed to harvest alot of milkweed seeds from my one plant I had. I've kept them in the freezer until I get the ground ready for them and my wildflower bag I got online. Tiller should be here next week so I can get the dirt ready for planting. Hopefully I didnt kill the seeds outright by leaving them in the freezer so long. I've read conflicting info on whether that's harmful or not.
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Feb 17, 2020 18:53
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Went to a nursery yesterday and got some things. Quince, abelia, mugo pine, mexican petunia, eastern snowball viburnun, spirea, guara, russian sage, some dahlias, and alyssum. The ranunculus I got at lowes two weeks ago and has already put on new growth,  
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Mar 23, 2020 01:58
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Oil of Paris posted:Nice haul! If you have any issues with bunnies, keep an eye on that guara if you put it in the ground. The one we have in a pot is very happy and safe, but the one in the garden has been promptly owned each spring by bunnies murdering all the new growth, so he has a very schizophrenic growth habit now Thanks, we haven't seen any around in the few years we have lived here, but ya never know. I originally wanted oakleaf hydrangea in the backyard, but its gonna get too much sun once we get into summer. I'll have to let the crape myrtles I planted last year get some growth on them so I can plant underneath. I also moved the lantana we had in the front of the house to the backyard, which should get way more sun than it did last year.
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Mar 23, 2020 14:54
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Fertilized all my plants and trees with a slow release yesterday and I just sown most of my bag of wildflower seeds I got from Eden Brothers today. I'm a few weeks away from the final frost date, but I have a feeling that we're not gonna have another freeze this year. Here's hoping I get a nice spot for pollinators soon. Anyone have any experience with solitary bee houses?
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Mar 26, 2020 16:54
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I love that after a few months of getting into this hobby, I can spot and name things I would have ignored earlier especially things that are flowering now. My favorite game is seeing how far wisteria escaped someones garden.
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Apr 3, 2020 14:46
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Bi-la kaifa posted:It's always out of control. I want one very much. There's an American version of wisteria called Amethyst Falls that supposedly a native, non-invasive and doesn't get too wild. Might look into that
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Apr 4, 2020 17:31
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Weatherman said we're supposed to get some snow next week, which is complete BS. Might lose all the wildflower seeds I had sown a few weeks ago.
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Apr 12, 2020 17:43
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Speaking of crape myrles, this is one I saw when we went to Pensacola, FL earlier this year. The historic parts of Pensacola were really pretty. I have never seen an orange tree in person before and a few houses had them in their front yards, with fruit still attached. 
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Apr 17, 2020 16:39
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You guys got any favorite gardening YouTube channels? I've been watching HortTube for awhile now and he's very knowledgeable about a variety of plants.
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Apr 19, 2020 18:55
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Pablo Bluth posted:John Lord, runs a garden centre in Ireland. Oil of Paris posted:https://www.youtube.com/user/jcraulstonarb/videos this channel tends to err on the academic but the videos are really in-depth and the speakers have an incredible amount of knowledge. the tours of the arboretum are pretty fun too. its been nice during the quarantine to have a vast store of hour long videos that really teach you a great deal about plants Thanks for the recommendations. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXXKLYf_tz_1cssixclHgnw/videos This is the link for Horttube
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Apr 20, 2020 16:36
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:If you want azaleas, get a soil test done, or at least test the pH. Azaleas/rhododendrons have to have fairly acid soil, and it's harder/takes longer to acidify your soil than it does to add lime and make it more basic. Lots of ground pine bark and peat moss will help. All rhodozaleas like to be planted a little high too, at least ime. Native azaleas can be finicky and difficult to grow, as well as slow growing, but they are definitely worth the effort in spring.   This is the Rhododendron I planted in early March and it's already added about 8 inches of growth. Gets all the morning sun and a good chunk of afternoon sun in the east facing flowerbed. I'm hoping as summer approaches, it will get less sun total, as the afternoon will get pretty warm here in OK. I added acidic , organic fertilizer around it, since the PH was 6.5 to begin with.
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Apr 22, 2020 18:10
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I'd put alot more dirt in that container to begin with.
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Apr 23, 2020 14:34
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Coleus is the most amazing colored plant.
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Apr 27, 2020 15:26
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actionjackson posted:Hello, I have three indoor plants that are pretty much impossible to kill, and I've had them for a couple years (one zanzibar, two sansavierias) I've poked around the channel that I watch and the guy has different plants based on zones in his video playlist. You might find something there that will catch your eye. He's mentioned in the past that container planting a kinda tricky in regards to cold hardiness and suggests getting plants that can handle a zone colder than where you're at if you are container planting. Good luck! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYqoR2FCE_3XygMpGD2spLEBcYN4HqkW
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May 10, 2020 04:26
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for years. I have a decent sized space that gets a lot of direct sunlight. I'm thinking just getting two larger plants on stands for the two corners of the patio with direct sunlight. I live in Minnesota, so I'll need something that I can easily deal with when it gets cold. And generally something that doesn't require a ton of watering (I think once a week would be fine for me). Any suggestions?
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Its not vitex. Well it doesnt look like my shoal creek vitex.
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May 28, 2020 14:52
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PookBear posted:What's a good place to buy wild flower seeds native to your area? I went with https://www.edenbrothers.com/store/wildflower_seed_mixes.html
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May 31, 2020 18:58
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Some earwigs ate alot of mine up but I managed to kill them with a trap I made. Theyve recovered somewhat.
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Jun 7, 2020 17:40
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there wolf posted:What is this earwig trap? The drat things have infested my mailbox. Take a small container and poke a bunch of holes in the lid. Add about an inch or two of vegetable oil and a splash of soy sauce and bury the container, leaving the lid flush with the ground. Check back the next day. Theyre nocturnal bugs, so they like to hide during the day. The soy sauce should attract them and theyll drown in the oil.
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Jun 9, 2020 03:15
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lwoodio posted:So I just planted 4 3 gallon blue muffin viburnums on Sunday. I followed the instructions on the card that was attached to the plants that just said to place them into a hole and cover them with mulch. I have been reading in other places that you should break up the roots before you plant them. How important is this step, and should I dig them back up to do this, or leave them alone? How did the roots look when you pulled them out of the pot? If they were wrapped up like spaghetti, you can actually take a box cutter and rake it up and down the length of the root ball in several spots. If it's really severe and the bottom is a completely solid disk of root , you can cut off the bottom inch or so. You wont damage the plant doing so. As long as the roots are pointed in a direction other than in a circle.
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Jun 11, 2020 02:36
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Wallet posted:When you're doing this for shrubs/trees you should make sure you don't leave any of them circling around the stem of the plant because they can eventually girdle it as it grows. True alot of them are in a pine bark mix, which drains fairly quickly. Which is fine if they are getting watered every day, but once you get home, they should be repotted or planted soon.
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Jun 12, 2020 20:50
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