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It's springtime. The weather is finally warming up, the ground is probably still soggy or at least soft. And all the plants are coming back. Now is a good time to tend to them and help introduce new ones to spruce things up. As for me, most of the ones I'm dealing with are irises. They kick unfathomable amounts of rear end   They look the best of any flower you can think of. Any color scheme or pattern you can think of for the flower? You bet your rear end an iris got it covered. They have the sweetest smell you can also imagine. Just stick your nose in that flower and take a deep breath, booyah! They are very self-sufficient. They propagate through rhizomes(baby plants on their thick root networks) and bloom into entirely new plants. Of course, you still need to carefully dig them up and separate the rhizomes to help them propagate further, but that is only done every few years. Perennials kick rear end too! Deer and insects leave them alone... for the most part. They go largely unmolested from the less appreciative and more idiotic fauna, which keeps them around longer for you and others enjoy. They are one of the few things that never fail to bring a smile to my cold, bitter, goon face  There's also stuff like dandelions because of course there are, but also some wild growing daffodils with equally thick grass blades. What plants do YOU also like?
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Apr 17, 2019 16:10
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I love irises. My parents used to have them at our old house and they smelled like Concord grapes. I should plant some. Do they require thinning out over time like day lilies? (Which I should also plant.)
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Apr 17, 2019 16:12
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gently caress that poo poo post some weeeeed man. 
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Apr 17, 2019 16:13
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Labes for days posted:I love irises. My parents used to have them at our old house and they smelled like Concord grapes. I should plant some. Do they require thinning out over time like day lilies? (Which I should also plant.) I don't think so, at least not often. Like it was stated, they can propagate via rhizomes and their roots. But they only need to be dug up/broken apart/divided every so often. If you don't wanna do the extra work planting and salvaging every potential rhizome, you can thin out everything except the healthiest I suppose. On that note, it's also a good idea to give the plant's leaves/stalks themselves a trim in the autumn or when they stop blooming. It's like a haircut and it allows the plant to keep more nutrition in their roots/bulbs rather than spreading it out to parts that can't do much with them. If that makes sense. ClamdestineBoyster posted:gently caress that poo poo post some weeeeed man. 
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Apr 17, 2019 16:17
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EorayMel posted:I don't think so, at least not often. Like it was stated, they can propagate via rhizomes and their roots. But they only need to be dug up/broken apart/divided every so often. If you don't wanna do the extra work planting and salvaging every potential rhizome, you can thin out everything except the healthiest I suppose. Can we at least smoke weed and look at the cool flowers? 
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Apr 17, 2019 16:20
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Think you can roll up one of these flowers and smoke 'em? Would be a fool thing not to try!
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Apr 17, 2019 16:24
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:Can we at least smoke weed and look at the cool flowers? Maybe, just this once. Colonel Cancer posted:Think you can roll up one of these flowers and smoke 'em? Would be a fool thing not to try! Also somebody probably did at least once in the course of history but it swiftly was never attempted again. Like lots of things, I'd imagine.
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Apr 17, 2019 17:43
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Maybe I’ll buy some bulbs and plant them along the edge of the woods since deer don’t like them. I was also looking into getting some redbuds/magnolias because our yard butts right up on where the neighbors keep their boats and RV and I don’t like looking at them. Currently the flowerbeds are only inhabited by fairy houses and a hose though; I really need to get out and do some landscaping.
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Apr 17, 2019 17:46
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 lets post about flowers  amazing aroma. cowabunga dudes! this flower grows out of the ground
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Apr 17, 2019 18:21
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Demanding no weed this close to hitler's birthday is just cruel.
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Apr 17, 2019 18:23
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EorayMel posted:irises Love irises and have a couple of patches in my garden. Question: Do you happen to know of any irises that can be happy growing in large planters?
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Apr 19, 2019 17:05
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TofuDiva posted:Love irises and have a couple of patches in my garden. Question: Do you happen to know of any irises that can be happy growing in large planters? Unfortunately, no. I prefer having the plants grow in the ground than in pots in general, so take that as you will.
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Apr 19, 2019 17:34
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This weed prejudice will not stand OP!
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Apr 19, 2019 18:47
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EorayMel posted:Unfortunately, no. I prefer having the plants grow in the ground than in pots in general, so take that as you will. Ok, thanks for the info. I figured that it was a long shot, but hope springs eternal and all.
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Apr 19, 2019 19:59
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 Sea weed is a good plant that does not deserve to be maligned for it's name.
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Apr 19, 2019 22:17
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Debunk This! posted:
It's not a plant though 
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Apr 19, 2019 23:09
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i'm only growing weed indoors at the moment. the last frost where i am is may 6. we have plans for a big raised bed with corn, tomatoes, beans, and a bunch of other stuff like basil and parsley.
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Apr 19, 2019 23:14
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Fister Roboto posted:It's not a plant though Look its green and planty so what the hell else could it be?
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Apr 19, 2019 23:19
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Labes for days posted:Maybe I’ll buy some bulbs and plant them along the edge of the woods since deer don’t like them
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Apr 19, 2019 23:34
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to whoever grew my weed: you did a great job, keep it up
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Apr 19, 2019 23:35
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Anne Whateley posted:To be clear, "deer don't like them," in general, doesn't mean deer will avoid your yard if you plant some. "Deer don't like them" mostly means "they probably won't eat them first" I know, but I’d rather plant things near the woods that deer are unlikely to graze on than something they’ll happily tear up. Not that we get too many deer in the neighborhood anyway.
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Apr 19, 2019 23:37
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I've been keeping a bonsai for the last few months and it has been a very pleasant learning experience My current plan is to grow him onto a brick over the next couple years so as to give the feeling of a decrepit building that is being overtaken by nature      And I also have a small garden of plants now, very relaxing to have a cup of coffee with in the morning 
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