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Arsenic Lupin posted:I love your tidy little plant labels, too. What are you using, and how well does it weather? I've used copper tags, but they are more artsy than permanent, and Sharpie on plastic tags tends to fade. I have markers from Staedtler that work great. The ink doesn't run or fade after some years outside even. They are a little more expensive as a writing utensil, but I bought a 2-pack a few years ago and they still work. Biggest issue is trying to remember where I put it.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:drat, that sucks. I love blue scilla, but the variety you actually ordered (and paid more for, I'm betting) is gorgeous. I hope Van Engelen eventually makes good. So far they've made it through two New England winters without any issues. The labels are just cheap plastic things from Amazon but they're thick enough to do fine and flexible enough that they don't snap when I step on them accidentally. I also have white ones I put common names on in the herb garden for certain people who might live here who are otherwise confused  .I'm writing on them with extra fine (oil) paint markers from Decocolor which seem to hold up very well. I originally got them because they're what Plant Delights recommends and I suppose they would know. Multiple people have told me they got better developed bulbs from Scheepers. Shows me what they know!
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Apr 14, 2022 16:49
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I ordered bulbs from Scheepers a few years ago and they mostly were fine. My first time bulbin'
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 Eastern MA goons: Everett Home Despot has six 2-gal Philodendron squamiferum left in stock at $50/pot (4-5 large vines per pot).This is a pretty screaming deal on a philo that isn’t especially cheap or easy-to-find. This is a plant that gets monstera-big too, you could readily separate it and 
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Apr 16, 2022 19:11
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Wallet posted:I also have white ones I put common names on in the herb garden for certain people who might live here who are otherwise confused I usually put dates (if known) on my plants because I am that kind of nerd. So the label on a hyacinth would be 'Anna Liza', 1972. Similarly, a species rose would be Rosa damascena, but a Bourbon cultivar would be 'Mme. Hardy', 1832. My local, and very good, botanical gardens drive me nuts because they aren't consistent about labeling; I have to rely on Google Lens for half their plants. e: For unusual bulbs, in small quantities because $$$, don't miss Old House Gardens.
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Apr 16, 2022 19:29
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Arsenic Lupin posted:I usually put dates (if known) on my plants because I am that kind of nerd. So the label on a hyacinth would be 'Anna Liza', 1972. Similarly, a species rose would be Rosa damascena, but a Bourbon cultivar would be 'Mme. Hardy', 1832. My local, and very good, botanical gardens drive me nuts because they aren't consistent about labeling; I have to rely on Google Lens for half their plants. I keep the dates I planted stuff and where I got them from in a spreadsheet (organized by plant type and what bed they're in) which is how I know I got the Scilla from Van Engelen (well, that and they're the only Scilla I have planted). My format for the tags is basically just the way you'd format the scientific name normally if you were writing it by hand.  Ok Comboomer posted:This is a pretty screaming deal on a philo that isn’t especially cheap or easy-to-find. This is a plant that gets monstera-big too, you could readily separate it and I was just at the one near me (on the other end of MA) and I didn't see any exciting Philodendrons but they had a bunch of pretty decent looking (white) Strelitzias for $40 which is a great deal for the size they were.
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Wallet posted:I was just at the one near me (on the other end of MA) and I didn't see any exciting Philodendrons but they had a bunch of pretty decent looking (white) Strelitzias for $40 which is a great deal for the size they were. the ones on this side of the state have been full of those strelitzias for months—and yeah it’s an excellent deal for those. I got one for me + one for my mom back in Jan. Some of the ones here also have bigger 5’ ones for $70, but that’s way less of a good deal given how quick they grow, esp if they spend 4-5 mo/year outside
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Wallet posted:I hate this poo poo at local nurseries. 'Succulent' is not a sufficient plant label, thank you. SUCCULENT rear end.
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I got gifted this Phal, any idea what this is? It makes me think of a fungus fruiting, so I'm not sure if I want to put it among my other orchids. I can remove this root obviously, but there might be more... Wallet posted:It's not really a clear line, whether indoors or out. Many houseplants (Haworthia among them in my experience) will never go fully dormant if they're indoors where it's warm. A plant's water consumption is relative to how much light it's getting, though, so if it's getting most of its light from a window it will still need a bit less water. Put it in some gritty mix and don't worry about it too much, IMO. Thanks for this. I'm ramping up watering and not worrying about it too much then
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Anyone here have any experience using hydroguard for ornamental tropicals in substrate? I've never used it and saw someone recommending it, though it looks like it is more often used in hydroponics settings. Curious if it's OK to mix with my fertizilier (tezula MSU), liquidirt, mosquito bits, etc.Ok Comboomer posted:
lol wow, yea, that is a stupid price. skylined! fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Apr 18, 2022 |
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Apr 18, 2022 15:43
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Wallet posted:I hate this poo poo at local nurseries. 'Succulent' is not a sufficient plant label, thank you. quote:I keep the dates I planted stuff and where I got them from in a spreadsheet (organized by plant type and what bed they're in) which is how I know I got the Scilla from Van Engelen (well, that and they're the only Scilla I have planted). My format for the tags is basically just the way you'd format the scientific name normally if you were writing it by hand. I have a garden book I write in by hand, but we had a domestic crisis when a bunch of plants came in, and I planted them out without recording dates. I need to go backfill.
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Time for my second attempt at carnivorous plants indoors. My first brood lasted about 8 months, but they eventually died off. I concluded water was my mistake; our tap is hard as gently caress and I'm guessing minerals built up in my soil and on the roots over time. I got these King Henry cultivars again, since they seemed really hardy (they lasted the longest last time). I also got some Red Dragons I forgot to take photos of before transplanting into my little mini-greenhouse (I know it's not necessary, but what is necessary is protecting plants from our bengal cat that eats them).  They seem to have handled shipping and transplanting well enough, they're starting to open back up.  The setup zoomed out. My wife's bamboo is also pretty new.  Any tips from goons experienced with these guys are welcome. I've read a lot and think I was doing pretty well last time, but I'm sure there's plenty more to learn.
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Wallet posted:Spring is the time to do it; the dead stuff provides a bit of insulation for the plant over winter. For hopefully obvious reasons you want to do it before the grass starts putting up new shoots for the year. I was getting all geared up for spring, what with the daffodils popping and the forsythia starting to bloom! Then it started snowing. 
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Time for my second attempt at carnivorous plants indoors. My first brood lasted about 8 months, but they eventually died off. I concluded water was my mistake; our tap is hard as gently caress and I'm guessing minerals built up in my soil and on the roots over time. I've had my king Henry and sarracenia going super healthy indoors for like 3 years now. I only use rain water or distilled in a pinch. Even if your water isn't super hard, I'd err on the side of not using it at all. Always fun stunning a fly with my electric swatter and hand feeding it to the king henry.
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Oooo electric fly swatter is a good idea. I was contemplating how to catch some of the flies around our composter. This time around I have a stock jugs of reverse osmosis purified water to use.
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That glass greenhouse planter doesn't drain, so you might want to keep an eye on the water level. VFTs like moist soil, and they can sit in trays of water, but too much stagnant water can cause rot. They don't really need to be fed. If you do put insects in the traps, be sure they're still alive. Movement triggers the closing mechanism, but continued movement is needed to keep the trap closed and trigger digestion.
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Apr 18, 2022 20:02
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Definitely noted, though I tend to have the opposite problem: with the fans in here and how dry the air is from the AC, it's harder to keep it from drying out. It's really wet right now because I may or may not have overdone it on moistening the soil for the first time.
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Honestly, I keep mine on a windowsill in glass containers (though with some pebbles on the bottom) and I just drown them in rain water every week or so when they look dry. I am awful about overwatering and rotting my plants, but these are the the few that seem very resilient to that.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:My God, yes. Yeah, I love seeing "Japanese Maple". Acer Palmatium? A. Shirasawanum? Japanicum? A fancy Circinatum? Who knows? I asked in the other thread, but was it perhaps here maybe a year ago that someone was talking about their preferred seedling/propagation tray? I remember it being on the pricey side but made of rugged plastic and the cells were in a staggered arrangement.
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You really can't overwater them in a single go, and I don't think any of mine have died from rot even though they sit in a tray of water all the time. You just don't want to drown it for an extended period. They're pretty resilient plants tbh.
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Solkanar512 posted:Yeah, I love seeing "Japanese Maple". Acer Palmatium? A. Shirasawanum? Japanicum? A fancy Circinatum? Who knows? "I dunno, it's got red leaves?"
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Solkanar512 posted:Yeah, I love seeing "Japanese Maple". Acer Palmatium? A. Shirasawanum? Japanicum? A fancy Circinatum? Who knows?
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Solkanar512 posted:Yeah, I love seeing "Japanese Maple". Acer Palmatium? A. Shirasawanum? Japanicum? A fancy Circinatum? Who knows? If you want them to actually know what it is they're trying to sell you you're going to have to pay genuine nursery prices for them ornamental trees. Do you know how much it would cost to keep track of the plants they grow? What do you think they are, some kind of plant growing business?
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Apr 19, 2022 16:37
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Farking Bastage posted:Thanks to having 4 1000lb fertilizer makers out back, my herb/veggie plants are looking particularly happy this year. that’s a really lovely way to talk about your family
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What are the balloon-y looking things in the basil and rosemary bed?
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Arsenic Lupin posted:What are the balloon-y looking things in the basil and rosemary bed? some trickle waterers I was playing with. The two metal beds tend to hold way more moisture than the raised wooden one and I was trying to keep the waterings a little more in sync. EDIT: I just realized that this is the wrong thread. Sorry! Farking Bastage fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Apr 19, 2022 |
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So far so good. They perked up within hours of being transplanted and just a few days later are shooting up new leaves. 
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Can anyone help me identify this? Looks sort of like elm leaves
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i am harry posted:Can anyone help me identify this? Looks sort of like elm leaves I don't recognize it. However, you can have a ridiculous amount of fun (I'm weird) by installing Google Lens on your phone of choice (Android or iOS), taking a picture, and watching magic happen.
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i am harry posted:Can anyone help me identify this? Looks sort of like elm leaves
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Thanks for the help, I found one next door… I think Im going to have to dig it up because it’s right next to the foundation 
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I vote Alder
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Do the twigs have three flat sides?
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they seem perfectly round. i'll ask next door if they know...but i think we're all in agreement that it's a tree? I should dig it up before it tries to dig up the side of my house right? there are 4 other branches coming up out of the ground a couple feet from each other along the side where the main growth is. There are a few about 4 ft apart along a fence that lines a sidewalk further down, sprouting new leaves from the base of old thicker dead trunks bent through the fence like they were bushes at some point.
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Hirayuki posted:The PlantNet app suggests Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia), if it's tree-y. I've got a big bunch of Chinese Elm, and while the leaves are the right size and shape, they come out as singles rather than that triple leaf thing this plant has going on.
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i am harry posted:they seem perfectly round. i'll ask next door if they know...but i think we're all in agreement that it's a tree? I should dig it up before it tries to dig up the side of my house right? there are 4 other branches coming up out of the ground a couple feet from each other along the side where the main growth is. There are a few about 4 ft apart along a fence that lines a sidewalk further down, sprouting new leaves from the base of old thicker dead trunks bent through the fence like they were bushes at some point. Unless you want it there, dig it up. Doesn't matter if it's ultimately going to be a tree or a shrub, it's a plant you don't want in that space.
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  These guys are flourishing now, there's a visible change from my last post and it's only been 3 days. Every single plant is shooting up new stems and traps. All of big hoss' big traps reopened now. Clearly the grow light was not the issue if they're getting enough energy to produce this much new growth. It was 100% the soil mix and water last time. The red dragons did lose a couple traps, but it's also putting up new leaves so I chalk that up to stress of shipping and transplanting. Didn't take a photo but my pitcher plant is fully out of hibernation now and there are so many new pitchers growing. That one was not doing well inside and is doing so much better out in the backyard with direct sun and rainwater.
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On the topic of carnies, mine are having a blast Outdoor bog gardens before I doused them today:   Indoors with the tiny red one being the newest addition, wife snagged it at local TJs for $4.    And flowers are coming in, jasmine making the backyard smell so pleasant and I'm excited for my first plumeria blooms any day now. Not pictured is the maypop which surprisingly didn't feel like gracing me with a fresh bloom today  
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I opened a container for a cutting I took months ago and forgot about. It was still alive! The thing had been busy too, with this foot long root it made:  Alright buddy, got you cleaned up, now do your thing.  ...you've got a lot of work ahead of you. 
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