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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WrenP-Complete posted:Oh, I think we have raspberries going crazy on the other side of the path there, maybe they're friends? I didn't realize they grew as a vine, I thought they were shrubs, but googling tells me they can also be vines. We definitely can't let more bramble take over the property though. That's probably a raspberry then, they can send out runners crazy far.
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# ? Jun 11, 2024 17:09 |
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My wife planted raspberries by our walking path even though I pleaded with her not to, and now we can't use the walking path ![]() I love her so
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Whats stopping either of you from trimming them so you can use the walking path? Idgi
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She doesn't want to.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:I try to make at least one pie from foraged blackberries every summer. They're so easy to spot along roadsides. while i wouldn't recommend eating roadside plants, we did pick a lot of raspberries up by the library for several years growing up ![]() CAN'T WAIT TIL PEACH AND CHERRY SEASON ![]()
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Fitzy Fitz posted:She doesn't want to. Tell her it's good for the plant too?
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violent sobbing noooooooooooooo! Please please please please don’t plant brambles/blackberries in the ground, if you really have to do it plant them in sacks. You may be really amazing at keeping them under control, the people who come after you even in 50 years time may not be. If you think English ivy is a problem then trust me they are nothing compared with brambles. About 50 years ago some idiot ex-pat Brit missed his blackberry and Apple pies so much that he brought over a load to Victoria in Australia, they spread faster than the wildfires all over Australia and are strangling and killing all the native plants and putting the bird population at risk. ![]()
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Yeah I used to do invasive plant removal for a living... As I said, I pleaded. The good news is that it will have to battle it out with the resident invasive ivy, bamboo, wisteria, honeysuckle, privet (two varieties!), nandina, elaeagnus, and calary pears. People ruined this neighborhood decades ago.
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Don't worry in 50 years time we'll be happy if anything can grow!
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Yeah, I'm not sure if it's the same as the raspberries we have. My sister says the bramble is okay as long as it doesn't get close to the path, so we'll see. We are pretty on it with the bramble control. (Not our doing, house came with raspberries and bamboo and English ivy) I need to get netting if we want to harvest berries, right?
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Hmm, I planted blackberries in one of our raised garden beds this spring. Am I a bad person? I could be convinced to pot them. I live in a city.
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ColdPie posted:Hmm, I planted blackberries in one of our raised garden beds this spring. Am I a bad person? I could be convinced to pot them. I live in a city. I have blackberries and raspberries in two raised garden beds, they are very aggressive in their spreading but not at ALL unmanageable unless you completely ignored them for years. Destroy them when you leave if you're that worried about it I keep my ivy in a little pot, I'm not thatttt crazy
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Cross-posting from the herb thread (got that wrong): I've got a couple of indoor plants (San Pedro cactus, Nepenthes pitcher plant and Tradescantia zebrina) which I'm worried about over watering or under watering. I bought one of those cheap 3-1 probes to test the moisture however I think it's broken. Even in a glass of water it always reads the high side of dry, is that right? The light meter part of it seems to work OK at least.
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Oh man my seeds came! I think I need to get a heating pad to germinate some of these peppers/the cacti mix. My plan is to start them indoors or in the greenhouse and then move 1/3rd to planters beds, 1/3rd to pots, 1/3rd to the greenhouse. Hopefully I'll be able to keep both the greenhouse and potted plants through the fall/winter. Anyone have any experience with Baker Creek Heirloom seeds or specifically.. Peppers: Bisquinho, Sugar Rush Peach, Buena Mulata, Alaku Sarga Szentes, Aji Charapita (so excited for this one after trying them in Peru), Brazilian Starfish, Carolina Reaper Turnips: Takinashi, Nagasaki Akari Kabu Random: Goji berry, Glass corn, Atomic grape tomatoes, random cacti mix I've had mixed luck germinating but I'm feeling lucky this time around ![]()
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Oh poo poo I want to grow those Atomic grape tomatoes next year.
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I'm a little worried after reading reviews but the negative comments felt like any bad tomato luck... varied taste, splitting etc. But look at them! So pretty![]()
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Visited my parents last night and the apple trees are blooming like crazy![]() Checked out the greenhouse too, the tomato plants (2200 that will be split into 4400 plants later) arrived 3 weeks ago: ![]() Weather has been exceptionally good for tomatoes, these plants were pretty shoddy when we got them, to the point the seller struck 40% of the price as an apology. Turns out they recovered beyond expectations. Mom thought the season might've been ruined at first. P.S. tomatoes here are picked when they turn orange/red, not green. ![]() For personal consumption also a few cucumber plants ![]() Salads and herbs. Not pictured, the bellpeppers, chiles and water melons. Also some grapevines in a smaller greenhouse elsewhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() And these guys keep everything running, can't work here if you're afraid of bumblebees and flying insects in general. ![]()
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Is that a box of bees? Do they just build a nest(?) by themselves or is it in that box too?
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It's a commercially grown bumblebee nest, they're bought ready to use and keep going until the hive gets old and dies. Sterile hives so they don't make more.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:Yeah I used to do invasive plant removal for a living... As I said, I pleaded. glyphosate in the dark of the night
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Been thinking, we got a really dumb system for our yard. All the rainwater from the gutters and downspouts go straight into wells around the corners and they're connected via french drains so when they become full enough the water flows away form the yard into the ditch. Well we've had 4 weeks without rain now and possibly the hottest May on the records. What a stupid waste of water. Gonna get some rain barrels.
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His Divine Shadow posted:What a stupid waste of water. Gonna get some rain barrels. I've been thinking the same thing. There's always such a huge difference in development after a good rain versus a good soak with the muni water. My indoor plants would thank me too. I could also be capturing our A/C condensate to those ends ![]()
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His Divine Shadow posted:And these guys keep everything running, can't work here if you're afraid of bumblebees and flying insects in general.
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heating pad for germination: yay or nay?
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For some plants, sure. I'm growing some T. chantrieri and they supposedly like their roots warm. Edit: that said, in pretty sure a heating pad is unnecessary for most plants.
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Just googled that, awesome plant
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anatomi posted:T. chantrieri This thing makes me uncomfortable to look at.
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His Divine Shadow posted:It's a commercially grown bumblebee nest, they're bought ready to use and keep going until the hive gets old and dies. Sterile hives so they don't make more. Why sterile? Is it to make sure you stay locked in and buy more bees? I would imagine it is preferable to have sustained hives in your area.
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VERTiG0 posted:This thing makes me uncomfortable to look at. It's pretty cool! Also trying to grow T. integrifolia. It has white bracts and purple flowers, a lovely combination.
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B33rChiller posted:Why sterile? Is it to make sure you stay locked in and buy more bees? I would imagine it is preferable to have sustained hives in your area. Yeah that's it basically. It'd be killing their own profit model otherwise.
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Normally I'd scoff when anyone tries to get me concerned about bee exploitation, but that... ...those poor bees!
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Don’t bees die off every year and after they have mated with the queen anyway?
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And bumblebee hives have a lifespan measured in months anyway. e: I see you guys referring to them as bees but they are bumblebees. Is that just how it goes in english? Or is there a misunderstanding? e2: For honeybees the whole hive lives through the winter. His Divine Shadow fucked around with this message at 14:03 on May 30, 2018 |
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If Im honest I’m referring to them as bees because I’m completely ignorent of bee types.
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Bumblebees are a type of bee lmao. It's in the name.
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It feels wrong to me to refer to bumblebees as bees, when I say bees I think of the small honey bee type. Maybe it's the language because they don't sound alike at all in my native language (swedish). Bumblebee = Humla Honey bee = Bi
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That's interesting! I guess it would be like if someone bought a box of ladybugs but said "Yes I got a box of beetles for my aphid problem"
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Bumblebees are part of the same huge-rear end family that honeybees belong to, but they're a different genus. Saying bumblebees and honeybees are the same thing is sort of like saying jackdaws and crows are the same thing. Which depending on your perspective (e.g. ecological niche) might as well be true.
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No one's saying they're all the same we're saying they're both bees.
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# ? Jun 11, 2024 17:09 |
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That's fair. However, for a lot of people "bee" is synonymous with "honeybee", not "every member in the bee superfamily". Edit: not trying to argue btw, just think the discussion is interesting. On the subject, it seems like the honeybee hive that took up residence in a brick wall in our yard didn't survive the winter. ![]() anatomi fucked around with this message at 16:02 on May 30, 2018 |
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