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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% |
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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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May 25, 2018 19:50
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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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May 25, 2018 20:06
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Whats stopping either of you from trimming them so you can use the walking path? Idgi
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May 25, 2018 20:10
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She doesn't want to.
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May 25, 2018 20:17
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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  my dad made a pie once from them, too. yumCAN'T WAIT TIL PEACH AND CHERRY SEASON 
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May 25, 2018 22:22
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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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May 26, 2018 10:58
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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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May 26, 2018 11:22
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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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May 26, 2018 23:16
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Don't worry in 50 years time we'll be happy if anything can grow!
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May 26, 2018 23:25
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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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May 27, 2018 00:24
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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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May 27, 2018 02:48
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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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May 27, 2018 03:07
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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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May 27, 2018 03:45
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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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May 27, 2018 04:36
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Oh poo poo I want to grow those Atomic grape tomatoes next year.
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May 27, 2018 04:49
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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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May 27, 2018 04:54
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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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May 27, 2018 07:14
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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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May 27, 2018 08:03
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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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May 27, 2018 10:52
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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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May 27, 2018 14:56
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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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May 28, 2018 07:27
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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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May 28, 2018 14:22
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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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May 28, 2018 16:30
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heating pad for germination: yay or nay?
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May 28, 2018 20:03
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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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May 28, 2018 21:49
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Just googled that, awesome plant
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May 28, 2018 21:52
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anatomi posted:T. chantrieri This thing makes me uncomfortable to look at.
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May 28, 2018 23:31
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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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May 29, 2018 05:05
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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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May 29, 2018 08:16
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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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May 29, 2018 08:33
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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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May 29, 2018 10:21
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Don’t bees die off every year and after they have mated with the queen anyway?
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May 30, 2018 09:49
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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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May 30, 2018 13:45
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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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May 30, 2018 15:07
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Bumblebees are a type of bee lmao. It's in the name.
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May 30, 2018 15:09
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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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May 30, 2018 15:43
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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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May 30, 2018 15:48
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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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May 30, 2018 15:50
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No one's saying they're all the same we're saying they're both bees.
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May 30, 2018 15:55
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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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May 30, 2018 15:59
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