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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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Cacti are the coolest of plants. I have a very tiny eagle claw in a pot, but my herbs take up all the good window space so I haven't bothered to pot any other cacti. Thankfully I live in the desert so I can see all the cacti I want outside. And here is a small sample of pictures I have from an ongoing plant identification project I am doing.  cow tongue prickly pear by atticus_1354, on Flickr  ECEN2spinestopERS2012 by atticus_1354, on Flickr Even grasses are cool  BOTR2inflorescenceERS2012 by atticus_1354, on Flickr And finally Ocotillo which is my favorite plant.  Ocotilla by atticus_1354, on Flickr
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Apr 14, 2013 06:53
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I would try diatomaceous earth. It is super passive so there is no danger to pets or people and it is pretty cheap.
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Jan 7, 2018 22:13
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Can anyone school me on fluorescent grow lights? I have some citrus trees, pepper plants and a range of natives that are getting shelved for the winter and I have extra lamp fixtures in my shop.
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Oct 26, 2019 02:27
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Jestery posted:
Just straight spreading seed there isnt going to do much. You're going to need to rip that soil and top dress with a clean weed free compost/soil blend. Then seed in too that and water frequently but shallowly to keep the top moist. As it starts to grow you can taper back the water frequency and increase duration to drive that water deeper to encourage root growth. Also high soil temps are going to severely lower your germination rate so look in to wood fiber biodegradable erosion blankets (no plastic netting) that will shade the ground and help hold water. I do this for a living so if you have more questions just ask or PM me.
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Nov 19, 2019 01:59
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Hubis posted:BTW, I can't remember if it was this thread or the veggie gardening thread, but I mentioned some research I saw showing that mowing a lawn at 2 week intervals seemed to support better bee populations than either shorter (1-week) or longer (3-week) intervals. Anyways, someone said they were interested and I just had a chance to look up the original research: I vote for ripping out most of your yard and replacing it with native flowers and pocket prairies. Then you can have an even great diversity of insects and birds.
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Jan 4, 2020 19:02
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HamAdams posted:I’d love to see some pics of people who have done this. I’m planning on putting in some native wildflower areas for the pollinators this spring but I’d like to do it in a way that’ll still look ok to the neighbors. Like was stated a border is important to make it look intentional. I like local rocks as long as they match the rest of the house. Then seed the area with a diverse mix or you can go the more controlled method and plant potted perennials. A lot of tall prairie grasses make good tall plants for the back and look good in the winter if you leave them standing. Look at Living Landscape by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy and Gardening with Prairie Plants by Sally Wasowski. I do native restoration on a multi acre scale and help a lot of people with smaller projects also. If you have questions about what is and isnt native to your area or good native plants for a certain situation feel free to ask. I work in Texas but have consulted on projects with landscape architects in several states. I will pull up some pictures when I'm at work next week.
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Jan 5, 2020 04:33
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Hexigrammus posted:
Everytime you rototill you restart your weed cycle by bringing new weed seed to the surface. You want to kill whats on the top and then plant with as minimal a disturbance as possible. You can also solarize the area, sheet mulch with cardboard and top dress with a clean soil/compost product and plant in to that. If you have a lot of woody resprouting weeds like blackberry and mesquite you will need to be sure you really kill them well with a good systemic herbicide so they dont resprout. Annual weeds and grasses can be controlled with just the solarization if you leave it long enough. Atticus_1354 fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Jan 6, 2020 |
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Jan 6, 2020 19:49
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Solkanar512 posted:
That's good info. Blackberries aren't an issue around here. What herbicide mix did you use? If your going to use herbicide make sure to use the right mix of the correct chemicals or it's not worth doing. Around here for basal bark treatment and stump treatment of resprouters I use a mix of remedy and diesel along with marking dye. It's expensive for a bottle so see if you have a friend who will sell you a small amount out of their bottle.
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Jan 7, 2020 02:34
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enraged_camel posted:I live in Central Texas, and this year I would like to plant an almond tree in my front yard. I would start with contacting Womack nursery. Also contact your local extension office and ask about soil testing. Depending on where you are they may be very knowledgeable about trees or not have a clue. https://womacknursery.com/products/almonds
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Jan 12, 2020 17:37
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Hubis posted:Actually, how big of an area are you dealing with, and is it intermixed with flora you actually want to keep? I totally forgot solarization, which is actually the standard procedure for nuking invasive species in an area: Solarization is what we recommend for changing over small areas. It works well as long as you leave it for long enough. My issue with it is that as the area grows you need a lot of plastic to cover it and at what point is the plastic more harmful than just controlled applications of glyphosate.
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Jan 27, 2020 20:03
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Malcolm Turnbeug posted:As much as I hate goats and I’m sure their evil physique could survive a bit of mild toxicity better than other animals I’m still not sure that’s a good idea. Literally boiling away the plants that have wronged me though? That’s awesome and I’m going to do a trial run rn of a small patch with some hothouse plastic I have lying around Just be sure to leave it out longer than you think. You really want to kill the poo poo out of that area.
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Jan 28, 2020 02:34
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You're going to be awfully upset if you're expecting delicious corn from those plants.
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Feb 3, 2020 01:30
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cheese posted:So I didnt trust the seed coverage recommendation for a wildflower mix I put in my new 6'x4' raised bed and appear to have way over seeded. This is the mix. Says it covers 624 sq ft and I used half the package for 24 sq ft! Haha I get this question at work a lot so you're not alone. Nobody believes us and are often used to seed packages that are 98% filler. You can thin them some now and as they grow keep an eye on areas that look overly thick. It's not the end of the world and dont worry too much about it. Next time add clean sand to the seed and it will make it easier to spread over a larger area.
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Feb 22, 2020 17:09
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I. M. Gei posted:Like I said, we don’t want them to die. Getting real goons in a well vibes from this but it's cats pissing down the well this time.
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Mar 22, 2020 21:10
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