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RepentanceIsRequired -> RE: Garden Talk (5/10/2008 10:32:19 AM)

Hello everyone! I need some greenthumb help.

What are THESE PLANTS?

How do I prune this LILAC BUSH?

Thanks! [:D]



agapetos -> RE: Garden Talk (5/10/2008 1:38:17 PM)

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What are THESE PLANTS?
*shrugs helplessly[&:] I'd let 'em keep growing and see what happens[:D]

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It's not unheard of to have frost near the end of May around here
Same here. I've been leaving my tomato plants out at night but it's been so warm, I'm just keeping an eye on what the weather is up to.

I planted a lot of bean seeds the other day, and some fennel the other day. Didn't have the energy to do anything else.



flowerz -> RE: Garden Talk (5/10/2008 3:05:16 PM)

Those plants could be Lily of the Valley or maybe Calla lilies.

Lilac Shrubs should be pruned right after flowering. Remove all suckers from the base and thin, wispy branches. Cut old branches to various heights, ranging from 2 to 6 feet.



Auben -> RE: Garden Talk (5/10/2008 5:50:16 PM)

Looks like lily of the valley. If it stays under 6 inches tall and grows tiny, whiite bell like flowers then it is.

Mine look like that right now.



RepentanceIsRequired -> RE: Garden Talk (5/10/2008 10:10:23 PM)

Thanks for the replies. Appreciate it!



meg4 -> RE: Garden Talk (5/12/2008 11:52:42 AM)

Looks like Lily of the Valley to me, too. If it is, they smell wonderful when they bloom.

I don't know about pruning lilacs, but you could probably find out about it by googling it.



agapetos -> RE: Garden Talk (5/12/2008 2:39:32 PM)

I have flowers on my blueberry bush and on one of my strawberry plants[:D][:D][:D]. My beans are beginning to put in an appearance. I set up my big raised bed today and planted some carrots, onions and beetroot in it. And I SM3'd (seaweed extract) everything that I could.



stampinlady -> RE: Garden Talk (5/13/2008 3:53:40 PM)

Can any of you recommend a shrub that grows fast?? We've got some privacy issues that need attending to and thought some shrubs would be perfect. I saw a Burning Bush at Loews yesterday, but wasn't sure if it grew fast.



Wild-Rose -> RE: Garden Talk (5/14/2008 10:17:27 AM)

A small garden within the big garden at my house. Here is the link showing what I think is a striking color combination. Lime green and purple!



meg4 -> RE: Garden Talk (5/14/2008 10:54:48 AM)

stampinlady,

Maybe you could grow some vines on a trellis or on poles for a temporary screen while the shrubs are growing. Even pole beans planted fairly close together create as much privacy as a fence and they grow faster than shrubs. You can let them climb on stakes or strings or fencing wire....



meg4 -> RE: Garden Talk (5/14/2008 10:57:23 AM)

Wild-Rose, that is a beautiful color combination! God is so good at making beautiful plants for us to enjoy.



flowerz -> RE: Garden Talk (5/14/2008 3:38:11 PM)

I've heard butterfly bush grows very fast.



Ephesians4_32 -> RE: Garden Talk (5/14/2008 4:16:04 PM)

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ORIGINAL: stampinlady

Can any of you recommend a shrub that grows fast?? We've got some privacy issues that need attending to and thought some shrubs would be perfect. I saw a Burning Bush at Loews yesterday, but wasn't sure if it grew fast.


Burning bush has a slow growth rate.

Burning bush, and especially the more dwarf form called 'Compactus,' became popular as hedge plants during the middle years of the century. But by the 1990s, it was over-planted and a bit shopworn.

About then people began noticing it had escaped into the woods with our two native species except it was a habitat generalist, not a specialist like wahoo and hearts-a-bustin'. Burning bush is now reported as a common escape in several New England states and throughout much of the Midwest. Massachusetts has taken the step of banning its planting while several states have added it to their invasive plants list but so far not banned its use.

Burning bush illustrates the tension between a plant being adaptable and easy to grow and potentially invasive.
BURNING BUSH


For privacy, you'll probably want an evergreen.

Thuja Green Giant is one of the fastest growing of all Conifers. This is a very rare hybrid between Western Red Cedar plicata and Thuja Standishii Cedar. It averages 3 feet of growth every year!
THUJA GREEN GIANT

Ash Leaf Spirea, 'Sorbaria sorbifolia', is a fast growing plant that has large plumes of creamy white flowers in June. These grow atop the deep green, fern-like foliage. It spreads quickly and is an excellent plant for soil retention. It prefers a moist, well-drained, organic soil. This deciduous shrub is multi-stemmed and grows 6-8 feet tall and 5-10 feet wide. Spireas are among the easiest flowering shrubs to grow since they are tolerant of many soils, except extremely wet. The plant also likes mulch and summer watering and prefers full sun to partial shade. Spireas are great for mass plantings or groupings, screens or border shrubs.
ASH LEAF SPIREA



Auben -> RE: Garden Talk (5/27/2008 3:04:33 PM)

How's it going everywhere?

My tomatoes are all hardened off and I should plant them this week. Next week is squash, cukes, and melon if the weather stays good and the nights continue warming up.



RepentanceIsRequired -> RE: Garden Talk (5/27/2008 5:54:59 PM)

My garden is all finally coming up. I am so totally stoked about having a garden this year. However I will have to replant the cucumbers. I planted three and only one has survived. We've had some bad weather the past few days. I hope to replant soon.



agapetos -> RE: Garden Talk (5/28/2008 8:01:29 PM)

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However I will have to replant the cucumbers. I planted three and only one has survived.
I didn't know, but cucumbers don't much like their roots being disturbed, so that could be why you lost some. When I repotted mine (I'd sown the seeds before I knew this) I used a compost/vermiculite mix so it wasn't very heavy and I made a big hole, put the seedling in and then just gently moved the compost to cover the hole, without patting it down. And I watered the seedling far less this year than I did last year.

I've got 5 good tomato plants, and 2 that I'm not sure are going to make it, but they seem to be putting up a good fight at surviving! They are tiny though. I've also got 5 bush tomato plants. My cucumber is producing new leaves so it's still alive ~ and I've just put my last cucumber seeds in coir pots in the airing cupboard to see if it will help them germinate. I put some peppers (sweet and hot) in there too as I had the seeds ~ I think it's a bit late really for them now, but I shall see what happens.

My beans are doing well as are my potatoes. My other seedlings seem to be coming along too. I found a 'weed' when I was doing my slug/snail check this evening and pulled it up ~ turned out to be an onion seedling! I ate it[:D] How it got into my beans, I don't know but never mind!

And I have strawberries on my strawberry plants[:D]

I really need to get out into the garden to deal with the weeds to help keep the slug and snail population down some but it's been raining and I have been tired and so not really in the mood to do anything much. I need to feed everything too.

A friend is giving me a courgette plant and I'm thinking of buying an aubergine plant ~ I was thinking of buying some pepper plants, but I remembered the seeds I had. If the ones in the airing cupboard take off, I shall try growing a couple and seeing if I can keep them alive and then decide what to do next year!



Auben -> RE: Garden Talk (5/28/2008 10:09:00 PM)

Last Sunday we stopped at a greenhouse and I bought sage, cilantro, delicato squash, and a little fingers eggplant. My husband brought me a rosemary plant later.

Today I planted all my tomatoes. Tomorrow I'll do the sunflowers.

All that are left are the peppers (tiny), squash (huge), cucumbers (barely there), and melon (still won't come up).



RepentanceIsRequired -> RE: Garden Talk (5/28/2008 10:12:43 PM)

Besides watering and weeding my garden, what else do I need to do to make it grow big and healthy? This is my first garden so I don't know what all I need to do to make it last.



agapetos -> RE: Garden Talk (5/28/2008 10:29:02 PM)

Feed it[:D]. I use seaweed extract on everything. It's an all-purpose feed that is supposed to help plants to be healthy and strong and more resistant to being attacked.

I also use plant specific feeds at appropriate times for some plants ~ strawberries, tomatoes and if they grow, peppers, cucumbers, courgette and aubergine.

Some plants need 'earthing up' and mulching. I've never done either, but am going to try this year.

You need to watch out for pests that may attack ~ slugs and snails when things are small and things like whitefly later on.



Auben -> RE: Garden Talk (6/4/2008 3:50:07 PM)

Nicole,

Compost can be helpful. You can save your grass clippings and start a compost pile or you can call the city and see if they provide compost (and deliver it). Or you can buy some cheap from a nursery or Walmart. I get a big mound from the city in May and I put it out in the garden as we're digging it up and preparing it.

I've been reading about epsom salts lately and how they help plants with the uptake of minerals.

I don't really use fertilizer but many people do.


I have most things in my garden now. We've even been eating lettuce from the garden with tacos. I put in the eggplant and the cucumber today. The only things left are the peppers (so small? too small to put in yet?) and the melon which I need to reseed.



agapetos -> RE: Garden Talk (6/5/2008 9:13:11 AM)

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Compost can be helpful. You can save your grass clippings and start a compost pile
I agree. But remember to mix some 'dry' stuff (paper, cardboard etc) in with grass clippings, or get some stuff to mix with it, so it doesn't turn into a smelly slimy mess.



Auben -> RE: Garden Talk (6/5/2008 10:05:22 AM)

Leaves work. [;)] I have a leaf pile and I alternate kitchen garbage, leaves, weeds, leaves (green, brown, green, brown). It also helps to get a bit of dirt in there sometimes just to add some more/different break-down bacteria.



Auben -> RE: Garden Talk (7/2/2008 6:30:27 PM)

Updates?

I saw flowers on the beans, sugar snap peas, squash, cilantro (oops), eggplant, and even a few of the tomatoes today! I'm so psyched!

I took the rest of the lettuce out Monday because it was bitter. I need to replant that and the carrots for the fall.

The peppers and basil are super tiny, the sunflowers got stepped on (1 left), the melon never did come up and the cucumber died, but otherwise things seem to be going well.



agapetos -> RE: Garden Talk (7/3/2008 6:33:47 AM)

My runner bean flowers were open this morning when I went out[:D]. They look sooo pretty, all red and white! Have flowers on lots of other things too.



flowerz -> RE: Garden Talk (7/3/2008 11:24:41 AM)

My lettuce is a little bitter too. Even when it was young. Anyone know why that is?

My strawberries were a disappointment this year. I think the plants are too old.

My peas are blooming, and have a few flat pods.



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