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WatfordFC: I'm glad to see you back.

12. June 2006, 03:05:07

skipinnz

Subject: Re: lucky bamboo

spicieangel:Not sure which type of bamboo you're refering to, is this Nandina/dwarf bamboo?

12. June 2006, 02:29:00

Subject: lucky bamboo

I got the prettiest lucky bamboo plant today I know how to care for it but does anyone know the story behind it??

11. June 2006, 19:06:58

Adaptable Ali

I bought a Betulia the other day, and i think i have killed it already

10. June 2006, 23:20:37

Subject: Re: Compost

Mousetrap: Oh we sure are all the leaves and grass go in there,plus whatever.We have one that looks like a barrel and we can turn it.

10. June 2006, 20:12:48

Mousetrap

Subject: Compost

Hope you are all doing your bit for the planet via the compost heaps lol!
Got to go and start me new one in a mo in me new bin.

10. June 2006, 14:06:02

Subject: Re: My Petunia

ajtgirl: I'll say this before i pay for it(I have an account with the Florist i'm bringing it in to her.)I bought another one at the grocery store and it's doing great.Our weather is not good it's 49 this morning for June.What a bummer our garden were just waiting on.

10. June 2006, 14:01:17

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plaintiger:

10. June 2006, 14:00:28

ajtgirl

Subject: Re: My Petunia

Foxy Lady:

Did you check to see if the stems or branches on the sick side got crushed or damaged? Petunias are so delicate that just a little pressure can damage the stems and they don't recover. Maybe you need to cut it back a little more on that side.

If I could see it I might have a better idea.
As Tiger said, at least it's perking up on one side already. That's a start!

9. June 2006, 20:52:39

pretty flower photo with fast exposure capture of a honeybee
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lotus flower

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Modified by plaintiger (11. June 2006, 00:17:21)

nobleheart: i've sent you a PM about it; for anyone else who'd like to know, here's how you do it:

<a href="your URL here">text you want to appear as a link here</a>

so that

<a href="http://www.myriadlights.com">my web site</a>

appears as

my web site.

:)

now that's all i'm going to say about it here.

9. June 2006, 20:21:06

nobleheart

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Modified by nobleheart (9. June 2006, 20:59:45)

9. June 2006, 18:01:59

Subject: Re: My Petunia

Foxy Lady: well, that's better than no side picking up, i'd say, Ma'am...i'll be interested to hear what Ms. ajtgirl has to say.

9. June 2006, 08:17:06

Subject: Re: My Petunia

plaintiger: Well i cut it back and fed it,i have it in the house for now.It did pick up on one side go figure.

ajtgirl ok why just one side picked up.Do i just wait and see??????

9. June 2006, 08:13:38

Subject: Re: flower humour?

nobleheart: Please keep it short,for some it seems a little too long.

9. June 2006, 02:04:34

Subject: Re: flower humour?

nobleheart: ewwww!

but this is too

for our Fox. let's bring it back to the topic of gardening as such.

8. June 2006, 19:58:51

nobleheart

http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/hsc0824l.jpg

Subject: flower humour?

8. June 2006, 18:51:39

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nobleheart: no I havent guess I will have to knock on the peoples door to find out what it is it really is quite wonderful looking

8. June 2006, 13:56:03

Rose

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Foxy Lady: Glad it's coming back to life! Mine did too. I have bright pink flowers on the one I have. I never imagined they would be so fragile. Course I haven't seen this much rain here in ages. We have had hard rain for 8 days with only half a day of sun in between. Can you say prune fingers? LOL

8. June 2006, 09:03:09

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ajtgirl: Did all that,the flowers are white.

8. June 2006, 09:01:47

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Rose: I cut it all back and brought it in the house,were getting rain all week.It sure did perk up.

7. June 2006, 23:50:25

ajtgirl

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Rose:

Who is this Clever Hunk?
Sounds like a guy I would like to meet

Foxy Lady:

You may need to cut that wave petunia back hard now to encourage new growth at the base of the stems...by cutting off the long stragly or leggy ones, it will send out new shoots lcloser to the roots which will create more blossoms for you. After you cut it back, feed it.

Good luck...what color are the flowers?...mine are pale pink

7. June 2006, 22:21:39

nobleheart

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Modified by nobleheart (7. June 2006, 22:25:06)

spicieangel:
did you identify your flower yet? I am curious:
try:
http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/Plant_Families/Plant_Families_Index.html

http://flowers.expert-expert.com/identify-flowers/

http://www.identifyflowers.com/

www.kairalisa.com/identify.htm
www.reticule.co.uk/flora/

7. June 2006, 18:35:38

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Ms. Fox: or perhaps if You can't or don't want to move Yours You could put something over it to shelter and protect it when it rains? a translucent tarp held up with some kind of sticks or a trellis-like rig or something, maybe? something to serve as an instant and temporary greenhouse.

i'm sure if such a thing is commonly done, Ms. ajtgirl will be able to tell You about it...

7. June 2006, 16:24:05

Rose

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Dolittle: Likely the links posted below by clever hunk. Do if you put your screen resolution to 1024x768 you'll find that will eleminate having to scroll left to right. Sounds like you are in 800x600

7. June 2006, 14:52:59

A post somewhere made this so wide that I have to curser over and back just to read messages!!

7. June 2006, 14:01:10

Rose

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Foxy Lady: Once you nip the buds off it will bloom up again. If you can move it indoors or away from strong rain next time that will help. I have mine in a huge wooden wagon looking pot so it is hard to lug it around. but I will at least put it on the deck next big rain. Mine only just opened up last week too, but we still have the entire summer for em

7. June 2006, 10:52:13

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Foxy Lady: i'm so sorry You're upset, Ma'am. i hope the cutting back fixes it all up for You!

7. June 2006, 10:32:15

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Rose: No more wavy petunias for me.

7. June 2006, 10:30:33

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

ajtgirl: Not only does it look like mush its really stragly.It looks like awful,talk about being upset.I bought it at my florist so you can take a guess what i paid for it.Only a few blossums are on it.I'll cut it back today and see what happens.Next time i'll stick with my grocery store.

7. June 2006, 00:54:51

Rose

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Modified by Rose (13. June 2006, 18:50:40)

ajtgirl: the exact same thing happened to my petunias the weekend.. they got too much rain but luckily only about 4 were in bloom.. more coming now!

7. June 2006, 00:31:50

ajtgirl

Subject: Re: ajtgirl only

Modified by ajtgirl (7. June 2006, 00:33:41)

Foxy Lady:

I know exactly what happened. We've had lots of rain and rain makes the blooms of petunias turn to mush. All you need to do is pinch off those mushy flowers and it will send out new blossoms in a few days. Petunias usually need a lot of water, but their flowers can't take the beating a heavy rain does to them. Don't worry...it is not dying, just needs a little TLC to force new blooms

By the way, mine look the same

6. June 2006, 06:05:33

Subject: ajtgirl only

I have a question,i have a huge wavy petunia.I should say was huge thats dying on me.Flowers are turning brown,i think i overwatered it but i'm not sure.I thought the chilly nites got it but i see others that left there flowers out and look great.
Thought about calling the florists that i bought it from.My question is will it recover? I'm sick over it this plant was huge now it looks awful,it still has some flowers.

4. June 2006, 22:44:15

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Modified by plaintiger (4. June 2006, 23:02:21)

Foxy Lady: yes Ms. Fox. i read someone else's saying they talk to people all over the world and everybody's experiencing it. it's the way some people have been carelessly messing with the environment, i'm sure.

4. June 2006, 22:35:32

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Dolittle: Were going in the 40's tonite.Crazy weather all over i guess.

4. June 2006, 19:17:17

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nobleheart: here's a very interesting site for learning to identify plants by features. which isn't quite the same as identifying them right out, but which should be of more interest to members of this fellowship who don't already know how to do this.

Learning to Identify Plants by Families

enjoy!

4. June 2006, 13:03:06

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nobleheart: no thats not it ... the flower its self is orange and yellow and it is a single bloom and it is shaped exactly like a piece of candy corn and its a large bloom bout the size of a day lily

4. June 2006, 08:34:57

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Foxy Lady: Hasn't been that cold since I planted them. Sure hope they come out of it and start doing ok again.

4. June 2006, 07:11:46

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Dolittle: Did your weather change at all? Sometimes if we plant too early we lose some buds.Right now we got hit with a cold spell at nite so i'm waiting to see what happens.

4. June 2006, 07:05:33

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Foxy Lady:Thanks girl, maybe I need to plant some garlic there! Anything is worth a try.

4. June 2006, 06:59:44

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Dolittle: Sounds like something we had a few years back.We never did find out what it was but started to plant garlic in the fall so it was up in the Spring.We put our pepper and tomato plants in that area of the garlic,got rid of whatever was cuting the buds off.I did the same around my rose bush and got rid of those green worms i had.

4. June 2006, 06:08:24

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Modified by Dolittle (4. June 2006, 07:00:59)

BerniceC:Thanks girl, I did check them for bugs and have sprayed them. The stems behind the bloom just broke off..looked like it was cut. The blooms on the pepper plants dried up. It is strange but I will keep trying to remedy the problem.

4. June 2006, 00:10:32

Bernice

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Dolittle: have you checked closely to see if there are little tiny ants? really minute they are and are hard to see ....I had that problem last year and had to get some powder to put around the plants :(

3. June 2006, 22:38:50

My tomato and pepper plants were doing good and then all of a sudden the blooms just started falling off. Does anyone have an answer for my problem?

3. June 2006, 17:50:27

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Subject: flower question

In my area a couple of yards have a flower Ive never seen before, I will describe it best as I can. It is orange and yellow and its shape looks like candy corn. Its leaves and stems are similar to a day lillies. Does anyone know what kind of flower this may be?? I wish I had a photo of it. They are really neat and do look like candy corn.

3. June 2006, 07:07:42

Subject: Re: Off Topic

Foxy Lady:

3. June 2006, 07:03:55