My garden is getting to be a popular place. I have several
resident mice and at least one very brave chipmunk who likes to run
accross my toes. I had/have a mole type critter judging from it's
all dark or black coloring and it's tunnelling activity.
I have many tiny critters in my compost piles. I also have fungal
hyphae I think they are called. There are quite a bit of white
thread like strands and some as large as a quarter inch diameter.
They are not tough enough to be roots that I know of.
Since many of my plants leaves are full of a lot of small holes I
need to do something about that but what I don't know.
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I had a fairy ring three times this year, and this is Texas:) Best summer ever. My cannas just put in a few weeks ago have big bites out of them all of a sudden? Might have brought a west TX grasshopper home?? Are the seeds that cannas and/or daylilies make good ?? Are dahlias supposed to stand up or need propping. I dont think I buried them deep enough. Went to Louisiana, stayed at the most haunted plantation/place in America(Myrtles Plantation St Francisville). Ghosts didn't get us:(. Saw some beautiful gardens and plants elsewhere. Will my phlox that got moldy come back ok next year, I have treated once with milk but more rain. I have less mice, more birds, and tunnelers too. I found for my fire ants, wait till they come close to the surface after rain, fill BIG bucket with soapy water, take shovel and dig deep as you can and dump into soapy water, apply vinegar to hole. Worked great, now I have alot more hills to do:O. Beneficial nematodes was way TOO expensive and they take
more than one treatment. Deb
jim allAn
resident mice and at least one very brave chipmunk who likes to run
accross my toes. I had/have a mole type critter judging from it's
all dark or black coloring and it's tunnelling activity.
I have many tiny critters in my compost piles. I also have fungal
hyphae I think they are called. There are quite a bit of white
thread like strands and some as large as a quarter inch diameter.
They are not tough enough to be roots that I know of.
Since many of my plants leaves are full of a lot of small holes I
need to do something about that but what I don't know.
--0-1423428812-1093049617=:84943I had a fairy ring three times this year, and this is Texas:) Best summer ever. My cannas just put in a few weeks ago have big bites out of them all of a sudden? Might have brought a west TX grasshopper home?? Are the seeds that cannas and/or daylilies make good ?? Are dahlias supposed to stand up or need propping. I dont think I buried them deep enough. Went to Louisiana, stayed at the most haunted plantation/place in America(Myrtles Plantation St Francisville). Ghosts didn't get us:(. Saw some beautiful gardens and plants elsewhere. Will my phlox that got moldy come back ok next year, I have treated once with milk but more rain. I have less mice, more birds, and tunnelers too. I found for my fire ants, wait till they come close to the surface after rain, fill BIG bucket with soapy water, take shovel and dig deep as you can and dump into soapy water, apply vinegar to hole. Worked great, now I have alot more hills to do:O. Beneficial
nematodes was way TOO expensive and they take more than one treatment. Deb
jim allAn <jallan6977@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:My garden is getting to be a popular place. I have several
resident mice and at least one very brave chipmunk who likes to run
accross my toes. I had/have a mole type critter judging from it's
all dark or black coloring and it's tunnelling activity.
I have many tiny critters in my compost piles. I also have fungal
hyphae I think they are called. There are quite a bit of white
thread like strands and some as large as a quarter inch diameter.
They are not tough enough to be roots that I know of.
Since many of my plants leaves are full of a lot of small holes I
need to do something about that but what I don't know.
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If they're the tall dahlias, do prop them. I tie mine against the fence
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From: Debbie Mcdonald
To: OGL@LSV.UKY.EDU
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 5:53 PM
Subject: ** ecology
I had a fairy ring three times this year, and this is Texas:) Best =
summer ever. My cannas just put in a few weeks ago have big bites out of =
them all of a sudden? Might have brought a west TX grasshopper home?? =
Are the seeds that cannas and/or daylilies make good ?? Are dahlias =
supposed to stand up or need propping. I dont think I buried them deep =
enough. Went to Louisiana, stayed at the most haunted plantation/place =
in America(Myrtles Plantation St Francisville). Ghosts didn't get us:(. =
Saw some beautiful gardens and plants elsewhere. Will my phlox that got =
moldy come back ok next year, I have treated once with milk but more =
rain. I have less mice, more birds, and tunnelers too. I found for my =
fire ants, wait till they come close to the surface after rain, fill BIG =
bucket with soapy water, take shovel and dig deep as you can and dump =
into soapy water, apply vinegar to hole. Worked great, now I have alot =
more hills to do:O. Beneficial nematodes was way TOO expensive and they =
take more than one treatment. Deb
jim allAn
My garden is getting to be a popular place. I have several
resident mice and at least one very brave chipmunk who likes to run
accross my toes. I had/have a mole type critter judging from it's
all dark or black coloring and it's tunnelling activity.
I have many tiny critters in my compost piles. I also have fungal
hyphae I think they are called. There are quite a bit of white
thread like strands and some as large as a quarter inch diameter.
They are not tough enough to be roots that I know of.
Since many of my plants leaves are full of a lot of small holes I
need to do something about that but what I don't know.
------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C486EF.6D69EA20If they're the tall dahlias, do prop =
them. I tie
mine against the fence
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Mcdonald
In a message dated 8/20/04 8:24:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jallan6977@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
<< Since many of my plants leaves are full of a lot of small holes I
need to do something about that but what I don't know. >>
Why? Are the holes affecting the plants health or production negatively? If
not and your only objection is cosmetic, I'd say "leave it be".
Mary Ann
In a message dated 8/20/04 8:54:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
belynor@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:
<< Will my phlox that got moldy come back ok next year, I have treated once
with milk but more rain. >>
My phlox get moldy every year, I never treat, and they always come back, and
even spread.
Mary Ann
Debbie Mcdonald wrote:
> Are the seeds that cannas and/or daylilies make good ?? Are dahlias
> supposed to stand up or need propping. I dont think I buried them deep
> enough.
It depends what you mean by "good". Most will certainly germinate and
produce a new plant, but as many of the varieties we grow are complex
hybrids the chance of the offspring being as good as, or better than,
the parents is often pretty slight. An exception is the group known as
"bedding Dahlias", which are quite simple hybrids and which produce an
attractive mixture of offspring from seed, from which thay are normally
raised yearly. With Cannas you would probably get less satisfaction as
many would be likely to revert to the smaller and less showy flowers of
the parent species.
It is usually worth staking dahlias other than miniature varieties; even
if planted quite deeply they still tend to keel over as they get taller.
For the best effect one should put in three or four canes round the
plant when it is still quite small and run successive strings round the
"cage" as the plant grows. Waiting to put in the stakes until some of
the canes have aready fallen over leads to an ugly botched-up look and
you may even have some bad breakages.
And if you wonder what wild dahlias might do with nobody to stake them,
I guess it is most likely they would grow among other more sturdy plants
which hold them up.
Will my phlox that got
> moldy come back ok next year, I have treated once with milk but more
> rain.
Phlox belong to the group of perennials which have a permanent rosette
close to the ground from which they put up flowering stems each summer.
Fortunately the fungi that attack these stems almost never seem to
spread to the basal growth, so if you cut off the mouldy stems and
dispose of them elsewhere at the end of the season the plant will start
clean next year. If you then get a drier summer,it is quite possible the
mould will not start afresh, but if it should reappear you could
probably control it quite easily with the milk treatment if you catch it
in the early stages - a matter of keeping a watchful eye on the flower
stems as they develop.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan,
Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ. Pictures of our garden at:-
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm
NEW PICTURES ADDED 4/Feb/2004
jim allAn wrote:
> I have many tiny critters in my compost piles. I also have fungal
> hyphae I think they are called. There are quite a bit of white
> thread like strands and some as large as a quarter inch diameter.
> They are not tough enough to be roots that I know of.
Hi Jim
You can be certain I think that these critters are all part of the
recycling crew. As to the white threads, they are probably either fungi
or actinomycetes though I am a little surprised some should be so thick.
Both of these groups tend to be active in the later stages of the
composting process. They are particularly involved in the breakdown of
woody materials.
Moira
--
Tony & Moira Ryan,
Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ. Pictures of our garden at:-
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm
NEW PICTURES ADDED 4/Feb/2004
Amy
I am a little behind here but I think you are right, do the best you
can. If no one tries to help the earth, then it will be even worse.
I have reduced my trash but not to 2 bags a year! Our landfill will
take our trash free if we deliver it . So once a month I head over with
a trunk full. Waste Management leaves paper lying on our street and
the week they forgot me, I decided I could do this myself as we only
were filling our can less than half full. At first my husband was
skeptical abut after nearly a year, he is impressed and is offering to
take the recycling to the big bins near us.
One thing I got back to was to throw some greens back on my veggie bed.
Peanut shells, corn husks, etc. help keep in moisture and keep the weeds
down. Year ago when I had a much bigger year I used to compost by
burying the household stuff in my garden. By the time we moved the soil
was rich and black and the new owners wanted to know what we did to it.
Recently I read Fred Pearce's book When Rivers Run Dry. A real downer,
but I do recommend it.
http://www.calitreview.com/Interviews/pearce_8026.htm
Barb
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