CAPE Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 @frd How is your grass coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 We have a pink dogwood sapling that finally blossomed a little this year, but now all the blossoms drooped and the little leaves that were growing next to it are limp. WTH? We also planted 2 red twig dogwoods. One is happy, but one is struggling. Lots of leaves that are shriveled and limp. Anything I should try for either of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 46 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: We have a pink dogwood sapling that finally blossomed a little this year, but now all the blossoms drooped and the little leaves that were growing next to it are limp. WTH? We also planted 2 red twig dogwoods. One is happy, but one is struggling. Lots of leaves that are shriveled and limp. Anything I should try for either of these? Pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I get “-200” when I try to add a picture. What’s that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 3 hours ago, WxUSAF said: I get “-200” when I try to add a picture. What’s that? Was -200% your departure from normal snowfall this year? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Has anyone resealed pavers here? I want to power wash my patio pavers, put new paver sand down, & then reseal. Is it really difficult for those who have done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/19/2020 at 9:17 AM, nj2va said: Has anyone resealed pavers here? I want to power wash my patio pavers, put new paver sand down, & then reseal. Is it really difficult for those who have done it? Not difficult as long as your knees and back aren't too cranky. Might take a couple of days depending on the size. Do it now before it's hot and humid! You'll like the results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 First of the year. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Trying our hand with Lupine this year. Put two plants in the ground this year with better soil conditioning. After our trip to Maine last year we're really in love with the plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Trying our hand with Lupine this year. Put two plants in the ground this year with better soil conditioning. After our trip to Maine last year we're really in love with the plants. I had to look them up, but now I know what you’re talking about. Those are beautiful plants. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 3 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said: I had to look them up, but now I know what you’re talking about. Those are beautiful plants. Good luck! There is a endangered species of Lupine in Maryland that I would happily plant if I could get some seeds. We've put a big focus on reducing our carbon footprint (needless watering, lower energy usage, etc.) Adding the native Lupine would be neato. https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/rte/rteplantfacts.aspx?PID=Sundial Lupine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Trying our hand with Lupine this year. Put two plants in the ground this year with better soil conditioning. After our trip to Maine last year we're really in love with the plants. i hope you have better luck than we did. when we redid our front bed last year we planted two lupines. one had one lone stalk bloom. nothing else did. and they haven't resurfaced yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, mappy said: i hope you have better luck than we did. when we redid our front bed last year we planted two lupines. one had one lone stalk bloom. nothing else did. and they haven't resurfaced yet. Lupine will not grow in warm or clay soils which is tough for us in Baltimore County. We have raised best that are conditioned down to about 30" so hopefully we can get them to take. I'm not expect much success but I just wanted to try at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Lupine will not grow in warm or clay soils which is tough for us in Baltimore County. We have raised best that are conditioned down to about 30" so hopefully we can get them to take. I'm not expect much success but I just wanted to try at least once. well let me know how it goes. they really are beautiful flowers when in bloom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, mappy said: well let me know how it goes. they really are beautiful flowers when in bloom Have you been up to northern NH during lupine season? It's spectacular when they are blooming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, nj2va said: Have you been up to northern NH during lupine season? It's spectacular when they are blooming. No, but I can imagine! They really are beautiful plants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 16 hours ago, nj2va said: Have you been up to northern NH during lupine season? It's spectacular when they are blooming. We were in downeast Maine last year the lupine was like a carpet in some places. Absolutely amazing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 The weather recently has really made my spinach and lettuce grow quick. Planted some kale seeds too. Inside started seedlings of cherry tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, orange/red bell peppers, jalapenos, strawberries, basil, banana peepers, rosemary, parsley, cucumbers & cilantro. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 i know recently someone had given me recommendations on what plants to put in my garden space for butterflies, but i can't find it. whoever you were, can you tell me again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Two question for the lawn folks: 1.) Do you have a recommendation for a de-thatcher/aerator that isn't overly expensive for a home owner to buy? 2.) We have a lot of wild violets on our lawn. We have a lawn service that does some light spraying for us, but the violets just laugh at it. Are there any suggestions on how to slowly reduce their numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 37 minutes ago, mappy said: i know recently someone had given me recommendations on what plants to put in my garden space for butterflies, but i can't find it. whoever you were, can you tell me again? Cornflowers and butterfly bushes are a couple of the go-to's. We have both. Milkweed is good for monarchs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Butterfly WEED is better than butterfly bushes. Butterfly bushes are apparently like feeding them Coca-Cola. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 @nw baltimore wx Yup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, FXW176 said: @nw baltimore wx Yup. Dude. That’s sick! Congratulations. That’s amazing!! eta!! I have a pic for you. It’ll take me a minute to find it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 @FXW176 Is this a swallowtail? I took this in the mountains near Asheville, NC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Ty @nw baltimore wx. Pipevine Swallowtail in that pic of yours. Absolutely beaut, nicely done. (If I’m wrong, will give up a human child of mine. Or the dog. All are eating me out of house and home these days...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Finally a warm sunny day for the veggies....you can probably watch things grow as the day wears on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuki neko Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 9:19 AM, Eskimo Joe said: Two question for the lawn folks: 1.) Do you have a recommendation for a de-thatcher/aerator that isn't overly expensive for a home owner to buy? 2.) We have a lot of wild violets on our lawn. We have a lawn service that does some light spraying for us, but the violets just laugh at it. Are there any suggestions on how to slowly reduce their numbers? We also have a lot of violets. The most effective way is to probably remove them by hand with one of the stick weeders. The rhizomes are pretty shallow and easy to find. I've sprayed them with roundup before and they still came back so chemical control is pretty much a no go unless you want to repeatedly nuke with powerful herbicides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 20 hours ago, yuki neko said: We also have a lot of violets. The most effective way is to probably remove them by hand with one of the stick weeders. The rhizomes are pretty shallow and easy to find. I've sprayed them with roundup before and they still came back so chemical control is pretty much a no go unless you want to repeatedly nuke with powerful herbicides. Thanks for the info. I'll stick with over seeding and manual pulling. We like to avoid any acrid chemical treatment whenever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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