mattie g Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 11 hours ago, mattie g said: I've got a feeder in front and one in back. The front one is new, while the back one is the one I put up last year and was really popular. Haven't seen any yet though. Scratch that. Male showed up at our front feeder early this evening! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Azaleas in full bloom, taken the other day. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 When you all cover sensitive vegetation newly planted against a possible freeze - what do you use to provide the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 6 hours ago, North Balti Zen said: When you all cover sensitive vegetation newly planted against a possible freeze - what do you use to provide the cover? Depends. If it’s a large area and can support it, I use a sheet. For individual small plants I’ve used empty planters or plastic cups. Just have to be sure they don’t blow away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Thanks. Also picked up some burlap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 So I did a lot of complaining in this thread last year about the literal billions of helicopter seeds that the three maples in my back yard spew in every direction for weeks. (Huge mistake planting those darn things 20 years ago). Well this year they are going straight to leaves with no seeds at all! How did that happen? Maybe the very warm winter thus less stress on the trees? Talk about a pleasant surprise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 I’ve got a black sooty mold problem on our tea oil camellia tree in the back patio. Has anyone used neem oil successfully to rid insects? Trying to eradicate those before I move to washing the sooty mold off the leaves. Seeing how nasty that honeydew / sooty mold looks on the leaves (and gets on the patio underneath the leaves) gives good (bad) insight into what things will look like when we inevitably get the spotted lantern fly invasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 hours ago, nj2va said: I’ve got a black sooty mold problem on our tea oil camellia tree in the back patio. Has anyone used neem oil successfully to rid insects? Trying to eradicate those before I move to washing the sooty mold off the leaves. Seeing how nasty that honeydew / sooty mold looks on the leaves (and gets on the patio underneath the leaves) gives good (bad) insight into what things will look like when we inevitably get the spotted lantern fly invasion. I've used the oil with success but had to do several, regular applications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 On 4/26/2022 at 12:59 PM, nw baltimore wx said: I've used the oil with success but had to do several, regular applications. I did the first application Wednesday evening and it seemed to have helped. I'll do regular weekly treatments for the next month and re-assess. I have to wash off the sooty mold too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 @BlizzardNole had me thinking I might not see maple whirlybirds this year. Nope. They’re here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 My maples are full leafed out now with not a single whirlybird seed. I can't believe it! Maybe it was that chainsaw stare I gave them last summer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 finally saw a hummingbird show up at the back deck feeder, yay! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Dormant fig starting to leaf out. Found a similar picture from April 16 of last year. It's about 3 weeks later this year. We insulate with shredded leaves (mostly) in winter. Just planted in 2020, so don't have any other data 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Happy planting 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 @GramaxRefugee our fig tree is leafing out too! We opted for a Chicago Black, what kind is yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 11 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: @GramaxRefugee our fig tree is leafing out too! We opted for a Chicago Black, what kind is yours? I think it's an ordinary brown fig. That Chicago cultivar probably has a better chance of surviving a cold winter. When I was growing up in Howard Co my Dad grew a fig for decades, and those advanced hybrids weren't available back then. He used to insulate it with straw, but if there was an unusually cold winter it would die back to the roots, and sometimes we thought it was dead, but it just grows back to the same size or bigger. By the time we sold the house a ladder was needed to harvest the gallons of fruit it produced . We were hoping that in our warmer Anne Arundel winters we won't get much die- back, but were already worried. Our neighbor here grew a fig and insulated it each winter for years, then sold the house. The new owners didn't insulate the fig, and now it's gone. So far, the deer, squirrels and other pests have eaten most of the fruit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 This will be the latest I ever get my garden in! I really need a few dry days - hopefully coming up this week. I've got trays of milkweed, lantana, rue, annual vinca and sunpatiens ready to go. I had one black swallowtail chrysalis over the winter that hatched last week. Little fella 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 29 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said: This will be the latest I ever get my garden in! I really need a few dry days - hopefully coming up this week. I've got trays of milkweed, lantana, rue, annual vinca and sunpatiens ready to go. I had one black swallowtail chrysalis over the winter that hatched last week. Little fella I just removed all my moth pupae from cold storage last weekend. Time to get busy. Regalis should start eclosing in 3wks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 After a down year last Spring, the peonies are on point. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Discovered bark scale on our year old crepe myrtle today. Crushed the white egg sacks (as many as I could) and bought a few products I found recommended online. I’ve also got aphids on another tree I’ve been using neem oil on to rid. I guess I have some bad luck with trees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 10:38 PM, nj2va said: Discovered bark scale on our year old crepe myrtle today. Crushed the white egg sacks (as many as I could) and bought a few products I found recommended online. I’ve also got aphids on another tree I’ve been using neem oil on to rid. I guess I have some bad luck with trees! re: Bark Scale, it must be spreading around this area unfortunately. Noticed five crepe myrtles over the weekend in the area with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Sad to read that monarchs are on the endangered list. It makes me want to get serious about planting a butterfly garden. Any of the butterfly pros in the forum having luck this year with caterpillars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Not endangered per the US gov’t. It was a private organization. I haven’t seen any caterpillars yet though. Saw one adult the other day which was the first of the season for me. My milkweed hasn’t grown as well this year and the milkweed bugs got to it already so I’m not sure if I’ll have many. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 19 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Not endangered per the US gov’t. It was a private organization. I haven’t seen any caterpillars yet though. Saw one adult the other day which was the first of the season for me. My milkweed hasn’t grown as well this year and the milkweed bugs got to it already so I’m not sure if I’ll have many. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 23 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said: Sad to read that monarchs are on the endangered list. It makes me want to get serious about planting a butterfly garden. Any of the butterfly pros in the forum having luck this year with caterpillars? I saw that article. My milkweeds are doing well and I've seen a few monarchs in the last few days finally. Usually Aug and Sept are my big monarch months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 I've never dealt with thieving squirrels as much as I have this year. They're absolutely killing my tomato harvest. I've been liberally sprinkling the plants with cayenne powder and covering the fruits with very fine mesh bags. That's slowed them down a little, but unless there's a ton of cayenne on them, they still rip the damn fruits and bag off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Finally tomato season here. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Rutgers tomatoes producing in spades. Already started canning. We're pulling about 12 - 20 tomatoes / day off 2 plants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 40 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Rutgers tomatoes producing in spades. Already started canning. We're pulling about 12 - 20 tomatoes / day off 2 plants. Nice! I'm super jealous. I can't harvest shite right now because of the f*cking squirrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 13 hours ago, mattie g said: Nice! I'm super jealous. I can't harvest shite right now because of the f*cking squirrels. Sounds like it is time to harvest squirrels then... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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