mreaves Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 7 hours ago, A Moonlit Sky said: The most important asset of the upper middle class pretender. Well, you tried. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 My white ash is loaded with seeds this year. I’d like to start some in pots and plant them around. Gotta keep the species going as long as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, dendrite said: My white ash is loaded with seeds this year. I’d like to start some in pots and plant them around. Gotta keep the species going as long as possible. Same here. Lots of seedlings all over next spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Maine has released their updated invasive species/no-sell list effective 2024. V. List of Regulated Invasive Terrestrial Plant Species Evaluated plant species that meet the criteria for all of the categories listed in section II. Scientific name Common name Effective Date Acer platanoides Norway maple 1/1/2018 Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard 1/1/2018 Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry 1/1/2018 Celastrus orbiculatus Asiatic bittersweet 1/1/2018 Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn olive 1/1/2018 Euonymus alatus Winged euonymus,burning bush 1/1/2018 Fallopia japonica Japanese knotweed 1/1/2018 Frangula alnus Glossy buckthorn 1/1/2018 Hesperius matronalis Dame’s rocket 1/1/2018 Iris pseudacorus Yellow iris 1/1/2018 Lonicera morrowii Morrow’s honeysuckle 1/1/2018 Lonicera tatarica Tartarian honeysuckle 1/1/2018 Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife 1/1/2018 Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust 1/1/2018 Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose 1/1/2018 Acer ginnala Amur maple 1/1/2018 Aegopodium podagraria Bishop’s weed, goutweed 1/1/2018 Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven 1/1/2018 Amorpha fruticosa False indigo bush 1/1/2018 Artemisia vulgaris Common mugwort 1/1/2018 Berberis vulgaris Common barberry 1/1/2018 Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress spurge 1/1/2018 Ligustrum vulgare Common privet 1/1/2018 Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle 1/1/2018 Lonicera maackii Amur or bush honeysuckle 1/1/2018 Populus alba White cottonwood 1/1/2018 Impatiens glandulifera Ornamental jewelweed 1/1/2018 Ampelopsis glandulosa Porcelain berry 1/1/2018 Fallopia baldschuanica Chinese bindweed, silver lace vine 1/1/2018 Microstegium vimineum Stilt grass 1/1/2018 Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia, princess tree 1/1/2018 Persicaria perfoliata Mile a minute weed 1/1/2018 Phellodendron amurense Amur cork tree 1/1/2018 Alnus glutinosa European alder 1/1/2024 Angelica sylvestris Woodland angelica 1/1/2024 Anthriscus sylvestris Wild chervil, raven's wing 1/1/2024 Aralia elata Japanese angelica tree 1/1/2024 Butomus umbellatus Flowering rush 1/1/2024 Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive 1/1/2024 Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper, climbing spindle tree 1/1/2024 Festuca filiformis Fine-leaved sheep fescue 1/1/2024 Ficaria verna Lesser celandine 1/1/2024 Glaucium flavum Yellow hornpoppy 1/1/2024 Glechoma hederacea Ground ivy, creeping charlie 1/1/2024 Glyceria maxima Great mannagrass, reed mannagrass 1/1/2024 Hippophae rhamnoides Sea buckthorn 1/1/2024 Ligustrum obtusifolium Border privet 1/1/2024 Lonicera xylosteum Dwarf honeysuckle 1/1/2024 Lythrum virgatum European wand loosestrife 1/1/2024 Miscanthus sacchariflorus Amur silvergrass 1/1/2024 Petasites japonicus Fuki, butterbur, giant butterbur 1/1/2024 Phalaris arundinacea Reed canary grass, variegated ribbon grass 1/1/2024 Photinia villosa Photinia, christmas berry 1/1/2024 Phragmites australis Common reed 1/1/2024 Phyllostachys aurea Golden bamboo 1/1/2024 Phyllostachys aureosulcata Yellow groove bamboo 1/1/2024 Pyrus calleryana Callery ("Bradford") pear 1/1/2024 Ranunculus repens Creeping buttercup 1/1/2024 Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry 1/1/2024 Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant 1/1/2024 Sorbus aucuparia European mountain-ash 1/1/2024 Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1/1/2024 Valeriana officinalis Common valerian 1/1/2024 VII. Species Watch List Evaluated plant species that do not currently meet all the criteria contained in section II but may meet those criteria within the next five years. These species are not subject to the prohibitions in Section III. Scientific Name Common Name Actinidia arguta Hardy kiwi Akebia quinata Chocolate vine; five-leaf akebia Arum italicum Italian arum Broussonetia papyrifera Paper mulberry Buddleja davidii Butterfly bush Clematis terniflora Yam-leaved virgin’s bower, sweet autumn Dioscorea oppositifolia Indian yam Dioscorea polystachya Chinese yam Eragrostis curvula Weeping lovegrass Filipendula ulmaria Queen of the meadow Lespedeza bicolor Bicolor lespedeza, two-colored bush-clover Ligustrum ovalifolium California privet Lonicera caerulea Honeyberry, haskap Lychnis flos-cuculi or Silene flos-cuculi Ragged robin Morus alba White mulberry Quercus acutissima Sawtooth oak Rosa rugosa Rugosa rose, beach rose Saccharum ravennae or Tripidium ravennae Ravenna grass, hardy pampas grass Salvia glutinosa Sticky sage Silybum marianum Milk thistle Spiraea japonica Japanese spiraea Symplocos paniculata Sapphire-berry Syringa reticulata Japanese tree lilac Toona sinensis Chinese cedar Ulmus pumila Siberian elm Viburnum dilatatum Linden arrowwood Viburnum sieboldii Siebold viburnum Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 On 7/2/2022 at 12:40 PM, tamarack said: Same here. Lots of seedlings all over next spring. Just some some ash near work...same deal. It must be a bumper crop season in their DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 We give up. We have been watering our lawns from our drilled well but can't keep up. An inch or two of rain early next week will bring everything back to life. The Emerald Ash Borer is really starting to hit hard here. Our neighbors across the road have a dozen Ash trees around the house. 4 are now bare and a couple more dying. I went over to a tree and pulled off a bit of bark and right there was a Borer. We have 2 nice Ash trees and so far they are fine. We called Tree Solutions here in Central NH. The owner came out. He was very informative. He said there is an insecticide that is safe for people and animals and has a very high success rate in saving trees. An application is good for 2 years. So we spent $600 to save our Ash. Our neighbors use there house as a getaway place. They live in Boston. I keep telling them about their Ash which will eventually fall on their house. They are not concerned. Now we have the Beech disease heading north and the Spongy Caterpillars too. In past we had the Elm disease and the Chestnut Blight. Seems like tree diversity is going down the tubes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, wxeyeNH said: Now we have the Beech disease heading north and the Spongy Caterpillars too. In past we had the Elm disease and the Chestnut Blight. Seems like tree diversity is going down the tubes. And don't forget about hemlock woolly adelgid. Sudden oak death is creeping into SW New England now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I've also seen Birch's dying off around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, wxeyeNH said: We give up. We have been watering our lawns from our drilled well but can't keep up. An inch or two of rain early next week will bring everything back to life. The Emerald Ash Borer is really starting to hit hard here. Our neighbors across the road have a dozen Ash trees around the house. 4 are now bare and a couple more dying. I went over to a tree and pulled off a bit of bark and right there was a Borer. We have 2 nice Ash trees and so far they are fine. We called Tree Solutions here in Central NH. The owner came out. He was very informative. He said there is an insecticide that is safe for people and animals and has a very high success rate in saving trees. An application is good for 2 years. So we spent $600 to save our Ash. Our neighbors use there house as a getaway place. They live in Boston. I keep telling them about their Ash which will eventually fall on their house. They are not concerned. Now we have the Beech disease heading north and the Spongy Caterpillars too. In past we had the Elm disease and the Chestnut Blight. Seems like tree diversity is going down the tubes. A long-time silviculture professor (now retired) at U.Maine has said that up to 30% of white ash may be tolerant of EAB. (Having worked with this man starting in 1980 during his grad school days, I have much respect for his opinion, so I'm cautiously optimistic.) Others have noted that blue ash in the west also shows some tolerance. Green ash and brown (black) ash, not so fortunate - next to zero tolerance, if that much. In the upper Midwest and adjacent Canada, green ash is prevalent and most of it is dead. Brown ash is an integral part of the culture of Maine's (and Maritimes') indigenous populations. Probably no other people would be more impacted if EAB eliminated most/all of that species. Fortunately, Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) appears to have been controlled, so far. One hot spot was ORH, and the ALB damage (numerous holes 3/8" diameter or larger) significantly increased tree breaking from the 2008 ice storm. The global society has its downsides. However, I've not heard about any insects/diseases native only to the Americas that have caused serious problems across the ponds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I’ve got several ash trees-all are dying thanks to the borer. I do have a couple that I have treated with root injections. so far so good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 5 hours ago, dendrite said: And don't forget about hemlock woolly adelgid. Sudden oak death is creeping into SW New England now. I lost 5 big hemlocks to that, 4-5 years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, SJonesWX said: I’ve got several ash trees-all are dying thanks to the borer. I do have a couple that I have treated with root injections. so far so good Green or white? I have a ton of white ash seed if anyone wants to grow any. I may throw a bunch in a big container with soil and let them germinate and grow for a year before repotting during their first winter of dormancy…gotta keep them alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 hours ago, dendrite said: Green or white? I have a ton of white ash seed if anyone wants to grow any. I may throw a bunch in a big container with soil and let them germinate and grow for a year before repotting during their first winter of dormancy…gotta keep them alive. white I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Debating whether to mow the lawn. Until this week it had maintained full green. There's now a little brown mixed in. It's funny how while dryness tends to hurt your regular grass, weeds and crabgrass seem to do just fine with it. Edit: I did mow it.......actually had grown really tall in large areas. I bought a sprinkler so I'll water the areas that were tinging brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, moneypitmike said: Debating whether to mow the lawn. Until this week it had maintained full green. There's now a little brown mixed in. It's funny how while dryness tends to hurt your regular grass, weeds and crabgrass seem to do just fine with it. Edit: I did mow it.......it had actually had grown really tall in large areas over the past week. I bought a sprinkler so I'll water the areas that were tinging brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Not mowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 24 minutes ago, dendrite said: Not mowing It looks a whole lot better having done so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 This is the first time I’ve ever really had a yard, and while it’s a lot of work I love it. I probably won’t be go crazy with it just because I can’t justify spending a lot of money on this to the wife, but I’ll make improvements where I can. The prior owners left a ton of overgrowth and weeds in the front and back. I’m two weeks in and it already looks much better after a mow. The overgrowth on the sides are so bad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: This is the first time I’ve ever really had a yard, and while it’s a lot of work I love it. I probably won’t be go crazy with it just because I can’t justify spending a lot of money on this to the wife, but I’ll make improvements where I can. The prior owners left a ton of overgrowth and weeds in the front and back. I’m two weeks in and it already looks much better after a mow. The overgrowth on the sides are so bad. It's green! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I took advantage of the low dews and mowed. First time in weeks, last time in weeks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, Brewbeer said: I took advantage of the low dews and mowed. First time in weeks, last time in weeks ? I've mowed every week--this year and last (our two summers here). Today is the first time I've watered established lawn. I don't want any creep of the browning area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Haven’t mowed in 3 weeks… front yard is torched… totally brown. Back yard is mixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 7 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said: This is the first time I’ve ever really had a yard, and while it’s a lot of work I love it. I probably won’t be go crazy with it just because I can’t justify spending a lot of money on this to the wife, but I’ll make improvements where I can. The prior owners left a ton of overgrowth and weeds in the front and back. I’m two weeks in and it already looks much better after a mow. The overgrowth on the sides are so bad. That’s honestly not bad, there is so good grass in there. And as far as the overgrowth… get a chainsaw and brush cutters and go to town, that won’t take long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 7 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said: This is the first time I’ve ever really had a yard, and while it’s a lot of work I love it. I probably won’t be go crazy with it just because I can’t justify spending a lot of money on this to the wife, but I’ll make improvements where I can. The prior owners left a ton of overgrowth and weeds in the front and back. I’m two weeks in and it already looks much better after a mow. The overgrowth on the sides are so bad. Looks like wild grape vines? That stuff is everywhere down here, along with Virginia Creeper. Grows so fast and a pain to get rid of. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 7 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said: This is the first time I’ve ever really had a yard, and while it’s a lot of work I love it. I probably won’t be go crazy with it just because I can’t justify spending a lot of money on this to the wife, but I’ll make improvements where I can. The prior owners left a ton of overgrowth and weeds in the front and back. I’m two weeks in and it already looks much better after a mow. The overgrowth on the sides are so bad. Is that kudzu on the right? None of that looks that bad. If that's overgrowth you'd cringe here. I've been letting milkweed run wild in the yard and the monarch caterpillars are loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 minute ago, dendrite said: Is that kudzu on the right? None of that looks that bad. If that's overgrowth you'd cringe here. I've been letting milkweed run wild in the yard and the monarch caterpillars are loving it. Good! I'm told the monarchs are going back on the endangered list sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 17 minutes ago, dendrite said: Is that kudzu on the right? None of that looks that bad. If that's overgrowth you'd cringe here. I've been letting milkweed run wild in the yard and the monarch caterpillars are loving it. Isn’t kudzu highly invasive around here? It would be best to get rid of that of the whole yard will be covered in it in about 2 summers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 25 minutes ago, Hoth said: Looks like wild grape vines? That stuff is everywhere down here, along with Virginia Creeper. Grows so fast and a pain to get rid of. Good luck! Yeah—it’s entangled with at least two trees. I’ll be busy keeping it in check. 23 minutes ago, dendrite said: Is that kudzu on the right? None of that looks that bad. If that's overgrowth you'd cringe here. I've been letting milkweed run wild in the yard and the monarch caterpillars are loving it. I just looked that up. I don’t think it is? And yeah, there are levels to the overgrowth thing. At least nothing is growing on the house lol. The neighbors said they only mowed three times in the last year. Today I discovered while pulling weeds in the front that some of the driveway was just covered by weed/grass. Stuff literally grew on top of the asphalt and made it look like it was a grassy barrier with the neighbor. I’m new to all of this stuff so I find all of it interesting. I’m the first in my family to own a home. The yard is a blank slate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Just now, WxWatcher007 said: Yeah—it’s entangled with at least two trees. I’ll be busy keeping it in check. I just looked that up. I don’t think it is? And yeah, there are levels to the overgrowth thing. At least nothing is growing on the house lol. The neighbors said they only mowed three times in the last year. Today I discovered while pulling weeds in the front that some of the driveway was just covered by weed/grass. Stuff literally grew on top of the asphalt and made it look like it was a grassy barrier with the neighbor. I’m new to all of this stuff so I find all of it interesting. I’m the first in my family to own a home. The yard is a blank slate. Nothing gives me more pleasure than edging...the driveway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 minute ago, OceanStWx said: Nothing gives me more pleasure than edging...the driveway. The seller left behind brand new rakes, shovels, and hedge clippers. I guess they thought they’d use em and never did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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