Here’s a close up on the subject of my question below. This one was taken from up high, where it seems slugs would be unlikely to venture. I’m also not seeing any snails or slugs on the trunk or branches. I picked up some PBR to lure them away, just in case.
QUESTION: Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows what might be causing these little holes in the leaves of my peach tree? Would this be the work of snails, slugs, or some other little bug? I’ve already been treating the tree with a copper fungicide (not as frequently as the recommended five days but more like every 7-10 days for the last few weeks). Should I continue? Should I stop? Should I do something else?
This in contrast is my rosebush of which I’m getting a little concerned because of how some of the leaves are curling slightly and have a little whitish look to them. My mulch neighbor suggested I may be overwatering it, maybe it needs more sun and this might be mildew.
QUESTION: has anyone else witnessed this on their own roses? Is it mildew? Are there treatments other than giving it more sun, less water?
And maybe these are oversoaked? Does anyone know? Can you over-soak a seed? I did go longer than the two to four hours on the instructions but I thought that would rather kickstart them.
QUESTION: should I use or toss this seed? Anyone ever use the Triscuit card seeds on the back of the box? Anyone know whether they are trustworthy? Where are these seeds from? What about the glue that keeps the two sides of the card together – harmless or heinous? Do seeds grow mold? Does it matter? Should I use these seeds anyway? Anyone see anything other than basil or dill on the Triscuit’s box? Triscuit’s seed cards: marketing gimmick, good samaritanism, or terrorist plot? Go ahead … gimme the dirt.
In case you were wondering what the Triscuit’s seed packet looks like once soaked and opened.
I went to my local garden supply store, around the corner – Shannon’s on Fort Hamilton Pkwy. I wanted to buy a little soil and mulch since I used up the mulch so generously donated by newly known neighbor/friend, and the two big bins of compost I started out the season with are down to about half of one of those bins, and I’m trying to build up some soil in my backyard (literally, build it “up”) because I could not decide between planter boxes, planter pails, or the good old ground for the four heirloom tomatoes I picked up in Saratoga Springs, so I’m doing something kinda in between. So I decided to buy some soil and mulch to help me out. Two bags of topsoil, one bag of mulch and one bag of something else but it was, basically, dirt. That, one pair of gardening gloves not more than $10 (I’ve worn my others out), and $8.00 worth of impatiens, and the bill came to around sixty bucks. No lie. That averages to about ten dollars for a bag of soil. They’re big but they’re not outrageously big. They’re organic and free of those nasty chemicals that self-water and self-feed and time release and all that junk. But, still… am I crazy to think that’s a bit pricey? Am I out of touch? No, that isn’t my question. It is….
QUESTION: How much is good dirt these days? … AND … is it like other things where you might find a better deal online? Did dirt go up along with every other useful item for living lately? If it did, is it just to keep pace, to seize on the panic, or is there a real reason behind the increase? Is it just that expensive here in NY? Are gardeners elsewhere feeling the pinch too? Go ahead … gimme the dirt, really, I mean it this time. Give it to me, preferably for free or really really cheap.
Hi fellow revelers,
Just wanted to let you know that, although there was vigorous debate, the jury of my peers voted against using the old Plant-Tone, so I tossed it, not in the garden but in a contratctor’s bag. (see the old post here). I still am not sure it was the right thing to do and realize I could have done a test-swatch of soil, but c’est la vie. We move on…to the next
QUESTION: It’s the middle of the day, on a hot one, and I just bought some border flower plants (about four of the small containers), including impatiens and petunias. I know it’s not wise to water plants in the middle of the day, since doing so could expose the leaves to sunburn, but what about planting? Is there a better time of the day to put some flowers in the ground? Is this one of them? When is ideal to plant these babies? It’s my birthday … give me the gift of answers … go ahead, gimme the dirt!
revelgardener 