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This archived discussion is "read only". « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next » » HollyT - maple roots I wouldn't mind losing that maple, so am not about to do anything to help it along.Interesting about the fungus. This pile is in a mulched area, so I know it's not weeds. I assumed the oak was looking for lunch. But will have to do a bit more digging around. Thanks again. -- posted by HollyT » Marge_Talt - Odd roots Well, Holly, see if you don't find these guys running through the mulch with no seeming beginning or end....let us know what you find!-- posted by Marge_Talt » HollyT - Thirsty roots Some of my newer rhodies have 1 or 2 wilted branches. Any chance that could be from water stress (@#$% tree roots), rather than disease?One of the plants has been in the ground about 18 months, but has ferns and sweet woodruff growing thickly around and thru it. Guess I need to clean that out and give it some space? I thought they could stand groundcover. Also, I can provide a definitive result on the Late Foxglove Planting Experiment. Last fall I asked if foxgloves started late from seed and transplanted as little guys last fall would bloom this spring. The answer is no. I had a few stalks of bloom, but think they were all from seed dropped earlier from the existing crop. Plants have gotten quite large, however, so they should be real showstoppers next spring. -- posted by HollyT » Marge_Talt - wilted rhodie branches Uh oh, Holly, sounds very like wilt or dieback disease to me...not lack of water (all leaves would be drooping and curled or look flattish) or the competition of the groundcover plants, which rhodies don't mind a bit. Well, guess I'd better modify this...they don't mind it as long as they are taller than the groundcovering plants. If yours are small rhodies, I think it would be best if you give them some air. The fungi that cause the wilt like damp and spread by water droplets, so it would be best if the stems had breathing room.If I were you, I'd get out my secateurs tomorrow and cut off those branches - dip cutters in alcohol in between cuts - and dispose of them in the trash ASAP. These fungal diseases of rhodies are exacerbated by any kind of stress and our recent hot weather and the drought we've been having are very stressful for plants, particularly rhodies who hale from cool, moist climates in the wild. I have this problem on some of mine periodically - have lost a few plants over time, but most seem to be able to cope as long as the diseased bits are removed. Also, clean up any dead rhodie leaves from the ground around the plants as the fungi live there and get back onto healthy wood via water splashes. Re: the digitalis babies - yes, if they are quite small in fall, they often won't bloom in spring, but will wait until the following year. Check your mature plants who bloomed this year for signs of new growth at the base...if there is some, those plants may live over to bloom again next year. -- posted by Marge_Talt » HollyT - too much of a good thing I have an anemone of some kind in my shady raised bed that's trying to take over. Grows maybe 12-18" tall, small white flowers in spring/summer, very pretty but becoming very aggressive. Has about smothered a couple of young azaleas, and it's moving into the pulmonaria and bleeding heart. Does anyone know what this is, and whether it would be as aggressive in the drier, shallower soil in my neighbor's garden?-- posted by HollyT » Daffyclay - topic chang Marge,Came back from vacation, and just as I was gearing up to do my own article on raised beds, this topic change. Found the discussion interesting anyway about the roots in the mulch pile. I'll have to pay more attention to that. Never happened to me before. -- posted by Daffyclay » Marge_Talt - agressive Anemone Hi Holly,Hmmm...and I have trouble getting them to stick around! Well, a bit of research wonders if this could be A. sylvestris or A. canadensis, the only ones I've found mention of as being invasive. Clausen and Ekstrom say about them (quoted without permission):
If the first one, it doesn't sound like dry soil would keep it in bounds as woodlands tend to be dry. If the second, it just might. Might just be one of those things you need to yank out of places it's not supposed to be, if you want to keep some of it. Does anybody else have any better ideas on what this might be???? -- posted by Marge_Talt » Marge_Talt - topic morphing Hi Clay...welcome back. Hope you had a lovely vacation and are rested and ready to resume the fray.Yep, threads have this way of morping along so that by the end of a long one, it's not at all what the subject header indicates. One of the things about the way the discussions are formatted on the Suite is that starting a new topic isn't intuitive like it is on email lists. I could move threads that really are talking about something new, but, then the posters would wonder what happened to them unless I posted a note about it and that could get boring:-) If anyone wants to start a new subject, they can hit the "Start a New Discussion" link at the top of the discussion list. Sometimes, I don't even see that myself, so I do believe it gets overlooked:-) I'm surprised you haven't noticed those fungi "roots" in leaf piles. I've got them wherever a pile of chips or leaves sits for a while. -- posted by Marge_Talt » HollyT - running anemone I think you've got it, Marge. Must be canadensis, since flowers face up. The giver warned me that it spreads, and it does. It's moving toward a huge blue angel hosta right now--may have met its match.Actually it's quite pretty, very fresh-looking even now. Shall I save you some? :-) -- posted by HollyT » Marge_Talt - rampant anemone meeting its match Hi Holly,That Hosta ought to give it pause:-) Glad I seem to have hit on your guy and yes, I'd love a bit. I have ground that needs covering - can turn it loose in the woods and let it compete with the poison ivy:-) Seriously, would be most interested! Anemones, rampant or not, are lovely plants for shady spots. -- posted by Marge_Talt « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion. |
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