tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post3366680710875052704..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Wednesday Vignette, don't mulch the plants!danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38633426672341165402017-05-12T11:35:27.065-07:002017-05-12T11:35:27.065-07:00Linda... I'm in Denver and for the last few ye...Linda... I'm in Denver and for the last few years my vb's have readily reseeded in the dense bark pathway... enough that they wanted to become a shrub! I haven't planted a new vb in years!Sheila Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199915375459382539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89634403534631895362017-05-11T19:00:29.130-07:002017-05-11T19:00:29.130-07:00Oopsie!Oopsie!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77194939475072065792017-05-11T19:00:11.409-07:002017-05-11T19:00:11.409-07:00Oh, I was kind of joking. I rather loath the noise...Oh, I was kind of joking. I rather loath the noise pollution they create, although what's a little noise when it comes to saving agave? chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67654519593825688392017-05-11T14:32:47.185-07:002017-05-11T14:32:47.185-07:00Your readers have great ideas! Love the ingenuity....Your readers have great ideas! Love the ingenuity. It IS a tricky problem--getting debris out from within and weeds out from under. Not that I keep my yuccas as clean as I should (😧😬) but here's the coolest thing I've used: for yuccas in reach of our shop with its air compressor tool, I've used use 50-foot+ air hose and the sharp spraying nozzle. For cleaning inside crevices between leaves, it's fantastic!!! Alyse Lansinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953317608061300541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82951060366046337892017-05-11T09:17:10.176-07:002017-05-11T09:17:10.176-07:00Ha! You made me laugh.Ha! You made me laugh.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44668236881581493802017-05-11T09:17:00.361-07:002017-05-11T09:17:00.361-07:00Yikes, seedlings didn't have enough light to g...Yikes, seedlings didn't have enough light to grow?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-56401326515846553262017-05-11T09:16:18.869-07:002017-05-11T09:16:18.869-07:00Fish hook pullers!!! Brian thank you! Something ne...Fish hook pullers!!! Brian thank you! Something new to add to my tool box.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69713110990368341862017-05-11T09:15:42.560-07:002017-05-11T09:15:42.560-07:00It's a sad state...It's a sad state...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52835129021845929222017-05-11T09:15:15.903-07:002017-05-11T09:15:15.903-07:00Me too, I HATE HATE HATE the Styrax.Me too, I HATE HATE HATE the Styrax.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65358979356703816732017-05-11T09:14:49.692-07:002017-05-11T09:14:49.692-07:00You neglectful? Never...You neglectful? Never...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47245088763490205862017-05-11T09:14:31.986-07:002017-05-11T09:14:31.986-07:00But I bet you've got a blower?But I bet you've got a blower?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48441333048722601782017-05-11T09:14:13.435-07:002017-05-11T09:14:13.435-07:00Agreed. Agreed. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-23267238661365686152017-05-11T09:13:56.941-07:002017-05-11T09:13:56.941-07:00That would be nice of me wouldn't it? First I&...That would be nice of me wouldn't it? First I'd need to buy a can of air...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89953838365728565742017-05-11T09:13:24.521-07:002017-05-11T09:13:24.521-07:00Like it was a "professional" rather than...Like it was a "professional" rather than the homeowner/gardener? That seems likely.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49232793084748824322017-05-11T09:03:04.599-07:002017-05-11T09:03:04.599-07:00If I had a cordless blower I would be a happy gard...If I had a cordless blower I would be a happy gardener. I started researching them but never did make the purchase. Do you have a favorite?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59571649812466909122017-05-10T20:01:43.770-07:002017-05-10T20:01:43.770-07:00Amateurs! ;)Amateurs! ;)Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2363814400068743142017-05-10T18:44:59.543-07:002017-05-10T18:44:59.543-07:00You can tell I've been out in my garden all da...You can tell I've been out in my garden all day when I am not checking blogs until the evening. I learned that my verbena bonariensis never returned because I mulched the area where it was planted. LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-15206261338243153762017-05-10T16:11:28.820-07:002017-05-10T16:11:28.820-07:00I would only use stone mulch. We use fish hook pul...I would only use stone mulch. We use fish hook pullers at The Ruth Bancroft Garden to get down between the Agave leaves, and to pull weeds out from the cacti. A great tool to have!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241604602356561368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73216759952344825492017-05-10T15:59:02.102-07:002017-05-10T15:59:02.102-07:00Yikes! Makes me want to get a stick and flick off ...Yikes! Makes me want to get a stick and flick off as much of the mulch as possible. All that organic matter promotes rotting and spots too, tsk...Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-53326999804435008762017-05-10T12:53:44.085-07:002017-05-10T12:53:44.085-07:00I love Peter's idea of the shop vac. He sugges...I love Peter's idea of the shop vac. He suggested it for the fruits of the Styrax too. Stroke of genius, which I will take full advantage of next year. This year, I'm pulling those darn things out by the handful, as usual.Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284847045808194242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43988626514402943122017-05-10T12:48:29.802-07:002017-05-10T12:48:29.802-07:00Ooh, you do NOT want to see my cactus bed right no...Ooh, you do NOT want to see my cactus bed right now if a little bark mulch upsets you. (Bark mulch would be a step up from what I have). The mulch between the leaves makes me crazy too!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6778774220606061202017-05-10T12:20:44.784-07:002017-05-10T12:20:44.784-07:00Now I don't feel so bad about neglectful mulch...Now I don't feel so bad about neglectful mulching.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30793235998089473002017-05-10T11:10:58.682-07:002017-05-10T11:10:58.682-07:00Leaf blower or shop vac. to the rescue! There'...Leaf blower or shop vac. to the rescue! There's something jarring about agaves growing out of bark mulch. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55658042550800454152017-05-10T09:05:16.350-07:002017-05-10T09:05:16.350-07:00Can you take along a can of compressed air next ti...Can you take along a can of compressed air next time you walk past, and give them a good blast? It's so worrisome for them to rot with all that around the base, especially after having survived this horrid winter.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51816540665321267502017-05-10T09:03:05.729-07:002017-05-10T09:03:05.729-07:00I wonder if some gardener blew the mulch in there....I wonder if some gardener blew the mulch in there. My own whale's tongue agave likes to collect leaves from the guava trees nearby - I sometimes have a devil of a time removing them without injury.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com