tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8780993578446638048..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Learn from my mistakes, #1danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-28435207531527219482011-07-21T17:12:46.494-07:002011-07-21T17:12:46.494-07:00You're not the only one who makes the mistake ...You're not the only one who makes the mistake of planting a yucca under a tree. Nature does that too.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81173786748609402262011-07-21T15:39:04.192-07:002011-07-21T15:39:04.192-07:00I hear you. I was quite happy to have a self sown ...I hear you. I was quite happy to have a self sown Elder sapling growing near my fence when... but now it's trunk is thickening rapidly (3yrs old) and the whole thing has to lean forward much like your yukka. We live and learn. Well, have I learned? It's still there, getting thicker every month.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61326132140651947712011-07-19T11:24:19.692-07:002011-07-19T11:24:19.692-07:00I need to know the name of that passion flower. It...I need to know the name of that passion flower. It's a beauty, and perhaps less of a thug than the ones that are intent on taking over the world (hope it is at least aggressive enough to spring back for you).ricki 'sprig to twig'http://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58084420744982107542011-07-19T09:51:33.980-07:002011-07-19T09:51:33.980-07:00Making mistakes are part of the fun (Ok, not alway...Making mistakes are part of the fun (Ok, not always pleasurable though!). It's by trial and error made by oneself (and by others as your post shows) that we learn and improve from. Anyway, the Impatiens is a toughie, there's always next year for perfect leaves (or next month even):)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71317881728426731672011-07-19T09:13:51.435-07:002011-07-19T09:13:51.435-07:00So true! I've been thinking a lot about the o...So true! I've been thinking a lot about the ol' trial and error (or vice versa) lately. I think that's what really makes a gardener.... None of us have a green thumb 100% of the time, but gardeners are willing to try, try again, despite the costs to time, money and energy. <br /> <br />Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1256763245221516562011-07-19T08:54:26.585-07:002011-07-19T08:54:26.585-07:00Thank you Patricia!
MulchMaid, I think I must hav...Thank you Patricia!<br /><br />MulchMaid, I think I must have fallen asleep during the pest section of the Master Gardener classes. Seriously, I am BAD at identifying and acting. I am an organic gardener out of laziness..."ignore it and it will go away" thinking. In this particular case I saw that something was munching and kept looking for the culprit but could find nothing. That's as far as I took it. I think that both Grace (Weevil) and Derick (Leaf Cutter bees) could be right.<br /><br />scott, the sun/shade mix is a good one that could provide some instructive photo opportunities!<br /><br />Grace, really you think it might grow back? My husband said the same thing but I thought "he's crazy"...<br /><br />igarden, wow...moving a tree sounds so daunting!<br /><br />Beech Street, sounds like you don't make very many?<br /><br />Trainer John, oh wouldn't retroactive pellets be a great invention?<br /><br />DD, I've been thinking about this idea of an agave planted under a tree...here it would be a great way to deal with the rain since hopefully the tree canopy would provide a drier spot and the tree itself would take much of the moisture. However yes, the sun issue is a big one. Since these are in our parking strip they are loners out there in a sea of sun and asphalt. They would be perfect for the agave treatment, except for the fact that ours is a well used street and there are a lot of feet trampling our parking strip.<br /><br />Ryan, I didn't...but of course I had to go look again. <br /><br />Derick, I agree that it doesn't look like slugs, surprisingly. You might be on to something with the leaf cutter theory. Hey yesterday I discovered a gorgeous purple flower on the impatiens you gifted me! (not the one with the silver stripe but the other one - the book with the names is downstairs and I'm to lazy this morning to go get it).<br /><br />Les, yikes! Your conditions must be perfect for it, I on the other hand have to (had to) baby mine along.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81265007202932222992011-07-19T04:06:55.569-07:002011-07-19T04:06:55.569-07:00I would add, don't plant Passion Vine. I did ...I would add, don't plant Passion Vine. I did once, and it ate a Crape Myrtle and a Poncirus. It took me 3 years to get rid of it.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-13511106968002352342011-07-18T22:50:48.743-07:002011-07-18T22:50:48.743-07:00Aaaayyyy. What happened to your Impatiens! Was it ...Aaaayyyy. What happened to your Impatiens! Was it Leaf Cutter bees? It doesn't look like slug damage.Derickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751022915230793129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82499618338913625542011-07-18T21:15:43.966-07:002011-07-18T21:15:43.966-07:00yuccas and kniphofias. If you saw my bloom day po...yuccas and kniphofias. If you saw my bloom day post you may have noticed a lean in my K. 'Apricot'. Thanks for the insights!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501301078027611367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-41866489979059393762011-07-18T16:08:47.908-07:002011-07-18T16:08:47.908-07:00The Yucca under the tree...ditto Dasylirion...very...The Yucca under the tree...ditto Dasylirion...very true! Useful comments for sure. Yes, you could write a book on what not to do; have slowly been writing website posts on such things.<br /><br />Also brings up something I take for granted in ABQ - I can use a number of species of Agave, Nolina, even Dasylirion under a number of trees with only 1/3 or less sun. But I bet where moisture and sun is less like Cascadia, you might not be able to?Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51970456673056065002011-07-18T14:35:58.371-07:002011-07-18T14:35:58.371-07:00I can sympathise with those mistakes though with m...I can sympathise with those mistakes though with me they translate to:<br /><br />Don't plant Yucca gloriosa close to my sitting area. Not everyone appreciates a spike in the back.<br /><br />Don't strim around the plastic dustbin you are using to brew nettle and comfrey soup as liquid feed. Holes in the bin don't hold in the liquid.<br /><br />Put down pellets before the slugs shred everything in sight, not after. I make this mistake every year.Trainer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777701301974490461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65271249313756826182011-07-18T13:17:21.634-07:002011-07-18T13:17:21.634-07:00My problem is trying to remember all the mistakes....My problem is trying to remember all the mistakes.....LOLBeech Street Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70182757147475484112011-07-18T12:52:37.113-07:002011-07-18T12:52:37.113-07:00Hi! Great idea for a series and something we can ...Hi! Great idea for a series and something we can all contribute to. I really agree with your follower about 1 second of absent-mindedness..there are times I could kick myself for being in a hurry or not thinking before doing. One of my mistakes I need to fix this fall is moving a Dawn Redwood out of full sun and into at least afternoon shade. What was I thinking...living in a semi-arid place, how could this forest tree take full sun! Ugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47136745821148944652011-07-18T10:43:05.777-07:002011-07-18T10:43:05.777-07:00This is a great topic, Loree. Boy I could write a ...This is a great topic, Loree. Boy I could write a book! I bet all of us could. I will take note of the Yucca under the tree snafu. The Passionflower, I bet it will grow back. Your Impatiens leaves look like the bite marks of the weevil which comes out at night and is very elusive. I think you should be excused from this one. :)GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33727538852757623282011-07-18T10:27:20.663-07:002011-07-18T10:27:20.663-07:00Oh yes...love it...I've been thinking about do...Oh yes...love it...I've been thinking about doing an entire post about planting full-sun plants in part shade and thinking my own wishful thinking will be enough to keep them from flopping! I've kicked myself over very similar experiences like you had with the passion flower...it only take 1 second of absent-mindedness to end months of waiting...sigh.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-72459739931959393272011-07-18T10:17:23.422-07:002011-07-18T10:17:23.422-07:00Oh, sad Impatiens! What is the pest and how would ...Oh, sad Impatiens! What is the pest and how would you have dealt with it if you hadn't waited?<br /><br />Sorry also about your lovely Passion Flower. They are so amazing in their flower detail.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31069603741463343022011-07-18T09:23:32.266-07:002011-07-18T09:23:32.266-07:00What an instructive post, one of the most useful I...What an instructive post, one of the most useful I've seen on garden blogs in a while. Thank you -- and commiserations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com