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Post by ladybuglegs on Jan 17, 2009 21:46:13 GMT -5
Hi.. I live in central Mo. in the country and love gardening and yard work We have a huge yard and can make it go as far as we want it too. Live a quarter mile off of main gravel road. No livestock so we don't have fences except for the chain link around our garden to keep the deer out.Had a big buck jump it last summer and had a good ole time eating my green beans and sweet potato plants, it even ate the silk off of some of my sweet corn. And then along comes the raccoons that we have to put up an electric fence to keep out of our corn.  it is so much fun living in the country and trying to out wit the critters. I like to get cuttings from things and start them and then give them to any one that doesn't have the plant. Most any thing can be started from a cutting. I use four old aquariums with about four inches of sand in the bottom, dampened. Some times you can get a 100 percent from cuttings doing them this way. All the old fashion roses start easy in the sand. If you don't have a aquarium, a big glass jar works also. I sure am glad I found this site.. |
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jan 17, 2009 21:56:29 GMT -5
Oh boy, if you have any good tips on keeping the wildlife out of your garden, there's a thread called "Getting Rid Of Your Forest Friends" that could use a post from you!
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Post by houseodessey on Jan 17, 2009 22:05:57 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. My dad grew up in Missouri, in Essex county, I think. I am trying to root asiatic jasmine from cuttings right now. I think they are still alive. Never done cuttings before.
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Post by stratcat on Jan 17, 2009 22:41:43 GMT -5
Welcome to Homegrown Goodness. Join in and have fun.  |
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Post by grungy on Jan 17, 2009 23:05:04 GMT -5
Hi ladybuglegs,
Are you as cute as a bee's knees (LOL)? Anyway welcome to our zany community of gardening people. Since you are really up propagation and gardening I think that you will enjoy it here. Jump right in and let us know what you think on any topic.
Cheers,
Val (grungy) and Dan (grunt)
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Post by plantsnobin on Jan 18, 2009 9:56:04 GMT -5
Welcome. My husband and I recently made a little trip to MO, went to Mexico and Columbia. Hard for us to get used to so much flat land and so few trees. I also love to propagate from cuttings, I take it you like old roses? I love the old roses, but sadly, Rose Rosette Disease has made it to this area and has infected some of mine.
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 19, 2009 6:19:30 GMT -5
Welcome to HG!  |
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Post by Penny on Jan 19, 2009 9:10:33 GMT -5
Hi there and Welcome.
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Post by americangardener on Jan 19, 2009 10:11:08 GMT -5
HI LBL
So, i'm not the only one with critter problems. I've got the deer, the rabbits, the coons and occassionally a ground hog or two to go along with the hundreds of tree rats and mice.
Never had the deer go for regular beans here though.. i guess they're just too much in love with the pepper plants. That seems to be their favorite food here. Then the tomato plants after that. The do seem to like soybeans alot though. And peas.. and well anything that doesn't move after that. Beans though they leave alone. And i've found anything purple.. for some reason they don't like purple leafed pepper plants or purple leaved anything really. Don't know why.. maybe it's a visual thing. I do know they have terribly poor eyesight. Anyways.. if you ever have any tips for any of the critters i'm always looking for something that'd work. I think i've probably tried everything though. And surprisingly.. the only thing that works worth a darn is to simply place twigs and short tree branch trimmings and stick em next to the plants. It also doubles as extra support for the peppers.. but i think the deer just don't like getting poked in the eye when they go to munch on the plants. It takes alot of sticks.. but it's the only thing that really works for me. Otherwise the deer would chomp a 4 ft pepper plant down to a one inch nub. I know they've done it thousands of times on me.
I'd be interested in learning about your plant progagation from cuttings too. I've tried a few types of plants but nothing real serious. Grapes mostly. And i'm gonna try some bamboo next year. Not exactly the same as what you do.. but i did make a solid wall of maples bout 30 ft long one year by taking twigs and sticking em into the ground along the ditch. Now it's over 30 ft tall and one solid wall of trunks. Works good for keeping deer out.. but now i wish i'd of done it around the entire garden.
Well, welcome.. join right in..
Dave
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it is so much fun living in the country and trying to out wit the critters.
