I'm trying to keep this healthy through the new england winter. I just brought it in overnight since it will be mid 30s, but I will keep it outside during the day as long as I can. I was going to put it in a bright window and run a humidifier continuously through the winter. Any tips?
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I answered a post the other day on another sub, and someone said I should do an AMA, so here I am.
My father was in politics for over 20 years. We moved to DC and I grew up in that area. My parents are hard-core Trumpy, myself and my siblings are thankfully not. Happy to answer any questions you have about growing up or going to political events or how I grew to be diametrically opposed to the views of my parents.
I will be completing my pond installation this week and have a bog filter. I'm in New England and the winter can be kind of harsh. I wasn't sure if I should wait until the pond is more established and there might be more nutrients in the water, or if I should go ahead and go buy some plants now. Thoughts?
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I'm looking to replace some small red bark dogwoods with a pair of hydrangeas. I'm in MA zone 6ish. My two issues are - I don't want them to get too tall, say, below 4ft and the spots are in full, blazing sun all day. I was looking at Annabelles because white would look nice. Any advice?
Hi all. I don't need to have the edge here look amazing or anything, this is my bog filter that will trickle back to the main pond. I'm just trying to get the water to pour more evenly over the lip. Any suggestions?
I remember years ago listening to Click n Clack on NPR. They had a female caller whose husband insisted that a monthly car wash actually saved money to gas saved with the increased wind resistance. The hosts, as always, absolutely eviscerated the husband, saying no, of course not and, "You'd maybe save 20 bucks on a trip to the sun!"
But, would you? I know, there's not exactly wind resistance in space, but on a trip of 92 million miles in regular earth air, would this minor slipstream assistance help?
I check my river birches for spongy moth caterpillars at this time every year. This year, I noticed this on the tree in a couple places. I assume they're eggs of some kind, but they were extremely pink and shiny - they looked almost crystalline. Checked a few days later and they were gone, but the leaves looked intact. I'm a ways off the beaten path so "somone dumped their donut sprinkles" or something is unlikely. Anyone know what they are?
They are almost gone now, tome to start thinking about next year!
All 3 of these Paw Paw trees were planted at the same time. First one seems fine. Second one a deer decided to eat the top off last year and it's still recovering from growing a new leader. The last 2 pictures are the same papaw tree and I have questions.
Last year, I thought it was dead because it didn't leaf out until a full month after the other 2. When it did finally put its leaves out, it did seem healthy and fine all summer. This year it's late again, but seems to have much fewer leaves. Is this a sick plant? Is this just the way some different Paw Paw trees leaf out. Will I even get cross-pollination since its flowers will come so much later than the other 2?
I'm wondering if I should replace this. I know it takes many years to grow to fruiting maturity , and I don't want to spend years hoping this tree recovers if it's sick.
I give you the Jurassic Park Iris. Zero chance I buy this plant without that name, but I totally love it
Not mine, sadly. I see this tree peony on my walk to work. I bought one two years ago, but it will be a while until it looks this nice! I just had to share.
I love my molly the witch peonies. They beat my tree peonies to flower every year and I like to have the season go as long as I can
All on one stem. Never seen it happen before and it's on three different tulips (the others have 3)
Hello! My friends at the pond subreddit are split on this question, so i thought I would ask the science and math-related fellow nerds here. The area where I have dug my pond is, ironically and frustratingly, full of water. I think the ground water level is about two feet down, but I want my pond to be 4+ feet down (This image was taken during the winter when the ground was frozen, the actual level of water is a bit lower, second picture is more accurate but harder to see). Some are saying the weight of the water will keep the rubber liner down and everything will be fine. Others are saying the water coming up from the ground will create a bubble in my liner at the bottom and thus be a big problem.
If I fill the 15 ft x 12 ft pond with water to a depth of 2 feet, will that be enough to hold the lower, flooded section below it -a smaller oval, lets say 5ft x 8ft and 2 feet of water- forced down or will the pressure equalize and I'll have a liner problem? What is there is heavy rain and the wwater level rises another foot?
(Just to address this now, I live near a wetland and want to create a natural space for local wildlife, but during dry spells this will completely disappear and that's not the best for fish. Leaving this 'as is' isn't really the best option and won't be a pond)
The pond I dug... is full of water. No liner yet, it just floods no matter what I do. It's lower now than this i age, but still a foot or two of water in there.
I live next to a wetland and I believe this is just the water line, 2 ft down. Is...is this an issue? Should I just put the liner in and not worry about it? Do something different?