[MightyQueenC]

Originally Posted by Tuppence2

Ref. caterpillars, MQC. They might be of a moth. Take a look here:

http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/america/hairy.htm

Oh! thanks for the link, Penny (and glad you're head's OK)! I clicked your link, went to another page and there he was under "fleshY': Monarch (butterfly) He's supposed to be eating milk weed, so I moved him over to where they're growing (yes ... I have 'em along the un-handimen damaged area still to be sorted). I have saved the link for my bookmarks, too.
Have a wonderful day.

[Steppinstone]

Steppinstone: (dont know your real name)

= Chari

Penny sure hope your head is feeling better.. I am always coming up with briuses that I don't know where they come form... Last week was wet, this week i think we are in for a heat wave, the five day forcast calls for sun every day! Means I have to get a hose repair thingy otherwise I won't be able to water to back garden areas.. No yellow toms yet?? I have one beet that is looking good
Enjoy your new bike trailer!
Yes lots of hummers Penny, I did take a short video and placed in the birding thread. Here is a link, I was sitting in my kitchen sink with the window open.. Not the best quality since it was the first time I used the camera in video mode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRDHXXfrSw


MQ-Glad you were able to move your caterpillar to safer ground! I haven't seen a monarch caterpillar in years....

Happy gardening!
Chari

[Tuppence2]

Oh, how nice to see the hummingbird clip, Chari. Thank you. My tomatoes aren't doing very well at all. I have a few very small green ones. I gave a friend some of your orange ones and she started them off in her little greenhouse. They were doing well last time I heard and I said I want to taste them if mine don't grow. We're having an awful season for vegetables, lots of things not producing as they should.

Excellent, MCQ, to have Monarch caterpillars in your garden. So pleased you have your little "wild" places where they can feed. You might be lucky and get photos when hatched. I'm just going to read up on Monarchs. They migrate in huge numbers in some parts of the world, I think.

I'm not too bad at all, thanks. My skull must be very "thick". I think I was lucky in the part of it that hit the wall, the ridge at the base of the skull being thick and strong. My neck's a little sore, but not much else to worry about.

[eggplant43]

Margaret and Penny, healing wishes sent your way. My garden has exploded this week. I've even had some beans get too mature due to other distractions. This morning while touring the garden I discovered that the tomatoes had been raided, coons I think. Not a happy camper, but what are you gonna do?

The Dahlias are about to burst forth, and I can't wait.

Happy gardening everyone.

[MightyQueenC]

This member is having a tree stump issue, and I hope the TSG gardeners can help him.
I was wondering if pouring bleach or vinegar into drilled holes and then covering in thick dark plastic, being careful not to get any on the surrounding trees that are nearby, or blowing himself up. Maybe the above solution is not strong enough, but I'd hesitate to use herbicide, as I've seen accidents happen (spread) after it rains.
The Peony I tried to kill is slowly coming back, so I'm not one to ask.

Rain or shine, have a nice week in your gardens, everyone.

[Tuppence2]

Hello MCQ.

I think you'll find that the only successfull way to deal with tree stumps is to have them pulled, or dug out. But here's a link to dealing with them. Hope it helps. I'm sure other gardeners will have stories about how they've coped with stumps.

http://www.organicgardening.org.uk/factsheets/gg11.php

[Tuppence2]

Hello Eggy.

Thank you for your good wishes. Pleased to hear your garden is producing. Hope the beans aren't too tough for waiting to be picked. Your practical help for William is very much appreciated by all us people who can't be involved in that way. Hope things go smoothly.

It's raining here (Monday morning) so the grass won't be cut today. I might be able to saw off a few pieces of the hedge I'm cutting back, if it clears later. A few roses need dead-heading but I don't think much else will be done in the garden today.

[franca]

Originally Posted by MightyQueenC

This member is having a tree stump issue, and I hope the TSG gardeners can help him.
I was wondering if pouring bleach or vinegar into drilled holes and then covering in thick dark plastic, being careful not to get any on the surrounding trees that are nearby, or blowing himself up. Maybe the above solution is not strong enough, but I'd hesitate to use herbicide, as I've seen accidents happen (spread) after it rains.
The Peony I tried to kill is slowly coming back, so I'm not one to ask.

Rain or shine, have a nice week in your gardens, everyone.

Tree Stump Removal Instructions

[margaret zanoni]

I have just been sorting out some photos and came across one we took at Easter when we put a new obelisk outside the window and just couldn't believe that despite the awful weather it is now almost covered.....(pics attached).

My husband has taken a couple of snaps of the agapanthus because the sky is pitch black and it looks like the torrential rain will hit us any moment.......we live 5 minutes from the river but it has a steep bank so hopefully we won't be flooded.

Happy gardening to those who are enjoying fine weather and commiserations to those who have had all their hard work and beautiful plants finish under water

kind regards....Margaret

[Tuppence2]

Lovely photos, Margaret. Thanks for sharing them. Your agapanthus is beautiful. I planted two rather stunted ones that were going to be thrown away, they've not done much in this weather, I'm afraid. Hope they'll last and do better next year. I have an obelisk just like that, up which I'm growing a climbing rose, "Guinee", and sweetpeas. Such structures really enhance a garden.

[eggplant43]

Eucalyptus can be a very weedy tree. Obviously it is still alive. So first, it needs to be cut flush to the ground if it isn't already, then this should work. I devised this method after struggling for years with one tree stump.

I thought about what happens in nature, and what happens in nature is rot, this simply speeds it up. Get a bag of manure, the higher the nitrogen content, the better, so for a live tree, chicken would be the best, Don't use aged, use fresher, as that will have a higher nitrogen content. Because the tree is alive, you want to "burn" it with the manure, once that is accomplished, it will begin to rot.

Cover the stump completely with manure, then keep it wet for the season. In the spring, it will be a crumbly consistency that can be spread, or planted in. It's amazing how well this works.

[katonca]

Folks, you are the experts so I come to you with a problem. I live on a very busy corner. My house is no more than 12' from the road. I get carbon dioxide into my house daily, in large quanities.....my head is spinning from it

What type of plants are especially known to absorb CO2 the most (indoor plants that is)?

I need fresh air and sure the plants will not only help but thrive in this environment.

[MightyQueenC]

Kat, I don't know the answer, but will do some research and get back to you, as soon as I can.

Thanks for the tree stump issue answers, people. I'm thinking the manure solution that Eggy posted would be very useful, so will post it in his thread, with the other suggestion. Thanks again.

Margaret: What beautiful flowers you have even rained on the colour is wonderful! Thanks for posting them, here.

Take care and happy gardening *thinking of poor Bob and his flooded garden makes her sad*, if you can.

[katonca]

Originally Posted by MightyQueenC

Kat, I don't know the answer, but will do some research and get back to you, as soon as I can.

Thanks for the tree stump issue answers, people. I'm thinking the manure solution that Eggy posted would be very useful, so will post it in his thread, with the other suggestion. Thanks again.

Margaret: What beautiful flowers you have even rained on the colour is wonderful! Thanks for posting them, here.

Take care and happy gardening *thinking of poor Bob and his flooded garden makes her sad*, if you can.

Thank you, I'll be do the same. I'm afraid that light maybe an issue though. I have three windows in my front room and they all face nothern/east. I guess plants needing tons of light may be out

thanks again

[MightyQueenC]

*perk*


*uses the common names, so as not to dazzle, Kat too much*

In my North East window ... Norther than you, I might add , I grow miniature, trailing and common African Violets, solid green and the regular striped Spider Plant, Philodendron (3 varieties ), Stag Horn Fern, Snake Plant (or Monther-In-Law's Tongue) .... um ... *looks up and behind her* Purple Passion Vine (velvety smooooth), Cast Iron Plant (apparently no one can kill this plant, although mine could just be petrified and I don't know it. Odd plant), Rosary Vine (a succulent), Golden Pothos or Devil's Ivy , Button Fern, Dracena, Wandering Jew, and Pony Tail Palm. I've grown many other plants quite well at this exposure.

You could also install pot lights or direct spot lighting using plant lights to add more "sun". Spider Plants and Pothos are the only two I'm fairly certain "clean the air" but I wouldn't reply on plants too heavily for that, so some sort of air filtration should be used.

I'm too lazy tonight to provide links , so just Google some of the names above to see a photo and get a description and requirements. To look for other plants that may suit your light limitations, Google, Low light houseplants and see what looks appealing.

I'm a little strapped for time this week, but will have a look into this, when I get a chance.