Ko SprueOne Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Is this the formula? 50 : 50 : soap tap water : 90% Isopropyl (house hold alcohol) : few drops of dish soap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 That’s it. 😎 sorry I should have just said in detail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 No worries, actually you did on page 1 or 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Since we're also on the topic of succulents. I want to address the problem of growing Portulacaria afra in the ground near pavement, fences, and utilities. Portulacaria afra, also known as, miniature jade or small leaf jade. The roots are destructive. Pictures show what it's done to my walkway and fence. They look great, actually super cool IMO, and should be grown in containers only. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Wow. I have never seen one grow like that. Especially enough to break the walk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 This is only the second largest of several more on the property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hua Guofang Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Red hot pokers and some pinky white shits that just popped up outa nowhere the other day. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Red hot pokers are dope-common round my parts -Southern Nevada -are they common in yours? and those lilies are dope-they have no foliage. Common in western Pennsylvania- two completely different zones/climates -but growing near eachother in your zone. that’s pretty cool. But that poker is a hardy plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 this is such a great concept. Anyone try this ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 3 hours ago, SMdoubleXL said: Red hot pokers are dope-common round my parts -Southern Nevada -are they common in yours? and those lilies are dope-they have no foliage. Common in western Pennsylvania- two completely different zones/climates -but growing near eachother in your zone. that’s pretty cool. But that poker is a hardy plant. I’d never seen pokers before I bought this place but have since noticed a lot growing wild along the southeast coastline of Australia. I have a bunch of them and I’m desperately trying to keep them alive in this drought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 5:56 PM, SMdoubleXL said: this is such a great concept. Anyone try this ? https://books.google.com/books?id=EKlJDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=straw+bale+solutions&hl=fil&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRrarl3tbnAhUBPH0KHbtGCDoQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=straw bale solutions&f=false Interesting, I've never heard of this before your post. However, this is already happening in the backyard right now. I pulled the weeds and grass from under the guayaba tree then laid cardboard (corrugated) out in two layers to keep future weed growth down. I heard your suppose to cover the cardboard with organic material so I had lawn clippings. This sat for around 6 months. After the December rain, grass started growing in the decomposed grass clippings. So that's sort of like straw bale growth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 You def know what you’re doing @Ko SprueOne straw bale gardening is nothing I ever heard of until I went to school. it makes it possible for any area to garden- dry, too wet, cold, hot-and it’s at a great height that even allows wheelchair access. Imagine someone who has been wheelchair bound being able to garden with ease!!! . If the bake is conditioned correctly the possibilities are really endless! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Pot and Up-pot day. the plants up near the middle of the page are getting too leggy, Leaves turning(down) a direction that isn’t typical and Losing sporadic leaves. They are definitely root bound the cuttings I had rooting in water were also ready to into a pot Gotten into the habit of mixing my soil in a tub/separate container, rather than just dumping soil straight from the bag into the pot since I’m tightly budgeted I grabbed a regular Miracle gro potting would for indoor plants trying to make it stretch I added some coconut coir and a cool soil-less mix from Pittsburgh specifically called Pitt Moss (it’s a great mix including newspaper and smells horrible) all play a part for retaining moisture, creating different textures for drainage and anchoring the plant well wet your soil first before adding to pot. Mix it evenly. water rooted plants simply went into the mix. Up potting from smaller pot to larger. place a lil soil mix at the bottom of new pot. Place old pot into larger pot. Fill in the pot gap with soil when you remove old pot you have a welcoming sized hole for the existing plant. Sometimes I’ll wash roots and shake em out but I left most of it it’s current soil and places into the soil well i just created This baby was terribly root bound. Don’t be afraid to prune those roots! Definitely give them a rough up with your finger. I trimmed half of these roots Keeping plants from the cat and allowing them to grow up I wrapped some thread in such a fashion to hold up stems of plants. don’t forget to water your plants in as soon as it’s potted to your liking. Water it until water runs through the bottom. Let it leach out Edited February 20, 2020 by SMdoubleXL 💧 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) While I was at it-I used the same soil to put the successful cuttings and propagated leaves into a new bed of soil. I just gently pushed the lil ones until the formed roots were in the soil without covering the new leaves and also leaving some parent leaf exposed succulents are the only plant (especially in this stage) I will not water in after planting. The souls should be moist enough to invite those roots in. Edited February 21, 2020 by SMdoubleXL 💦 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 While I was at it, still... I decided to up out my Oxalis, also. It’s a cool and very pretty plant; delicate though. its roots are a bulb system and those lil section can just be snapped off and planted. this plant went so limp and looks weak after it’s transition. I hope it forgives me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 I’ve never even tried roses or even played with em but I figure I’d try a few things. These get direct sunlight until the sun is set. They require more water than anyone should use in this desert. applied a few pruning techniques and solid Correctly watering at the right time of day (early am), keeping base free of weeds. To ensure a bushy rose bush, when you notice it blooming and go to dead head it, trim it back to the leaflet with 5 or more leaves on it -it will produce a bushy flowering plant. There's no flowers yet but the pruning has allowed it to push its energy to the healthy parts instead of wasting energy tying to feed useless parts (people should actually do this too 😉) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 @SMdoubleXLThis thread is super educational, thanks for creating it. I'm not trying to be spammy but B.I.R.C. is a cool cool resource if interested in non-toxic/least toxic solutions to pest control. http://birc.org/ Then click on their >> Online Publications. Total wealth of information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Spam it up! we got to share the goods! @Ko SprueOne I def bookmarked it. It’s loaded with info! that’s a great site that I haven’t seen. Thank you. All that’s good info i have been pointed to this one recently in case it benefits anyone just EPA Pennsylvania Code pesticide info Edited February 27, 2020 by SMdoubleXL Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) has anyone ever made/experimented with Hypertufa? I haven’t yet but I will eventually. It seems like a cool lil project to do and super customizable to what you want/need. there are plenty of websites that provide common recipes and directions Some recipes go into a lot of detail Some recipes are more basic. in case any of you have the resources and/or desire to play around while you’re at home. Edited March 25, 2020 by SMdoubleXL 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Makes cool looking containers. Never actually heard of this tho. Thank for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I am about to get cats seeds from my mom and I am so excited. I need help on ways to nurture it right though, any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMdoubleXL Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 21 hours ago, Ray40 said: I am about to get cats seeds from my mom and I am so excited. I’ve never grown cats before. but wish has them on sale for $1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Sorry I meant cactus, I hate spell correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Transplanted some sage into the ground this weekend. It was in a pot at a friend's house. They're moving and so were getting rid of stuff. I spotted the Sage plant and asked for it. Sage granted. Made a watering device so I could fill it then walk away to do other stuff. I always end up just standing there and watching because of the interest in watching water do sht. Painted an old Kimchi jar after drilling three 1/8" holes at the bottom rim of one side. Set it on top of a metal thing I found at a thrift store. Filled it with water. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Vertical farms are dope. This one is my buddys wife’s I want one IMG_8947.MOV 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 They're going to need that on Mars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Just throwin this out there for anyone who knows, in no particular order. @SMdoubleXL @nicklesndimes @One Man Banned @LUGR @KILZ FILLZ @simon sandleshit @Hua Guofang @Dirty_habiT Blooms is over for this lavender for this year. The bees dig these. My neighbor says it gives them a sort of 'stoney trip'. How do I prune this? Do I cut the seed pods off only? (see pictures) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Not 100 on this but I believe you prune/shape it all down but don't go too low and always leave some green at the bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I don’t know about pruning them, but you should definitely smoke some. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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