Dead Beat Mothers are Losers!
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Comments (18)Whaas, I think these posts are more helpful in a way than the perfect day, perfect light pictures the rest of the web gives us. I always ask or mention when my nyssa or ilex dies back or my fagus or picea crisps up over the summer. To me, I want to find that information when I am planting and planning as much as the patent holder's claim it grows whatever size I wish from zone two to ten or whatever. Also you assessment of what did them in may be right on. So far my metasequoias have tolerated everything except for drought and compacted soil....See MoreJapanese Maple - Beat up by cold snap
Comments (5)I would wait to see where, if at all, it starts to leaf out, and then take off the dead stuff above that. Do so carefully, to avoid damaging any new growth. Check to see where the graft/joint is. If you only get growth from below that, scrap the tree - while the roots are some variety of maple, it probably won't be as nice in form, leaf or color as the grafted top was/will be. If the sprouts are from above the graft, it's up to you if you want to nurse it along and see what sort of shape it turns out. Some judicious pruning may be necesary later in the summer to make sure it won't end up too badly shaped. Don't overwater it. Since it looks to be on a slope, it's probably not a problem, but maples don't like soggy roots. If it lives, I would expand the mulch circle as well - out about 3' if you can manage it - no deeper than 4", no mulch in the 2-4" next to the trunk. Spreading 4-6 sheets of black-ink newspaper or flattened cardboard under the mulch will smother the grass for you. Just be sure to cover all the edges, as the exposed paper can wick moisture from the soil, which is NOT what is wanted! If you have NO new leaves by early June, I would have to say the tree is probably dead. That Easter Weekend freeze did in a lot of plants, all over the east, midwest and southeast....See MoreProven Losers / Any nursery
Comments (16)The first year I grew 'Purple Majesty' it did pretty well. The following year, plants grown from both commercial seed and seed saved from the previous year's crop were shorter and spindlier. I have not grown it since. There is a new form of ornamental millet on the market that is supposed to be more compact and denser in form. When it comes to annuals, recent proven losers for me have included 'Dreamland' zinnia (euthanized by mid-season) and so-called red French marigolds which look orange if you're more than a foot away. Whoever named an ageratum 'Blue Hawaii' when the flowers are actually a washed-out purple, as well as any hybridizer who calls his offerings 'carmine' when they are really hot pink should be disappeared by the Color Police....See MoreNeighborhood cats beats up on other cats
Comments (18)"But what if the cat owner who allows the cat to roam into your yard objects to your spraying the cat?" Oh man....I am ROTF laughing at that one! Really,WHO CARES?Obviously the owner of the cat doesn't care enough to keep it inside or confined to their property in some way,and a little water is not going to kill the cat.I can think of a lot worse things I would consider or that someone not quite as nice as me might do,AND they would be perfectly within their legal right to do so if the animal is on their property! Good lord people,this is CATS we are talking about,not someones KID! Get one of those power attachments that you use to wash cars with and set it on a fine spray and use it! I'll bet Mr. Roamin' Cat will think twice before coming in your yard again.It works and I've never known a cat to melt in water! Cynthia has a good idea too!LOL Junebug-I feel for you.If all else has failed for you I don't blame you for resorting to the arsenal.Sometimes there is just no other way.If the owners don't care about them anyway then they won't miss them,or will just replace them with more roaming cats.It's a never ending viscious circle,huh? Oh,and about the pepper spray(someone said not to use it cause it could cause injury to the cat),if it can be used on humans with no permanent injury,why would it be dangerous to cats? I keep hearing that it isn't the cat's fault,it's the owner's fault and I'm really tired of that scenario.I guess the cat's just need to have a heart to heart talk with their owners! Yeah,that makes about as much sense as not doing anything about the problem because it isn't the cat's fault!...See Moreblindhearted_3
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