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Post by OregonRed on Mar 6, 2015 10:55:22 GMT -5
yep Ellen, that's it exactly like that at mine. I gave up trying to be friendly. I might have 4 people of 36 who even bother to acknowledge...
funny you should mention tho - just this morn, the "not really the coordinator" sent out a broadcast email about: "who's still in?" I offered up my idea about the "pollenators plot", we'll see how that goes
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Post by gakaren on Mar 7, 2015 23:01:14 GMT -5
Just a little something FYI if you are interested....it seems we all have native milkweeds of varying varieties. I thought this was interesting and informative....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias#Species
There are pictures of the varieties.
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Post by ellenr on Mar 8, 2015 5:40:41 GMT -5
Oregon, I hope you get the Pollinators Plot. It might bring people together. I was going to coordinate a plot like that last year, but then my knee got other ideas, so I didn't.
At least now we have two very pleasant, very responsive coordinators.
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Post by OregonRed on Mar 8, 2015 8:21:38 GMT -5
I'm going to plant a few of the milk thistle seeds I get out of the bulk bins for my tea, just to see what I get. I remember the cool pic Lisaann put up one year.
yester, I purchased these from the bulk bins: broccoli, peas, oh and I forget. I also have radish, dill, celery, mustard, .... I got the idea while talking to Lat about seed exchange.
thinking about it now, I think I'll coorden off a section and call it: "bulk bin garden" hahahah - because I don't know a thing about what variety I've got. I DO know the celery I grew last year was from the bulk bin!
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Post by Latitude33 on Mar 11, 2015 0:36:09 GMT -5
Looking forward to your bulk bin vs, seed packet review. Pics?
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Post by peasonearth on Mar 21, 2015 13:05:35 GMT -5
While seed shopping a few weeks ago I found these and thought I'd try it out. They also have a packet for butterflies, and I think one for hummingbirds as well. I'd like to plant a few pots of these near the garden. It would be nice having more bees around, and it would feel good knowing I'm trying to do my part to help them.
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Post by OregonRed on Mar 21, 2015 13:52:20 GMT -5
G O L D S T A R WOOHOO good for you - you go girl
and by-the-way, I notice you are quite good at this forum posting thing... posting a link with a word! sweet!
(who here among us knows how to do that? Steve, you don't count)
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Post by claude on Mar 21, 2015 13:56:00 GMT -5
Very nice selection as well!
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Post by OregonRed on Mar 21, 2015 14:00:16 GMT -5
nice new avatar there claude
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 21, 2015 14:02:29 GMT -5
I love Botanical Interests. Great company.
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Post by peasonearth on Mar 21, 2015 14:48:53 GMT -5
Thanks Red! I chalk it up to only being 26 and practically growing up figuring out how to do these fancy things It took a little bit of messing around, but I got it figured out
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Post by OregonRed on Mar 21, 2015 21:22:10 GMT -5
yes, you young'uns have all the brain power and energy to do that stuff
the future needs you young'uns - you go girl
GO do big things!>>>>>>>
hehe
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 19, 2015 15:09:05 GMT -5
Does anyone feed the milkweed?
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Post by brownrexx on Apr 19, 2015 18:40:12 GMT -5
No, I just let it grow and it seems fine.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 21, 2015 10:12:50 GMT -5
I tried to grow some one time....sent for the seeds online...been so long I don't remember where I got them....and I had to do some cold stratification(that sound right?) before planting them or had to plant in the fall so it had some cold temperature exposure... but they never came up. I didn't understand much about it at the time and if I knew before getting the seeds I wouldn't have gotten them online.
The ones that grow randomly here don't seem to flower. Maybe I should feed them.
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