Mark - That is NOT the answer sweetie. I planted all I had - about 150. I have the same number of moles No, no. Don't even think of telling me to cull my beautiful furry friends! Once , we did get manage to get hold of one and put it in a box on the dining room table overnight. Well, it got out, jumped (fell)off the table, crawled into the lounge down three steps and I was devastated to find it dead on the carpet. I can't believe I let my husband do something so horribly cruel.
I was telling mick to plant more, tod. But the answer to your problem is to completely irradiate your land forcing the surviving moles to move out. Then in a few thousand years, re-plant.
They're coming to get you ha-ha ha-ha! They're coming to get you ha-haaaa!
I didn't answer Mick's question because I didn't make the connection between arum lilies & calla lilies.
Anyway, they're ubiquitous here -- grown commercially & sold in huge bunches. They're a recurring motif in the paintings of Diego Rivera.
So why haven't I had the sprawl of beauty I should expect in this adopted home of the arum/calla lily? I've seen them naturalized way up in the mountains here, up by the pine line, growing furiously in a bog beneath the trees. Googling, I found this page, which sums up everything Zantesdeschia wants that I've never given it on a regular basis.
Coincidentally, I bought yet another pot of it yesterday. As always, I was assured that it would grow happily in a pot. I follow the principal of not giving plants pots that are much too big for their needs. However, maybe this plant would prefer a big pot & peace & quiet.
Maybe moles could be foiled by preparing an area surrounded by buried hardware cloth? Planting them in a tub would probably be easier, though.
I do have a hardy white one planted in the garden that flowers it's socks off and a hardy green one (Z. Green Goddess) in a big pot which also flowers all the time but it's the smaller colourful ones that I can't get a big show.
I could do with a bit of advice too, please -- probably Casimira since she knows about lemons;
I have a little greenhouse, but obviously not for the kind of weather we had this month. The water in the watering can froze, several of the plants froze tto. I had hesitated to water my lemon tree so that the roots wouldn't freeze, and have been putting a bit of water when the sun shone on the greenhouse. Well, the leaves are all dried up and yellow, so I guess they are dead, but just now I noticed that the lemons on the tree are turning black. They had looked fine until a few days ago. I compare with a kumquat bush on which all the little kumquats froze and turned brown.
Do you think if I cut it all back it will grow back? I don't want to take it out of the greenhouse yet since it can get cold at night, but it's a bit warm in there when the sun shines, like right now.
Bjd, I wouldn't cut the plant back. The reason is that if there's another cold snap, it's more likely to travel down what's left of the plant into the roots. Use your thumbnail to slightly scratch the bark toward the bottom of the trunk. If it's green under the scratch, the plant's still alive. Just put up with the ugly until true warm weather arrives.
That said, wait & see what Casimira's advice is, since she knows a great deal about citrus plants.
It sounds like your lemon got some major freeze burn BJD.I agree with Bixa and would not cut the plant back,at least at this point anyway. If the root ball wasn't damaged it may make a comeback.
Mick,the colored calla lilies that I have grown have always been smaller sized, almost mini, bloom wise. I don't know of a large sized one unless it's a newer introduction.
It sounds like your lemon got some major freeze burn BJD.I agree with Bixa and would not cut the plant back,at least at this point anyway. If the root ball wasn't damaged it may make a comeback.
Mick,the colored calla lilies that I have grown have always been smaller sized, almost mini, bloom wise. I don't know of a large sized one unless it's a newer introduction.
I don't mind the size, I'd just like more of them.
Truth be told BJD,I've never really had that experience with severe cold. The coldest it gets here is not enough,generally,to do that much damage to my lemons. And,the Meyer lemon is the most cold hardy of all the citrus. Good luck with it!
It sounds like your lemon got some major freeze burn BJD.I agree with Bixa and would not cut the plant back,at least at this point anyway. If the root ball wasn't damaged it may make a comeback.
Mick,the colored calla lilies that I have grown have always been smaller sized, almost mini, bloom wise. I don't know of a large sized one unless it's a newer introduction.
I don't mind the size, I'd just like more of them.
I think it takes a few seasons for them to proliferate Mick.
I don't know how much of the damage is due to cold and how much to lack of water. The problem was that the cold lasted so long, days when it didn't go above 0°, so I was afraid to water.
Today it was sunny and 17°, so I poured more water on the soil but left the tree in the greenhouse with the door open. Once it gets a bit warmer at night (this morning we had frost again), I'll take it out and see what happens. Maybe once the dry leaves fall off, new ones will grow, she says hopefully.
You might reevaluate your feeding of them Mick,if indeed you are fertilizing them. Down sound so sullen and downcast!!! Mine get eaten alive by slugs and snails!! (And,yes,I use deterrents for!).
My ficus has pretty much passed the point of no return. Okay, you can't expect much from a supermarket ficus purchased for less than 10€, but it remained in relatively good health for six months. But now, it has lost about half of its leaves (almost all of them on the "away from the window" side). I guess it's just because there's not enough light here in December.
How long ago did you get it, Kerouac? They're kind of famous for dropping leaves when moved from one place to another. However, if it's been fine right up until winter hit, you're probably right about the lack of light being a cause. Also, if you've had the heat on, the tree might not be getting all the humidity it would like. Is there a brighter spot to which it could be moved? Make sure it's getting adequate watering, too. Even though you might be giving it enough, the water may be running through without completely wetting the dirt, further stressing the tree.
I'd say put it where it gets the most light possible, make sure it's getting enough water, then wait until it's through droppping this cycle of leaves before pruning it gently.
Yes, ficus are notorious for dropping their leaves when moved or have some change in routine, light, water etc. I have rescued so many of them from trash piles and all of them came back to life with a little gentle coaxing. Good luck with it K.
Well, I would have worried about the nearby radiator harming it, but the radiator is right under the window and that is the side where the ficus is still showing vitality.
It hasn't been moved and nothing else has changed -- I think it's just too dark in my apartment.
maybe the radiator still affects it though? i got one of my ficuses (ficii?) back into the apartment from the balcony and it lost most of its leafs, now i moved it to the staircase where it is colder, and it does better. the other one i moved from the balcony to the kitchen (where we never completley turn up the heating) and it seems to be doing fine...
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They're coming to get you ha-ha ha-ha! They're coming to get you ha-haaaa!
I didn't answer Mick's question because I didn't make the connection between arum lilies & calla lilies.
Mine get eaten alive by slugs and snails!! (And,yes,I use deterrents for!).