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kathleen
12-11-2003, 12:34 PM
I thought I'd never say this, but one of my plants is dying. I've hardly ever had a problem with anything I've ever grown. I'd say my greenthumb is really green and I do enjoy gardening so I am usually very successful at it. Until now. I have a spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) that is dying on me. I noticed it last week while watering my plants so I took it down, snipped off the dead matter, repotted it in fresh soil and gave it plenty of water. This week it looks even worse than it did last week.
And they say you can never kill a spider plant. ::)
Any suggestions?
McBp_2003
12-11-2003, 04:08 PM
I thought I'd never say this, but one of my plants is dying. I've hardly ever had a problem with anything I've ever grown. I'd say my greenthumb is really green and I do enjoy gardening so I am usually very successful at it. Until now. I have a spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) that is dying on me. I noticed it last week while watering my plants so I took it down, snipped off the dead matter, repotted it in fresh soil and gave it plenty of water. This week it looks even worse than it did last week.
And they say you can never kill a spider plant. ::)
Any suggestions?
Get a bottle of kerosene and use that instead of water, invite your friends over let them smoke-up in your house and use plant as an ashtray.
Did you let my mother near your plant. She can kill a spider plant, hell's bells she can kill a strawberry plant.
ponygurl
12-12-2003, 07:03 AM
Kath.. look for spider mites. They will kill any plant faster than you can think.
Look for very small webs, or turn the leaves over and see if they have small white dots.. (miniscule dots, really)
If you find mites.. pitch the damn plant.
ponygurl
12-12-2003, 07:26 AM
Aphids are also very big fans of spider plants. They are easy to spot. Solution.. pitch plant.
I refuse to ever deal with aphids or mites.. they are almost impossible to control.
ponygurl
12-12-2003, 07:39 AM
Solution: Silk plants.
Never.
Ask TM to post a pic of his orange tree...
Actually.. nevermind..I'm gonna. ;D
I know you guys have seen a million of these.. but I think it's amazing.
Now THAT'S a plant.
Persephone
12-12-2003, 07:41 AM
Is that real?
Now THAT'S a plant.
Around here, we call them "weeds."
ponygurl
12-12-2003, 07:44 AM
Is that real?
Yes.. cool eh?
Persephone
12-12-2003, 07:46 AM
Yes.. cool eh?
I want one. Does he keep it inside ordinarily?
Yes.. cool eh?
In Orange County (this is a true story), it is unlawful to plant an orange tree in your front yard. ::)
I want one. Does he keep it inside ordinarily?
::) Do you see that little tag on the tree?
Orange trees cannot grow indoors.
Persephone
12-12-2003, 07:47 AM
In Orange County (this is a true story), it is unlawful to plant an orange tree in your front yard. ::)
Um...why?
Um...why?
I'm not for sure. Probably because it's a "commercial" plant.
Persephone
12-12-2003, 07:49 AM
::) Do you see that little tag on the tree?
Orange trees cannot grow indoors.
Well, it sounded strange, but the picture appears to be indoors, and the tree appears to be in a pot. I just wondered. :P
Well, it sounded strange, but the picture appears to be indoors, and the tree appears to be in a pot. I just wondered. :P
It's in a 7.5 gallon plastic pot draped with his finest linens.
ponygurl
12-12-2003, 07:51 AM
That's like Canadians not being allowed to plant apple trees.. ridickulous. ::)
Persephone
12-12-2003, 07:54 AM
It's in a 7.5 gallon plastic pot draped with his finest linens.
Okay. Okay. It was a dumbass thing to ask. Thanks for pointing that out. :)
Okay. Okay. It was a dumbass thing to ask. Thanks for pointing that out. :)
You're probably wondering why you can't grow orange trees in Mississippi, aren't you?
ponygurl
12-12-2003, 07:56 AM
Okay. Okay. It was a dumbass thing to ask. Thanks for pointing that out. :)
he is going to plant it outside.
Wasn't a dumb question Suth. My mom grew a lemon inside for several years. It produced one lemon a year..
My sister has the plant now.
Persephone
12-12-2003, 07:57 AM
You're probably wondering why you can't grow orange trees in Mississippi, aren't you?
It has crossed my mind. Because it gets too cold here?
Persephone
12-12-2003, 07:58 AM
he is going to plant it outside.
Wasn't a dumb question Suth. My mom grew a lemon inside for several years. It produced one lemon a year..
My sister has the plant now.
With enough light and enough dirt, I'm sure you could grow just about anything indoors...come to think of it. :)
he is going to plant it outside.
Wasn't a dumb question Suth. My mom grew a lemon inside for several years. It produced one lemon a year..
My sister has the plant now.
Lemon tree...another prolific weed here. Dwarf trees here easily produce 100 pounds minimum of lemons per year.
With enough light and enough dirt, I'm sure you could grow just about anything indoors...come to think of it. :)
Some plants require heat and draught. Others require a freeze before they will bear fruit, such as apples, pears, cherries...most of the "pitted fruit trees." Which is why they don't grow well in this county. I've heard of some people packing the roots with ice to fake the tree into a freeze...but that's way too much trouble in my opinion.
ponygurl
12-12-2003, 08:02 AM
Lemon tree...another prolific weed here. Dwarf trees here easily produce 100 pounds minimum of lemons per year.
Mom's was more of a "plant".. being in Canada and all.
We have apple, pear, plum and orange trees. They all prodiuce enough fruit to chock a herd of elephants, especially the damn orange tree. They all needed to be seriouly "weeded" at the end of the season, the tree people charge an arm and a leg, so my husband bought a pole saw. He cut those suckers down to practically nothing and one month later, I shit you not, I have more friggin' oranges than I know what to do with.
We have apple, pear, plum and orange trees. They all prodiuce enough fruit to chock a herd of elephants, especially the damn orange tree. They all needed to be seriouly "weeded" at the end of the season, the tree people charge an arm and a leg, so my husband bought a pole saw. He cut those suckers down to practically nothing and one month later, I shit you not, I have more friggin' oranges than I know what to do with.
Make sure he saves the clippings from the apple, pear, and plum tree (not the orange tree) to toss on the BBQ for a wonderful smoke flavor. You should "cure" the clippings for at least six months first.
Make sure he saves the clippings from the apple, pear, and plum tree (not the orange tree) to toss on the BBQ for a wonderful smoke flavor. You should "cure" the clippings for at least six months first.
"clippings" LOL. We had a PILE of branches about 7 feet high. We had it hauled, it cost $300. He's about to do the apple tree again, we should be able to keep these. Where should we put them? Leave them outside? It's raining a lot lately.
"clippings" LOL. We had a PILE of branches about 7 feet high. We had it hauled, it cost $300. He's about to do the apple tree again, we should be able to keep these. Where should we put them? Leave them outside? It's raining a lot lately.
Why don't you just use them in your fireplace?
Rain won't hurt the wood. It just won't dry out as fast. If stacked propertly, the inside wood will cure when it's raining.
Why don't you just use them in your fireplace?
Rain won't hurt the wood. It just won't dry out as fast. If stacked propertly, the inside wood will cure when it's raining.
We talked about using it in the fireplace, we have a good place to stack it by the back fence, fairly sheltered.
We talked about using it in the fireplace, we have a good place to stack it by the back fence, fairly sheltered.
Orange wood is a VERY hot burning wood. Smells great, too.
Orange wood is a VERY hot burning wood. Smells great, too.
Oh that's good to know. I love having a real fireplace. You know they banned them up here in new homes. We had one of those gas starters in our first house. This is an old house so the fireplace is grandfathered in. I won;t be surprised when they force homeowners to fill them with concrete or whatever. ::) Until then, we enjoy a fire almost everyday in the winter. Really DOES make a huge difference in how much we need to use the heater.
tileman
12-17-2003, 12:35 PM
It's in a 7.5 gallon plastic pot draped with his finest linens.
Yep....didn't wanna have white under my "christmas tree" this year... :P
Nor to throw away or plant a damn pine tree......so got what I would wanna plant.
When I think of christmas as a kid it's either the beach or taking new pellet guns to the orange groves and shooting rabbits....bbqing them at the Santa Ana River... ;D
Y'all have your traditions and I have mine..... :-*
and ps........that's not only my finest towel, but one of two of my only towels.......though the Corona Beer one might have been more festive...
kathleen
12-17-2003, 04:17 PM
Kath.. look for spider mites.
No, none that I could see.
Looks like I'm going to have to pitch the plant anyway. I've given it another week and it hasn't gotten better. It looks like it is dying slowly but it is still dying. Oh well. :)
kathleen
12-17-2003, 04:27 PM
Nor to throw away or plant a damn pine tree......so got what I would wanna plant.
I sincerely believe that tradition is what you make it.
Just because the majority of people think of pine trees as the "normal" christmas tree, doesn't mean it HAS to be for the rest of us.
I say use what works. As the treehugger that I am ;) I have a problem with "cut" flowers and trees for obvious reasons. For years we had a Norwich Pine plant growing in a pot which we decorated with mini decorations for holidays. Unfortunately, I put it outside on the balcony to see what it would do. The first winter it did well, the second (which was much colder) it died. That was my fault. I knew I should have covered it but was busy at the time and thought I could get away with not taking the trouble. I thought wrong. Lesson learned. ;D
tileman
12-18-2003, 10:22 AM
I sincerely believe that tradition is what you make it.
Just because the majority of people think of pine trees as the "normal" christmas tree, doesn't mean it HAS to be for the rest of us.
I say use what works. As the treehugger that I am ;) I have a problem with "cut" flowers and trees for obvious reasons. For years we had a Norwich Pine plant growing in a pot which we decorated with mini decorations for holidays. Unfortunately, I put it outside on the balcony to see what it would do. The first winter it did well, the second (which was much colder) it died. That was my fault. I knew I should have covered it but was busy at the time and thought I could get away with not taking the trouble. I thought wrong. Lesson learned. ;D
Sheesh......why didn't you just cut it's little throat and let it go quickly?...... ;D
lgllady
12-18-2003, 01:53 PM
Oh that's good to know. I love having a real fireplace. You know they banned them up here in new homes. We had one of those gas starters in our first house. This is an old house so the fireplace is grandfathered in. I won;t be surprised when they force homeowners to fill them with concrete or whatever. ::) Until then, we enjoy a fire almost everyday in the winter. Really DOES make a huge difference in how much we need to use the heater.
Fireplaces are banned just about everywhere. The house I live in was built in 1923 as a railroad lineman's shack. The fireplace fell in some decades ago so it was bricked up. All that remains is a useless indentation of hearth. It's not much more than a hole in the wall. I painted it to look like green Italian marble, put a massive mantle on the thing and put in a candle garden. It gives me the same effect as a gas fireplace and smells good.
Fireplaces are banned just about everywhere. The house I live in was built in 1923 as a railroad lineman's shack. The fireplace fell in some decades ago so it was bricked up. All that remains is a useless indentation of hearth. It's not much more than a hole in the wall. I painted it to look like green Italian marble, put a massive mantle on the thing and put in a candle garden. It gives me the same effect as a gas fireplace and smells good.
That sounds nice, but I am really glad I have a real fireplace.
lgllady
12-18-2003, 04:10 PM
What do you do with it in the summer?
What do you do with it in the summer?
Clean it out and put one of those huge candle racks in it, the kind that hold like 10 pillar candles. Then I can enjoy a "fire" occasioanally in the summer too.
kathleen
12-19-2003, 09:04 AM
Sheesh......why didn't you just cut it's little throat and let it go quickly?...... ;D
Yes, poor little tree, it was in agony for months and I didn't bother to listen to it's moans of pain. ;)
BTW, I'm the type of person to talk to my plants. The weird things that we do. It's illogical, I tell you. ;D
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