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I love to see everything blooming! I just wish that I didn’t have horrible allergies. I’m allergic to just about everything. My father was too.

Spring and fall are the best seasons. We don’t get the beautiful fall foliage here but our summer season is brutal so I am always ready for the fall.
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Ha, it was two men with a great big machine! I just wasn't quick enough :(
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Scillas grew here for a while. Very pretty. Did a neighbour remove them?
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Some of you may remember that my street was under construction last year, today they have returned to finish up our driveways and put down topsoil and new grass. This morning I was pleased to see some scilla (or maybe chionodoxa?) blooming where I used to have a flower bed and I planned to go out and move them, but they are already gone 😭
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Ages ago(before Arnica was in stores)my friends horse had some leg swelling. The vet suggested cold hosing& Arnica lotion. We finally found a store brand lotion & it helped. Natural products have always been interesting to me
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Ana.

Thanks, that’s good to know. I find that the rainwater really perks up our plants.
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My plumbago is growing new leaves since I pruned back the frozen part from the last freeze, so it looks like it will bloom soon.

Plumbagos are hearty! I love the blue flowers.
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NHWM, we have a downspout that feeds into a rain barrel. A soaker hose comes out at the bottom to water plants that grow against the dry northeast side of our house. Our passive solar overhangs are 3’ or 4’ (I should know this) and most storms approach from south and/or west.

I also water from our pond so I don’t drain our well. Nutritious fish and frog manure.

Alva, copper sulphate (sulfate) was used as a fungicide, or herbicide. Blue-green crystals. Likely dissolved and sprayed. Used to keep tree roots away from weeping tiles, etc. I remember my father buying it 50 years ago but it may be restricted now.
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I’m curious. Do any of you collect rainwater to water your plants or gardens?

Louisiana gets a fair amount of rainfall. I notice that after it has rained my garden seems to perk up more so than when I water it with my hose.

My mom would collect rainwater to water her plants and garden. She felt that plants preferred rainwater. Do you feel this way too?
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Glad, yes, that's exactly this. And with all our rainfall, finally in California, it is at its worst this year. Guess I am down to that for sure, and it is a fungus, and copper is the answer. Big tree, would have to be an airplane spraying I think, hee hee. It does produce peaches, but like I said, squirrels get them before me. They go from peaches to apples to persimmons here, quite happily. Two massive Oaks in the two yards directly behind me, so some acorns as well. They are fat and happy creatures.

That was really a complete article on just what it is, what it looks like, and how it acts.
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Glad,

Maybe he hasn’t and doesn’t know what he’s missing out on.

One of my favorite pies is peach. I prefer it to apple pie. It’s my favorite cobbler too.
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He has never had a palisade peach!😊😊

https://matadornetwork.com/read/palisade-peaches/

Our FFA (Future Farmers of America) has their yearly fundraiser by selling cases of Palisade peaches.
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Glad,

I always buy peach pepper jelly at my local farmers market and fairs. One vendor told me that he thinks peaches from South Carolina are the best. South Carolina harvests more peaches than Georgia does. California grows the most peaches.

I love peaches! I glaze a pork loin with the pepper jelly.

My mother in law preferred nectarines over peaches. I like both.
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Palisade peaches are grown in the western part of the state. They beat a Georgia peach any day! 😁😁 I don't know if anything like that happens here. There is definitely problems with late freezes.

Copper isn't a pesticide, or is there a pesticide called copper?

Gotta love Google!
https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7426.html
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Maybe a question here for the Georgia Peach crowd, but am wondering if anyone knows?

I have an old peach tree and an old apple tree in the yard next door, that I love for their hanging over the fence into my yard with their bounties.
Each season the peach gets its lovely pink blossoms,
then a set of leaves that quickly go all curly and weird (almost a fungus sort of look); these then drop
and a SECOND set of leaves come in that are lovely for the most part.
It always grows great tasting peaches which the squirrels are loathe to share with me.

I asked an orchardist about it long ago; he may have given me a name of the pest, and he said "Oh, needs it's spring spray of copper".

Noooooooo. No pesticides for my garden with all the wild birds and squirrels. So we make do.

My question is this:
If you live in warmer climes, not so damp and without seasons, not so without hot sun in summer--do your peach trees STILL suffer from whatever this pest is?

Just curious really, and thanks to any experts.
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Victoria,

Dawn dishwashing liquid is a multi purpose item. I love it.
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We have so many deer here in the forest, so I grow a lot of zinnias & cosmos each summer. To take care of the Japanese beetles, I take a small bucket & fill it with dawn dish soap & water. I flick the beetles into the dishwater. It kills them almost instantly.

I have a nice patch of Johnny Jump Ups that come back year after year. 💐
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Foxglove and digitalis
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I like low maintenance gardening. I don’t have patience for plants that are difficult to deal with.

My grandfather and my godmother grew spectacular roses. I never tried growing roses because I saw the amount of time and labor that was required.

My grandfather worked in his garden until he was quite old.

My godmother had to stop gardening. She had macular degeneration and eventually went blind. She had Alzheimer’s disease and died in a nursing home.

My godmother and my grandpa were very passionate about their gardens. My grandmother wasn’t interested in gardening at all. She preferred crocheting, knitting, embroidery, cooking and watching her soap operas.
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Yes, violas.
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When you say Johnny Jump-Ups are you also saying Violas? I think they’re two names for the same flower. Like a tiny version of a pansy. If we’re talking the same thing that is?
Foxgloves don’t grow here, too hot, but I understand them to be the source for the heart medicine digoxin
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Need - indeed. A wise old friend of mother's used to say that is was no use discussing tastes. We all have them and there is no right or wrong.

I love johnny jump ups. They used to seed and pop up here and there in my beds. Wonderful colour!
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Golden and Glad,

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Those flowers in the article are very distinctive. In comparison to other flowers some people may find them to be unattractive.
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I haven’t planted them in a long while but one of my favorite little flowers are Johnny jump ups. So sweet!
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Zinnias are fun, bright, easily grown flowers, from low to high, brightly colored and hardy all Summer. I tried seed saving from last years flowers, not sure if anything will germinate, but it's fun to find out. Tacky? Well, the bees don't care, and the birds in winter who strip the dried flower head seeds seem content. One favorite flower to grow in Philly was Hollyhocks. They self seed where ever they want-which for me was a plus. Also, open pollination meant that I never knew from year to year what mutant would be blooming. So exciting to see all the varients. Foxglove was not as genetically unstable, self seeded nicely and the bees loved it. It is poisonous, so be careful if children may be part of your garden if it's in it.
If you have a hot, somewhat dry, sunny spot that needs a nice bushy, flowering all summer plant, try Tithonia-bright orange flowers with cheerful yellow centers. They bloomed very well for me in Philly.
Treating for Japanese beetles is tough. See if your local garden center has something called Milky Spore. It tends to be quite effective in controlling for the beetles. Do not bother with the beetle bag traps, which encourages other beetles to come into your yard to sniff at the attractant in the bag trap. Of course, you do not want more beetles in your yard. The robins got used to me picking them off plants or finding grubs in the soil and wait for me to toss 'em their way.
I've always grown organically, no chemicals, and an happy with the results. It's been a rough couple of years here with my husband who has dementia, getting back into the garden helps with the stress and I hope to keep doing it.
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I like many of them too. For me very few plants or flowers are ugly.
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I love how eclectic Frank Cabot was. My taste is very similar to his. I am eclectic by nature.

He had guests houses in his garden. He had a Japanese tea room. I loved his Japanese garden!

He had magnificent sculptures in other parts of his garden.

He had beautiful water features in some.
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Glad,

They are unique! Which ones did you like? Would you plant them if they grew in your area?

What would your dream garden be? I watched The Gardener documentary. That man had a true passion for gardening!

I believe that his property was 3rd or 4th generation. He traveled the world for inspiration. He was a fascinating man.
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I actually like many of those ugly flowers. Most of them would never grow here and I could do without the ones with stickers!co

https://balconygardenweb.com/ugly-flowers-youd-like-to-grow-in-garden/
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Look at balconygardenweb.com and read the article on 15 Ugly Flowers You’d Like to Grow in Garden.

I love flowers but I totally agree that these are ugly flowers!
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