Comments for JD2 Ranch Gardening Blog http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog JoNelle's thoughts on gardening Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on New Blooms for Easter by Administrator http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/04/new-blooms-for-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Administrator Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:25:37 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=319#comment-16 Hi Val, I am glad you enjoyed the seminar. To make compost tea: take an old pair of nylons and put several scoops of compost into it and tie it off. Get a 1 or a 5 gallon bucket filled with water. Dunk the nylon into the water and let it "steep" for a couple of days. Everytime you pass by the bucket, give it a stir - the more stirring the better. By stirring you will aerate the water which activates the microbes. After steeping the tea for a couple of days either pour the water into a watering can or hook it up to a hozon syphon and spray it on top of your plants. Compost tea is a foliar feed. Hi Val,
I am glad you enjoyed the seminar. To make compost tea: take an old pair of nylons and put several scoops of compost into it and tie it off. Get a 1 or a 5 gallon bucket filled with water. Dunk the nylon into the water and let it “steep” for a couple of days. Everytime you pass by the bucket, give it a stir – the more stirring the better. By stirring you will aerate the water which activates the microbes. After steeping the tea for a couple of days either pour the water into a watering can or hook it up to a hozon syphon and spray it on top of your plants. Compost tea is a foliar feed.

]]> Comment on New Blooms for Easter by Val Davenport http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/04/new-blooms-for-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Val Davenport Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:56:43 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=319#comment-17 I enjoyed your seminar at the Antique Rose Emporium on Sunday. I have one question. Could you please tell me again about the compost tea. Thank you! I enjoyed your seminar at the Antique Rose Emporium on Sunday. I have one question. Could you please tell me again about the compost tea. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Answer to what snake is this? by JoNelle http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/04/answer-to-what-snake-is-this/comment-page-1/#comment-18 JoNelle Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:04:54 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=345#comment-18 Toby Hibbits of Texas A&M: Texas Rat Snake (elaphe obsoleta)- Thanks to Toby - I feel much better now. Toby Hibbits of Texas A&M: Texas Rat Snake (elaphe obsoleta)- Thanks to Toby – I feel much better now.

]]> Comment on How Do You Plant a Daylily? by JoNelle http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/04/how-do-you-plant-a-daylily/comment-page-1/#comment-15 JoNelle Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:25:34 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=214#comment-15 Hi Carol, Yes they can grow in Colorado. I am including the name and address of the Regional Director of the national dayliliy society (AHS) as a contact for you for more specific information for Colorado. Betty Roberts 9055 Melbourne Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920-7713 719-282-9642 florabetty@aol.com Try amending your soil with lots and lots of compost; or consider a raised bed if your soil is rock hard. Deer will eat daylilies, but there are several deterents you can try. Various fencing (high and/or electric, or elctronic), animal repellents such as Bobbex etc. I hope this helps you and plant lots of daylilies that you can then paint. Hi Carol,
Yes they can grow in Colorado. I am including the name and address of the Regional Director of the national dayliliy society (AHS) as a contact for you for more specific information for Colorado.
Betty Roberts
9055 Melbourne Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920-7713
719-282-9642
florabetty@aol.com
Try amending your soil with lots and lots of compost; or consider a raised bed if your soil is rock hard. Deer will eat daylilies, but there are several deterents you can try. Various fencing (high and/or electric, or elctronic), animal repellents such as Bobbex etc. I hope this helps you and plant lots of daylilies that you can then paint.

]]> Comment on How Do You Plant a Daylily? by Carol McIntyre http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/04/how-do-you-plant-a-daylily/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Carol McIntyre Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:06:11 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=214#comment-14 Three questions: 1) I have recently moved from Minnesota to Colorado and want to know if the daylily can survive in the semi-arid weather we have here. 2)Our soil is also very hard if we have not had any rain and can the daylily thrive in lousy soil? 3)Will the deer eat daylilies? As an artist, I have painted many daylilies and want to have some of my "subjects" in my garden. Thank you! www.paintingharmony.com Three questions: 1) I have recently moved from Minnesota to Colorado and want to know if the daylily can survive in the semi-arid weather we have here. 2)Our soil is also very hard if we have not had any rain and can the daylily thrive in lousy soil? 3)Will the deer eat daylilies?

As an artist, I have painted many daylilies and want to have some of my “subjects” in my garden.
Thank you!

http://www.paintingharmony.com

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]]> Comment on Daylily planting instructions and care by Topics about Plants » Archive » JD2 Ranch Gardening Blog » Daylily planting instructions and care http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/03/daylily-planting-instructions-and-care-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Topics about Plants » Archive » JD2 Ranch Gardening Blog » Daylily planting instructions and care Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:17:56 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=122#comment-12 [...] JoNelle put an intriguing blog post on JD2 Ranch Gardening Blog » Daylily planting instructions and careHere’s a quick excerptPlant in full sun, they can have some afternoon shade. Make sure they receive at least 4 hours of morning sun for good blooming. Care: Daylilies really need only minimal care. In the fall give them a light application of an all-purpose, … [...] [...] JoNelle put an intriguing blog post on JD2 Ranch Gardening Blog » Daylily planting instructions and careHere’s a quick excerptPlant in full sun, they can have some afternoon shade. Make sure they receive at least 4 hours of morning sun for good blooming. Care: Daylilies really need only minimal care. In the fall give them a light application of an all-purpose, … [...]

]]> Comment on JoNelle's Garden Musings by Janice http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/03/jonelles-garden-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Janice Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:09:46 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=15#comment-10 I have scapes on three daylilies, MERRY MOFFIT, BAS RELIEF AND COTTON CANDY. I using milorganite also. Most of my plants look really healthy which is a surprise since we have not had any rain for months. i have actually had ablooms almost all winter on some plants. I am fighting aphids. I have scapes on three daylilies, MERRY MOFFIT, BAS RELIEF AND COTTON CANDY. I using milorganite also. Most of my plants look really healthy which is a surprise since we have not had any rain for months. i have actually had ablooms almost all winter on some plants. I am fighting aphids.

]]> Comment on JoNelle's Garden Musings by Ray http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/2009/03/jonelles-garden-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ray Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:52:48 +0000 http://site.jd2ranch.com/blog/?p=15#comment-9 I read on the Daylily Robin that some gardeners recommended Milorganite as a deer deterrent. (I've live in my present home for about 12 years and never had a problem with deer until this winter. I hate to put up a fence if the deer leave once we get over our present drought.) I found Milorganite at Lowes, and so I spread some in the daylily bed yesterday. The smell is not the greatest, but if it helps to keep deer away from my daylilies, I won't complain. I also bought some deer repellent scent disks to set in the garden. (I forget the name. But since there is a money back guarantee, well I will give them a try. I've not set those out yet, as I want to try one thing at a time.) I did apply Bobbex last month which seems to have worked for the most part, except for some plants which were nibbled down . .. strange unless I forgot to spray those. I will update as I see what "works." Meanwhile, I wait for the mesquite to bud. The saying is that winter is not over until the mesquite buds, and so I wait. I read on the Daylily Robin that some gardeners recommended Milorganite as a deer deterrent. (I’ve live in my present home for about 12 years and never had a problem with deer until this winter. I hate to put up a fence if the deer leave once we get over our present drought.) I found Milorganite at Lowes, and so I spread some in the daylily bed yesterday. The smell is not the greatest, but if it helps to keep deer away from my daylilies, I won’t complain. I also bought some deer repellent scent disks to set in the garden. (I forget the name. But since there is a money back guarantee, well I will give them a try. I’ve not set those out yet, as I want to try one thing at a time.) I did apply Bobbex last month which seems to have worked for the most part, except for some plants which were nibbled down . .. strange unless I forgot to spray those. I will update as I see what “works.”
Meanwhile, I wait for the mesquite to bud. The saying is that winter is not over until the mesquite buds, and so I wait.

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