Mid-Atlantic Gardening: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE MID-ATLANTIC FORUM?????, 0 by JBerger

JBerger wrote:
That is really a neat idea and I bet you are good at what you do. We had a lady come in the other day telling us she bought a tree at Lowes and it was not in her house a week and all the needles fell off. That is so sad. But, to chip from Canada so early is a gamble. I worry about fire when trees get so dry. Do you tell them to put them in water with a little sugar in it? That does help preserve them, but when they are so old you can seldom bring them back once they have dried out.
You have a great list of things on your trade. I must admit, seeds do not grow for me.
They sprout, but die. I usually overwater them I think. I have tried again this year with good seeds and ended up giving them to my neighbor since I could not grow them.
I started Pumpkin on a stick, ornamental egg plant, and out of them I got 4 plants. LOL
I am just not good at that.
I just had a very upsetting thing happen on the Cacti and succulent forum. I ask a question on the one forum and they told me I was off subject and to start my own forum.
Not in those exact words, but very close. Talk about giving you a smack in the head. God, So, I think I will start one for general discussion of Holiday Cacti and see how it goes. I am not sure I know how to start one though. I really have alot to learn and even though I have been doing this for years, there are other things I want to progress to and have questions. I hate rude people @#$$%^^&** yes, I still cuss at my age.
I tried Brugs too and I had about 12 of them and when winter arrived I had no place to put them, so I cut them back, brought them all in the house and babied them until Spring.
I put them out in the field and waited and they never bloomed so I gave them away. What a loser I am when it comes to some plants. At least I try and chalk it up to a learning experience.
This past year I bought one of these sweetshrubs. I am hoping it makes it through the winter. I also bought another a different color. When I was a little girl my grandma used to send me out to pick a shrub for her to put in her hanky to make it smell good.
Talk later and soon I hope. Hugs. JB