Your Neck of the Woods Chat Summer 2012 Part 1

Awesome!!! I k ow you are having fun

Coleup what a gift of joy for both their day and yours.

Ahhhh I love warm and fuzzy stories...esp about those hobbies near and dear to our hearts...you made their day

Homeward tomorrow. Ric

Safe trip

We are home, made good time and got home pretty early. The gardens look really good, still a lot of weeding to do but it isn't terrible overgrown like last year when we came home to weed heaven. My garden help was great, she even edged and mulched one of the beds that I haven't had time to do much with. First thing pick up the dog, visit the parents and then jump into the gardens and start weeding.

welcome home!

I do- not- like-to- water and I-do-not-like -to -weed, but it is wonderful to be home where you can!!! i do like picking my garden fruits and vegies and I do like all the flower blooms.
I do so enjoy the home stories and memories shared here.And I can remember when people and the home folks looked that way.lol
As for babysitting pets for family or friends I am rather nuetral.They are all always "somebodies baby"

As much as I enjoyed our trip it is good to be back home. I am starting to put together a have want list for the Swap. We also have a small garden tour scheduled for the HGHA on Sept 8th so we have a lot of work to get done. I go on Tuesday for an MRI on my shoulder and Wed for a visit with my Ortho guy to discus the results to see what is going on.

juhur7, I remember when weeding was a chore for me and I took my CD player and some books on tape out to the garden with me. I loved doing that. Now I just love weeding, watering not so much. LOL

HollyAnnS I have been thinking about lisitening to some you tube or music while doing the weeding and other things to be done.
" KINDA SCARY" Like you were reading my mind!!lol

I would get so interested in the book on tape that I would move to new beds and do more weeding just so I could listen to the story for a while longer. The library has them for loan.

I will have to check in to that! For now though I think I will check out myPJ's and some Z's and see if there is an interesting story there lol.

LLOL juhur!
Dreams can be pretty out of the blue!

Anybody having a rough go with their impatiens this year? Ours are the worst I can remember. My thoughts are that is due to the massive influx of rabbits but I dont know.

UMD-Terp.

Your impatiens may be infected with Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) and/or Impatiens Downey Mildew. Both of these diseases have been rampant in greenhouse grown impatiens for the last two years. Many growers have lost entire crops, others knowingly or unknowingly ship them out for retail sales

Here is one of many links from U Penn http://extension.psu.edu/greenindustry/news/2012/greenhouse-plants-threatened-with-impatiens-necrotic-spot-virus

Check out some of the pictures of infected plants here http://extension.psu.edu/plant-disease-factsheets/all-fact-sheets/impatiens-necrotic-spot-virus

And, yes, the weather this season has been way less than 'good' for growing impatiens and many other things. See what Thompson and Morgan did about Impatiens Downy mildew this year
.http://www.thompson-morgan.com/busy-lizzie-advice-page

No cures for either only some limited control.

I did not plant impatiens this year because of above. Am trying "Sunpatiens" instead. My other very favorite shade plant for color is coleus which has also been devistaed by a virus and mildew specific to coleus.

From GreenHouse Grower
"Your Impatiens Might Have Downy Mildew If ...

Use this checklist as a starting point to scout for the disease rather than scramble for solutions to it.

February 7, 2012
By Laura Drotleff
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* Downy mildew on impatiens
Downy mildew on impatiens
* Notice how the underside of the leaf on the right has a light fuzz present.
Notice how the underside of the leaf on the right has a light fuzz present.
* Check out the impact downy mildew had on these impatiens.
Check out the impact downy mildew had on these impatiens.

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Growers across the country are scrambling for solutions, with the discovery of downy mildew on impatiens in the U.S. landscape. Look for these symptoms in the greenhouse when you’re scouting your impatiens crop this year:

• Plant foliage that’s yellowish or pale green in color
• Leaves that curl downward
• Leaves that are distorted
• Undersides of leaves that have white or light gray fuzz present
• New and emerging leaves that are small and a discolored yellow or pale green
• Flower buds that fail to form
• Stunted plant growth

If you see one or more of these symptoms on a plant, immediately seal it in a plastic bag before removing it from the greenhouse. Get it to a diagnostic lab for further testing.

Additionally, when spraying for downy mildew, there are three important things to remember when applying fungicides:

1. Apply fungicides preventatively.
2. Rotate among products with different modes of action to prevent resistance.
3. Be timely in re-applications.

Laura Drotleff is a freelance writer based in Willowick, Ohio. She spent seven-plus years as an editor on Greenhouse Grower. Reach Drotleff atldrotleff@gmail.com."

The list of plants that can be infectedc by INSV include Hosta, lettuce, peppers and basil.

Coleup-
1- I was wondering where you got to. Buried in research apparently!

2- You are a research whiz!

That is certainly a bunch of info!! thank you!!

Since someone mentioned weeding (ok, several someones :-) ):

I wonder if anyone has knowledge about a new 'weed' that is ruining my life. It looks like a kind of grass: No visible bottom, single spathes (?) and as soon as I rip it out, it reappears. It grows under shrubs and in the open areas. It LOVES to hide in my daylilies. What the heck is it - more importantly, how do I get rid of it??

A photo would be helpful.