O.K. Everybody, I redid them, when you click on the link it comes up as a new Page or Tab.
I hope it works this time.
Josephine.
North Central Texas Fall Roundup Trade Thread.
Patrob, is the BlueStem Grass and Liatris still available?
Yes, Anna. i have plenty of both. They are native in this area, and I have an abundance.
How tall does the liatris get?
Patrob - thanks so much. I'll be thinking about you & your neice tonight. I'm sure everything will be fine, but I know what you mean about being relieved once you get that call. I'm gonna take it easy tonight & take a fresh look at your list tomorrow - I'll let you know if there's anything that would help me get started. :)
Becky - yeah, I'm definitely still learning the plants and PlantFiles has helped a lot. I'll be re-looking through your list tomorrow too :)
Josephine - the links work great and are a HUGE help. thanks for being such a fantastic organizer!
Night night,
Jennifer
You are welcome Jennifer.
Josephine, thanks for organizing the links from me too.
Hey Becky...how do you BOLD?
Anna... type < then b then > then type the word/s you want bold then type< then / then b then>..... IF I had typed it like I was making it bold.. it would have done it here too.. the < .. and b and > and the rest at the end of the word/s disappear after you send it. See??? Have fun!!
Good deal Jennifer.. I hope I have something you like!!
Patty and Patricia.. and anyone else interested... I looked up the coleus I have and not sure these are exact, but they are close if not the same ones. I am trying to get some to root.. so LMK if any want any of these too...
Kiwi Fruit... this is the kaliedoscopeone I listed above.. it has more burgandy than green, but i noticed today some are lighter burgandy.. and some dark burgandy.. and some have a lil more green too...I love the leaves.. sooo different!
Kong Mosaic
Defiance or Copper Glow.. this one is more coppery orange
Velvet Lime
Hey, all, is anyone having problems with connections? I have lost three posts.
Anyway, Anna, SusQ, Jennifer, and also Mimi, Corkg and Nana, the thread list is overwhelming to newbies. They are offering this, and this, and even more of that. The Plant Files are getting a workover just looking up all of this. And then deciding what you could trade. Whew!!!!!
I'm to the point, I'm going to start at the pavillion and just work my way around just to get ideas for next time. But, books, coffeegrounds, compost, seed pots, fertilizer, art items, newspapers for lasagna bed, eggshells, we will find something to bring. I finally just started looking at all the forums to get ideas of what to bring.
Any newbies want to join me, meet at the south side of the pavillion. ))
And after I popped that one off, it is probably in the lake since I have never been there. :) I am going to have fun!! And I am not going to tell you my wrestling name, Sockajewea and Pokehantus would never forgive me.
Peg.. I haven't lost any tonight.. but I do on ocassion... This RU.. I am going to make sure( I hope!) to ask everyone where they plant it.. how much water etc. I am just tooooooo lazy to look eveything up in the plant files.. hehehe... I am trying to add what I have to a journel so maybe I can remember...LOL.... might as well tell or someone might give you a wrestling name.. You better get in bed if you have to be up by FIVE!! I can sleep till I want to..
I am just now reading the requests.
Beck - Got you down for walking iris...may I have a yellow canna?
Pat - You will have Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum', FV Canna, & Lemon mint...
I would love to have 2 Lady in Red salvia and a Torch Aloe please.
Josephine - I will put your name on Lyreleaf Sage & Obedient Plant... Do you
have a purple datura not spoken for?
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Anna, the liatris bloomstalks vary in height from 12" to 30" depending on the amount of water the plant receives and the fertility of the soil. We had a lot of rain last spring, so I made a support grid with short pieces of bamboo and string to keep the tall bloomstalks upright. In a normal year, mine are a little shorter and do not need support. The ones that grow wild in this area are usually in rocky, caliche soil along and have much shorter bloomstalks.
Peg, I just noticed that you have pine needles on your have list. Would you mind bringing some for me?
Becky, I would love to have one of each coleus! Thank you for looking them up, and even if the names are not exact, they sound gorgeous.
pbtxlady - I noticed it looks like you're offering up a few of the dayliles from the recent co-op. I bought from them too and I'm assuming these will be arriving to us mid-September. How do you plan on storing them in the meantime & bringing them to the RU? This is my first time working with daylilies (and most plants!), so I'm not sure what they'll need - but if I can figure it out, I could probably add a few of my new orders to my RU trade list.
Mornin!!!
NP Patricia... I already started potting some cause I know how these addictions of ours makes us crazy at times..LOL This is my first year having them, and I am amazed how they will root themselves if they touch the ground!! Talk about an easy plant!... I edited my list last night and almost put you and Patty down.. but wanted to see if it was any you already had first... BTW.. I asked for some of that "bad boy" of yours on the T RU thread, but if you'd rather you could bring it to this one??LMK
TY Sheial for the walking Iris!!
Josephine and Sheila.. my link is working great..TY
I just updated my trade list - please check it out & see if there's anything that any of you would like..
Josephine - can I get one of your double purple daturas?
Patrob - I'd love to have a red stripe canna, if you have any left to offer.
Becky - can I get the canna (yellow w/ orange spots), stargazer lily, and rose mallow?
Merpeg - if the Persian Shield makes it, I'd love to try that out.
Thanks!
Jennifer
Jennifer, the 'Red Stripe' cannas multiply like bunnies. I HAVE cannas and will bring you a clump.
Thanks, Becky. I've started cuttings of my coleuses too. They are looking good after three days, so I am going to go ahead and add them to my list later this afternoon. When you have a chance, check to see if you would like any of them. (Would you prefer that I bring the plants I have for you on the 11th or the 18th? It does not matter to me, but I'd like to take plants for each person to only one RU.)
Jennifer.. got you down.. glad you found something i can bring you!!
Patricia.. I'll check your list.. I have fallen in luv with the coleus, and had NO idea there were sooo many until I looked for mine.. I hear you on the confusion of both RU's..LOL I am haveing a hard time... If you want to.. wait and bring them all to this RU.. That will help me a lil since we will be camping all the month of October at Sabine Pass... can't you see us now with a mini nursery outside the camper??LOL
Melva,
May I get a trade of your zebrinas? I have one that I love. I know they will multiply, but mine is on it's first year and my sister has fallen in love with it and wants to get some now and she hasn't been able to find them. So, whatever you have of them to share, she would love to have. Check my list to see if there is anything I have to offer you in trade.
I am looking forward to seeing you again.
Charlene
Pat...could I get some of those red stripe cannas as well, and some liatris and mexican mint marigold?
Thanks! Kim
I have you down, Kim.
Jennifer, you have a Persian Shield coming. They are looking good so far. I would love a hardy hibiscus, if they make it. Hope your day was better today! ((:))
Pattie, on the pine needles, a weird question. Do you want fresh or dried? (They will be clean either way!) If you're thinking mulch, I can do the dried. If you're thinking of weaving, I can do either way. Some people prefer fresh for their weaving but that is pretty much a personal preference. :)) That's one of my new winter projects this year, so we'll see how lopsided I get it!!
Pattie & Becky - thanks for marking me down!
Peg - thanks for the Persian Shield (sounds gorgeous!). I'll set aside a hardy hibiscus for you & keep you posted on how it's doing. I just started them from seed 3-4 weeks ago, but the seedlings all have 1-2 sets of true leaves & are looking good. Hopefully by Oct. they'll be doing even better!
oh and I'm having a much better day today - thanks for asking... :)
Jennifer
Peg, I'm going to use them for mulch, so either way is fine. I used to be able to get pine needles here years ago and loved the way it looks. But I can't find them any more.
Becky, I don't think I responded to your coleus. I don't have any of those and would love a little cutting of whatever you have. Are you new to coleus? Just a tip... I have been rooting them in water all my life. (Of course I didn't do my 500 tip cuttings from NC Farms that way--LOL--what a visual--500 bottles all over my house.) But for me they root in water in a week or less, in a bright window. I know some people believe that water roots aren't strong enough, but it's always worked fine for me, and it's a lot less trouble. They'll even grow there quite happily for a few weeks.
By the way, do you have an extra Stargazer? That's one my mom really wants and I've been meaning to get her one.
Jennifer, yes, the daylilies are from Lorraine's coop. And I don't quite know what I'll do about them. I was planning to go to the ET RU and get them in person, so storage was going to be her problem (LOL). But now I probably won't be able to go. So I guess I'll get her to ship them, and pot them up when they get here.
pbtxlady - that's probably what I'll do with my daylilies from the co-op too. I hoping to have a few extras I can share. Can I get your 2 elephant ear pups (Black Magic & Illustris)? Please take a look at my list & see if there's anything I can bring for you.
It looks like Josephine's started a second RU Trade thread...
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/896661/
Sure, Jennifer, you can have the pups. Have to warn you that they are new and very small. They grow pretty fast in my pond, though.
Cocoa, if you'd bring my daylilies, that would be wonderful. Are you sure you'll have room? There are 20 of them, and she may have them potted. If that's a problem, just let me know and I'll have her ship them.
The Stargazer I'm looking for is the Oriental. Guess I had daylilies on the brain. :)
Pattie - do you think the EE pups will do ok potted in soil & watered frequently? No pond here... I have another EE that I just started from bulb & it's doing well since I'm watering daily & keeping it moist. I'd love to give your varieties a try, but would hate to give them environment they won't like.
Jene....you can't kill the EEs up here as long as they get water, they are happy.
Let's all go to the NEW THREAD.... please.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/896661/
This one is s-l-o-w to pull up.
Charlene, sure I can give you a Zebrina....I will look at your list
Shelia, Turks Cap and Monarda...you are down.
and Charlene for Monarda...don't see anything I want on your list, but that is okay.
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WANT;
A passiflora to replace my dead one. (will be outside under a cypress but bright shade.) -
I think my wife would like some Turk's Cap also.
HAVE;
Looks like I will have a coupla Alternanthera (the pink/green varigated) cuttings rooted. (I started 3 but 2 still looking good so far) -
We'll probably have some Plumeria. Probably 'regular' white. 'Sticks' or possibly with root ball) - merpeg wants a plumeria in exchange for mixed caladium bulbs. Kittylover gets plumeria for tropicana
A Rosemary plant.
Maybe some Datura seeds - white and maybe triple purple.
Various other seeds - mostly vegetable
Carl
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1luckytexan:How about an alternanthera for a passiflora?
Charlene
*****1luckytexan:How about an alternanthera for a passiflora?
Charlene*****
sure!
Carl
How do I get my small trade list added to those in the 'header' post?
Carl, please join us over at http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/896661/
and I'm sure Frostweed or someone can bring your trade list over. These traders have been busy and are already on thread #2. I'll see you over there, but am interested in a plumie, okay? MerPeg (Peg)
Lucky Texan, I have added the link to your list to trade thread #2
Josephine.
thanx josephine!
Carl
Hi Friends!
This year I have all I need for my own personal garden, (thanks to many of you here) however since DG is the ultimate plant connection I have the following "wants" to submit:
Breaking Ground for a Wildlife Garden and Whitley Road Elementary in Watauga, TX
Can you help?
I have been asked to transform an area ( 52' x 28') at my son's school into a wildlife/butterfly garden in which the kids can work and learn about insects gardening. It is in a recessed area overlooked by the school's art room. I have compiled a short list of plants (below), however I am open to other offerings. Just as long as they are Texas natives, or otherwise deemed indispensable for this type of garden. If any of you coming to the swap on the 18th would like to pitch in please dmail me. All help is very deeply appreciated!
Thank You!
WANTS
Nectar Plants
Black Foot Daisies
Flame Acanthus
Lantana camara
Rudbeckia
Salvia farinacea
Salvia greggii, all colors
Vitex
Ox-eyed or Shasta Daisies
Coreopsis spp.
Host Plants
Milkweed, Asclepias spp.
Pipevine, Aristolochia spp.
Hop tree, Ptella trifoliata
Spicebush, Lindera benzoin
Escarpment Cherry, Prunus serotina
Turks cap Hibiscus
Basic Wildlife
Elderberry
Open to other basic wildlife plants, Let me know.
Here is a "before" picture of the area...
After I get something worth showing, I will make a thread in TX Gardening Forum for any who are interested in how it develops.
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