Whilst yellow is the most prevalent color, orange and pink and a few other colors are popping up. It was probably just cause it was an easy color to see and tell when they were past their prime.
Why are rubber gloves (called marigolds in the UK, and that you use for washing dishes) always yellow?
Maybe they only make them yellow in the UK, but in the USA there are a variety of colors you can choose.
Reply:User friendly... really. Sunny color ( yellow )...versus say red or black. Have seen them in blue as well ( more light as in sky blue ). Just for appeal...thats all.
Reply:they arent always. my mom has hot pink ones =].
Reply:So you can find them under the dark sink
Saturday, May 22, 2010
My plants in baskets won't grow even though I water them everyday.?
My planters are all wire baskets which are lined with peet. The weather has been very hot but I water, at night, throoughly, almost every night. There are ten baskets and each one has growth with it's own degree of success but one, after two months, hasn't grown, generally, more than an inch and a half. I have planted wild flowers, zinnias and marigolds. I would say that the site is about ten feet long with direct sun for several hours a day, and from only one side, though that side shifts with the sun. One end is sunnier than the other but is not noticably more growing than the other end. I planted then with potting soil that was supposed to have 7 months of fertilizer. I think a lot has left with the draining water everyday but I don't know. Can you offer advice and can you tell me what I might be able to plant this time of the year in order to recoup the loss of my growth? I live in central Indiana. Thank You
My plants in baskets won't grow even though I water them everyday.?
There's an excellent book called Container Gardening by Ed Smith, where he explains the virtues of self-watering containers. The problem with plants not in self-watering containers is that for much of the time, they plants have either too much or too little water, and when you do water, it washes the nutrients away. With self-watering containers, the plants get exactly the water they need, and the nutrients stay put in the soil so that they're available for the plants. So if you wanted to try replanting, you might consider getting self-watering hanging baskets. Ask for them at your local garden center. They fill them with flowering seedlings, since it's a little late to start growing flowers from seeds now.
Reply:I do this all of the time. Add silk greenery into your baskets and you could even add silk florals of your choice. Many of them look so real these days you can hardly tell. Craft stores like Michaels Arts and craft carry them and run 40% TO 50% off most of the time. You can purchase a UV sun protectant that you spray on them to keep the sun from fading them. I have even dug holes and supported ficus trees in the ground ....honestly they look great. Have fun.
Reply:it must be that they are root bound. lift them up gently from the pots that they are in.if the root's are in a tight ball,you need to transplant into a bigger container.also you need to fertilize them,even tho it says the fertilizer is good for seven months. it's a good sales pitch,but doesn't do very well with your plants.
Reply:You may be overwatering.
I water till the water is running out the bottom of my planters then I let them go until they're almost dried out before I rewater.
If you water too much the roots will get root rot.
Plant chrysanthemums.They are hardy and do best in the fall with lovely green foliage right now.
Reply:potting soil is very porous, as it is formulated for indoor plants, which tend to get overwatered. few people know this, but it is not appropritae for hot outdoor conditions. mix in some local soil (at least half) to your potting soil to improve its moisture and nutrient retention, plus add in valuable microbes and, if your'e lucky, some worms. then mulch well with a small-sized mulch.
My plants in baskets won't grow even though I water them everyday.?
There's an excellent book called Container Gardening by Ed Smith, where he explains the virtues of self-watering containers. The problem with plants not in self-watering containers is that for much of the time, they plants have either too much or too little water, and when you do water, it washes the nutrients away. With self-watering containers, the plants get exactly the water they need, and the nutrients stay put in the soil so that they're available for the plants. So if you wanted to try replanting, you might consider getting self-watering hanging baskets. Ask for them at your local garden center. They fill them with flowering seedlings, since it's a little late to start growing flowers from seeds now.
Reply:I do this all of the time. Add silk greenery into your baskets and you could even add silk florals of your choice. Many of them look so real these days you can hardly tell. Craft stores like Michaels Arts and craft carry them and run 40% TO 50% off most of the time. You can purchase a UV sun protectant that you spray on them to keep the sun from fading them. I have even dug holes and supported ficus trees in the ground ....honestly they look great. Have fun.
Reply:it must be that they are root bound. lift them up gently from the pots that they are in.if the root's are in a tight ball,you need to transplant into a bigger container.also you need to fertilize them,even tho it says the fertilizer is good for seven months. it's a good sales pitch,but doesn't do very well with your plants.
Reply:You may be overwatering.
I water till the water is running out the bottom of my planters then I let them go until they're almost dried out before I rewater.
If you water too much the roots will get root rot.
Plant chrysanthemums.They are hardy and do best in the fall with lovely green foliage right now.
Reply:potting soil is very porous, as it is formulated for indoor plants, which tend to get overwatered. few people know this, but it is not appropritae for hot outdoor conditions. mix in some local soil (at least half) to your potting soil to improve its moisture and nutrient retention, plus add in valuable microbes and, if your'e lucky, some worms. then mulch well with a small-sized mulch.
What is the story Marigolds about?
Pretty and smell bad but bugs away.
Try you will like them
What is the story Marigolds about?
Well, once upon a time there were 3 marigolds, Papa marigold, mama marigold, and itty bitty baby marigold. One magical spring day, they went for a stroll through their magical veggie garden, and a magical unicorn ate them. The end.
Or, if you prefer the real story, they are good to plant around and through a garden, be it veggie or flower, because there are some insects that do NOT like their scent and will shy away from them. My mother has always planted them around the perimeter of her veggie garden, and even though she don't use any pesticides, has fairly good luck with keeping the insects at bay. There are different varieties of marigolds, some with different size flowers on them, and she uses the ones that have large flowers. However, she really does have a problem with deer ignoring them and eating the leaves of her veggies! :)
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Try you will like them
What is the story Marigolds about?
Well, once upon a time there were 3 marigolds, Papa marigold, mama marigold, and itty bitty baby marigold. One magical spring day, they went for a stroll through their magical veggie garden, and a magical unicorn ate them. The end.
Or, if you prefer the real story, they are good to plant around and through a garden, be it veggie or flower, because there are some insects that do NOT like their scent and will shy away from them. My mother has always planted them around the perimeter of her veggie garden, and even though she don't use any pesticides, has fairly good luck with keeping the insects at bay. There are different varieties of marigolds, some with different size flowers on them, and she uses the ones that have large flowers. However, she really does have a problem with deer ignoring them and eating the leaves of her veggies! :)
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Potted plants have thin stalks?
My wife works in a daycare and the kids have planted marigolds. Once sprouted the stalks (the marigolds, not the kids) are thin and discolored and the plant soon dies... I'm thinking they need more fertilizer and sun (we live in the sun-deprived Pacific NorthWet), since all the plants are doing the same.
Am I right or, does she need to do something else to them (the plants not the kids)?
I'd like to have her become the hero of the daycare (to the kids, and the Marigolds).
Potted plants have thin stalks?
Marigolds need lots of sun. Some sun, potting soil, and plant food in the water should be the best for them.
Am I right or, does she need to do something else to them (the plants not the kids)?
I'd like to have her become the hero of the daycare (to the kids, and the Marigolds).
Potted plants have thin stalks?
Marigolds need lots of sun. Some sun, potting soil, and plant food in the water should be the best for them.
Aside from Marigolds, what other flower (or plants) repel Bee's & Yellow jackets?
If they need to be pollinated, like most plants do, bees/ yellow jackets will be there too.
Aside from Marigolds, what other flower (or plants) repel Bee's %26amp; Yellow jackets?
Marigolds attack a sphirid fly, whose larva eat aphid larva
African marigolds, intense planting every other year and tilled in repell root knot nematods, and that is the limit
Feverfew will repell honey bees but not yellow jackets
Aside from Marigolds, what other flower (or plants) repel Bee's %26amp; Yellow jackets?
Marigolds attack a sphirid fly, whose larva eat aphid larva
African marigolds, intense planting every other year and tilled in repell root knot nematods, and that is the limit
Feverfew will repell honey bees but not yellow jackets
Liquids to make flowers grow faster?
I'm doing a science fair project on what liquids (such as coffee, soda, orange juice, and water) make marigolds grow faster. I have to do a background research report with it and i can't find any websites or anything that talk about it. I need the sites. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liquids to make flowers grow faster?
Dear Bridget, I did the experiment with carnations to see how the flowers would live with different additives/liquids. My question was: What additive will help cut flowers live the longest. My results were: the flowers in grape Jell-O died first, then the flowers in water (control), then the flowers in water with an aspirin in it, then the flowers in 7-UP, and the flowers in the water with florist powder lived the longest (37 days!). My question is why did the flowers in the florist powder/water live the longest and what is in it?- Lauren - Tacoma, WA
Lauren, I'm thrilled to see your experiment worked well! Thirty-seven days is a great demonstration of how well those packets work when you buy fresh flowers and follow the directions. The florist packet is a commercially prepared floral preservative. This contains a (commercially kept secret) sugar source (either sucrose or glucose) and a biocide. A biocide is something that typically lowers the pH of the water and keeps bacteria and fungi from growing. They thrive in a sugar-water environment and clog the flower stem. - Bridget
From: www.flowerpossibilities.com
Reply:Here is a science fair site for kids, tons of great info for you on this and on this opening page scroll {there are 2 scroll bars, use the inside one} there is info on doing the same experiment using sunflowers. Good Luck!!
http://www.whizkidsfoundation.org/how_to...
Tons more sites about science experiments:
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Reply:try earth juice sugar in the water i water my cannabis with earth juice,and i also do sugar water,plants cannabis cannabis cannabis
Liquids to make flowers grow faster?
Dear Bridget, I did the experiment with carnations to see how the flowers would live with different additives/liquids. My question was: What additive will help cut flowers live the longest. My results were: the flowers in grape Jell-O died first, then the flowers in water (control), then the flowers in water with an aspirin in it, then the flowers in 7-UP, and the flowers in the water with florist powder lived the longest (37 days!). My question is why did the flowers in the florist powder/water live the longest and what is in it?- Lauren - Tacoma, WA
Lauren, I'm thrilled to see your experiment worked well! Thirty-seven days is a great demonstration of how well those packets work when you buy fresh flowers and follow the directions. The florist packet is a commercially prepared floral preservative. This contains a (commercially kept secret) sugar source (either sucrose or glucose) and a biocide. A biocide is something that typically lowers the pH of the water and keeps bacteria and fungi from growing. They thrive in a sugar-water environment and clog the flower stem. - Bridget
From: www.flowerpossibilities.com
Reply:Here is a science fair site for kids, tons of great info for you on this and on this opening page scroll {there are 2 scroll bars, use the inside one} there is info on doing the same experiment using sunflowers. Good Luck!!
http://www.whizkidsfoundation.org/how_to...
Tons more sites about science experiments:
?hl=en%26amp;ie=UTF-8%26amp;sa=X%26amp;oi=spell%26amp;resnum=0...
Reply:try earth juice sugar in the water i water my cannabis with earth juice,and i also do sugar water,plants cannabis cannabis cannabis
What are some flowery names suited for a dark-haired girl?
Such as Violet, Pansy or Iris.
Those are all very pretty but I'd like some variety to compare on. :)
But when I think of Rose I think redhead.
When I think Marigold or Daisy - blonde.
The three I mentioned first seem 'darker' names.
Can you think of any other flowery dark names?
What are some flowery names suited for a dark-haired girl?
hog wort? Peoney, stinking iris, Bryony (as in Black Bryony)
Reply:Moon unit?
Reply:Jasmine
Rose O' Sharon (Rosie)
Reply:mimosa
peony
scarlet
thistle
veronica
protea
euphorbia
nigella
cynara
hellebore
http://www.babynames.com.au/search-categ...
has a huge list!!!
Reply:Blossom
Reply:Willow, Ebony, Magnolia (maggie), Jasmine, Violet, Rosie (from Rose), Dahlia (dar-lee-ah)
Reply:viola, prunella, lilley, primula, petunia, nigella, iris, felicia, hyacinth and my fav poppy
Reply:rose and petunia or bluebell or lily
Reply:Poppy
Reply:Naomi -
Petra -
Danielle -
Nicole -
Shannon -
Janessa -
Jordan -
Jasmine -
Patricia -
Maureen -
All dark haired women, in my family.
Reply:Flora, Iris, Violet, Snap Dragon *jk*
Reply:Turdy?
kung fu
Those are all very pretty but I'd like some variety to compare on. :)
But when I think of Rose I think redhead.
When I think Marigold or Daisy - blonde.
The three I mentioned first seem 'darker' names.
Can you think of any other flowery dark names?
What are some flowery names suited for a dark-haired girl?
hog wort? Peoney, stinking iris, Bryony (as in Black Bryony)
Reply:Moon unit?
Reply:Jasmine
Rose O' Sharon (Rosie)
Reply:mimosa
peony
scarlet
thistle
veronica
protea
euphorbia
nigella
cynara
hellebore
http://www.babynames.com.au/search-categ...
has a huge list!!!
Reply:Blossom
Reply:Willow, Ebony, Magnolia (maggie), Jasmine, Violet, Rosie (from Rose), Dahlia (dar-lee-ah)
Reply:viola, prunella, lilley, primula, petunia, nigella, iris, felicia, hyacinth and my fav poppy
Reply:rose and petunia or bluebell or lily
Reply:Poppy
Reply:Naomi -
Petra -
Danielle -
Nicole -
Shannon -
Janessa -
Jordan -
Jasmine -
Patricia -
Maureen -
All dark haired women, in my family.
Reply:Flora, Iris, Violet, Snap Dragon *jk*
Reply:Turdy?
kung fu
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