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What is this I found it on my red leaf maple.
Barbara Reitz identified the above; Good photo id of the Carolina mantid egg cases found on the cornus in the riverbed garden. Since the cornus was pruned Tuesday, the branches with the egg cases are now inside the untrimmed cornus in the shrub garden on the other side of the entryway. Follow the link to see similar photograph of the above egg casing. http://bugguide.net/node/view/31193/bgimage
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WE NEED YOUR HELP IDENTIFYING THE GROUND COVER PLANT OR WEEDBELOW. SEND YOUR ANSWER TO Helene@gardencoaches.org
Does anyone know what this ground cover is. Brians plant grows on gravel without soil or water in a lani in Florida.
Margret replied; looks like "sedum acre", I suggest Brian should take a sample to the Extension in Largo Florida, they have a help desk with MGs and Horticulturalists. They can ID it in a snap and its FREE. Also they sometimes come north county to Brooker Creek Preserve , so they could call and find out and save the trip which is about 10 miles.
Thanks Margret, for your reply.
Kumar, moved into his new old home less than a year ago, and has a vine growing, criss crossing his back yard in an area 50 ft x 150 ft. It is thick vine non flowering,growing on multi levels and pops up all over the yard,preventing him from planting new plants, and he has not been able to remove or kill it. Kumar has tried a pick ax, lopers, and shovels for the past 6 months, to no avail. Jay from Gardencoaches takes a ride to see Mr. Kumar, to see if he can identify the vine. After inspecting the vine and taking samples of the leaf, it is determined it is a very old Wisteria Vine. Wisteria vines are very difficult to remove. Below is the whole story about Wisteria vines...
Wisteria
• Breaks down trellises, trees, drainpipes, houses • reaches up to 50 feet • tolerates any soil, grows in sun or shade • Distinguish from American wisteria by flowering time: bad guy flowers April-May, good guys flower June-August • Japanese twine clockwise, Chinese twine counter clockwise • Love full sun but will hang out in partial shade, prefers loamy, deep, well drained soils • Brought in as ornamentals in 1830’s • Live 50 years, seeds can be spread by water Wisteria • To control cut as close to root collar as possible, begin cutting early in the growing season, cut sprouts every few weeks until autumn, remove vines when possible • Don’t compost plant parts!!!!!Discard in garbage • Treat stump w/round up. • Good replacements are dutchman’s pipe, or trumpet creeper Stump Etiquette • Cut plant as close to ground as possible, minimizing the distance herbicide has to travel from stump to roots • use a clean, flat horizontal cut for maximum performance and limited run off • use 1 ml of undiluted herbicide/cm of circumference of plant applied to cambium • plants like porcelain berry root in several locations, make sure you paint them all Stump Etiquette • Spring not the best time for this since sap flow is likely to wash the herbicide out again • wait until at least after Memorial day • fall is actually best time, even after plant has dropped its leaves as long as you know which things you are trying to kill! • don’t treat during a prolonged drought • wait a month after treatment until you re-plant
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What is this I found it on my red leaf maple.
WHAT IS THIS?
Does anyone know what this ground cover is. Brians plant grows on gravel without soil or water in a lani in Florida.
