You had me rolling there Rad. The bit about the crows.... Oh how I wish I could have witnessed that. I've a healthy imagination. How cool that the crows watch for her. 
I like this woman.
I like this woman.
Radogast's Non-420 Garden Creation Thread
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Dutty Panty
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Hey rad. Quick question I got about a 3ft wide 6FT diameter bleeding heart out front. I'll post pics in a sec. Can you clone them? Is the success rate good if so. I'd like to get like 40 of these. I went out and bought one for like 6$ in a 2" square pot so I'd be willing to try on it if it's worth it cause it's not blooming like my big one. Thanks.
The Lil ones on my greenhouse video.
The Lil ones on my greenhouse video.
Dutty Panty
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Hey you can see my awesome heat pump for my bloom room lol. Thanks for any help. Would love to clone the piss out of them.
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Hey rad. Quick question I got about a 3ft wide 6FT diameter bleeding heart out front. I'll post pics in a sec. Can you clone them? Is the success rate good if so. I'd like to get like 40 of these. I went out and bought one for like 6$ in a 2" square pot so I'd be willing to try on it if it's worth it cause it's not blooming like my big one. Thanks.
The Lil ones on my greenhouse video.
Great plant.
I have heard some people say you can take stem cuttings, as in how we clone our favorite plant, but that seems unlikely to me.
You can definitely divide the root ball into pieces, like a dahlia, but without the drying out time. I saw an article at SFGATE that talked about taking root cuttings with at least two nodes and growing them under an inch of sand. I PM'd you the link.
If it were me, I would divide the roots into about 4 large groups, trim off several root cuttings with at lest two nodes from each group, rplant the divided root balls, and try root cuttings. hmmmmm now you have me thinking these would be good understory bushes
Maybe out past the pond near the treehouse.
Dutty Panty
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Got it killer link reps awarded.
I'll try that never have.
I'll try that never have.
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American Lotus Seeds
7 days ago, I started some lotus seed in water. These are American Lotus, hardy to zone 5, yellow, the largest wildflower native to the USA. A new plant to me.
The seed packet (Horizon Herbs) said to scarify the seeds until you see the white endosperm. 300 passes over sandpaper I said, "forget this, I'm getting a power tool." The packet says to soak in a one gallon jar in a warm window (no problem with warm, temps have gone from 40s to 80s in one week), change the water when it gets cloudy (every day now), plant when seedling makes roots and raises up it's pad.
They need the head start to contend with bullfrogs, the occaisonal duck, and duckweed.
Scarifiying by hand - NO. I used a mototool and vise grips to hold on!
The first seed took 5 days to sprout
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7 days ago, I started some lotus seed in water. These are American Lotus, hardy to zone 5, yellow, the largest wildflower native to the USA. A new plant to me.
The seed packet (Horizon Herbs) said to scarify the seeds until you see the white endosperm. 300 passes over sandpaper I said, "forget this, I'm getting a power tool." The packet says to soak in a one gallon jar in a warm window (no problem with warm, temps have gone from 40s to 80s in one week), change the water when it gets cloudy (every day now), plant when seedling makes roots and raises up it's pad.
They need the head start to contend with bullfrogs, the occaisonal duck, and duckweed.
Scarifiying by hand - NO. I used a mototool and vise grips to hold on!
The first seed took 5 days to sprout
)
Just to underline that today was an outdoor day, my loving wife and I took a stroll in the woods across the brook.
Bark on a tree near the river.
We heard a King Fisher, but didn't see it. Mating dragonflies were observed and human kissing commenced.
The water level on the river has been high for months. This week, it has fallen well over a foot. This sand bar is usually a two foot wade. Last month it would have been a risky, 8 ft wide, fast water crossing. Today I could walk to it. In it's current, pond-like state, at least one bull frog has moved in.
Hey there Rad - that silt there is rock dust - 100% goodn's for your potted plants. I'd go collect that and sift for the fine particles and add that as an amendment to your soil and worm bin. You can add that to the outdoor gardens as well. You sitting in the middle of a very very fertile piece of land.
I was looking for nettles in your pics but it might be a little early. They will show themselves very very soon most likely down by the rivva! If you find the nettles and you should be able to, WEAR GLOVES and take a pair of scissors and collect and hang them just like canna, 5 days and they will be dry (on normal not so humid days). Use them as a tea (let sit overnight in water) for your ladies and watch the fun. Nettles promote flowering and it's not subtle. We have a Rhubarb plant and I put nettle tea on it and the next day there were 2 flower shoots 2 ft. tall when before just one flower shoot 1 ft tall, overnight no kidding (not the best for rhubarb but I don't eat it). Imagine that with canna plants! It's not as spectacular but its just as noticeable.
Happy belated anniversary - nice to see you're still "technically" on your honeymoon, hehe.. you're laying the groundwork for your future, kissing and loving, you can make that a life long pursuit. Just takes some practice, that's all!
You know red squirrels castrate the male grey squirrels? They are more aggressive and run faster, both are tree squirrels so one will dominate, in NA its the red in EU its the grey, go figure. To me they are hawk fodder! They get in my cottage some years and make a mess! If you want a constant visitor, put some peanut butter in the Y of a branch by your porch where you sit and they will come and visit. Eventually the birds of prey will see them and you get to see mother nature in all its glory.
BB, that's so cold!
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It's really hard for tha hawks to sneak into our yard.
The Blue Jays and Crows sound the alarm.
We have had two kills in almost two years. And that is with a hawks nest within 200 yards !
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The major squirrel predation happens at night: Fox, Fisher and Barred Owl
The Blue Jays and Crows sound the alarm.
We have had two kills in almost two years. And that is with a hawks nest within 200 yards !
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The major squirrel predation happens at night: Fox, Fisher and Barred Owl
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I'm not clear on your suggestion for gathering rock dust, are you talking about sifting and drying river mud?
My house and yard are built on a basalt ledge. I can chisel rocks to get pure basalt dust. The soil is loaded with the stuff.
I currently have about 5 lbs of professionally prepared basalt dust I use for the worm bins and outdoor pots.
My house and yard are built on a basalt ledge. I can chisel rocks to get pure basalt dust. The soil is loaded with the stuff.
I currently have about 5 lbs of professionally prepared basalt dust I use for the worm bins and outdoor pots.
Just curious, but what would be the difference between professionally prepared and what you could gather? Oh yeah, you'd have to pound the rocks yourself. It was really hard to type this. I was laughing so hard when I realized that! 
Thought of you Rad.
"Since I originally wrote that basalt rock dust (Cascade Minerals) became available. There are huge differences between the 3 major forms of rock dust (as defined by Remineralize the Earth) and those 3 are as follows in the order you want to use them if available...
basalt rock dust
granite rock dust
glacial rock dust
Basalt & granite are paramagnetic with basalt way ahead of granite. Glacial scores a zero in this regard as do the colloidal (aka nano minerals) like Azomite (montmorillite), kaolanite, pyrophillite, zeolite, bentonite, et al. "
CC
Have a great day Rad.
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Just curious, but what would be the difference between professionally prepared and what you could gather? Oh yeah, you'd have to pound the rocks yourself. It was really hard to type this. I was laughing so hard when I realized that!
The commercial rock dust is of a uniform size.
If took a point (chisel) to the rock, I would create a mix of corn flake sized chunks all the way down to dust paticles. After sifting there would still be lots of micro sizes. That seems like a good thing to me.
I've not tried to chisel this rock, but it has a MOHs hardness of 6 which is similar to sandstone, so my reground concrete chisels should be profiled to make a quick job of this.
I should try! If I can chisel a snooth grove in the rock, I might be able to create a waterfall path by cutting away, rather than building up with bentonite clay as I was planning. I haven't had an excuse to carve rock in awhile
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American Lotus Seeds
7 days ago, I started some lotus seed in water. These are American Lotus, hardy to zone 5, yellow, the largest wildflower native to the USA. A new plant to me.
The seed packet (Horizon Herbs) said to scarify the seeds until you see the white endosperm. 300 passes over sandpaper I said, "forget this, I'm getting a power tool." The packet says to soak in a one gallon jar in a warm window (no problem with warm, temps have gone from 40s to 80s in one week), change the water when it gets cloudy (every day now), plant when seedling makes roots and raises up it's pad.
They need the head start to contend with bullfrogs, the occaisonal duck, and duckweed.
Scarifiying by hand - NO. I used a mototool and vise grips to hold on!
The first seed took 5 days to sprout
)
American Lotus, five days after sprouting
Fabulous Rad! How exciting. How long before you place them?
".....an excuse to carve rock"
Why does this not surprise me?
".....an excuse to carve rock"
Why does this not surprise me?
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Fabulous Rad! How exciting. How long before you place them?
".....an excuse to carve rock"
Why does this not surprise me?
The lotus will go out when they have roots. I guess. This is another new seed for me.
My outdoor seed germination rates are close to zero.
Sigh.
You'll catch it Rad, sooner than later. As you do the property blossoms.
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Today's tulips
What beautiful choices. The addition of more texture and exotic coloration is always welcome. Little somethings to direct the eye.