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#15 of 129: Critter control by pf_flyer HOST; Mar 16, 2007 (5:10 pm)

We have rabbits up the wazzoo...

But when you have rat snakes your rodent problems are minimized

ateixeira (Mar 19, 2007 9:05 am)

#16 of 129: Re: Critter control [pf_flyer] by ateixeira; Mar 19, 2007 (9:05 am)

Replying to: pf_flyer (Mar 16, 2007 5:10 pm)

I see rabbits, too. Forgot to list them.

#17 of 129: planting by steve_ HOST; Apr 07, 2007 (10:32 am)

It was 75 here in Boise yesterday and looks to be the same again today, before cooling back to the more usual 60's for the rest of the week.

So I planted a palm.

It's actually our second outdoor palm - the other survived last winter ok and is looking good. This one will be more marginal but who knows. There are about a dozen around town that we know of, including two at one of the car dealers.

Our microclime falls in zone 7.

#18 of 129: Surprise Snow! by ateixeira; Apr 07, 2007 (10:33 am)

Wow, it's April and we just got about an inch of snow...good things I hadn't planted yet as the seedlings could have been frosted.

pf_flyer (Apr 07, 2007 4:09 pm)

#19 of 129: Re: Surprise Snow! [ateixeira] by pf_flyer HOST; Apr 07, 2007 (4:09 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 07, 2007 10:33 am)

Our last forst date here is like May 15th, and usually is later than that. We're not down with winter by a long shot here

#20 of 129: Bamboo by kirstie_h HOST; Apr 20, 2007 (8:27 am)

Anyone know how to kill it for good? I had a bunch dug/pulled a few years ago, but some of it is coming back.

Putting on weed killer, and even everything-killer, just makes somewhat brown and seems to anger it.

ateixeira (Apr 20, 2007 8:28 am)
- kirstie_h (Apr 20, 2007 9:20 am)

#21 of 129: Re: Bamboo [kirstie_h] by ateixeira; Apr 20, 2007 (8:28 am)

Replying to: kirstie_h (Apr 20, 2007 8:27 am)

Don't know but I do know is very stubborn and hard to control, much less get rid of it.

Grows so fast, too, you gotta kick the shoots over else it'll take over the whole yard.

kirstie_h (Apr 20, 2007 9:20 am)

#22 of 129: Re: Bamboo [ateixeira] by kirstie_h HOST; Apr 20, 2007 (9:20 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 20, 2007 8:28 am)

At this point I am getting rid of it by putting my house on the market. It may seem drastic, but it WILL rid me of the problem.

#23 of 129: re: Bamboo by ateixeira; Apr 23, 2007 (8:30 am)

You would probably need to install some sort of barrier (retaining wall?) if you wanted to let it grow in a small area and then dig out the yard to kill all the roots that already grew past a certain point.

I just planted my garden this weekend. I'm pretty proud of myself, too. Used home-made compost, plus some hummus and peat moss I had left over. Laid down the plants, mulched the area, put up cages, a small fence, and even a soaker hose and an automatic timer to water the whole thing.

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#24 of 129: Bamboo-B-Gone by kirstie_h HOST; Apr 23, 2007 (8:53 am)

I don't want it at ALL. A few years ago, it was way overgrown & I had a professional team come dig it out. Three years later, it's coming back. It is actually worse than ivy.

I'm a minimalist (in effort, at least). Here's my backyard. The bamboo keeps wanting to appear entwined in those bushes up against the house.

steve_ (May 06, 2007 8:21 am)

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