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| Do you have a dwarf fruit tree in your house? | | I've been thinking about getting some dwarf fruit trees. I have a pear tree and a walnut tree in the yard but my yard is so small that I can't plant anymore trees out there. I was looking at some tree catalogs and I was shocked at how many varieties of dwarf trees there are now that produce full size or near full size fruit!Do any of you myLotters have one of these dwarf fruit trees that you grow in a portable planter or bucket and do they produce a lot of fruit? How hard is it take care of them? Tell me all you can please! | |
| | My thumb is getting darker. How do you garden without killing everything? | | Help! My green thumb has turned black! Four years ago my dh & I installed these great beds along the front of our house. We put in a couple dwarf trees, a green laceleaf maple, about 100 tulip bulbs, 2 hyacinths, and some roses. Last summer I added some daylilies to the mix. And of course a selection of annuals. I read the books on soil acidity, sun & water requirements, etc, yet somehow only 2 daylilies and the 2 dwarf trees are still standing. The maple didn't bud this year. The hyacinths look like they're being attacked by some sort of critter (japanese beetles, maybe?), and only 5 tulips came up in the spring. Even the marigolds died this summer.
So what are some good, sturdy plants that even a horrible gardener like me can keep alive (preferably with blooms, not just green)? And what do I have to do differently to keep them alive? I live in an area with warm summers (~90 F) and cold winters (lots of snow). Thanks! | |
| | Chinqua Penn | | Chinqua Penn Plantation is located near Readsville, North Carolina. It is a 27 room mansion. The mansion has various antique aritcles from 30 countries. There is a chair of King Tut's tomb and two Chinese boxes for a young girls's dress to be stored in the entry foyer. The Russell Stover box is where Mrs. Penn kept candy for her nieces and nephews. The Plantation is featured on A&E's America's Castles. This Historic Place is surrounded by 22 acres. The seasonal gardens and lovely landscape are beautiful to see.
The home was built in 1920. Thomas Jefferson Penn was a tobacco farmer and diary farmer. He was a great businessman. Mrs. Beatrice Penn was the daughter of Mr. Arthur Shoellkopf. Mr. Shoellkopf was the mayor of Niagara Falls and the chairman of the board for Niagara Falls Power Company.
The Penn's loved to travel the world and collect antiques. All through the house there is furniture from Italy, Spain, China and other parts of the world.
The Plantation was named after a dwarf chestnut tree. The dwarf trees name is Chinquapin.
Front Porch-The house is built in the shape of a Y for better ventilation. The exterior is made of stone and logs. The tapestry in the house and... | |
| | Where are apples grown? | | I was reading another discussion and someone mentioned being in a tropical climate. They said they have to import apples! I thought, naively, that apples grew in all climates.
Can't people in tropical climates grow apple trees? And, if they can not; why?I would grow dwarf trees in my home! They still provide you with an abundance of apples.
They have all kinds of container crops; why not Apples? | |
| | Grow Bonsai | | Would you like to have in your flowerpot a 40 cm high oak tree, which may be older than you?Of course, only the Japanese art of bonsai would allow you that...The most appreciated bonsai are those made with an azalea species (Rhododendron) (photo above), which in May can be completely covered by flowers. Grafting may permit the existence on the same bonsai of varied colored flowers.Bonsai lovers or cultivators number reaches between 10 and 20 million in Japan alone.A great variety of coniferous and deciduous trees like pine, yew, juniper, holly, beech, maple, but also fruit trees like plum and apple, Japanese varieties, can be grown as bonsai.To achieve dwarf trees, first the experts put the seeds
in very small pots. They germinate and are left in these pots till their numerous roots embrace all the soil, depleting it of mineral salts. After that, the seedling is transplanted to a little larger pot with a very small amount of soil. The action is repeated several times in progressing to larger pots till the final pot. The reason of moving the plant from one pot to another is to accustom the plant to a low metabolism, which does not allow it a normal growth, and... | |
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