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Post by Peek on May 17, 2007 16:45:57 GMT
I planted a new Phlox 2 weeks ago, just before the rains began, and it was doing rather well in spite of some ferocious snails attacking it.
2 days ago, I found that the whole top half of the plant had been snapped, with about half a centimetre of plant just showing above the soil, and I can only assume that the dog had trampled it...the first time he's ever done it.
So, I've dug it up, and planted it back in a pot, and it seems to have rooted in the pot now, but should I keep it indoors or outdoors, d'you all think?
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Post by Janglers on May 17, 2007 17:57:10 GMT
Outdoors Peek. Keep it out of reach of the slugs though. You could even have left it in the ground really. It will probably grow bushier now.
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Post by Peek on May 18, 2007 6:47:15 GMT
Lol, bushier , right.....it looks very sad, what there is of it.
I've put it outside now, thanks Jan, it's had 2 days indoors to get it's roots sorted out, but I had that feeling if I kept it in any longer it'd suffer from dry air, and eventually mites that seem to attack anything I put on a windowsill.
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Post by scoo on May 19, 2007 18:33:20 GMT
It was probably slugs, the devious things get everywhere
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Post by lemanie on May 20, 2007 20:45:09 GMT
my grandad always told me to get slugs out of your garden, you sling slug killer in your neighbours garden as it actually attracked the little divels! maybe it will work for you, but bet your neighbours will be chuffed
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Post by Peek on May 24, 2007 10:16:06 GMT
Just an update...despite T5's disbelief that the plant would survive, I have spotted a new shoot on it today, hooray!
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Post by BjornTobyStomped on May 24, 2007 11:15:45 GMT
Just an update...despite T5's disbelief that the plant would survive, I have spotted a new shoot on it today, hooray! Well done Peekie! Most shrubs are quite resillient so don't always reach for the panic button when something like a snapped stem happens. I've got a clematis that I planted awhile back and it seems to have recovered.
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Post by Janglers on May 24, 2007 14:09:20 GMT
Just an update...despite T5's disbelief that the plant would survive, I have spotted a new shoot on it today, hooray! Well done Peekie. *pokes tongue out at T5*
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Post by Fi on May 24, 2007 23:39:45 GMT
my grandad always told me to get slugs out of your garden, you sling slug killer in your neighbours garden as it actually attracked the little divels! maybe it will work for you, but bet your neighbours will be chuffed In spite of what it says on the box, slug pellets can kill dogs and cats, so I presume children too. In dogs it's a slow agonising death, since the chemicals in the pellets attack the nervous system. I nearly lost 2 dogs that way, simply because our vet intervened in time - basically, if a dog or whatever has eaten them, the thing to do is make the animal vomit and hope that not a lot of the chemicals have been absorbed. i've never used the things since and I would advise anyone else to do the same - beer traps are safe and effective, a much better option.
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Post by scoo on May 27, 2007 21:11:30 GMT
I split the stem on a blueberry plant 2 years ago. I got the garden twine out and bound it all together, and it survived
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