The choice over whether to divide large plants really depends on your growing goals and situation. You may wish to grow the plant into a larger 'specimen plant' that will produce larger and more flowers reliably, or you may want to produce divisions for trade or sale if the plant is in demand. Because most of our plants 'work by producing seed, we are very hesitant to divide them unless they fall apart at a division point when they are repotted.

That will vary with the type of perennial, but, in general terms, types that flower in the fall should be transplanted in the spring, while those that bloom in the spring and summer should be dug and divided in the fall.

They do their damage inside the buds before the buds open." The actually eat or scrape the color off the bloom and eat the juices that "ooze from the injured surfaces." The resulting blooms look speckled like rain/water damage. They also "rasp long narrow bands on the scape stem. Red & purple flowers seem to be favored, the pH of the sap a probable cause. Buds are sometimes so damaged that they look as if small zippers had been sewn into the edges of petal and sepal.

Bearded irises can be divided any time after your last frost date in the spring, but many irisarians believe the optimal time to divide them is 6-8 weeks after bloom. Avoid transplanting irises in very hot weather (90+ F degrees), but do get them tr This thread came from the Soil, Compost and Mulch forum. Don't laugh too much - if you are a serious gardener these symptoms will soon be appearing in you. Enjoy. You Know You are a Compost Whacko When....... Posted by ryanzone7 profess

If you have never had a garden in a certain spot before, remove the sod and throw it into your compost pile in the fall. Next put a six-inch-deep layer of leaves, grass clippings, ashes, wood chips, builder’s sand, and peat moss on the cleared area and wait until spring to spade it in. Don’t cultivate a garden until the soil will crumble in your hand after being squeezed firmly.

Yes. Airedales are Terriers. Terriers are earth-dogs. You must expect any Airedale to dig. Some Airedales dig more than others. We find that there are particular times when the Airedales do more digging, such as spring time or when puppies are in the house. You may need to block off particular sections of your yard that you especially do not want the dog to dig in.

Michigan's statute, Act 53 of Public Act 1974, requires anyone who engages in or is responsible for the planning or performance of any type of excavation e.g.; grading, demolition, cultivating, augering, blasting, or boring to provide advance notice of at least three full working days to MISS DIG at 800-482-7171. The call center is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to take ticket requests. MISS DIG must be called prior to excavation in order to comply with the state statute.

The genus Hemerocallis is native to the countries in the temperate parts of AsiaJapan, Siberia, Korea, China, and Eurasia. Since the early 1930s, hybridizers in the United States and England have made great improvements in daylilies. Originally, the only colors were yellow, orange, and fulvous red. Today, we have colors ranging from near-whites, pastels, yellows, oranges, pinks, vivid reds, crimson, purple, nearly true-blue, and fabulous blends.

Modern hybrid daylilies have a remarkably diverse color range, especially considering that the wild types from which they have been bred were only in shades of yellow, orange, fulvous (i.e., dull reddish yellow), and rosy-fulvous. Today, the only colors notably lacking are pure white and pure blue. Needless to say, hybridizers are avidly pursuing these two colors. Basic Flower Color The outer portion of the daylily flower is considered to be the basic color of the flower.

Daylily blooms have a wide array of different forms. These include: Circular When viewed from the front of the bloom, the flower appears round. Segments tend to be short, wide, and stubby and generally overlap, giving a full appearance. Triangular When viewed from the front of the bloom, the flower segments form a triangle. The sepals generally recurve. Star When viewed from the front of the bloom, the flower segments tend to be long and pointed.

Other characteristics often used in describing daylilies include: Texture Texture refers to the surface quality of the tissue structure of the daylily bloom. There are three main types of texture in dayliliessmooth, creped, and ribbed. Substance Substance is the thickness of tissue structure, or the ability of the flower to withstand the elements. Substance varies from delicate (i.e., a thin, fragile appearance, but still durable) to heavy and leathery.

Foliage traits of daylilies include color, size, habit, and cold-hardiness and heat-tolerance. Color The foliage of daylilies can be blue-green to yellow-green or any shade in between. Size Daylily leaves vary considerably from slender and grass-like to husky, wide, and nearly corn-like. The leaves may arch, or may stand nearly erect. The length of daylily leaves ranges from as little as 6 inches to 36 inches or more.

Plants all have a basic complement of chromosomes. Most plants are diploidthey have two identical sets of chromosomes in each cell. Polyploids are plants with more than two sets of chromosomes. A tetraploid is only one of a whole series of polyploids. Triploids have three sets of chromosomes, tetraploids have four sets of chromosomes, et cetera. Tetraploid daylilies are heralded by some growers as having a number of advantages over diploids. In the tetraploid:

Hostas do not need regular division to keep them vigorous. Hostas can be left undisturbed indefinitely, but when division is necessary, divide in the spring just as the plant pips are emerging from the ground, so the new foliage is not damaged. If the plants are left undivided, you can enjoy their mature beauty sooner; otherwise, the plant will take longer to become fully mature.

ATD are a specialist organization that offers anyone the opportunity to compete in "challenge of a life-time" events raising money for charity.

We are usually busy with students between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm and can not answer the phone. So if you call, and get our voice mail, please leave a message, if you have a question that is not answered with the information in our brochures or web page. Our information number is 732-224-2435.

Each state has its own set of laws that identify the time by which the underground facilities should be marked. You should never dig unless you see evidence that the facilities have been marked or cleared. DELAWARE: Excavators in Delaware are to give notice two (2) full working days prior to the day they plan to start work. The day of the call is not counted as one of these days. MARYLAND: 48 business hours from the time the locate was requested and you have contacted the Ticket Check System.

State law requires that an excavator contacts Digger's Hotline at (800) 242-8511 at least three work days before you dig. Utilities will locate buried facilities with paint and flags. There is NO CHARGE to you. Always assume that any cable is energized. Stay at least 12" away from any exposed underground cable. If you damage or observe damage to a cable, then stop work immediately and contact us. We will differentiate between live and abandoned facilities and make repairs.

No and no. It is a common misconception that archaeologists are only interested in Indian history. Archaeologists are interested in the human story. In North America, that involves both the Indian and the Euro-American cultures. In other parts of the world, archaeologists study the history of the people who lived there. As for dinosaurs, those studies are left in the capable hands of the paleontologists.

Flowering commences October in the subtropics & mid to late November in VIC, NSW, TAS, SA & some areas of WA. Flowering can last for 3 to 4 months. In many areas a re-bloom occurs in autumn.