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Coming up next week…

Posted on April 24th, 2009 – 5:54 PM
By Jaime Chismar

Next week is going to be a busy week for us greengirls. Look for posts about growing onions and corn, avoiding plants poisonous to pets and details about our upcoming plant swap! Anyone want some daylilies?

As we go into the weekend, consider this an open thread. Feel free to post your questions or suggestions for future blog entries. We love growing with you!

PS: Thanks for the idea, Peter Hoh.

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11 Responses to "Coming up next week…"

Krista says:

April 24th, 2009 at 6:17 pm

Oooh - can’t wait for the plant swap- we’re having some work done on our yard & will have some “orphans” needing good homes

Peter Hoh says:

April 25th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

I have a shrub from an earlier GreenGirls plant exchange. Some kind of cherry, I think. It’s blooming for the first time this spring.

jeff says:

April 26th, 2009 at 8:25 am

My yard backs up to a swamp and I have tons of wild grapevine that is more or less invading the top 6 inches of soil. How do I get rid of it? I’ve been pulling what I can by hand but it seems like a lost cause. I’ve already hauled two truck loads of vines away with no end in sight. Help.

Anneesha says:

April 27th, 2009 at 11:27 am

Hi Peter Hoh - that was a Nanking Cherry shrub that I exchanged with you (for the excellent yellow mums) … glad that it is blooming. I have dozens blooming in my fenced backyard right now, but when i plant out front the bunnies eat them to nubbins and never get a chance to flower. The cherries it sets are really tasty, too. The pits sprout easily. I’ll have more Nanking cherry seedlings to spare if anyone’s interested.

darcie says:

April 27th, 2009 at 1:04 pm

I wonder if anyone knows about or has tried zoysia grass? Got some info on it with my recent michigan bulb order - looks tempting…

Trying to follow you guys on twitter but my @ replies aren’t showing up to you-can you resend your follow request for me??

Peter Hoh says:

April 28th, 2009 at 1:11 am

Thanks again, Anneesha!

Darcie, as far as I know, zoysia grass is not hardy to Zone 4. When I was a kid living in Zone 7, my neighbors planted zoysia. It looks great, but doesn’t feel good on bare feet. It is an aggressive grass, and it crowds out weeds as advertised.

darcie says:

April 28th, 2009 at 7:51 am

@Peter Hoh - really? Bummer - it looks so tempting in the FULL COLOR flier they sent - kids in bare feet enjoying the lush green grass, minimal watering or mowing, crowds out weeds, resistant to dead spots/dog spots. I was all set to order my 1000 ‘plugs’ and get the free planter! HA!

laura says:

April 28th, 2009 at 7:27 pm

i’d be interested in all you can tell me about starting blueberries. a fellow customer at a garden center said you need two different varieties for them to do well…

Jaime Chismar says:

May 5th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

Laura,

You *do* need two varieties of most blueberry to maximum yields. Northcountry, however, does not:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG2889.html

The U of M has some great info on home growing blueberries, but I think it will make a great post!

http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/YGLNews/YGLN-July0101.html

Jaime Chismar says:

May 5th, 2009 at 11:43 pm

Darcie! I am working on the Twitter feed. What is your Twitter name?

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