I know that pine bark is a good mulch for azaleas. I can get whole tree pine mulch (includes the wood) for a great price. Are there any issues with using...
Hi Aviv, If the "whole tree pine mulch" was aged, then I don't imagine there would be a problem. If it was green, there might be a nitrogen depletion issue. ...
Aviv, I agree with Bill Miller, as long as the woody fibre is composted down and you are not going to use this mulch near your house in foundation beds. There...
I guess pine fines and pine straw must be a regional thing. I have looked high and low for them here in Chester County PA, but have never found them. Jim...
I would not use it fresh as a soil conditioner or mulch. It needs to be seasoned and allowed to compost for an extended period of warm weather. If you have ...
... Hi Kara. Azaleas have shallow roots and can be transplanted anytime if they are healthy. Whether to transplant in spring or fall is always a question....
At 2:18 PM -0400 on 9/30/06, barry knudsen wrote hi there - I saw a beautiful AZALEA ARISTA blooming in Niagara Falls, Ontario, last spring and I would like to...
Mike, I'd have to bet against you. The old azaleas are just about extinct. To my knowledge, no one in the US today has a collection the rare old indicas....
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Oct 3, 2006 2:04 am
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Maarten, I take your point, but you get 14 hits on 'Triomphe de Lederberg' (of which 4 are pertinent, and 2 of those are to our website). Regards, Bob Stelloh...
dear Mr or Mrs I m a student of Agricultural university in czech republic and got one important qestion for you. I want to know what is the method, or which...
Pavol Kassak
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Oct 3, 2006 4:13 pm
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Pavol, Your English is easily understood. I think that if you visit this site: http://www.rhs.org.uk/publications/pubs_library_colourchart.asp you will see...
I have had about 90% success in rooting deciduous cuttings this summer. Took the cuttings in June and have them in small pots in poly bags hanging in the...
I found the page at both addresses and thought it wonder-filled. I wonder how many of the oldest varieties have new, modern synonyms. This has greatly ...
The looks similar to the old list of Southern Indians, not Indiana, azaleas that were introduced in the South earlier in the 1800. The are mostly zone 8 plus...
I received a potted Azalea as a get-well gift when I was in the Hospital in July, the hot Mid-Missouri weather was very hard on the plant. Should I be able...
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Oct 4, 2006 5:11 pm
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From the Gavillac list I have the following: Formosa, Iveryanna, Criterion, William Bull, Vittata fortunii, Fielder's White, Indica Alba, Alba Plena, Amoena,...
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Oct 4, 2006 5:17 pm
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John Barnes...... I have had alot of experience with dec. azaleas and other dec plants. Your right about having the plants break ( develop new growth ) before...
Great work, John. After reading Ted's reply to your post, I agree fully with him on the issue of breaking dormancy or inducing new growth before allowing the...
Thanks, Ted. I will proceed to tr try to get new growth this fall before dormancy. But then you infer that they should go dormant at some stage prior to...
Mike, I have William Bull, I could send you a plant if you would like one. About three years ago I stop at a garden out side of Charleston on high way #17...
I have the following azaleas from the list. Anoena Fascination Fielder's White Iveryana Pride of Dorking Vitatta Fortunii I also have a president Clay Claye ?...
... Hello Marilynn, Florist Azaleas, and other greenhouse azaleas which are forced to bloom for special occasions, are varieties hybridized to be easy to ...
Barbara Bullock.....How many of the old timers does the arboretum have? Ted Stecki 90 Kresson-Gibbsboro Rd Voorhees, NJ 08043 Tel : 856 784 6203 Cell : 609 314...
I need to transplant my azalea seedlings at a much earlier age than I normally do, particularly since some seedling lots are from valuable crosses. What size...
Mike, Although all of my experience is limited to evergreen azaleas, I routinely transplant azaleas with only the first two leaves. I find that age or number...
Joe Klimavicz
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Oct 6, 2006 1:19 am
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[this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC] Which is the correct nomenclature for hybrid Azaleas: Rhododendron x 'Nancy of Robin Hill' or...
Mary Boyle
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Oct 6, 2006 3:01 pm
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Mike....I have transplanted alot of seedlings both rhododendrons and azaleasand have found that they do best when transplanted after the true leaves form. Also...
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