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| Darren... |
 Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:26 am |
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Hello all,
I am new to this group, and a novice at gardening.
I live on Long Island, NY (not sure of what "zone" that is).
Anyway, my question is about the Butterfly Bush(buddleia). I bought a
small one at my local nursery as a colorful addition to my back yard.
The guy at the nursery wasn't too helpful about how to plant it, so I
sort of winged it.
Anyway, it's in the ground now, in a very sunny spot.. My questions
are, does it need watering regularly? Am I supposed to keep the soil
around it moist? What kind of routine care does it need?
Sorry if these are silly questions, but am very new to this. Any tips
would be greatly appreciated.
Darren |
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| Bill... |
| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:57 pm |
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In article
<573691f2-2328-4726-ad02-a2cc3503a0ae at (no spam) e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
Darren <darrenli516 at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote: Hello all,
I am new to this group, and a novice at gardening.
I live on Long Island, NY (not sure of what "zone" that is).
Anyway, my question is about the Butterfly Bush(buddleia). I bought a
small one at my local nursery as a colorful addition to my back yard.
The guy at the nursery wasn't too helpful about how to plant it, so I
sort of winged it.
Anyway, it's in the ground now, in a very sunny spot.. My questions
are, does it need watering regularly? Am I supposed to keep the soil
around it moist? What kind of routine care does it need?
Sorry if these are silly questions, but am very new to this. Any tips
would be greatly appreciated.
Darren
No basis for this info just what I did/do for awhile.
New plant any type water each day for a week.
Week 2 every other day
Week 3 twice a week.
week 4 once a week.
I donšt kill off too many but I do kill some. I feel the best info for
growing plants in your area resides in your neighbors.
<http://www.thegardenhelper.com/perennialplants.html>
Bill
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:31 pm |
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:57:05 -0400, Bill <b2forewagner at (no spam) snip.net> wrote:
Quote: In article
573691f2-2328-4726-ad02-a2cc3503a0ae at (no spam) e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
Darren <darrenli516 at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
Hello all,
I am new to this group, and a novice at gardening.
I live on Long Island, NY (not sure of what "zone" that is).
Anyway, my question is about the Butterfly Bush(buddleia). I bought a
small one at my local nursery as a colorful addition to my back yard.
The guy at the nursery wasn't too helpful about how to plant it, so I
sort of winged it.
Anyway, it's in the ground now, in a very sunny spot.. My questions
are, does it need watering regularly? Am I supposed to keep the soil
around it moist? What kind of routine care does it need?
Sorry if these are silly questions, but am very new to this. Any tips
would be greatly appreciated.
Darren
No basis for this info just what I did/do for awhile.
New plant any type water each day for a week.
Week 2 every other day
Week 3 twice a week.
week 4 once a week.
I donšt kill off too many but I do kill some. I feel the best info for
growing plants in your area resides in your neighbors.
Sound advice and very much like what I do with the same results. Once
in a while you lose one and "It's sad, its so sad. It's a sad, sad
situation" (credit to Elton/ Bernie on the final words)
Charlie, listening to Joe Weed - "Waltz Of The Whippoorwill" from
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| symplastless... |
| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:49 pm |
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Just water enough to moisten the roots in the upper four inches. The
biggest problem during drought is over watering.
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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.
Some people will buy products they do not understand and not buy books that
will give them understanding.
"Darren" <darrenli516 at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:573691f2-2328-4726-ad02-a2cc3503a0ae at (no spam) e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
Quote: Hello all,
I am new to this group, and a novice at gardening.
I live on Long Island, NY (not sure of what "zone" that is).
Anyway, my question is about the Butterfly Bush(buddleia). I bought a
small one at my local nursery as a colorful addition to my back yard.
The guy at the nursery wasn't too helpful about how to plant it, so I
sort of winged it.
Anyway, it's in the ground now, in a very sunny spot.. My questions
are, does it need watering regularly? Am I supposed to keep the soil
around it moist? What kind of routine care does it need?
Sorry if these are silly questions, but am very new to this. Any tips
would be greatly appreciated.
Darren |
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| Jangchub... |
| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:11 pm |
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:49:15 -0400, "symplastless"
<symplastless at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:
Quote: Just water enough to moisten the roots in the upper four inches. The
biggest problem during drought is over watering.
Drought? On Long Island? Interesting. Anyway, to answer properly,
Long Island has mostly sandy loam and drains very well. Plant
butterfly bush in full sun and water it occasionally when the soil is
dry. Once established this shrub is very drought tolerant up on Long
Island which ranges between USDA Zones 6a and 7a. Some of the most
beautiful butterfly bushes I've seen are on Long Island. Lake
Ronkonkoma in particular. |
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