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- Jackson Vine - Daves Garden
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- Weeds We Dont Want: Honeyvine Milkweed - Daves Garden
Inside the pods are dozens of flat, horse-shoe shaped seeds with feathery appendages If the pod bursts, the wind carries the seeds away to start the cycle again Another method for circumventing the spread of seed is to tie a plastic bag around the seed pods before cutting the vine That way, if the pod continues to dry, the seeds won’t escape
- Native American Honeysuckles and their cultivars - Daves Garden
After telling a garden friend in Virginia about my new honeysuckle, she promptly send me a “sucker” from her 'Blanche Sandman' (Lonicera sempervirens, hardy zone 4-10) This vine was found in South Carolina, and has shown excellent drought, moisture and disease tolerance here in heat and humidity It climbs a telephone pole outside my house
- Partridgeberry: A Steppable Groundcover - Daves Garden
The common name, squaw vine, comes from the fact that the American Indians used the plant during the final weeks of pregnancy to ease childbirth A lotion made from the leaves was applied to breasts to relieve soreness English colonists made a tea that was used as an aid in childbirth and to relieve menstrual cramps Propagation
- Best Solutions for Vine Weeds in the Garden - Daves Garden
The cut-vine method makes it possible to treat a whole plant with an intense herbicide without spraying it all over both your favorite tree and the invasive vine Instead of widespread spraying, clip the vine a few inches from the ground and apply triclopyr weed killer, an organic compound used as an herbicide and fungicide, to the fresh cut
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Campsis radicans, Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans is a deciduous, perennial vine native to the Eastern U S , however since it is perfectly at home in USDA Zones 4-10, it has naturalized all across the continent and into Europe and Latin America as well The woody vine produces aerial roots that allow it to climb just about any surface and it takes hold with a vengeance
- Pruning and Maintaining Your Grape Vines - Daves Garden
The older the vine, the thicker and more established its woody parts will be, so you may need to use bigger and sharper tools on some of them A good rule of thumb is to use the shears for growth that's less than half an inch in diameter and loppers for growth that's larger than a half-inch but smaller than two-and-a-half inches thick
- Growing the Native Passionflower: Passiflora incarnata - Daves Garden
Growing passion vine from seed Growing passion vines is not hard If you have a ripe fruit, break it open and scoop out the pulp There is a jelly-like substance surrounding each seed Remove this before planting because it is a germination inhibitor The best way to to this is through fermentation
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