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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Ah hazelnut, in order for us to realize any benefits (either real or perceived) from the planting of French marigolds we would have to have the specific species of nematode present in our soil otherwise we're doing little other than providing ourselves with food for the soul and most likely food for somebody else's soul too since marigolds routinely escape cultivation.
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#62 |
WG Guardian Spirit
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: The South
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Well, my marigolds do smell quite strong. I can't speak to nematode control; I don't think I had any problems with nematodes, but then I don't know if they're present here (last year was my first garden here).
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#63 |
Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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You are in Georgia. The nasturtiums would probably end up being food for the soul and food for your neighbors' souls also.
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#64 |
WG Writer
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Greensboro, Alabama USA
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I have not found marigolds or nasturtiums to be invasive here in Alabama. Not a problem like the woody invasives: chinaberries, asian privet, asian wisteria, mimosa, ivy, etc.
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#65 |
Grub
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New Jersey
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This is such a good thread. Two things I'd like to add.
1. I saw biigblueyes mention Master Gardener sales as a way to buy native plants. I found the same thing, and have also had good luck at the periodic sales put on here by the Audubon Society, and local arboretums. I would think a sale put on by a local native plant societiy would be good, but I haven’t gone to one yet myself. 2. Butterfly Milkweed is native to much of the eastern US and Canada. It was the first native plant I had that my husband actually said, “What is that? I like it.” Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) per the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Site is: Native Distribution: Ontario to Newfoundland; New England south to Florida; west to Texas; north through Colorado to Minnesota. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASTU -- Lori |
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#66 |
Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Thank you for catching my mistake loris. Aye yi yi. I will go back and edit my post for the Butterfly Milkweed I missed that was in the mix.
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#67 |
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Olympia, WA
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Here, either. Nasturiums don't like it hot. And try as I might, I've yet to get a marigold to survive more than 3 weeks in my garden. Hopefully my natives will do better.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: The South
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Heat may well have been the problem with the nasturtiums, that and record drought. Last edited by JennyC; 02-24-2009 at 11:21 AM. Reason: typed "frost" again when I meant "drought" |
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#69 | |
Salamander
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Sylvan Springs, Alabama, USA
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Marigold will reseed here in Alabama, but I've never seen one grow outside the garden itself. I spend a good deal of time in the woods and pastures of my area and have never seen a garden marigold growing in the wild.
Don't know about nasturtiums as I've only ever planted them once and wasn't satisfied with them, so I've never tried them again. Quote:
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WG Writer
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Greensboro, Alabama USA
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Our arboretum at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa has native plant sales twice a year. Also, there is the Northport Native Plant society which has a sale in downtown Northport (a little town -sort of e xclusive - north of Tuscaloosa).
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