Greetings Monarch Watchers! We thought we'd check in with you just in case you aren't keeping up with us via our blog, facebook fan page, twitter, etc....
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 6, 2009 12:12 pm
I thought this was interesting that others have also mistaken Horse Tail for Liatris in the field. Â ... Â VSN stewards From Frank's photo this looks like...
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Ripples O
rippleso
Aug 8, 2009 5:28 am
Hello all, First message from a new member. I think Horse/Mare’s Tail [Erigeron canadensis] might be the same plant we have here in Australia and called...
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chuckqiii@...
chuckqiii
Aug 8, 2009 7:44 pm
Last spring, I seeded about 5000 sq feet with prairie grasses and forbes native to Minnesota. This summer, the planting, not unexpectedly, has been dominated...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 8, 2009 11:07 pm
If the leaves are coated in white they're suffering from Powdery Mildew, a common fungal disease associated with very wet and or humid weather. Powdery Mildew...
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benpraeger
Aug 9, 2009 2:28 pm
hello, I have found some trillium vaisyi in NE georgia. I have a pic of it in our photos....
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benpraeger
Aug 9, 2009 2:35 pm
hey, you guys should go to nativesplus.com, they have a cool fern selection!...
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Natives.Tim
writerlewis
Aug 9, 2009 4:00 pm
I agree with Frank except that I would collect some seed after a hard frost and keep them cool over the winter. I would also collect seed from any other native...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 9, 2009 4:26 pm
I thought I did suggest that she collect seed and only 2/3rds of it so that those plants left with seed heads will fill bare ground. The happiest man is he who...
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Natives.Tim
writerlewis
Aug 9, 2009 5:11 pm
Yes Frank, you did but you suggested donating the collected seed to area parks. My suggestion is to keep some of the seed, along with other collected seed and...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 9, 2009 5:38 pm
OK....same difference. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship RALPH WALDO EMERSON ... From: Natives.Tim <natives.tim@...> ...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 9, 2009 5:44 pm
Yes it is the same plant. Taxonomists like to confuse us by changing Genus names out of the blue so what once was Erigeron is now Conyza. The happiest man is...
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chuckqiii@...
chuckqiii
Aug 10, 2009 12:56 pm
Thanks Frank and Tim for the advice. I *will* collect the seed and re-sow next year. I think that the mildew may be a self-induced problem--I'm constantly ...
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jesskoh27
Aug 10, 2009 3:09 pm
View http://cuteorchids.wordpress.com/ for updates on orchid care...
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Benia
xsarenkax
Aug 10, 2009 10:44 pm
I dug through the photos and found it. http://tinyurl.com/nzc7zf  It's a lovely red trillium, but according to the USDA PLANTS site, you misspelled the...
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Donald M. Zouras II
dzouras
Aug 10, 2009 11:12 pm
Are you sure it is mildew? My Rudbeckia hirta are at the end of their blooming/growing period for the year. At this point they just start wilting and turning...
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drosera_x
Aug 18, 2009 1:27 am
For those of you in NYC, posting this for a colleague: Cricket-Crawl on Discover Life site http://www.discoverlife.org/cricket/ Cricket-Crawl on Facebook ...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 21, 2009 6:42 pm
  Stewards, On 9 Aug I offered a tour of CSNP to members of Illinos Native Plant Society. The 4 participants followed me into the center of the bog. They...
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Leslie
gottadanceil
Aug 22, 2009 3:01 pm
Dennis - your link isn't working....
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nahurwitz
Aug 23, 2009 10:36 pm
Hello, I've tried unsuccessfully in the past to transplant moss (Hypnum moss) into an area of my backyard where the topsoil is 'loose' in that I can easily...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 24, 2009 10:55 am
Good luck with that....I too have tried several times to transplant moss but it never takes even with all the concoctions that are recommended, beer,...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 24, 2009 11:16 am
I'm not Dennis, he's the one who took the pics but the link worked fine for me.....maybe you need a Flickr account perhaps ? The happiest man is he who learns...
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Betty
bettyplusbob
Aug 24, 2009 5:23 pm
Sometime ago, I read to collect spores and use a wet brick to germinate them. I never tried it. I would suggest a Internet search to see if you can find better...
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Jim Lovett
owner-MONARCH-WATCH-U...
Aug 24, 2009 10:35 pm
Our "Chip in for Monarch Watch" campaign (http://monarchwatch.org/chip) is going well - a big THANK YOU goes out to all who have pledged their support thus far...
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Aug 28, 2009 10:11 pm
 ...  [Attachment(s) from Karen Tharp included below] Hello volunteer stewards, I know many of you are gearing up for National Public Lands Day on...
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sagelmaurer
Sep 4, 2009 4:58 pm
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frank lawrence
naturalimages11
Sep 4, 2009 10:49 pm
The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship RALPH WALDO EMERSON Â Gardens can be wildlife havens, or deadly traps04/09/2009 09:23:01 ...
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benpraeger
Sep 6, 2009 2:55 pm
Hey, I am going to grow some redwoods in georgia, no not the country georgia but the state georgia, USA. I have ordered 50 giant sequoia seeds off of the...
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Jim Lovett
owner-MONARCH-WATCH-U...
Sep 8, 2009 2:15 pm
Greetings Monarch Watchers! ... Birthday Surprise (Chip in...) - Thank You! ... by Chip Taylor As some of you may know, I took an extended vacation in Alaska...
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pjclancy
Sep 9, 2009 1:11 am
Redwoods are beautiful trees, but they are not native to Georgia. I would encourage you to find out what species are native to your area and use them to...
