I just dumped some diluted apple cider vinegar (with water) on my roses and gardenia | |
qodesh roadkill User ID: 410736 United States 04/13/2008 05:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | umm, ya might wanna hurry up and flood em with water..i use coffee for my orange tree. about a cup diluted with a quart or so of water a week. a cup of brewed coffee. my tree is in a pot. the "emperors" have no clothes! |
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C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/13/2008 05:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | umm, ya might wanna hurry up and flood em with water..i use coffee for my orange tree. about a cup diluted with a quart or so of water a week. Quoting: qodesh roadkilla cup of brewed coffee. my tree is in a pot. I don't drink coffee anymore, but when I can get them, I put coffee grounds down there. Lots and lots of tea leaves (whole tea), no bagged crap. Crushed up eggshells. I feed the worms. lol You really think I should flood them? I don't. |
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bilthy User ID: 165856 Canada 04/13/2008 05:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. 8888888@@@@@@@@@@88888888 88888@@@::````````@@@@88888 8888@:::``````````````@@@8888 88@::'``````````````````@@@88 8@::'````````````````````@@@8 8@::``````````````````:``@@@8 @@::'`````^`/`````````:``@@@8 8@::'`@@@::*`''::@@@'::```@@8 8@'''@@@@@:`:@@@@@'``@@@8 88@'''`@@:::`^::::@@'````@@@88 8@::``````:/@Y``````````@@888 8@Y:`*````^@^```*:::::::/@@888 88888@::```````````:@@@@8888 88888@::L`L`L`L`L``':@@@@@888 88888@::I`I`I`I`I`i``:@@@@8888 8888888@:::::::::::::@@@8888888 8888888@@@@@@@@@@8888888 |
C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/13/2008 05:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: bilthyA TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. |
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C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/13/2008 05:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Ossie bloke 414824 Learn WHAT? That was fancy, but unimpressive lol. |
C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/13/2008 05:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't know squat about roses, but my Mom always used to dump her used coffee grounds around her plants. Quoting: Evil TwinHey, ET, I always love to see you. Yes, supposedly roses like coffee. My rose has a bloom right now coming up. Whoopee!! (I thought I killed it by ignoring it a couple years ago.) Do you think tea leaves are as good? They seem to love them. It's all worm food really. The worms do all the work. |
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Evil Twin User ID: 414833 United States 04/13/2008 05:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey, ET, I always love to see you. Yes, supposedly roses like coffee. My rose has a bloom right now coming up. Whoopee!! (I thought I killed it by ignoring it a couple years ago.) Quoting: C. 409911Do you think tea leaves are as good? They seem to love them. It's all worm food really. The worms do all the work. I don't think tea is quite as acid, but it couldn't hurt! I'm sure the worms wouldn't mind a little caffiene, lol. |
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bilthy User ID: 165856 Canada 04/13/2008 06:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: C. 409911A TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. you can get an aquarium ph tester and test and adjust accordingly before you water, about 6.5 is around what you want, for well drained or hydroponic you can go as low as 6. 8888888@@@@@@@@@@88888888 88888@@@::````````@@@@88888 8888@:::``````````````@@@8888 88@::'``````````````````@@@88 8@::'````````````````````@@@8 8@::``````````````````:``@@@8 @@::'`````^`/`````````:``@@@8 8@::'`@@@::*`''::@@@'::```@@8 8@'''@@@@@:`:@@@@@'``@@@8 88@'''`@@:::`^::::@@'````@@@88 8@::``````:/@Y``````````@@888 8@Y:`*````^@^```*:::::::/@@888 88888@::```````````:@@@@8888 88888@::L`L`L`L`L``':@@@@@888 88888@::I`I`I`I`I`i``:@@@@8888 8888888@:::::::::::::@@@8888888 8888888@@@@@@@@@@8888888 |
C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/13/2008 06:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: bilthyA TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. you can get an aquarium ph tester and test and adjust accordingly before you water, about 6.5 is around what you want, for well drained or hydroponic you can go as low as 6. Dude. You lost me. How would an aquarium tester test soil? I had an aquarium for years and years and I know what you mean. But where would I get the water? You make no sense to me. |
erimia User ID: 90233 United States 04/13/2008 06:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: C. 409911A TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. The idea of 'more is better' is a dangerous one when it comes to your garden. Vinegar is what you use to pour on weeds when you really, really don't want them to come back. Excellent drainage won't save you if you miscalculate. The above recipe you have been given would be a bit strong for most soils but in your case, it sounds about right. Increase the vinegar at your peril - or the poor plant's peril. It wouldn't hurt you to discuss this matter with a local nursery; that doesn't have to cost you anything. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 409664 United States 04/13/2008 06:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: C. 409911A TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. you can get an aquarium ph tester and test and adjust accordingly before you water, about 6.5 is around what you want, for well drained or hydroponic you can go as low as 6. Dude. You lost me. How would an aquarium tester test soil? I had an aquarium for years and years and I know what you mean. But where would I get the water? You make no sense to me. I think he meant test the solution before your pour it on the plants. |
bilthy User ID: 165856 Canada 04/13/2008 06:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: C. 409911A TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. you can get an aquarium ph tester and test and adjust accordingly before you water, about 6.5 is around what you want, for well drained or hydroponic you can go as low as 6. Dude. You lost me. How would an aquarium tester test soil? I had an aquarium for years and years and I know what you mean. But where would I get the water? You make no sense to me. to test the water in the jug before you water, at the proper ph the plant food will be more readily absorbed. there are also soil testers but they are more expensive. 8888888@@@@@@@@@@88888888 88888@@@::````````@@@@88888 8888@:::``````````````@@@8888 88@::'``````````````````@@@88 8@::'````````````````````@@@8 8@::``````````````````:``@@@8 @@::'`````^`/`````````:``@@@8 8@::'`@@@::*`''::@@@'::```@@8 8@'''@@@@@:`:@@@@@'``@@@8 88@'''`@@:::`^::::@@'````@@@88 8@::``````:/@Y``````````@@888 8@Y:`*````^@^```*:::::::/@@888 88888@::```````````:@@@@8888 88888@::L`L`L`L`L``':@@@@@888 88888@::I`I`I`I`I`i``:@@@@8888 8888888@:::::::::::::@@@8888888 8888888@@@@@@@@@@8888888 |
C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/13/2008 06:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: erimia 90233A TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. The idea of 'more is better' is a dangerous one when it comes to your garden. Vinegar is what you use to pour on weeds when you really, really don't want them to come back. Excellent drainage won't save you if you miscalculate. The above recipe you have been given would be a bit strong for most soils but in your case, it sounds about right. Increase the vinegar at your peril - or the poor plant's peril. It wouldn't hurt you to discuss this matter with a local nursery; that doesn't have to cost you anything. I live in South Florida. My local nursery would look at me like I was crazy if I asked them for help. If they knew English. Anyhow, I only put a gallon of water. They will be fine, I'm sure. I still think it's good for them. (I just checked, they're not dead yet) LOL |
bilthy User ID: 165856 Canada 04/13/2008 06:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyhow, I only put a gallon of water. They will be fine, I'm sure. I still think it's good for them. (I just checked, they're not dead yet) LOL Quoting: C. 409911just keep an eye on em, if the ends of the leaves start to turn brown you can flush them with normal water. 8888888@@@@@@@@@@88888888 88888@@@::````````@@@@88888 8888@:::``````````````@@@8888 88@::'``````````````````@@@88 8@::'````````````````````@@@8 8@::``````````````````:``@@@8 @@::'`````^`/`````````:``@@@8 8@::'`@@@::*`''::@@@'::```@@8 8@'''@@@@@:`:@@@@@'``@@@8 88@'''`@@:::`^::::@@'````@@@88 8@::``````:/@Y``````````@@888 8@Y:`*````^@^```*:::::::/@@888 88888@::```````````:@@@@8888 88888@::L`L`L`L`L``':@@@@@888 88888@::I`I`I`I`I`i``:@@@@8888 8888888@:::::::::::::@@@8888888 8888888@@@@@@@@@@8888888 |
C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/13/2008 06:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | for acid loving plants i use like a tablespoon of vinegar in a big 4 litre watering jug. Quoting: bilthyA TABLESPOON ??? Mine are in real sandy soil. Drainage is excellent. Doesn't seem like a tablespoon would do squat. My plants are outside. Not in a pot. you can get an aquarium ph tester and test and adjust accordingly before you water, about 6.5 is around what you want, for well drained or hydroponic you can go as low as 6. Dude. You lost me. How would an aquarium tester test soil? I had an aquarium for years and years and I know what you mean. But where would I get the water? You make no sense to me. to test the water in the jug before you water, at the proper ph the plant food will be more readily absorbed. there are also soil testers but they are more expensive. Sorry. I didn't mean to be so silly, but the whole point is to make it acidic. |
C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/27/2008 06:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've got a bloom. Opening up.... so perhaps the vinegar wasn't such a bad idea after all. There's buds all over this plant! Thing is, I can't smell it yet. Gardenias.... you can smell them a mile away. Nothing yet. |
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C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/27/2008 07:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For my roses, I put banana skins in the dirt around the base. Bury them in. This will give them potassium. Not sure about the vinegar and ph thou. I do put coffee grounds and eggshells in my garden also. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 310721Well, not recently, but banana skins are most definitely in there! I don't bury them. I let the worms and the bugs do that. My gardenia was planted just last year as a baby. Right now, it's about 5 ft. tall. I just lay the banana skins on top. Tea leaves....They will be gone soon enough. |
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C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/27/2008 07:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | wow, first antique miracle-gro.....now acid torture.... what you got against them plants c?...lol Quoting: ambiguity unlimitedGood answer. Funny, too. I was trying to convince myself that it was ok to use Miracle Gro. I don't use it. Thanks for your observation. My plasts are doing really well in their little domains. I won't even tell you what I do, cuz you'll go huh? No commercial anything. Lots of hope. We all need hope. I have a gardenia bud absolutely exploding! Another one behind it. I'm pretty sure that I'll do the apple cider viegar again. Just sayin. |
ambiguity unlimited User ID: 424159 United States 04/27/2008 07:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | wow, first antique miracle-gro.....now acid torture.... what you got against them plants c?...lol Quoting: C. 409911Good answer. Funny, too. I was trying to convince myself that it was ok to use Miracle Gro. I don't use it. Thanks for your observation. My plasts are doing really well in their little domains. I won't even tell you what I do, cuz you'll go huh? No commercial anything. Lots of hope. We all need hope. I have a gardenia bud absolutely exploding! Another one behind it. I'm pretty sure that I'll do the apple cider viegar again. Just sayin. if it works, roll with it, in my opinion..... my first time on in a couple months, and i run into you...kismet? ever find your electric dylan cover? |
C. (OP) User ID: 409911 United States 04/27/2008 07:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | wow, first antique miracle-gro.....now acid torture.... what you got against them plants c?...lol Quoting: ambiguity unlimitedGood answer. Funny, too. I was trying to convince myself that it was ok to use Miracle Gro. I don't use it. Thanks for your observation. My plasts are doing really well in their little domains. I won't even tell you what I do, cuz you'll go huh? No commercial anything. Lots of hope. We all need hope. I have a gardenia bud absolutely exploding! Another one behind it. I'm pretty sure that I'll do the apple cider viegar again. Just sayin. if it works, roll with it, in my opinion..... my first time on in a couple months, and i run into you...kismet? ever find your electric dylan cover? I never liked Dylan. You have me confused with someone else. It's OK, though, I've done that. lol |