Mumsy's Romantic Garden Advice

[flgardengirl]

My chickens walk all around and in and through them, they are all over the same area my chickens are in, no chicken has ever been hurt by them, they don't eat them at all not even a curious nibble. I do not know if the plant is or which parts may be poisonous, or if they are how (I mean some things listed as poisonous they would have to eat pounds of the stuff or the roots to even get sick other things if you take a nibble and your dead) However I do know the seeds are hallucinagenics

I grow all kinds of poisonous plants. Brugmansia (hybridize these too so leave seedpods on), datura, plumeria, oleander, castor bean etc. Our poultry freerange and don't seem at all interested in eating any of this stuff. There are plenty of edibles and bugs around here so maybe they just find better stuff lol. Maybe they aren't so dumb after all. I know some of the wild birds do eat datura seed and spread it around in their droppings.

Brugmansia and castor bean and morning glories

 

[midnightroo]

Sorry about your shady spot armor. Was it hollow or anything in the middle? I would remove it because it could happen again in the future.

 

[midnightroo]

Very pretty. We don't do morning glories here they are considered too invasive. They are beautiful.

 

[armorfirelady]

Sorry about your shady spot armor. Was it hollow or anything in the middle? I would remove it because it could happen again in the future.

No no hollow in the middle at all. No black spots where it could be rotting. We had winds but def not anywhere near high winds we have had in the past. My Mom thinks we should tie the to limbs left together and keep tightening them to try & get them straighter? Don't know how well that will work. I need to get some spray to cover the open wound.....does anyone know if you can use regular roof tar to seal it?

 

[MumsyII]

Good luck tomorrow Mumsy. I love your Cinderella pumpkin. I have several pumpkins but none are orange yet.,I have one growing thru the fence. It's sure going to be an original shape when I cutmthe wire to get it out lol

The ladies at the fair have been saving coffee grounds for me during the fair, I put some around my new hydrangea and my mom says the roses will like them also. I never knew that. She also puts them around her plants in pots. It keeps the squirrels from digging up the plants when they are storing their winter foods. She said its worked so far.

It was so amusing checking in my things. Our fair is tiny. One of the oldest fairs in the State but the section for agriculture has been reduced to the size of a very small room. Judging was going on right next to the table for check in. My cabbage got a red ribbon as I was standing there! So much for anonymity! It had munch holes all over it and was the only cabbage there. I thought it would be disqualified. I loved how many old folks were in this little space. Only a couple younger gardeners. I will go to the fair tomorrow and take pictures.

Coffee grounds are a great asset to the garden. If Rust is a problem around roses or other ornamentals, coffee grounds can help in that. Not sure how or why but it does.

 

[MumsyII]

No no hollow in the middle at all. No black spots where it could be rotting. We had winds but def not anywhere near high winds we have had in the past. My Mom thinks we should tie the to limbs left together and keep tightening them to try & get them straighter? Don't know how well that will work. I need to get some spray to cover the open wound.....does anyone know if you can use regular roof tar to seal it?

Tieing the limbs together with a system of ropes and tighteners can work but it's risky. May only be a short time fix.

We have a weeping willow that branches snap off in summer for no reason we can tell. They just come crashing down. We need to remove the tree because the neighbors are fearful. No buildings are in danger but children play in the next lot where this tree borders.

I am not sure how effective painting the wound on the tree with anything would be. That used to be the way my dad treated. It slowed down decay but didn't stop it. The thinking is that it just seals up the problem inside the tree. One old farmer I remember as a kid, filled the hollow space with concrete. My dad was the unhappy farmer that was cutting firewood and found that concrete with his chain saw after the tree healed over the top of it! I really don't know of a solution other than heavy pruning.

 

[MumsyII]

I grow all kinds of poisonous plants. Brugmansia (hybridize these too so leave seedpods on), datura, plumeria, oleander, castor bean etc. Our poultry freerange and don't seem at all interested in eating any of this stuff. There are plenty of edibles and bugs around here so maybe they just find better stuff lol. Maybe they aren't so dumb after all. I know some of the wild birds do eat datura seed and spread it around in their droppings.

Brugmansia and castor bean and morning glories

Pulmeria trees are in my greenhouse window in the bathroom. I grew them from seed I bought in Hawaii. They've never bloomed but I have hopes.
I love love love Your trumpet plant. Yes. Very poisonous but one of my favorite green house trees. Here we call it 'Angels Trumpet' or Datura. I had one for decades until the greenhouse froze up one winter and finally killed it. I'm very envious you can grow it outside. Chickens have an incredible sense of smell and birds that free range access their instincts more frequently than those chickens that have never had a foot touch soil. I don't believe they are using reasoning powers so much as they are using survival instincts. Chickens that eat too much of a bad thing, will not survive to reproduce their faulty instincts in progeny. Chickens are all about reproduction. A very survivable savvy animal if given the chance under the right circumstances.

 

[Jessica Lynn]

Pulmeria trees are in my greenhouse window in the bathroom. I grew them from seed I bought in Hawaii. They've never bloomed but I have hopes.
I love love love Your trumpet plant. Yes. Very poisonous but one of my favorite green house trees. Here we call it 'Angels Trumpet' or Datura. I had one for decades until the greenhouse froze up one winter and finally killed it. I'm very envious you can grow it outside. Chickens have an incredible sense of smell and birds that free range access their instincts more frequently than those chickens that have never had a foot touch soil. I don't believe they are using reasoning powers so much as they are using survival instincts. Chickens that eat too much of a bad thing, will not survive to reproduce their faulty instincts in progeny. Chickens are all about reproduction. A very survivable savvy animal if given the chance under the right circumstances.

I have Plumeria cuttings growing in pots outside. They haven't bloomed yet either! I also have some seed I need to plant; I hope it's still alive!

 

[armorfirelady]

Quote: I never knew that trumpet plants were poisonous. I have 2 that are outside for the summer and come in for the winter. My Mom's is blooming right not but mine have only bloomed once, last year. I also have seeds for ones that my Mom saw growing outside. The kind owner happily shared some seeds with her. If you would like I could send you some with other seeds when we do the seed trade?

 

[MumsyII]

I never knew that trumpet plants were poisonous. I have 2 that are outside for the summer and come in for the winter. My Mom's is blooming right not but mine have only bloomed once, last year. I also have seeds for ones that my Mom saw growing outside. The kind owner happily shared some seeds with her. If you would like I could send you some with other seeds when we do the seed trade?

I would love love love seed of your Datura! I have seeds now I can pack up and trade with you! I'll pm my address.