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Suzi18 said:
Trillium is the flower no one should pick
  • FH Browne for The Reflector
  • Apr 10, 2013
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WHILE TRILLIUM are beautiful to look at they are also extremely fragile, and picking them seriously injures the plant by preventing the leaf-like bracts from producing food for the next year, often effectively killing the plant and ensuring none will grow in its place. Photo courtesy of FH Browne.
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I have the red ones in the old grown up pasture.. They grow right where I mow, I have been mowing around them because they are neat.. didn't know it would kill them.
 
I went to TSC today too (actually 2 stores). Bought another incubator with my 10% off coupon. :D

Broodies.... Gotta love em, gotta hate em. :P I had a hen that gave up late in the game too. Moved her eggs to one that had just gone broody and it worked. All depends on the hens, I think. I had left dud eggs for the first one, and a day or so later, she went back to sitting, so I split the chicks and gave her some.

Good luck with the roulette Cindi! Keep in mind those serama chicks will be very very small under a cemani. She is going to look huge to them. :lol:

And if it comes down to it, don't hesitate to plop them back in the bator, lockdown or not. Lockdown to me is only the day to raise humidity. I open my lid alot. Seramas may need help too, so don't worry so much. :P

(easy for me to say, huh?) :gig
 
TexasSam said:
We don’t go there any more because of that. It wasn’t only once three times so told the wife no more. I tried washing the fruit and vegetables really good and still taste it. Secondly it is owned by a company from the Middle East and I do my best not to send money to other countries. Yes it is difficult but I try.
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They are from Germany. They do have a headquarters here though.

Suzi18 said:
That seems to be true about the Jack in the Pulpits....Trillium too. It took years for mine to multiply. If you pick the flower of a Trillium it won't ever flower again. It will still come up and grow leaves but no flower
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I didn’t know that about Trillium. I like the star of Bethlehem flowers too. They spread like crazy. Lilly of the valley is a favorite shade plant. My mom ordered pink ones once but I don’t think they ever bloomed.

@Redhead Rae elephant ear doesn’t flower but you could use those leaves to make a hideout for the MD! Wish elephant ear survived here (w/o having to dig it up and replant it every year)

@Suzi18 there is a really neat book about Ohio wildflowers.
https://www.amazon.com/Wildflowers-...preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
His bird book is good too. Let’s you identify by color and gives common name. (For us dummies who can’t pronounce the scientific one) I had a plant identification app at one point too. I can’t seem to find it in the play store now though.
 
Molpet said:
I have the red ones in the old grown up pasture.. They grow right where I mow, I have been mowing around them because they are neat.. didn't know it would kill them.
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Oh that's awesome. I started out with 2 red ones 14 yrs ago and now still only have a dozen or so. They aren't exactly multiplying rapidly.
 
FlyingNunFarm said:
They are from Germany. They do have a headquarters here though.



I didn’t know that about Trillium. I like the star of Bethlehem flowers too. They spread like crazy. Lilly of the valley is a favorite shade plant. My mom ordered pink ones once but I don’t think they ever bloomed.

@Redhead Rae elephant ear doesn’t flower but you could use those leaves to make a hideout for the MD! Wish elephant ear survived here (w/o having to dig it up and replant it every year)

@Suzi18 there is a really neat book about Ohio wildflowers.
https://www.amazon.com/Wildflowers-...preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
His bird book is good too. Let’s you identify by color and gives common name. (For us dummies who can’t pronounce the scientific one) I had a plant identification app at one point too. I can’t seem to find it in the play store now though.
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Oh I have star of Bethlehem all over my yard. My DH hates them as much as the word taters. He thinks they look like weedy grass. I love them.

Also thanks for the info on the book.I may have to order that
 

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