tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586216.post9016349680424931369..comments2023-10-30T01:58:47.716-06:00Comments on Moscaline: The demonstration compost heap...Tarik Salehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09664260510124463879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586216.post-13760301193756143912010-12-11T15:17:54.101-07:002010-12-11T15:17:54.101-07:00Ray,
It is not well pruned as it is so large, but...Ray, <br />It is not well pruned as it is so large, but we value the size more than the blooms as it serves as a hedge to the street. Other unpruned similar aged lilacs do much better (my whole neighborhood was planted extensively with lilacs in the late 40's early fifties) so there is lots to compare to. It still blooms pretty well, just not as well as its peers. The other smaller lilacs we have we prune to great effect.Tarik Salehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664260510124463879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586216.post-11415335354983697802010-12-07T13:32:26.443-07:002010-12-07T13:32:26.443-07:00Have you pruned the lilac lately?
Prune out the o...Have you pruned the lilac lately?<br /><br />Prune out the oldest growth (near the base) up to 1/3 of the bush.<br />It seems like killing it but it is rejuvenation. New shoots will come up. Look into it from an actual horticulture guide!Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586216.post-51015179268857955652010-11-10T21:57:50.862-07:002010-11-10T21:57:50.862-07:00Nordic,
I don't put the infernal cat litter in...Nordic,<br />I don't put the infernal cat litter in there. Just to be clear, I don't mind if the cats do their business in the back of the property, but if I see outdoors litter boxes forming near the house, I try to plant it with demonstration gardens. My theory on the demonstration compost heap is that it is all stuff that occurs naturally here, just piled in one space. Or something.Tarik Salehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664260510124463879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586216.post-74526344658465001592010-11-10T11:24:30.445-07:002010-11-10T11:24:30.445-07:00I know nothing about gardening or compost heaps. ...I know nothing about gardening or compost heaps. But if had a patch of ground in the desert southwest, I would do exactly what you're doing.<br /><br />Sure beats sifting the cat poop outta the litter box in our condo and bagging it for the dumpster...nordic_68https://www.blogger.com/profile/16681928489719451333noreply@blogger.com