Re: cuttings

Might work Vera, I plant garlic around my roses and it keeps them from
getting gobbled by the wee beasties.

On 8/7/05, Vera Metzke <vmetzke@gmail.com> wrote:
> Donna,
> That sure brings up the perfect time to ask my myth or fact!  Heard on
> a show about home remedies that a clove of garlic in the dirt of house
> plants will keep the bugs away...maybe owners too but has anyone else
> heard this before?  It was a new one for me!
> Vera
> 
> On 8/7/05, kmrsy@netzero.net <kmrsy@netzero.net> wrote:
> > Donna,
> > If you are planning to let the coleus go to seed and collect the seed
> > for starting next year, there could be a chance. However, I think many
> > are sterile. I'm sure you would not get the same leaf patterns if they
> > did germ. A lot of the neat ones today are what are called vegetative
> > varieties - they have to be propagated from cuttings.
> >
> >
> > My big problem with trying to carry coleus cuttings through winter is
> > mealybugs. I kept treating them, but then they'd pop up on another one.
> > Finally, all I had left were 3 Tilt-a-whirls with mealybugs, but it was
> > spring so I put them outside in a cloche where they could get cold
> > enough to kill the bugs but stay just warm enough to hopefully not kill
> > the plants. It worked, they look great now. Interestingly, one of the
> > cuttings, while it did keep its T-a-w coloring, it lost its trademark
> > fan shape and sort of reverted to a pointy leaf.
> >
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> > -- "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Just another dumb question.....
> >
> > I have some interesting coleus this year that were purchased as small
> > plants, you know the spring tray type purchases. Some turned out to have an
> > interesting color combo leaves.
> >
> > So.... if I let them go to seed, would the seeds produce the same colors
> > next year?
> >
> > I know you are all going to suggest I take cuttings, but that never works
> > for me- about the end of Feb- early March- everything dies here! I suppose I
> > could mooch a tad of room at the greenhouse, but previous years taught me-
> > they don't die, but sure come up missing about the time I need them! So that
> > is out too....
> >
> > Donna
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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