Re: Man, did I do...
I think this one is Z. pumila or floridana, but who knows.
I thought that about gardenias, also, except when I was stationed at
the lighthouse--Apalachicola--they were growing everywhere, including
close to the Gulf and McSwain includes it among her "hardy" shrubs in
"Florida Gardening by the Sea."
Orange jasmine is Murraya paniculata. This particular one is M. p.
"Lakeside."
On Dec 18, 2006, at 5:56 PM, Kitty wrote:
Yes one of those situations in which you find yourself smacking your
self upside the head. Been there done that. I do hope the jasmine
survives.
From what I came across, Coontie (if that is Zamia integrifolia) is
salt tolerant but Gardenias are supposed to be salt sensitive. I
didn't look up Jasmine because I wasn't sure if you were referring to
a Jasminum or what.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer"
<islandjim1@verizon.net>
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Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 12:26 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Man, did I do...
a dumb thing....
Every month when the Social Security check coasts in, I buy two
40-pound bags of salt chunks for the water softener. It's a ritual
I have one of those Rubbermaid garden carts--not sure how to describe
it, but I'm sure you've seen them. Shaped kind of like the bucket on
a backhoe. Normally, I unload the bags of salt from the back of my
truck into the cart, then wheel them around the house to the water
softener.
Two months ago, I got the bags of salt as far as the cart just as it
started to rain. So I dragged the cart up the driveway to the garage
and parked it under the eaves. The storm was quite fierce and windy;
even though the cart was more-or-less protected, it nearly filled
with water.
And one of the bags of salt leaked. So the cart was soon filled with
an ultra-saline solution. And, because the cart is not water-tight,
the solution leaked out and ran down the driveway--which is
concrete--and ran off at the base of a large orange jasmine tree.
Within a few days, it was obvious that the jasmine was in trouble.
the front patio was covered by a blizzard of dead leaves, and leaving
the tree little more than a bunch of upright sticks. So in something
of a panic, I put a hose at the base of the jasmine and turned it on,
thinking I might be able flush the salt out. The water from the hose
bypasses the softener, so it wasn't coals to Newcastle. I let it run
for 3 or 4 days.
Periodically since then, I've run the water at the base of the tree
for a few hours at a time.
Today I noticed new leaves on the sticks. I don't know if this
signals recovery or death throe. Interesting thing is that planted
next to the jasmine are a gardenia and a coontie--and neither seem
fazed by the heavy dose of salt.
Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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