whidbey Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 RoboBoy.. that's the Penial option!! Get it straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Plantings dedicated to Mike Layton and Erik Wolfe  Klenke's going to feel left out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkemp Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Right on! Â I figure the stuff used to be all over Phinney - it just got ripped out. Just restoring to its natural home, thats all. Mine were lifted from the Middle Fork last March, did really well last year. 'Course they're not much to look at now but I'm looking forward to a great year. Â Hey, the rotten neighbor kids might get in the yard, but they wont get out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Middle Fork  BINGO ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I've had good luck with vine maple, sword fern, and bleeding heart; I've managed to kill Deer Fern and trilium, though I think lack of watering in the follow up may have been the issue. Don't make the mistake of planting bleeding heart. Once it get's loose in your yard, you'll never get rid of it. It is a terrible weed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Middle Fork  BINGO !  YEaH bABY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkemp Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Update: Its leafing out nicely! Â (taken Monday a.m.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 They're actually pretty plants. Skunk cabbage too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 thanks Doxey, mine are doing well also, but lagging yours (maybe because of transplant shock or planted in a slightly cooler location). I was planning on an update soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Update: Its leafing out nicely! Â (taken Monday a.m.) If Layton ever comes over to party, you'll have to make sure he isn't packing a machete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I think they like wet soil. Also there's microryzome (complimenting organisms in the soil) that some plants like these need to flourish. If your plant's not native to the soil you're planting it in, it's not gonna do so well. PM AMS about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 fess up, you sneak out at night and roll on it, don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 I'm happy to report successful transplant of my devil's club plants (Echinopanax horridum, or Oplopanax horridus, or Alaskan ginseng), 9 weeks after planting them. Practical uses for Echinopanax horridum: The leaf shoots are edible in early spring, but only for the first few days of appearance, when soft. They can be eaten raw or added to other foods like a spice. The roots are also edible in Spring. The roots can be used to make a tonic tea, like Oriental ginseng, which belongs to the same botanical family as devil’s club. There are a multitude of medical uses for devil’s club, particularly used by Alaskan and Northwest native groups, but effectiveness is mostly not scientifically documented. Of course it is a great landscape shrub to have around (ha ha - just so you know I might be joking).  This one is named "EW" 2/11  4/15  This one is named "ML" 2/11  4/15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I hear that if you misbehave at Doxey's Ice Cream Socials, you get thrown into the Devil's Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 well, there's at least one good use for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I have a bunch of bracken fern in my yard, but I've been told it does not transplant well because the actual plant itself is fairly deep (or something like that). Maidenhair would be cool, but you'd need a water fountain and rock garden.  I've got brackens all over my yard. Some idiot in years past put in English ivy on part of the lower slope. As I clear a patch of ground of that scourge, I transplant the brackens to fill the space. They take hold and prosper with little maintenance other than some intial watering sessions.  Huckleberry, on the other hand is a bitch to transplant, from my experience. It acts all sickly for a year or two until it either dies or decides to produce berries and prosper.  Don't make the mistake of planting bleeding heart. Once it get's loose in your yard, you'll never get rid of it. It is a terrible weed! Hmmm... The species in my yard (Dicentra formosa), in three separate places with varying conditions, sprouts, leafs out, blooms, then dies back, completely disappearing until the next spring. The spreading has been quite slow over about 7 years. The most prolific weed in my yard (other than the english ivy I have been warring with for almost a decade) is big leaf maple. I pull hundreds of seedlings from all over my yard every spring. It is a losing battle due to the dozen or so mature specimens inhabiting the lower 2/3rds of my yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkemp Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 This one is named "EW" 2/11 Â 4/15 Â Â This one is named "ML" 2/11 Â 4/15 Â I dont see the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Â I started a garden, planted some seeds, took over the damn yard and half the valley out back. some kind of weed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 I think the best way to deal with that kind of weed might be controlled burning. Post on this site and I'm sure you can get some people to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Â I started a garden, planted some seeds, took over the damn yard and half the valley out back. some kind of weed. Â So, are those tomatoes better than the hothouse ones from BC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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