Comments on: LIKE BANDS ON A WOOLY BEAR, SO GO THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:37:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Angie https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1050 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:55:56 +0000 #comment-1050 Those are some big, beefy, beautiful carrots! Looking at them is making me want to make some nice beef stew.

]]> By: sue costello https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1049 Sun, 18 Oct 2015 06:20:05 +0000 #comment-1049 Yes, I too think it is "a la mode"… please photograph and post the big green, Japanese chysanthumum when it blood! …and the citrus and vase are stunning!
warm regards,
sue

]]> By: patio garden furniture https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1048 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:11:24 +0000 #comment-1048 Wonderful photos! Wow fresh carrots. I love you dahlia. So pretty!

]]> By: Nic https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1047 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:37:03 +0000 #comment-1047 I have never seen a variegated camellia before! I am growing a few in pots – just young saplings, really – but of late they have been struggling, with leaves increasingly developing crisp brown edges. Any ideas what might be causing this? They are still outside in a semi-shaded spot, so it should not be an issue with dry air or excessive heat.

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1046 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:04:28 +0000 #comment-1046 dear matt
your dahlia looks similar to a lovely one i used to grow, 'a la mode.'
all best,
~ 02568

]]> By: john in cranston https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1045 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 07:02:16 +0000 #comment-1045 I never realized how wonderful fresh carrots were until about 2 years ago. Next year I may try growing something wild, white or exotic, but today I pulled up a 1/2 dozen "Scarlet Nantes" for a terrific ginger carrot soup. It's been a good autumn for carrots.

]]> By: Unknown https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1044 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 00:53:09 +0000 #comment-1044 Yup, we have to accept it … winter is a'comin' in! We can't hold back the inevitable so we might as well welcome it in! There are joys in every season but I must admit they are harder to find in winter. There is still lots going on in your garden and I love the dahlia – with – no – name !!

]]> By: Jean Campbell https://gardern.co.za/2015/10/like-bands-on-wooly-bear-so-go-days-of/#comment-1043 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 22:07:30 +0000 #comment-1043 Interesting, your take on virus variegation on Camellias. Of several fifty-year-old outdoor plants here, only one exhibits variegation. I usually snip off twigs that show variegation. Flowers will variegate, too, but young seedlings have not shown it.

When I decided to limb up some Camellias as trees and then in subsequent years, allowed them to grow back from the bottom, no new growth is variegated on the one tree, so it does not appear a vigorous virus.

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