I am in Arizona. The top leaves of my front yard cactus fell off. Can it be vandalizm or Nature?
Can the leaves of a prickly pear cactus fall off spontaneously?
it is just nature, but on this month it is vandalism. it is to early to fall off.
Reply:The leaves of Opuntia cacti are actually small, green fleshy structures seen on newly maturing pads. The pads themselves are the stems of the plant. As the pad matures, the leaves turn yellow, shrivel and fall off. They are very inconspicious and few people notice them. Opuntia stems grow in a chain like fashion for several years. If severly dehydrated, the pads will shrivel and eventually begin to fall off. As the Opuntia ages, the pads thicken and fuse together as bark begins to form around the oldest pads. Over many decades some species will grow into small trees. The only native species to north america known to grow into a tree is O. lunguiformis, the "cowtongue" opuntia. Most of the other species simply grow into large, shrubby patches of pads. The relatives of Opuntias are the chollas. They are much more tree like in growth. These are some of the most primitive of all cacti species.
Since it is now spring in the northern hemisphere, I suspect the pads were intentionally removed. Fortunately, they can easily be replanted and if the ground remains moist, they will quickly root. Opuntia pads have to be handled carefully however. Besides several large thorns, this group of cacti have thousands of smaller thorns known as glochids. Tufts of them easily penetrate skin and cause an itchy rash if not removed with tweesers.
Reply:They shouldnt
Reply:No. It could be both!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
How can I get a Bradford Pear and wysteria to bloom?
These trees and plants have bloomed one time in about 3 yrs can you please help me.
How can I get a Bradford Pear and wysteria to bloom?
Full sun, time to mature, bone meal for phosphorus, and room to grow without sharing ground with other large trees. Pears are considered biennial perennials, that is, they produce a large (bumper) crop of fruit one year, then use the following year to "rest", otherwise, they'd fruit themselves to death at expense of new growth. So count on a large crop one year, and a modest one the next. Wisteria will bloom in time with the above conditions. You might want to test your soil for pH and nutrient content. Hope I've helped.
Reply:Bradford Pears are prolific bloomers. Where is it planted? Where are you located? They only bloom at the beginning of the season and then the blooms are replaced by the foliage. Beware: due to their groth pattern they don't hold up well in the wind.
I have found Wisteria to be finicky. I have trouble getting it to bloom although others tell me that it is an easy plant. I do know that it prefers full sun.
skates
How can I get a Bradford Pear and wysteria to bloom?
Full sun, time to mature, bone meal for phosphorus, and room to grow without sharing ground with other large trees. Pears are considered biennial perennials, that is, they produce a large (bumper) crop of fruit one year, then use the following year to "rest", otherwise, they'd fruit themselves to death at expense of new growth. So count on a large crop one year, and a modest one the next. Wisteria will bloom in time with the above conditions. You might want to test your soil for pH and nutrient content. Hope I've helped.
Reply:Bradford Pears are prolific bloomers. Where is it planted? Where are you located? They only bloom at the beginning of the season and then the blooms are replaced by the foliage. Beware: due to their groth pattern they don't hold up well in the wind.
I have found Wisteria to be finicky. I have trouble getting it to bloom although others tell me that it is an easy plant. I do know that it prefers full sun.
skates
I have what is called a pear shaped body bigish down the bottom relatively small up top?
I am basically in sweats and a t shirt all day but would like more fitted clothing, what clothing would you recommend for my type of figure? I like wearing pants and jeans however am I more suited to a skirt or dress?
I have what is called a pear shaped body bigish down the bottom relatively small up top?
I am also shaped the same. I find it so hard to find clothing that fits my hips and my waist at the same time. So, I opt for clothing with a bit of stretch in it. Therefore, you will have room in the hip area without the bulging around the waist if you wanted to wear a belt. Girl, this shape is sexy, so enjoy while you are young. No one wants to be made up like an ironing board or be big on top and small on the bottom. Apple Bottoms, Baby Phat, Dickies, and SouthPole have great fitting jeans. Try them out. However, I recently got a Coogi outfit and it fits terrible. The bermuda shorts are tight on my legs and thighs and really baggy around my waist. If I put on a belt, it makes the shorts hump up or bulge or something that just does not look good.
Reply:Hi, The pear shape body is shared by approximately 21% of the female population in the US and UK and therefore many High street retailers will cater for you. Your aim is to widen your shoulder are so it balances with your lower half - use layering and pads to do so. Try to create a waiste too by using belts and well fitted shirts. Hope this helps - come to www.iStylista.com and register for more styling tips for pear shapes - it's free to register and trial!
Reply:you can wear whatever you want, embrace your body for what it is.
Reply:Im pear shaped too. I weat graphic long tanks (butterfly and hearts) and hoodie, or a shirt. I like hoodies mostly. You can wear skirt, as long its not too short
Reply:i have the same problem. im very short and im big on the bottom side. i try wearing shorter tops that falls below the waist or above the hips.
Reply:I have that shape too I just buy jeans from any store as long as they arent too low on the waist and small tops that fit my top half I try to balance out my shape by making them to small up top and huge at the bottom.I lke to wear babydoll tops to camoflauge the dramatic change But when I want to accentuate my big Butt or skinny waist I show it off I love my curves and so I cant wait to shop for new clothes and go out
Many guys I know enjoy this shape
I have what is called a pear shaped body bigish down the bottom relatively small up top?
I am also shaped the same. I find it so hard to find clothing that fits my hips and my waist at the same time. So, I opt for clothing with a bit of stretch in it. Therefore, you will have room in the hip area without the bulging around the waist if you wanted to wear a belt. Girl, this shape is sexy, so enjoy while you are young. No one wants to be made up like an ironing board or be big on top and small on the bottom. Apple Bottoms, Baby Phat, Dickies, and SouthPole have great fitting jeans. Try them out. However, I recently got a Coogi outfit and it fits terrible. The bermuda shorts are tight on my legs and thighs and really baggy around my waist. If I put on a belt, it makes the shorts hump up or bulge or something that just does not look good.
Reply:Hi, The pear shape body is shared by approximately 21% of the female population in the US and UK and therefore many High street retailers will cater for you. Your aim is to widen your shoulder are so it balances with your lower half - use layering and pads to do so. Try to create a waiste too by using belts and well fitted shirts. Hope this helps - come to www.iStylista.com and register for more styling tips for pear shapes - it's free to register and trial!
Reply:you can wear whatever you want, embrace your body for what it is.
Reply:Im pear shaped too. I weat graphic long tanks (butterfly and hearts) and hoodie, or a shirt. I like hoodies mostly. You can wear skirt, as long its not too short
Reply:i have the same problem. im very short and im big on the bottom side. i try wearing shorter tops that falls below the waist or above the hips.
Reply:I have that shape too I just buy jeans from any store as long as they arent too low on the waist and small tops that fit my top half I try to balance out my shape by making them to small up top and huge at the bottom.I lke to wear babydoll tops to camoflauge the dramatic change But when I want to accentuate my big Butt or skinny waist I show it off I love my curves and so I cant wait to shop for new clothes and go out
Many guys I know enjoy this shape
When my pear tree get's fruit do I pick it or leave it on the tree?
Last year I planted a young Pear tree, this spring it blossomed for the first time, I hope it gets some fruit this year. Is it bestter to pick the fruit or leave it to rot on the tree to make the tree stronger. I'm a new gardener in lower Alabama
When my pear tree get's fruit do I pick it or leave it on the tree?
If you want the tree to have more vegetative growth, or grow stronger or bigger, then you snip off the fruits ASAP. Leaving the fruits on the tree could invite pests and diseases. In fact it is recommended to remove mummified fruits from your trees, whatever the tree may be. Mummified fruits are dried out fruits and contains fungus, bacteria, and sometimes insect eggs. It is even recommended to remove fruits that fell to the ground for the same reasons.
If you want to eat the fruits, that would be another matter. You will have to harvest the fruits as soon as it its ready. It now would depend upon the type of pear you are growing. Asian pears for example can be left to ripen on the tree before you harvest them. Most European pears need ripening off the tree. With European pears, which most likely yours is, the way to tell if the fruits is ready for harvest is that later in the season, near or around the usual harvest time for your kind of pear, simply lift up the fruit to horizontal position. If it snaps off, then it is ready for harvest, if not, leave it on the tree until subsequent tests tell you that it is ready. Some varieties do not follow this rule, however. In some pears, after you harvest them, it is best to store them in the vegetable bin of your fridge from 2 to 4 weeks. Then bring them out to ripen on the table, this way, it brings out the best of their flavors. So if you can tell me what variety you have, I can tell you more on how to best care and utilize the fruits.
If you let the tree produce fruits, it will slow down their growth a little bit, but if you want to have a bigger tree first, then you take off the fruits the earliest in the season and recycle them for compost. With most home backyard grower, a slower growing tree is often preferred. It is harder to manage a bigger tree especially during harvest or spraying if needed. I have more than 300 kinds of fruiting plants in my small yard. I have more than 36 kinds of pears, so I know intimately how to care and harvest them.
Reply:My Grandpa would wait till they fell by themselves. He'd say; "Now git'em for they rot! Don't leave on the ground too long! I guess that's my final answer.
Reply:Generally, you should remove any fruit that starts to develop in the first year that a fruit tree is planted to allow the plant to concentrate on getting established and developing a good root system and growing. Following the first year, if the tree produces fruit, it is up to you as to whether you want to enjoy the fruit, or force the tree to concentrate even further on growth.
Allowing the fruit to stay on the tree will only invite insect breeding and disease to take hold that could damage your tree. It is the growth of the fruit that inhibits the trees growth, not the harvesting of the fruit.
When my pear tree get's fruit do I pick it or leave it on the tree?
If you want the tree to have more vegetative growth, or grow stronger or bigger, then you snip off the fruits ASAP. Leaving the fruits on the tree could invite pests and diseases. In fact it is recommended to remove mummified fruits from your trees, whatever the tree may be. Mummified fruits are dried out fruits and contains fungus, bacteria, and sometimes insect eggs. It is even recommended to remove fruits that fell to the ground for the same reasons.
If you want to eat the fruits, that would be another matter. You will have to harvest the fruits as soon as it its ready. It now would depend upon the type of pear you are growing. Asian pears for example can be left to ripen on the tree before you harvest them. Most European pears need ripening off the tree. With European pears, which most likely yours is, the way to tell if the fruits is ready for harvest is that later in the season, near or around the usual harvest time for your kind of pear, simply lift up the fruit to horizontal position. If it snaps off, then it is ready for harvest, if not, leave it on the tree until subsequent tests tell you that it is ready. Some varieties do not follow this rule, however. In some pears, after you harvest them, it is best to store them in the vegetable bin of your fridge from 2 to 4 weeks. Then bring them out to ripen on the table, this way, it brings out the best of their flavors. So if you can tell me what variety you have, I can tell you more on how to best care and utilize the fruits.
If you let the tree produce fruits, it will slow down their growth a little bit, but if you want to have a bigger tree first, then you take off the fruits the earliest in the season and recycle them for compost. With most home backyard grower, a slower growing tree is often preferred. It is harder to manage a bigger tree especially during harvest or spraying if needed. I have more than 300 kinds of fruiting plants in my small yard. I have more than 36 kinds of pears, so I know intimately how to care and harvest them.
Reply:My Grandpa would wait till they fell by themselves. He'd say; "Now git'em for they rot! Don't leave on the ground too long! I guess that's my final answer.
Reply:Generally, you should remove any fruit that starts to develop in the first year that a fruit tree is planted to allow the plant to concentrate on getting established and developing a good root system and growing. Following the first year, if the tree produces fruit, it is up to you as to whether you want to enjoy the fruit, or force the tree to concentrate even further on growth.
Allowing the fruit to stay on the tree will only invite insect breeding and disease to take hold that could damage your tree. It is the growth of the fruit that inhibits the trees growth, not the harvesting of the fruit.
I have what we call web worms on my trees, especially my pear tree. How do I get rid of them?
These worms look sort of like little caterpillars but they make a web around the limbs.
I have what we call web worms on my trees, especially my pear tree. How do I get rid of them?
get a stick and clean all the webbing out that u can reach! spray the tree down with bug-b-gon then give the tree a dose of bayeradvanced tree and shrub care! it will stop future infestations! good stuff. i've not had one problem with my crabapple trees this year thanks to this stuff!
Reply:This sound like tent caterpillars. They can be very destructive to trees or other plants. When I was a kid, my neighbor just took some lighter fluid and sprayed it on them and lit them on fire. . .this can be dagerous. I would prune off that section of branch if it is small enough, unless that branch is dead already, I would cut it off. The I would just do what my neighbor did and kill them by fire. I am sure there is some insecticide out there too where you can spray something on them.
Just make sure you get rid of them soon before they do more damage. Below is a link to a pick of what I thinnk you have.
Reply:In N.B. Canada they are called Army Worms and they infest apple orchards eating every leaf on the trees. If the cocoons are not destroyed, the worms will hatch and crawl onto every tree in your yard. Break the cocoons open with a long stick or broom handle, then spray a liberal amount of dish soap %26amp; water mixture on the eggs. Burning can be dangerous! I had a friend who burned to death from trying to kill these worms on his apple orchard. I strongly suggest you attempt another method other than burning the worm nests. Pesticides are another choice.
Reply:Hi, i recommand you a good and basic tutorial for home and garden. it covers all Issues related to your home, garden and everything around it.
http://www.tutorialforyou.net/garden/
wish it will help you.
Good Luck , Best Wishes!
Reply:I think they call these Cataba worms here and they make great fish bait. They don't bite but it does mess your tree up.They burn them here.Be careful.
Reply:It is possible to use a torch (on a stick...not a welding tool) and burn them out after. That way you do not have to worry about what you do with them after you get them out of the tree. This way your fruit will not be tainted with pesticides. They do stink when they burn.
I have what we call web worms on my trees, especially my pear tree. How do I get rid of them?
get a stick and clean all the webbing out that u can reach! spray the tree down with bug-b-gon then give the tree a dose of bayeradvanced tree and shrub care! it will stop future infestations! good stuff. i've not had one problem with my crabapple trees this year thanks to this stuff!
Reply:This sound like tent caterpillars. They can be very destructive to trees or other plants. When I was a kid, my neighbor just took some lighter fluid and sprayed it on them and lit them on fire. . .this can be dagerous. I would prune off that section of branch if it is small enough, unless that branch is dead already, I would cut it off. The I would just do what my neighbor did and kill them by fire. I am sure there is some insecticide out there too where you can spray something on them.
Just make sure you get rid of them soon before they do more damage. Below is a link to a pick of what I thinnk you have.
Reply:In N.B. Canada they are called Army Worms and they infest apple orchards eating every leaf on the trees. If the cocoons are not destroyed, the worms will hatch and crawl onto every tree in your yard. Break the cocoons open with a long stick or broom handle, then spray a liberal amount of dish soap %26amp; water mixture on the eggs. Burning can be dangerous! I had a friend who burned to death from trying to kill these worms on his apple orchard. I strongly suggest you attempt another method other than burning the worm nests. Pesticides are another choice.
Reply:Hi, i recommand you a good and basic tutorial for home and garden. it covers all Issues related to your home, garden and everything around it.
http://www.tutorialforyou.net/garden/
wish it will help you.
Good Luck , Best Wishes!
Reply:I think they call these Cataba worms here and they make great fish bait. They don't bite but it does mess your tree up.They burn them here.Be careful.
Reply:It is possible to use a torch (on a stick...not a welding tool) and burn them out after. That way you do not have to worry about what you do with them after you get them out of the tree. This way your fruit will not be tainted with pesticides. They do stink when they burn.
How do you eat a prickly pear cactus fruit?
It is rather uncomfortable, my hand hurts, and it's all rock hard seeds lol. But somehow it's really tasty, how do I get to the edible part?
How do you eat a prickly pear cactus fruit?
Wipe the outside with a piece of heavy duty sponge or Goldy locks pot scourer. This will remove all the thorns.
You can then cut off both heads and slit the skin in the length and roll it open.
Yumi.
Reply:First peel it and remove spines while wearing heavy kitchen gloves.
Reply:first you cut it then you wash it then you take out the spines then you peel it then you eat or refrigrate it.
Reply:Use a really sharp knife to cut the skin off. When you do eat it, don't chew it, just mush it with your tongue. I had my first experience with one of these last summer and it was delicious. My fiance got a fresh one from a farmer's market in Texas. It was so tasty!!!
Reply:Sometimes you have to endure a little pain to get to the goodness of something!
Remove the peel with a knife and slice it up. The seeds are edible but the only way to get rid of them is to spit them out!
Nanny Source
How do you eat a prickly pear cactus fruit?
Wipe the outside with a piece of heavy duty sponge or Goldy locks pot scourer. This will remove all the thorns.
You can then cut off both heads and slit the skin in the length and roll it open.
Yumi.
Reply:First peel it and remove spines while wearing heavy kitchen gloves.
Reply:first you cut it then you wash it then you take out the spines then you peel it then you eat or refrigrate it.
Reply:Use a really sharp knife to cut the skin off. When you do eat it, don't chew it, just mush it with your tongue. I had my first experience with one of these last summer and it was delicious. My fiance got a fresh one from a farmer's market in Texas. It was so tasty!!!
Reply:Sometimes you have to endure a little pain to get to the goodness of something!
Remove the peel with a knife and slice it up. The seeds are edible but the only way to get rid of them is to spit them out!
Nanny Source
How can you tell when a Ya or a Yali pear is ripe?
With the more common pears like D'Anjou, Bosch, and Bartlett, you test them for ripeness by pressing the flesh near the stem to see if it gives. These Ya and Yali pears have been on my counter for days now and they're still hard. Is there a different test for ripeness or is it just going to take a while longer for them to ripen?
Thanks
How can you tell when a Ya or a Yali pear is ripe?
These pears stay hard even when ripe, and they seem to last forever.
Usually they can safely be kept for a week, depending on your ambient temperature, on your kitchen counter without spoiling.
They are always sold underripe, so wait a few days before eating them. They'll still be juicy and firm.
Reply:The color
Thanks
How can you tell when a Ya or a Yali pear is ripe?
These pears stay hard even when ripe, and they seem to last forever.
Usually they can safely be kept for a week, depending on your ambient temperature, on your kitchen counter without spoiling.
They are always sold underripe, so wait a few days before eating them. They'll still be juicy and firm.
Reply:The color
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