tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post8561074826235027657..comments2023-11-11T13:44:08.109-05:00Comments on A Chef in the Garden: The StumperyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post-37745619394164306392010-05-24T11:57:21.103-04:002010-05-24T11:57:21.103-04:00Fantastic! It looks great! I know I am "late&...Fantastic! It looks great! I know I am "late" in saying it, but I just found your blog and I am totally in love with everything I see - and read. So, I decided to start from the begining and that's why I am here...<br /><br />I would love to know what are the red flowers that one sees on the background. The whole picture and set is just perfect in my humble opinion.<br /><br />Ok, let me introduce myself. I am an old Brazilian lady that married an American man, and we live in the South Central US. And I've been desperately trying to learn all that I can about gardening. Your blog is a treasure that I will cherish forever. Thank you so much.<br />Miriam LangeNegerigeletschtempoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708703023956084522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post-52164609138989779862009-12-01T16:12:20.393-05:002009-12-01T16:12:20.393-05:00It seems expensive initially to use a quart of the...It seems expensive initially to use a quart of the Roundup concentrate to get like a gallon of finished mix, but when you compare that to the months of yanking, it's worth it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post-78732242998808910702009-12-01T09:09:01.523-05:002009-12-01T09:09:01.523-05:00Thanks Tim. I'll check out the UGA site. I'...Thanks Tim. I'll check out the UGA site. I've been using the knockoff version on my slope with periwinkle. I've sprayed three times and it still comes back. I've considered using the concentrate full strength with a spray bottle on the more stubborn plants. I love watching ivy turn black. :)Tom - 7th Street Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416233066465228351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post-89536171739192196362009-12-01T06:53:39.041-05:002009-12-01T06:53:39.041-05:00As a followup to the Roundup note, that 6% recomme...As a followup to the Roundup note, that 6% recommendation came from UGA. I'm not a big fan of chemicals in the garden, but this seemed the only reasonable solution. I had been pulling it for years, and was making very little progress. Like any spraying, it just needs to be done carefully, since Roundup kills anything it hits!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post-2797834642010039572009-12-01T06:51:04.780-05:002009-12-01T06:51:04.780-05:00For the bulk of the English Ivy, I used a 6% solut...For the bulk of the English Ivy, I used a 6% solution of Roundup, which I repeated three weeks later. It was quite exciting to see it turn black and dead! (If I remember, the regular instructions for mixing creates a 1.5% solution, but you'd have to check the label). I still have to occasionally do touchup spraying and yanking, but 95% of the ivy is dead as a doorknob, and it's now very manageable. I'll probably do one more 6% spray in spring, as a "final bullet".<br /><br />Perhaps one day my stumpery will look as good as the one at Highgrove, but for now, anything is better than what it's been. It also gives me a chance to experiment with more shade plants than I've typically been buying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post-52440461168565219252009-11-30T23:24:27.800-05:002009-11-30T23:24:27.800-05:00I'm curious how you got rid of the ivy. I have...I'm curious how you got rid of the ivy. I have it growing all through the woods here. I cut and spray and pull and it comes right back. I'm pretty sure it's here to stay since it's made its way from the edge of my yard all the way to the street on the other side of my gully and to the back yards of all the houses around me. It was planted decades ago, I'm sure. I've been trying to find a way to get rid of it, but nothing seems to be working well.Tom - 7th Street Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416233066465228351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175806198464446462.post-35717339013369980152009-11-30T22:34:20.713-05:002009-11-30T22:34:20.713-05:00This is the first time I'm hearing about a Stu...This is the first time I'm hearing about a Stumpery and googling it, I realize that it's an exciting project. Good luck with it! I'm excited to see the progress...Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.com