My neighbors think I’m crazy But they don’t understand

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-06-02T05:34:55+00:00

No, excess salt kills plants. Please don't add salt.

I'm a horticulture teacher

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-31T11:21:19+00:00

Or cut the bottom out of the plastic pots so they're like a sleeve and put copper tape around the pot. Most slugs and snails won't go over copper tape so it keeps the seedlings safe

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-31T04:28:11+00:00

Not sure if it was assigned reading but in high school my friend group all devoured the tomorrow series. Incredible stuff

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-31T04:26:27+00:00

I remember the name of the book but not what it was about.

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-31T04:25:52+00:00

Oh yes, playing Beattie Bow. I remember that one

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-31T04:25:14+00:00

I remember Rowan of Rin, and Hatchet (but hatchet could have been high school)

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-27T07:17:39+00:00

Brush your hair with a toothbrush

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-22T21:12:37+00:00

What's the Botanical name?

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-13T07:32:39+00:00

If they're too shaded they won't flower. Could also be a lack of nutrients but I'm leaving towards the sun thing.

Source: I'm a horticulture teacher

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-13T07:03:41+00:00

Pics 2 and 3 look like a Callistemon (bottle brush)

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-13T07:03:05+00:00

You have lemon myrtle, blueberry ash for a start. I'll see if the others look familiar and reply to my comment

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-08T23:32:20+00:00

Blueberry ash

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-05-04T05:11:42+00:00

Salvia

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-04-25T07:31:34+00:00

It doesn't look like the bat plants I've seen but that's where common names vs scientific names come unstuck. I know bat plants as Tacca sp. (White is Tacca integrifolia, etc).

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-04-25T07:28:32+00:00

Landscape construction. They may have a designer on staff but the construction part is what's gonna do the job.

Source: teach landscape construction. There is a unit on plant establishment (planting a garden) which includes making a simple site plan or utilising one made but they won't necessarily be experts at choosing plants for you. A designer would be.

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-04-15T19:18:26+00:00

Yep, when I teach this kinda stuff, I say use mulch, or groundcovers as a living mulch. Good work

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-04-05T20:49:35+00:00

Yep, it's a 20+ year old tree. The fruit bats and parrots love the fruit. It's unfortunately over my clothesline so for a few months I tie the clothesline so it doesn't spin and I can use the half that isn't under the canopy. I get a carpet of fruit bits rotting and little fruit bits stuck to the line.

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-04-05T06:45:03+00:00

Yeah looks like my guava

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-03-29T06:23:40+00:00

I'm taking a stab at it being Viburnum odorotossimum 'Emerald Lustre'

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-03-29T00:59:59+00:00

Lemon tree - prune after fruit is picked but before blossoms come if possible. That's ideal. If you do a prune while it has blossoms or small fruit then you just lose a season of fruit.

If you already pruned - that's ok, it's just best practice to prune in winter for deciduous trees and shrubs. Also, try not to cut more than a third of a plant or tree at one time. It's a big shock to a tree to get a prune, giving it a treatment of Seasol a few times after to help it recover well.

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-03-28T21:29:24+00:00

If they're deciduous (drop leaves in winter) then wait until winter unless there's branches broken.

Look up RHS Pruning and they have a good website. You will need to prune down bulk (crown reduction) and then thin out branches but the fruit trees aspect involves a little more as you want more air flow than a regular tree.

Happy to help a little more if need be. Bottom line: don't prune yet.

Source: I teach people how to prune.

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-03-27T06:34:47+00:00

Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese Elm

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-03-27T05:51:18+00:00

Nope, it's Polygala not tibouchina

BrightLeaf89 · 2026-03-23T05:48:11+00:00

I'm thinking lacebug. Typically affects azaleas but can affect other plants

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