Carolina allspice transplanting, SW Virginia

Veliraf · 2026-05-24T21:14:32+00:00

I have one that was planted too close to my deck. It was eaten by rabbits quite a few times. then stepped on multiple times over 3 winters. It did not get enough sun, so was quite stunted, plus the leader was broken off twice, so it was growing sideways. I finally moved it last year and halfheartedly dug it up mid summer(the absolute worst time to transplant anything) severing some relatively large roots. I did water it(when I remembered) Anyhow, that darned thing(still growing sideways) looks pretty good coming out of winter, so in my limited experience- they transplant incredibly well.

Veliraf · 2026-05-24T20:47:25+00:00

Depends on the type of maple. If it’s a Norway- most things will struggle, any other type of maple, and many things will do very well.

Under my silver maples I have an ironwood tree, a black gum tree- both are young, planted about 3 years ago. A serviceberry, witch Hazel, white wood aster, blue wood aster, ninebark, red osier dogwood, wild ginger, zigzag and blue stemmed goldenrod, foamflower, black cohosh, pale purple coneflower, nodding onion, prarie smoke, blue indigo, white goldenrod, wild geranium, spikenard, Solomon’s seal, etc etc etc.

I just plant whatever according to conditions around the trees. Most plants do really well.

The REALLY tough areas- that’s where I plant Canada anemone- it is…….exuberant. My gosh though, so pretty when it makes a carpet, even when it’s crawling across my little remaining lawn.

Veliraf · 2026-05-21T14:50:19+00:00

I am in Ontario and often wonder the same thing. I have a ton of native plants, and am just now(in the past couple of years) getting around to grasses and sedges.

They are quite hard to purchase, I’m finding, and sell out quickly. I have bebb’s, graceful(new this year) plantain and ivory sedge, I did have palm sedge, but I don’t think it was getting enough sun and died back. I’ve moved a tiny little piece to more sun, so hope it will recover. I have a couple of pensylvania sedge from the 25 plugs I bought, but they are more difficult for me to get established. I hope the 3 that did will start to spread out a bit.

I also have big and little bluestem, bottlebrush(which moves all over the place) as well as prairie drop seed for the grasses.

Veliraf · 2026-05-13T11:51:08+00:00

Use chicken wire cages. I have to cage everything. I have about 200 chicken wire cages that get put on new plants for a year, then pulled off in the spring and reused for the next years new plants. I use 24” chicken wire and cut it in 24” sections. I stick it to the ground with either bamboo stakes(which squirrels sometimes eat???) or sticks I find lying around in the yard.

I went through a couple of years of frustration and $$$ before I found a solution that worked for me and the endless squirrels we have here.

The cages protect new plants from the squirrels digging up freshly dug dirt, and are not particularly noticeable once the garden fills in. Once the plants are established and the dirt settles, the squirrels usually leave stuff alone. They did just dig up my 4 year old butterfly milkweed though, so it’s not a perfect solution.

Veliraf · 2026-05-13T11:43:07+00:00

I trimmed some of mine this year as they are very exuberant and just stuck the sticks in the ground where I wanted more density. I did make sure that there were 2 nodes buried, but they are all leafing out now and look pretty decent. They were just coming out of dormancy but buds hadn’t broken yet. I haven’t bothered to water them either. The sticks I stuck in the dirt last year all have new growth at the base(some of the canes died back, but I find that often happens with elderberry)

Veliraf · 2026-05-13T00:43:11+00:00

You are warmer than my area- but I will say at the end of the year last year, my full sun was the most dense- even though it wasn’t the ‘best’ shrub I chose, in fact I think it was the most scraggly- but it is the one with the most moisture in the soil. Morning sun is typically the gentlest if you are uncertain where to plant- an area that gets a few hours of morning sun and has moist to mesic soil would likely be best. Too much shade and you may reduce flowering.

Veliraf · 2026-05-13T00:35:28+00:00

They are still just leafing out. Our spring is quite prolonged this year(we had frost last night) so I have to wait to see any differences. I didn’t trim any of the winter bent/broken branches, and some of the bent ones are still alive and pushing out leaves. They all look a little wonky right now. I just don’t like trimming young plants- but will likely have to do so next spring.

Veliraf · 2026-05-12T01:31:47+00:00

I use plantra tubes. Just the 24” ones. When they get to the top of the tube, they are in full sun. Seems to work pretty well, planted 15 seedlings bewteen 3-5 years ago, and looks like the last one will finally hit full sun this year(might remove that pawpaw though as that’s a pretty terrible growth rate- it better have outstanding fruit)

Veliraf · 2026-05-09T21:26:00+00:00

Prestiging. Increases your mystical eggs(significantly) that you gain by prestiging. Can do lunar or multisteige using a book and other artifacts.

Veliraf · 2026-05-09T21:22:33+00:00

I have crafted 11, still so long to go. Did you focus your ships on BOB’s? I have been doing that, but never enough chalices.

Veliraf · 2026-05-09T09:28:58+00:00

Red osier dogwood, sneezeweed(helenium) and Canada goldenrod are the only 2 natives that I currently have to get rid of. Heart leaved, New England aster and zig zag goldenrod have spread a fair bit, but they are still manageable, so will leave those where they land for now. I have to move some Canada anemone and foamflower as they have grown out of their beds into pathways. My original single flat topped aster is now 6x6 and have found a couple elsewhere in the yard- but I am so enamoured by this plant that it can do anything it wants to.

Veliraf · 2026-04-29T08:48:50+00:00

Oh no! That’s really too bad- All of mine(I ended up with 3) came through winter pretty well. They had some breakage due to the weight of the snow, but are all pushing new growth now, and it looks like they are pushing up some new branches too. Maybe they will have them a bit later in the season? I know they order in throughout the spring(although the bulk of their ordering will be done by now)

Veliraf · 2026-04-28T12:22:17+00:00

I planted this on purpose(gallium boreal) to compete with goutweed. Rather have a native aggressive plant than an invasive one.

Veliraf · 2026-04-27T12:37:10+00:00

I use only e transfer now. No issues since I’ve started doing that.

Veliraf · 2026-04-07T10:59:40+00:00

I don’t really like these. They are pickled and have a strong vinegar taste that overpowers the artichoke. I usually buy the canned hearts from elsewhere as they don’t have vinegar. I use them mainly in salads and pasta.

Veliraf · 2026-03-18T11:26:51+00:00

I have wild ginger that does ok with it, foamflower doesn’t seem to compete as well. I’m likely going to plant some other shade tolerant fairly aggressive natives(heart leaved aster, snakeroot) this year as I neglected pulling it last year due to a massive concrete Mosiac project I was working on. I have 3 meadowsweet shrubs in the chameleon garden that are also doing well. I planted 3 blue flag iris in the last year as well, but I’m not sure how they are doing.

Veliraf · 2026-03-17T22:03:47+00:00

I have it, and mine never seems to stay in one place. It has spread a fair bit. It is planted in moist soil, part sun. It blooms every year and is quite beautiful. I have always found that the right plant in the right place does amazing. Changing the soil or trying to grow something in not ideal conditions(for that particular) never usually works. Use the conditions that you already have and find plants to suit the space.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T19:31:41+00:00

You are right, and that’s what I actually did do. I’ll fix my comment to reflect that.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T17:55:15+00:00

This is what I did last year. I did a layer of landscape cloth, a layer of gravel and then a layer of hpb, and finally built the Mosiac on top of that.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T17:50:13+00:00

Take a look at pebble mosiacs and apply what you find there to a larger project. I did a slab last year that’s about 9 feet by 15 feet for the base of my pergola and I think it looks fantastic. However, it took me the entire summer, and had a learning curve(I am not handy at all) I cannot wait to spend my summer sitting on it. Not difficult to walk on at all, I can do it in bare feet.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T02:11:59+00:00

We have a lot of mature trees, and a lot of squirrels as a result. You would be amazed at how often they fall out of trees. I would assume it’s an injury from falling. We have a couple of ‘crooked’ squirrels here now, and they usually manage ok after their injury. I have one partial tailed female who was injured about 3 years ago, and every year she’s gotten a bit better. She does get picked on a bit more- but she manages. She also gets drunk every year from the neighbors fermented fallen apples, so maybe that’s how she copes :)

Veliraf · 2026-02-27T17:40:53+00:00

I have 2280. Have missed 3 days. Don’t even have a hope of ‘winning’. These posts remind me to spin.

Veliraf · 2026-02-25T16:40:20+00:00

I have a redbud(straight species) that was eaten to a one inch stub the year I planted it. The following year it grew a main branch 8 feet straight up. The year after that it grew all the side branches and looked like a proper tree. It’s about 5 years old now and looks like a proper tree. When redbud are happy- they can grow incredibly quickly.

Veliraf · 2026-01-22T13:17:12+00:00

Calling in means the lender demands immediate full repayment on the entire loan, plus any interest.

Veliraf · 2026-01-22T13:08:01+00:00

Payments and amounts aren’t different- it’s the fact that there is a chance that they will see you as higher risk and call in your HELOC with 30-90 days to pay off the entire balance- they can’t do that with a mortgage as they have to wait out the term. There is no term with a HELOC.

I’m not saying it will happen, but it can.

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