tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post5273469525503343573..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: LEAST Favorite Plant Of The MonthHoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-33483226142279228692015-07-31T06:26:30.688-07:002015-07-31T06:26:30.688-07:00Thanks! Oh, that algae. I think shade would help...Thanks! Oh, that algae. I think shade would help, but it would ruin the view out the kitchen windows. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-43769238621355611442015-07-31T06:12:50.612-07:002015-07-31T06:12:50.612-07:00I'm not a fan of string algae either! Fortuna...I'm not a fan of string algae either! Fortunately it hasn't visited my pond this year, knock on wood! You've got a lot of beauties that didn't make the favorite list! Your agave/yucca photo is especially gorgeous!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-60122131518739363662015-07-30T16:02:31.687-07:002015-07-30T16:02:31.687-07:00Haha, hopefully the algae doesn't grow back to...Haha, hopefully the algae doesn't grow back too quickly that you have to clean it out very often. Sounds like a chore (but worth it for the pond). I love that picture above the proteas - the pot and plant are beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-89133871329664173642015-07-28T20:47:37.849-07:002015-07-28T20:47:37.849-07:00I could have just posted that one photo and saved ...I could have just posted that one photo and saved myself a lot of work. ;^) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-34257504797536285432015-07-28T20:46:46.421-07:002015-07-28T20:46:46.421-07:00Craftspeople make paper out of string algae. I...Craftspeople make paper out of string algae. I've thought of trying that--I have plenty to practice on. Mostly it makes compost...<br /><br />Thanks for the link, very interesting! There's lots water in So Cal. It simply needs to be collected and purified and re-used rather than dumping it into the ocean. That will do until the nano-chip works. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-91569372153678829062015-07-28T20:32:44.224-07:002015-07-28T20:32:44.224-07:00Something like that, I'm better off alone, whe...Something like that, I'm better off alone, where I can cry and cuss and no one hears. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-44541019491793620912015-07-28T20:31:58.884-07:002015-07-28T20:31:58.884-07:00Parakeets in the same house as kitties, that takes...Parakeets in the same house as kitties, that takes ability!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-49800420706669321742015-07-28T20:30:33.729-07:002015-07-28T20:30:33.729-07:00It's like Oxalis, only worse. :(It's like Oxalis, only worse. :( Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-45844875011115156852015-07-28T20:01:12.107-07:002015-07-28T20:01:12.107-07:00I wonder if humans can eat it? String algae pesto,...I wonder if humans can eat it? String algae pesto, perhaps? ;) Anyway, saw this, and thought of all of you Californians... http://inhabitat.com/nano-water-chip-could-make-desalination-affordable-for-everyone/Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-28017872591082454802015-07-28T15:38:23.662-07:002015-07-28T15:38:23.662-07:00You need a partner for a project like that. Amazin...You need a partner for a project like that. Amazing what you can laugh your way through with the right pal by your side. The way you make us all laugh, it should be time for payback. Kudos for staying the course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-13227256388584829882015-07-28T15:27:30.004-07:002015-07-28T15:27:30.004-07:00Koi are definitely beyond my abilities to keep ali...Koi are definitely beyond my abilities to keep alive. Two parakeets just about overtax me. So excited for your protea!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-18993417735759236032015-07-28T10:24:29.608-07:002015-07-28T10:24:29.608-07:00I've never heard of string algae. Yuck! The ...I've never heard of string algae. Yuck! The blue pot with the agave, though, is beautiful and the Protea buds are very impressive.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-20494086715898828572015-07-28T08:34:12.132-07:002015-07-28T08:34:12.132-07:00The things we do for our gardens...and pets...The things we do for our gardens...and pets...Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-75254602277716288772015-07-28T08:33:05.698-07:002015-07-28T08:33:05.698-07:00I've read they do eat it, but not as fast as i...I've read they do eat it, but not as fast as it grows! <br /><br />Protea watch is on!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-53875339844278333742015-07-28T08:32:02.045-07:002015-07-28T08:32:02.045-07:00Koi are beautiful, lovable, dunces. Koi are beautiful, lovable, dunces. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-79641570367583153472015-07-28T08:24:43.809-07:002015-07-28T08:24:43.809-07:00I was never so glad there was a 6' wall around...I was never so glad there was a 6' wall around the pond so no one could see me in there in my underwear trying to get that drain cover back on. Oh, the bad words I used! <br /><br />I was laughing, too. <br /><br />The Protea flowers--soon, I hope. I check them every day. <br /><br />Happy gardening, Janneke!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-61652867229461590602015-07-28T08:22:14.381-07:002015-07-28T08:22:14.381-07:00The active ingredient in the recommended product h...The active ingredient in the recommended product here is:<br /><br /> Poly(oxyethylene) (dimethylimino) ethylene (dimethylimino) ethylene dichloride. Whatever that is. <br /><br />Wondering what chem your products there use--will try to search for that. Do you know the active ingredient? <br /><br />The product is effective. The koi are spooked by it for a couple of hours or so, huddling together on the bottom, but then they are find and their ravenous appetite returns. I try to avoid chemicals, but sometimes I am desperate to keep the bottom drain from clogging. I wasn't aggressive enough and it clogged over the weekend. I won't forget this lesson! <br /><br />Isn't that pot great? Got it at a C&S show last week. Not sure it quite fits the Agave.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-42447359487128643832015-07-28T08:10:39.490-07:002015-07-28T08:10:39.490-07:00I'm sorry, did you say something about algae? ...I'm sorry, did you say something about algae? I couldn't get past that Senecio, Agave, Yucca masterpiece.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-26042920254519785392015-07-28T07:18:06.588-07:002015-07-28T07:18:06.588-07:00Yes, I get string algae in my stream too, and I ha...Yes, I get string algae in my stream too, and I hate it. I used to have a pond, and I got string algae in that too. Looking forward to seeing those Protea flowers next month.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-59655686411198815262015-07-28T04:11:38.682-07:002015-07-28T04:11:38.682-07:00I concur with string algae hate. Why can't the...I concur with string algae hate. Why can't the fish eat it, right? Algae in general is pretty amazing, but such a nuisance! Looking forward to the protea blooms!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-49762780774396244362015-07-28T04:10:48.389-07:002015-07-28T04:10:48.389-07:00Yep I can understand that. I love your descriptio...Yep I can understand that. I love your descriptions of keeping Koi, I take it accident / injury prone Koi are standard.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-82175715113023812742015-07-28T03:03:08.228-07:002015-07-28T03:03:08.228-07:00These string algaes are a nuisance, also here. Bu...These string algaes are a nuisance, also here. But I could not help laughing when I imagined you in the pond surrounded by the koi, trying to climb out again. Wow, you are getting Proteas in bloom, so exciting. I once tried to grow them from seed in the greenhouse, but without success, too wet, too cold, not enough sun.<br />Happy gardening!<br />Janneke<br /> Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-52878920951829546132015-07-28T02:28:05.640-07:002015-07-28T02:28:05.640-07:00I love that agave and the pot!!
String algae is a...I love that agave and the pot!!<br /><br />String algae is a pain! Is there any zinc based anti string algae preparation out there? Usually that sorts them out and organic too.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com