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Posted by Norminn on March 10, 2007, 2:06 pm
Puddin' Man wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:20:09 -0500, Dan Espen
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>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Densely populated urban residential area. Between my little brick
>>>bungalow and the next house. There's some hasta and surprise lilies
>>>out there, but I need ivy. Couldn't figger how to water the hasta
>>>last season (without watering the house walls) with sprinkler, so
>>>I spent way, way too much time standing out there with the garden
>>>hose. Need ivy, willing to sacrifice hasta, etc to get it (if
>>>necessary).
>>>
>>>Around the corner is a little wooded easement with lots of ivy.
>>>Can I just snip, say, 10" lengths from there and plant them
>>>by my house? Would potting soil and/or fertilizer be a good idea?
>>>Really need to get this off the ground. I am not knowledgable
>>>re gardening.
>>>
>>>Also timing. I am in midwest: avg. hi/lo is now 53/29 F.
>>>
>>>I know all about invasive nature of ivy, no warnings necessary.
>>>Maybe half the houses on the block have some ivy and apparently
>>>aren't having difficulty controlling it.
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>>Hasta
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>>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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>>The word Hasta may refer to one of the following:
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>> * A Latin word meaning spear.
>> * A Sanskrit word meaning hand.
>> * A Nakshatra of Hindu Astrology.
>> * An Italian city currently known as Asti.
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>>You probably mean Hosta.
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> Yup. Forgot the spelling.
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>>Cut off any amount of ivy and stick it in the ground
>>and it will take off.
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> Reason I queried, young couple 2 doors down went to a
> lot of trouble to start maybe 30 ivy snips last spring
> under a shade tree. Didn't take off. Maybe 10 left.
>
If it grows up and around the trunk, it can kill the tree.
>
Hosta is perfect under a tree, and comes in lots of colors.
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