Cpurola's Outdoor grow in Southeast Michigan 2025

[Rooke]

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No kidding you gro

 

[Rooke]

No kidding you gro girl !!!

 

[Rooke]

Found another with Septoria.
What do you think?
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Maybe a victim

 

[Beazy]

Almost forgot about the zinnia pics !! The ones in the pot are doing the best but the others will pull through strong too I’m hoping thanks again for the seeds

 

[cpurola]

Almost forgot about the zinnia pics !! The ones in the pot are doing the best but the others will pull through strong too I’m hoping thanks again for the seeds View attachment 2468916View attachment 2468915View attachment 2468914View attachment 2468913View attachment 2468912View attachment 2468911

They look lovely! Mine are starting to get taller after all, but they won't be 'State Fair' height. :(
Question, how do you cut the grass and not the zinnias?

 

[Beazy]

Well I may or may not be guilty of whackin a few of em but I’m a very skilled mower

 

[tall boys]

It's like Beirut outside fireworks everywhere so Smokey unbelievable

 

[Beazy]

Yes it is.My neighbors just blew off $ 5000 in about 35 mins !!

 

[Oldchucky]

Not out here in Cali! A lot of places aren’t even having a display because all their fireworks blew up down in Yolo County a couple of days ago! One hell of an explosion! Killed several people! But I miss the Midwest Fourth of July!

 

[tall boys]

Headed out smoke everywhere looks like China well the main reason I'm posting we're getting close to flowering now about 35 days so anybody topping you better get it done

Carry on

 

[cpurola]

Headed out smoke everywhere looks like China well the main reason I'm posting we're getting close to flowering now about 35 days so anybody topping you better get it done

Carry on

Smoke? This morning? Where are you? I don't see any in Oakland county. (MI)

 

[Beazy]

No smoke up this way around Saginaw Bay either

 

[Oldchucky]

No smoke up this way around Saginaw Bay either

He was just talking about fireworks smoke! Must live in a populated area!

 

[Beazy]

Ah !!! I was thinking wildfire smoke. 8:30 am n they still lightin fireworks?!?!?! Sounds like me in my younger days

 

[Oldchucky]

Ah !!! I was thinking wildfire smoke. 8:30 am n they still lightin fireworks?!?!?! Sounds like me in my younger days

Could be wildfire smoke for all I know! But he made it sound like it was fireworks smoke! And you guys back there can still have burn piles and such! in my experience, when you burn early in the morning, while it is still cool, the smoke tends to hug the ground till it warms up!

 

[cpurola]

On a destroy all Japanese beetles kick. They are eating all my flowers. One small dollop of dawn dish soap and they're history.

Canna lily leaves

 

[Oldchucky]

On a destroy all Japanese beetles kick. They are eating all my flowers. One small dollop of dawn dish soap and they're history.

Canna lily leaves
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Good God! If it isn’t one thing it’s another! What a hostile environment! Seems like you’re constantly under siege by something!

 

[EternalSun]

On a destroy all Japanese beetles kick. They are eating all my flowers. One small dollop of dawn dish soap and they're history.

Canna lily leaves
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What is the technique?

 

[cpurola]

Here's my version of training. Outdoors.
You indoor growers can critique it and maybe give me a hint or two.
I put the net horizontally between the fence posts. It's green so hard to see.

 

[cpurola]

What is the technique?

Hold the cup of Dawn and water under critter, brush off plant into cup. (they drown. hehe)
A few try to fly away, but I track them down.
They put their scent on the leaves, so if you can stop them from landing, it's much better.
Haven't figured how to do that yet. LOL