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by johnCT on April 05, 2006 10:03 PM
quote:Boy are you asking for trouble!
Originally posted by afgreyparrot:
...but I'm wondering if that is a bad idea down the road, when the wisteria is older and is all wound around the deck...
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Oh, btw, yes it is wrong that you haven't seen the Martix. Go rent it!!!
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by afgreyparrot on April 05, 2006 10:09 PM
quote:I figured that.....
Boy are you asking for trouble!
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I don't know what I was thinking.
(I obviously wasn't thinking!)
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I have no idea where to move it...but I guess I better figure something out fast before it starts growing again. It's springtime!
Looks like I'm going to have to rent "The Matrix" today.
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by johnCT on April 05, 2006 10:21 PM
Lol! There are two sequals by now too.
You could find a tree on the border of your property for it like I did.
How bout morning glories, trumpet vines or clematis for the space? You may need to prop them up to reach the deck though?
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John - Zone 6
You could find a tree on the border of your property for it like I did.
How bout morning glories, trumpet vines or clematis for the space? You may need to prop them up to reach the deck though?
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John - Zone 6
by SpringFever on April 05, 2006 10:22 PM
Yep I just posted a picture of my wisteria...
I have it on a wooden arbor needless to say it pulled it right over now I have to cut it out of the arbor some how and find a new support I am thinking metal something... something very strong an 8x8 LOL... have to move it before those vines start to get stronger![[thinker]](im/graemlins/idea.gif)
BTW matrix good but not great takes to much effort to fallow..![[sleepy]](im/graemlins/sleepy.gif)
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I have it on a wooden arbor needless to say it pulled it right over now I have to cut it out of the arbor some how and find a new support I am thinking metal something... something very strong an 8x8 LOL... have to move it before those vines start to get stronger
BTW matrix good but not great takes to much effort to fallow..
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by johnCT on April 05, 2006 10:27 PM
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by SpringFever on April 05, 2006 10:31 PM
Oh geeze that is huge and beautiful.... wish mine would bloom soon..
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by afgreyparrot on April 05, 2006 10:33 PM
Holy Koogamooga!
That thing is awesome!
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That thing is awesome!
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by Deborah L. on April 06, 2006 04:08 AM
I bought a Texas Purple wisteria a few days ago.
I'm going to keep it as a large bonsai.
It's dripping with blooms and I am in love with its beauty and fragrance !
I planted it in a huge decorative clay container and covered the top of the soil with orchid moss.
It looks fabulous !
I'm researching online as to pruning and all.
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I'm going to keep it as a large bonsai.
It's dripping with blooms and I am in love with its beauty and fragrance !
I planted it in a huge decorative clay container and covered the top of the soil with orchid moss.
It looks fabulous !
I'm researching online as to pruning and all.
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by SpringFever on April 06, 2006 05:18 AM
I hope I do this right http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1246.html
This is a bunch of good advice
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This is a bunch of good advice
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by Deborah L. on April 06, 2006 06:04 AM
You did it right !
Thank you, Spring !![[clappy]](im/graemlins/claps.gif)
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Thank you, Spring !
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by Av8trx on April 07, 2006 04:58 AM
Will you have to cut out what has grown around the rails of the porch? I have this growing along the house and it's climbed up the telephone lines - I need to get it off of there, but I'd rather not cut it. Can I charm it with a flute and basket?
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by Triss on April 07, 2006 05:12 AM
Oh wow Cindy, that is some project you have ahead of you.
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by afgreyparrot on April 07, 2006 09:12 PM
After reading the fact sheet that SpringFeaver posted, I am a little afraid to move it now.
I'm going to have to sit out there and stare at it for awhile and try to figure out a solution that doesn't involve moving it.
Guess I should have researched the plant before I planted it.
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quote:This is the Wisteria I planted in memory of Hollywood when she died, and I don't want to risk losing it. It's really special to me.
Wisterias do not transplant well and usually suffer a severe setback if moved. Large specimens sometimes do not recover.
I'm going to have to sit out there and stare at it for awhile and try to figure out a solution that doesn't involve moving it.
Guess I should have researched the plant before I planted it.
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by SpringFever on April 07, 2006 09:23 PM
You could always put some wire around the deck for it to trasfer on to. instead of the deck itself..
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by johnCT on April 07, 2006 09:49 PM
....or just pay special attention to it to control it.
One other thing I just thought of is taking a cutting from it. If you get it to root, then it may be worth a try to move the mama plant knowing you'll still have part of it. Don't know how well they do from cuttings though.![[dunno]](im/graemlins/dunno.gif)
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One other thing I just thought of is taking a cutting from it. If you get it to root, then it may be worth a try to move the mama plant knowing you'll still have part of it. Don't know how well they do from cuttings though.
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by afgreyparrot on April 07, 2006 10:27 PM
quote:I got cuttings from my mom's wisteria last spring and they did great. I didn't plant any of them here, though...I gave them all away.
Don't know how well they do from cuttings though.
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It didn't grow much the first year, but last summer it really took off.
The bottom of this deck is about 6 feet above the ground, so you can imagine how long the wisteria branches are.
I planted it here so the branches would twist around the deck rail, just like they are doing...but I'm wondering if that is a bad idea down the road, when the wisteria is older and is all wound around the deck...
I guess I need to move it, but not sure what kind of support it needs. If I plant it beside a tree is it OK for it to grow up into the tree...or is that a bad idea, too?
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