Friday, November 18, 2011

Do different types of water affect plant growth? Which type of water grows a morning glory plant the fastest?

I need to know which type of water grows the plant morning glory(ipomoea amnicola) the fastest..rain water,tap water,distilled water,and mineral water.

Do different types of water affect plant growth? Which type of water grows a morning glory plant the fastest?
I don't know if anyone would know this without making an experiment to test all of these. Morning glories are really easy to grow and I bet they wouldn't care what type of water they had, as long as they have enough and reasonably good soil.

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Is there a way to see if a Morning Glory seed has been chemically treated?

I bought 4 ounces of Morning Glory seeds and I am unsure if I bought chemically treated seeds. Is there a way to see if the seeds have been contaminated? I purchased them from www.bouncingbearbotanicals.com if anyone is familiar with their seeds.

Is there a way to see if a Morning Glory seed has been chemically treated?
Morning Glory seeds have to be chemically treated or they won't germinate. In the wild, they have to go through the intestines of birds or other animals before they will be able to germinate. In order to duplicate that process, it has to go through a chemical treatment.
Reply:Morning glory seeds that have been chemically treated will be coated with a powdery substance, usually pink which is an antifungal agent. If it is just dark brown or black, chances are that it is untreated.





In answer to the first responder to your question, morning glory seeds DO NOT have to be chemically treated in order to sprout. Seeds that have fallen to the ground from the previous season's vine will automatically sprout when the weather warms up. It DOES NOT need scarification - either physical or chemical by way of animal intestines in order to sprout.
Reply:As far as I know, there is no way to tell. If that site said they were organic or untreated, then that probably means they weren't treated with dyes or other chemicals. If seeds have been treated, there is no way to wash off the chemicals.


Does the cocoa shell mulch prevent flowers on morning glory vines?

my morning glory vine looks great but no flowers. The only differance this year is the addition of cocoa shell mulch.

Does the cocoa shell mulch prevent flowers on morning glory vines?
it is deffinately not the mulch. I would have to say that the cocoa mulch is useless as it washes away with rain, blows away with wind, and doesn't even smell very much.





It does have its place in the small sheltered perennial garden because it decomposes faster than bark does.





Ipomea species tend to need 6-8 hours of sun and like moist but well drained conditions. If it is not getting those condidtions it could have enough energy to get through the first year with flowers but not enough to come back the second with flowers.





Have you fertilized it? It could have depleted the soils phosphorus levels last year and need another shot to get it flowering again.
Reply:First, beware of that mulch, dogs find it delicious and it instantly kills them. As for the flowers, I'd say it was too cool and too dark.
Reply:was the mulch well rotted? if it was fresh the mulch will be taking nitrogen out of the soil to compose feed up the vines with some slow release fert
Reply:Idont know but it does kill dogs like chocolate


How can I get rid of wild morning glory or is this an immposibility?

I am working on a garden of native plants. all are doing great but I also have wild morning glory that I weed out everyday to prevent it from strangling everybody else. Any way to get rid of it?

How can I get rid of wild morning glory or is this an immposibility?
Not sure how much wild morning glory you currently have in your garden but... if it's among the plants you want to keep, you'll have to make a mixture of Roundup and water.... then use a narrow/thin paintbrush to apply this mix to the proper target and avoid killing your landscape plants. Make sure you apply as much of the herbicide solution to the leaves as you can to insure adequate wetting.





Here's another helpful hint; try mixing the Roundup and water WITH a foliar fertilizer (such as Miracle Gro). The Miracle Gro (fertilier) actually tricks the leaves (stomata) into accepting more of the solution than normal.





GOOD LUCK!
Reply:Try digging deeper to get the whole root out...or maybe spray weedkiller on it.
Reply:Follow these steps:





1. Pull all the large M.G. plants.


2. Squirt left over and new weeds with premixed Roundup spray. You can find this at any hardware store.


3. If you find that it is to difficult to spray the Roundup because other plants are to close use a piece of cardboard to protect other plants while you spray the weeds. Roundup can also be brushed on with a small paint brush.





In time you should be able to rid yourself of morning glory but it will take time, patients, and perseverance.
Reply:Roundup works best in these situations, spray it at the base.
Reply:When they die off you have to remove the vine and spray weed killer. Do this after everything else has died for the winter.
Reply:morning Glory's are one of Those plants just like ivy you have to kill them at the roots and make sure that the seeds remaining do not germinate you can try weed killers and digging them up but this may take several times they are not prone to grow in acidic soil try a weed killer that has less of a base ingredient listed first on the label. good luck
Reply:Morning glory roots can go as deep as 6 feet, We use a product in this state called Curtail, it is a broad leaf selective. I would call your local Soil extension Office, they will be able to tell you what is available and effective in your area. In Colorado it is one of the those weeds we all fight. The SOC will help you and give you all kinds of info, it is there job and they take weeds like morning glory( called bindweed here)


very seriously. You can not ever pull all the roots up you can stop it with the proper selective spray. There is also a mite that you Can get from the SCO that attacks and kills the bindweed. I have not used it but I hear it is very effective and environmentally friendly. You do have to battle it for a very long time the seeds can stay in the soil for many years.


Good luck


God Bless


Grandma
Reply:Your wild morning glory is probably what is called bind weed. It vines all over the place with a tiny white morning glory like flower and is very hard to get rid of. If you try to pull them up you only get a very small piece and the majority of the root is left underground to multiply. The best way to get rid of them is with round out, being very careful not to get it on your other plants. It will go to the root and kill the plant.
Reply:Roundup!
Reply:I had this problem too....it was actually killing the tree it was climbing....I had to dig it up and then use root killer
Reply:Not only do the roots go deep (I've read up to ten feet), the seed can remain viable for several years. Try a combination of spraying with Roundup, then pulling a few days later. Don't even bother trying to get the roots when you pull, even if you just break them off, you will weaken the plant. You have to keep at it and if you live in a climate like we have here in Western Washington, you will probably never be completely rid of it.
Reply:u can't


What is this flower like a morning glory?

The difference between this plant and a morning glory plant is that the leaves on this are longer and narrower, and the notch of the leaf, where the stem attaches, is a U-shape instead of a V-shape.

What is this flower like a morning glory?
The wild form of Morning Glorys are called bindweeds.


There are a few different species.


Hedge Bindweed:


http://www.nearctica.com/flowers/bandc/c...





Field Bindweed


http://www.nearctica.com/flowers/bandc/c...


How do you get rid of Morning Glory?

I have a nasty problem with Morning Glory all over my garden/yard. It insinuates itself everywhere, and I can't plant veggies anymore, because the stuff is so hard to deal with. Anyone know any herbicide or other that does the trick?

How do you get rid of Morning Glory?
Good luck . . . once its established it takes work, lots of work. Keep pulling, and don't let any flowers go to seed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Rick ~ 30yrs in profession
Reply:White vinegar will work...just be careful because it will decimate the grass too.


How To Get Rid of Morning Glory?

Short of constantly ripping the stuff out, does anyone have a good (organic) sollution to this plant? There seems to be morning glory that grows in between my yard and the neighbours' yards. We all pull the stuff, but it just keeps coming back. If I miss one weekend of gardening, the stuff starts to strangle my azalias and blueberry bushes!

How To Get Rid of Morning Glory?
Do you get NPR? This sounds like an ideal question for Mike on You Bet Your Garden. (The website is http://www.whyy.org/91FM/ybyg/ - you can email questions or call.)





Problems with this plant are twofold - one, vine plant, two, self-sowing.





So, not only do you have to rip it out and kill the roots, you have to stop the seeds from spreading. This is probably not going to happen in one season, though.





Your basic strategy is to exhaust the plant by cutting the foliage back, keep flowers off of it so it can't seed, then cover the soil so everything there dies back. It will try and move on you! You've got the right idea, but yeah, it's exhausting.
Reply:only way is to move your azalias and blueberries. basically because you can't kill morning Glories manly because they are only anuals. but they produce so many seeds that its impossible to kill them all without them coming back. its a plant often used to piss off the nighbors and kill trees and stuff, my dad used it to kill my nighbors trees I didn't particulaly care for it but as soon as you see a bloom cut it off and cut the vines down you going to be doing it for years but if you stop it from blooming or growing at all eventually there won't be no seeds, but it might take a few years.
Reply:round up will kill it. If you don't want to use a poison. I have read vinegar will kills plants.
Reply:There is no organic way to get rid of moring glory vines. Weed spray is your only option.
Reply:Hi. Consider surrendering. I have about 900 ft of fence and it's absolutely inundated with this stuff. After years of trying EVERYTHING to make it go away i just gave up. Now, in the spring, i pull down last years 80 bushels of dead vines and just let it grow (cutting it off my sacred goose berry bush when necessary) and just let it have the fence. Honestly...it really looks a lot better then the fence AND it's attracting the now endangered wild honey bee.
Reply:Nope. You have two choices, Roundup or ripping them out. I'm fighting battles in places where I haven't planted morning glories for two years and there are still hundreds of them coming up each week.





Get 'em while they're small, they rip out easier.

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