A little bit of a 'trick" I learned for those of us who grow Coleus plants/bushes.
At the end of Summer-early Autumn, trim the plant/s back to approx. half their size and diameter, leaving just a few small shoots and a few leaves, then cover the plant/s with either a clear plastic shroud open at the top OR , if they're in pots put a large clear plastic, at least 2 litres in capacity, with the base cut off over them, embed the shroud or bottle into the surrounding soil and water sparingly over the colder months.
Watch them as they re-generate and when Spring is in full swing again remove the covers.
Instead of them just dying off, you will have fresher, more bushier Coleus plants again.
I'd love to have one of those, we get a tree out here we call either 'Black Oak' or 'Blood-wood Oak', the timber from it is the colour of blood when it cut from from still growing tree and when from an already dead tree it is very much like the colour of dried blood.
I reckon furniture, shelving, etc, made from that timber and either just oiled or clear varnished would like really great.
Fine if you want to produce rough lumber or dice and slice cadavers to envelope fore posting.
What do you intend using it for and why couldn't you borrow your neighbours?
Well, nobody in my tribe has one. I like to salvage the wood from trees downed by wind or simply cut down by the neighbors and myself when we are cleaning up our yards.
@bigpawbullets I misread your post.
@FrayedBear
Have another drink....
@bigpawbullets too early in the morning for me! The Dental appointment resulted in a neat filling, a smoothing of a chipped incisor, thedentistremoving her mask to prove that she looks 50 not 40 & a promise to try and expedite new plates or at least fill the hole resulting from the extraction 2 weeks ago.
And an added bonus my favourite charity shop has reopened but requires signing in. Only angst that I mmhave is that you are not required to put the time of your visit. Therefore if you visit at 9am. & sign in but then someone infected visits at 5pm. then everyone on the sheet is required to test and be quarantined until proven not infected. One Prime Minister once called this "the Clever Country" - I think that he used an "o" , an "r" & a "y" too many!
That looks way cool, and I'd stay as far away from it as possible. You go have fun.
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Posted by glennlabMy heavenly Blue Morning Glories have finally gotten their color.
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Posted by FrostyJimMaking my last batch of 2024 oven roasted tomato sauce on Oct. 10 ready to start filling jars.
Posted by FrostyJimMaking my last batch of 2024 oven roasted tomato sauce on Oct. 10 ready to start filling jars.
Posted by FrostyJimMaking my last batch of 2024 oven roasted tomato sauce on Oct. 10 ready to start filling jars.
Posted by FrostyJimI needed to preserve my bell peppers so I made Indian chutney last night.
Posted by FrostyJimI needed to preserve my bell peppers so I made Indian chutney last night.
Posted by FrostyJimMoose family munchin' on my Raspberries right now at about 8:30 on Tuesday night!
Posted by FrostyJim3 giants total over 3 lbs! Bush Early Girl hybrid grown in my Wasilla Alaska zone 4b greenhouse...
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