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Moon Vines |
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By: Susan Lee Date: February 26, 2018, 11:26 am |
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A nice vine to use to add a nice aroma and beautiful evening |
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flowers while you watch your flock retire in the evening is the |
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Moon flower. Adds a barrier and flowers. run in hardware cloth |
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or chicken wire around gutters, lattice work. it runs and |
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climbs, but the nice part it dies back every year. |
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March and April are the times to get the seeds in the ground. |
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You don't want to start them in a pot, as their roots are very |
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thin and don't transplant well. |
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I also like to soak my seeds on wet paper towels to start |
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germination and then plant. They will start blooming August |
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through freeze. Now I'm South of I10 so my dates are usually |
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later blooming. |
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And in the winter when they die, let the seed pods dry on the |
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vine and harvest the seeds. If some drop to the ground, just |
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let them stay, many times they come back next year! |
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Ill post pictures as my transition occurs this year. Post yours |
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if you have Moon Flower seeds. Great pass alongs |
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Happy Chicken Gardening |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: Carol Simmons Date: February 26, 2018, 11:37 am |
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I purchased some Moon Vine seeds a few weeks a go and have not |
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attempted to do anything with them yet. Thank you for the |
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information regarding germination. I am hoping they will make a |
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lovely addition to my garden. |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: Carol Simmons Date: February 26, 2018, 11:39 am |
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What colors are moon vines available in? |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: Carol Simmons Date: February 26, 2018, 11:44 am |
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Are Moon Vines safe for my chickens to eat? |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: Susan Lee Date: February 26, 2018, 2:56 pm |
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Well after further reviews they may be toxic and would recommend |
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placing in areas they can�t get to |
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To avoid any concerns but still give nice aroma |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: Angela Fore Date: February 26, 2018, 6:24 pm |
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Thanks for checking! I will plant them in the front yard. |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: Susan Lee Date: February 26, 2018, 6:45 pm |
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also moon vines only in white and open only at night |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: karen Date: February 26, 2018, 7:28 pm |
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I have some new seeds this year but I have had moon vines in the |
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past. At dusk, go out and watch them open. It is a slow process |
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but you can actually see the flowers untwist and spiral open. |
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Re: Moon Vines |
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By: Kathy Rayner Date: March 25, 2018, 11:23 am |
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Just in case... I started a post for plants to try to avoid in |
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your landscape. |
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