tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post6562610167622926630..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Mistletoe. So good, nature evolved it five times Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-48827930118536266692014-01-03T11:04:49.149+00:002014-01-03T11:04:49.149+00:00I fear tree may be gone by then, (!) but we'l...I fear tree may be gone by then, (!) but we'll try anyway. I might have to rub it on the underside of the branches as we are currently getting daily deluges! Many thanks for the information.Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-39247288302847319352014-01-03T09:09:39.151+00:002014-01-03T09:09:39.151+00:00I expect it to be a rather hit or miss process. I ...I expect it to be a rather hit or miss process. I googled 'Jonathan Briggs mistletoe growing' and found How to grow your own mistletoe. He says that after about three years it starts to make quite vigorous growth.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-25750846983116005342014-01-02T17:13:38.003+00:002014-01-02T17:13:38.003+00:00I have an old apple tree in my garden that really ...I have an old apple tree in my garden that really should be cut down - it's something my husband and I disagree about. The tree is unhealthy, but gives both us and our neighbours a little privacy from each other. Over Christmas, I acquired some Mistletoe from a relative in London. (Ironically, we live in Bucks and I didn't come across any for sale this year). It is fairly wrinkly Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-51286261865816330512013-12-17T14:51:21.271+00:002013-12-17T14:51:21.271+00:00Interesting points Jason. I grow Red Baneberry but...Interesting points Jason. I grow Red Baneberry but do not know Dolls eyes. I think there are other vectors of berry seed as well as birds.<br />and of course not all berries are poisonous. Tomato is a berry and it's evolutionary strategy is to pass through the gut of an animal- including us!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-25143287575325570572013-12-17T04:00:28.379+00:002013-12-17T04:00:28.379+00:00The fruits are very lovely, almost like pearls. In...The fruits are very lovely, almost like pearls. Interesting about the coevolution with birds. I've assumed that all poison berries are eaten by at least some species of birds - or the plants would not survive. Doll's Eyes and Red Baneberry would be North American examples.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-55468242617598813242013-12-14T16:37:26.097+00:002013-12-14T16:37:26.097+00:00Roger, I changed it in the comment section, that i...Roger, I changed it in the comment section, that is why it worked for Sue. I usually don't do that either, but I do like when my readers can visit blogs they might not know. I made the correction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-44433918808676468222013-12-14T15:35:51.489+00:002013-12-14T15:35:51.489+00:00Should add that I think if you leave a comment on ...Should add that I think if you leave a comment on a Blogger blog of someone with a Google+ account the name link goes to G+. As Donna's is a Word Press account it will come back directly to this blog. So it isn't a skill known to everyone but yourself.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-62015080121873920322013-12-14T15:27:47.309+00:002013-12-14T15:27:47.309+00:00The search box isn't working on any Blogger bl...The search box isn't working on any Blogger blogs, Roger. Blogger are aware of the problem and are supposed to be working on it - whatever that means!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-46505802218803748362013-12-14T14:22:35.873+00:002013-12-14T14:22:35.873+00:00Thanks for your work on my behalf Sue. it was my i...Thanks for your work on my behalf Sue. it was my impression too that was how google + worked -so I don't know what happened on Donna's blog. Thanks to Donna it looks as if she tweaked my identity to come through to my blog direct. I wish I knew how to do these things!<br />At the moment my blog search box does not work and I am waiting for Cathi to help.I am completely dependant on you Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-6096398799402677982013-12-14T10:23:59.636+00:002013-12-14T10:23:59.636+00:00When I click on your name above your comment I go ...When I click on your name above your comment I go directly to your Google+ page Roger with all your posts set out - this is what Google does if you have a + account. So you are doing things correctly. I also tried from the comment you left on Donna's blog and the link came straight to your blog so unless you have changed things could it be something not working on Donna's blog. Sorry to Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-12917377746048492942013-12-14T09:42:05.289+00:002013-12-14T09:42:05.289+00:00People will be wondering what on earth you deleted...People will be wondering what on earth you deleted Sue<br />(she is getting pernickety she has only changed 'to' to 'too'!) Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-7115455678793605352013-12-14T09:35:57.111+00:002013-12-14T09:35:57.111+00:00Thanks Donna
and there I was thinking I was! (in t...Thanks Donna<br />and there I was thinking I was! (in the same way clicking on to your identity gerdenwaltalk takes one through the ether to your lovely pictures) Next time I comment I will watch what I am doing.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-51275925231344849372013-12-13T17:58:33.669+00:002013-12-13T17:58:33.669+00:00I think Alain may be worried that Ruthie may becom...I think Alain may be worried that Ruthie may become too affectionate if she got hold of some mistletoe!<br /><br />Previous comment deleted as there was an important typo.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-44048801993421286632013-12-13T17:57:16.302+00:002013-12-13T17:57:16.302+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-4234874230384238862013-12-13T17:50:54.530+00:002013-12-13T17:50:54.530+00:00I enjoyed your post on mistletoe. It is not a plan...I enjoyed your post on mistletoe. It is not a plant I am familiar. I love the closeup photo of it too. Roger, I always have to Google your blog because you don't leave a working link when you comment. People can't click to get to you which is helpful in getting more readers. Since I always answer comments, I went to the extra trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-51110385230436369732013-12-13T17:27:07.370+00:002013-12-13T17:27:07.370+00:00Thanks for the comment and the reminder that mistl...Thanks for the comment and the reminder that mistletoe is poisonous. Interesting you do not have your own mistletoe and presumably no mistletoe Christmas tradition. Do you still get your Christmas kisses?<br />Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-69125304192386664392013-12-13T16:45:06.405+00:002013-12-13T16:45:06.405+00:00Thank you for a very interesting article. We don&#...Thank you for a very interesting article. We don't have mistletoe in North America or if we do have any they do not look like the European kind. The black cap comments are also interesting. We also have birds that love berries that are poisonous to humans (poison ivy and poke weed berries).<br /><br /><br /><br />rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-21271506643258829352013-12-13T16:06:37.906+00:002013-12-13T16:06:37.906+00:00I think so more interesting thoughts about this co...I think so more interesting thoughts about this come in. I hope soRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-86244698210893157392013-12-13T15:28:13.098+00:002013-12-13T15:28:13.098+00:00Had a quick look around Jonathan's blog, but c...Had a quick look around Jonathan's blog, but couldn't pick out any posts that might discuss the idea. But even if he has, without research providing hard evidence, it's still just an idea. An exchange of energy stores, one organism using them to fruit during the winter, the other during the summer, would be a neat bit of evolutionary team work (or, as I've learned from my OU SarahStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799371703899376033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-30662780265359757862013-12-12T15:25:58.181+00:002013-12-12T15:25:58.181+00:00That Sue has started a very interesting thread and...That Sue has started a very interesting thread and your thoughtful comments are certainly food for thought. It is a very attractive idea that a photosynthesising entity attached to a deciduous tree might have some spare sugars to donate! As suggested in my post I am unaware that this is possible but I am always suspicious that when a plant seems to succumb to a pest or disease or parasite too Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-86264497326683720012013-12-12T09:54:07.819+00:002013-12-12T09:54:07.819+00:00If anyone is interested in ecosystems, the Open Un...If anyone is interested in ecosystems, the Open University have a free course (along with many other free courses), the next one starts in May https://www.futurelearn.com/courses<br /><br />It would be interesting to know if mistletoe has been tested for symbiotic relationship? (Dave, are you still reading? You might know) In the OU course they show lab tests on tree and fungi symbiosis, which SarahStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799371703899376033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-4064537116106716662013-12-12T08:34:08.741+00:002013-12-12T08:34:08.741+00:00I like to draw a parallel between the cycle of lif...I like to draw a parallel between the cycle of lifetime human health with that of a tree, Rick. I would not bring the axe, or more likely chainsaw into the equation!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-84525692051644194822013-12-11T19:32:54.066+00:002013-12-11T19:32:54.066+00:00I had a black cap male in the garden last year for...I had a black cap male in the garden last year for the first time which has now reappeared, there could have possibly been a female but they are not easy to spot when amongst the sparrows and such like having a brown cap. As an OAP euthanasia by mistletoe or ivy...............interesting?! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-3977067257441306332013-12-11T16:31:42.018+00:002013-12-11T16:31:42.018+00:00Sorry Dave, I have just spotted you are not anon!
...Sorry Dave, I have just spotted you are not anon!<br />Striga looks fascinatingRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-31447113843804515302013-12-11T16:24:54.073+00:002013-12-11T16:24:54.073+00:00Thanks anon. for your helpful comment with which I...Thanks anon. for your helpful comment with which I completely agree, mistletoe will increase transpiration from the overall plant surface. I was just thrashing around in response to Sue's comment (she is often so right in her comments) and in speculative mode.<br />Of course as a no dig gardener I am extremely interested on the effects on the soil of leaf litter and it's organic content Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.com