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No, not the same Yucca

08 August 2011 20:29:47

More Yuccas

Most of the day was taken up (1) cleaning a heather bed in front of the house. It was in a bad state with grasses and weeds mainly vetches. (2) cleaning around two large Yuccas one at each one of the heather bed. What did I find a large number of offsets around the Yuccas. There were at least eleven around one. As I said earlier, three members got Yuccas from me. Now there are enough for twenty if they are interested.

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Monkells 08 August 2011 20:38:49

I got 3 big ones when I cleared my Yucca a few weeks ago. One was about 2 1/2 feet high!! The other two about 2 foot. Just goes to show you that I dont clear up too often LOL :-)

Clara 08 August 2011 21:26:41

Oh so many people got rid of their Yuccas after this last winter and if they waited they would have little ones now.

Dick 08 August 2011 21:39:41

Clare, my Yuccas are hardy and withstood the last two winters but in addition these offsets come up from time to time.

BrunoCork 08 August 2011 22:18:48

Love seeing Yuccas with trunks like that.

Lìga 08 August 2011 22:51:57

Thanks to you,i have one in my garden too,and it growing nice.

Dick 08 August 2011 23:18:14

Yesterday I was at the Hurling Club and had a look at two Yuccas there. One is in bloom, I will take a photo of it to morrow. The Yuccas there are a different variety. The Yuccas I have in my garden I got first from my landlady in Carlow. She gave me some offsets for my parents' garden in Mallow about 1970. When I built my house here my father gave me two offsets from his. Now I have supplied offsets to a large number. The ones in the Hurling Club to my knowledge, I bought here in Carlow.

Lìga 08 August 2011 23:19:59

Oho,,i have plant with history :))

Dick 08 August 2011 23:25:45

Yes Liga, Carlow - Mallow - Carlow -Dublin (Rush).

Cloncaw 08 August 2011 23:27:49

Great to see new ones growing

TheH (Hazel) 08 August 2011 23:49:34

If you had one to spare I'd love to ectend that history to include Laois :-)

Dick 08 August 2011 23:56:19

Its for you, Hazel, also the Hydrangea I was to give you.

TheH (Hazel) 08 August 2011 23:59:58

Thanks Dick. Definitely going to have to figure out where you are hiding away .....

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