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Misc 2019 Banter & Friendly Conservation

Cool video! Fro just got a tent from that shelf cloud on the beach!!⛺️⛺️??
 
With all the time in the hospital the past week, Ive watched too many Forged and Fire episodes and youtubes that Ive been bitten by the bug again.

Ive gotta get my shop finished.
 
I’m looking to establish a privacy and noise reduction hedge on one side of MBY about 5-10 feet from the property line. There currently are a lot of small to medium sized trees with some underbrush including palmettos. So, it is not at all barren. So, whatever plants would be added would need to do well in shade. I’m looking to fill in the gaps and turn it into more of a hedge. I’d like it to be several feet thick and 10-15+ feet high, at least in portions of it.

What plants would be the best choices for this situation to incorporate the trees and underbrush that is there now and that would fill in within 1-2 years in an already shady environment? I’m willing to spend a good bit of $, if necessary. As mentioned, increased privacy as well as a sound barrier are goals. @Tarheel1 @Arcc @POWERSTROKE and anyone else, any opinions? Thanks in advance.
 
GaWx said:
I’m looking to establish a privacy and noise reduction hedge on one side of MBY about 5-10 feet from the property line. There currently are a lot of small to medium sized trees with some underbrush including palmettos. So, it is not at all barren. So, whatever plants would be added would need to do well in shade. I’m looking to fill in the gaps and turn it into more of a hedge. I’d like it to be several feet thick and 10-15+ feet high, at least in portions of it.

What plants would be the best choices for this situation to incorporate the trees and underbrush that is there now and that would fill in within 1-2 years in an already shady environment? I’m willing to spend a good bit of $, if necessary. As mentioned, increased privacy as well as a sound barrier are goals. @Tarheel1 @Arcc @POWERSTROKE and anyone else, any opinions? Thanks in advance.
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IMO, the best plants for shade in your area, would be camellia. The camellia japonicas need almost full shade and have all shades of flowers that bloom in the spring. And they are evergreen and grow fairly quickly , given enough moisture and they are tough as nails! Should be easy to find varieties that grow 10-20’. There are also camellia sasanquas that do well in full shade to full sun! They blooms in late fall ( October-December) and are evergreen as well, with a variety of flower colors and heights as well!
 
Tarheel1 said:
IMO, the best plants for shade in your area, would be camellia. The camellia japonicas need almost full shade and have all shades of flowers that bloom in the spring. And they are evergreen and grow fairly quickly , given enough moisture and they are tough as nails! Should be easy to find varieties that grow 10-20’. There are also camellia sasanquas that do well in full shade to full sun! They blooms in late fall ( October-December) and are evergreen as well, with a variety of flower colors and heights as well!
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Thanks, Mack! So, these camellias would do well with a lot of preexisting trees/shrubs closeby?

Would some kind of bamboo also work? I’ve heard those can be good for privacy and noise reduction due to being thick and fast growing. But would they do well in shade and with trees very close to them?
 
GaWx said:
Thanks, Mack! So, these camellias would do well with a lot of preexisting trees/shrubs closeby?

Would some kind of bamboo also work? I’ve heard those can be good for privacy and noise reduction due to being thick and fast growing. But would they do well in shade and with trees very close to them?
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If you can get the camellias established, they will be fine. Maybe have to start with smaller plants, 1 gallon size, to squeeze in between the existing tree roots! Shade under trees is a very tough situation, I’m not sure if there is a bamboo that likes shade, there could be, I’m just not familiar. Hard to think of a lot of good hedges that would do well under shade and pre existing plants/trees and get the height you are after
 
Tarheel1 said:
IMO, the best plants for shade in your area, would be camellia. The camellia japonicas need almost full shade and have all shades of flowers that bloom in the spring. And they are evergreen and grow fairly quickly , given enough moisture and they are tough as nails! Should be easy to find varieties that grow 10-20’. There are also camellia sasanquas that do well in full shade to full sun! They blooms in late fall ( October-December) and are evergreen as well, with a variety of flower colors and heights as well!
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Not sure the variety Camellia I had nor when it bloomed as it was nearly 10 years ago. (Previous home in Winston Salem). HOLY CRAP what an absolute beautiful specimen. Nearly 10-12' ft and so thick you couldn't see through them. 90% shade, green year round and the red bloom was stunning!!
 
EV_WS said:
Not sure the variety Camellia I had nor when it bloomed as it was nearly 10 years ago. (Previous home in Winston Salem). HOLY CRAP what an absolute beautiful specimen. Nearly 10-12' ft and so thick you couldn't see through them. 90% shade, green year round and the red bloom was stunning!!
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Yeah, there is actually a species called Greensboro Red, not sure if that was it.yuletide is another variety with red flowered! There are tons of cultivars with flowers from white to red to pink and variegated flowers also! Great shrub/tree!
 
GaWx said:
Thanks, Mack! So, these camellias would do well with a lot of preexisting trees/shrubs closeby?

Would some kind of bamboo also work? I’ve heard those can be good for privacy and noise reduction due to being thick and fast growing. But would they do well in shade and with trees very close to them?
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DO NOT plant Bamboo. As nice as it looks, once it starts to spread its almost impossible to stop. Once it matures the new stalks will gain five to ten feet a year and unless you cut them when they first pop out of the ground, they harden into strong bamboo that can pop a mower tire. Also even if you cut the new stalks down, the new stalks next year will make it another five to ten feet from them. The roots are also just bamboo.

It does good in shade, but it will take over.
 
EV_WS said:
Not sure the variety Camellia I had nor when it bloomed as it was nearly 10 years ago. (Previous home in Winston Salem). HOLY CRAP what an absolute beautiful specimen. Nearly 10-12' ft and so thick you couldn't see through them. 90% shade, green year round and the red bloom was stunning!!
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I love them. Nothing like seeing them bloom in the dead of winter. I need more.
 
Arcc said:
DO NOT plant Bamboo. As nice as it looks, once it starts to spread its almost impossible to stop. Once it matures the new stalks will gain five to ten feet a year and unless you cut them when they first pop out of the ground, they harden into strong bamboo that can pop a mower tire. Also even if you cut the new stalks down, the new stalks next year will make it another five to ten feet from them. The roots are also just bamboo.

It does good in shade, but it will take over.
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Someone planted bamboo next door to me and it crossed the property line under the fence and took over my yard. Had to remove several stalks when it tried to spread. Luckily I'm moving soon so won't have to worry about the stalks next year.
 
Something is definitely wrong with the sensor at KIXA, it's DP's are always several degrees higher than everywhere else. Over the last week it was debatable as upper 70 DP's were not uncommon or too far away but today it's showing a DP of 77 and the only stations close to those DP's within a 100 miles is Edenton and Manteo, both down near the coast. My own weather station which like other's tends to run a little high with DP is showing 72 which isn't far off but even that is probably a degree or two high. I mean it's hot but it's not 110 heat index that KIXA is reporting right now.
I should add I'm making the comparison because as the crow flies I'm only 4.5 miles from there
 
Arcc said:
DO NOT plant Bamboo. As nice as it looks, once it starts to spread its almost impossible to stop. Once it matures the new stalks will gain five to ten feet a year and unless you cut them when they first pop out of the ground, they harden into strong bamboo that can pop a mower tire. Also even if you cut the new stalks down, the new stalks next year will make it another five to ten feet from them. The roots are also just bamboo.

It does good in shade, but it will take over.
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D-Ray said:
do not plant bamboo..... i already tried that plan and it did not work very well !!! once it starts to spread its almost impossible to control
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Arcc/D-Ray,
Thanks for the warnings about bamboo. I had been told the same by others and was then scared off. However, I was later told that "bambusa multiplex" is a bamboo that doesn't spread. Do you guys know anything about this kind of bamboo?
 
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just As he say he say he told me go on to hell well I know tropics it’s not fun and games surprise surprise surprise boom boom boom
 
BirdManDoomW said:
just As he say he say he told me go on to hell well I know tropics it’s not fun and games surprise surprise surprise boom boom boom
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I just got a Defender Otter Box case for my iPhone. I love the case but the screen isn’t as responsive to touch. Sometimes, I have to touch it several times to get a response. It does have a built-in screen protector, which is the source of the problem. Has any of you had this problem? If so, how did you remedy it? Is there a way to make the screen more sensitive to touch? This is kind of a pain. I definitely am slower typing now. TIA.
 
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GaWx said:
I just got a Defender case Otter Box case for my iPhone. I love the case but the screen isn’t as responsive to touch. Sometimes, I have to touch it several times to get a response. It does have a built-in screen protector, which is the source of the problem. Has any of you had this problem? If so, how did you remedy it? Is there a way to make the screen more sensitive to touch? This is kind of a pain. I definitely am slower typing now. TIA.
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I have the same case and had the same problem but over time I guess the protective screen softened up and it went away. Great buy.


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I was thinking about random nonsense while driving today and it occured to me. How long before the term "History" becomes "Itstory" because History is sexist against both Woman and LGBT?
 
Arcc said:
I was thinking about random nonsense while driving today and it occured to me. How long before the term "History" becomes "Itstory" because History is sexist against both Woman and LGBT?
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And we'll no longer be able to play the Hall N Oates song "Maneater"
 
GaWx said:
I just got a Defender Otter Box case for my iPhone. I love the case but the screen isn’t as responsive to touch. Sometimes, I have to touch it several times to get a response. It does have a built-in screen protector, which is the source of the problem. Has any of you had this problem? If so, how did you remedy it? Is there a way to make the screen more sensitive to touch? This is kind of a pain. I definitely am slower typing now. TIA.
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TAKE THE PROTECTIVE SCREEN COVER OFF THE OTTERBOX AND USE JUST THE ONE ON THE PHONE. THAT WHAT I HAD TO DO ON MI PIXEL 3
 
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