What do I do with oxalis plants?
Do you mean that they are already growing? Have you planted them in container? If you can include pictures I will be able to help you better. In the meantime, this article will give you information on the care of these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/shamrock/growing-shamrock-plants.htm
I have these tiny green spirals in my garden that pop and jump about a foot in the air when I touch the leaves of the plants they rest on. I don’t know if they are insect based or plant based or what they are. When they pop, you can hear them. It is the craziest thing. There are strawberries in my garden and purple clover weeds and a vine weed I am trying to remove. Can you help me figure out what in the world this spiral pooping seed/insect egg thing this is?
Sorry I'm not able to identify this little green thing!
It doesn't appear to be an insect or pest, my best guess is a seed or piece of plant material.
How can I acquire these plants? I live in zone 6 and not one garden center has them. Could I order them from somewhere? Thank you! Kind regards, Nancy
We don't recommend places to buy plants, but there are many online nurseries that will carry these, and ship to just about anywhere. You can do an online search for the plants in questions, and go to the shopping tab in Google. This will give you many options.
Looking organic shamrock seeds
Do a Google search for bulk seed.
Check Ebay and Etsy as they are often sources for seeds and plants.
There is an invasive plant in Houston which spreads primarily through corms, somewhat resembles clover and loves to put their corms right under your favorite plants. If you dig them out [there are millions of them] and split a corm you will have multiplied the next crop. I have hand dug and removed thousands, put down weed barrier, topped with mulch and thereby temporarily slowed the progress of this evil weed, but know in my heart it will return with a vengeance. BTW the flowers are sweet little pinkish purple viola like clusters. Thank you.
These are called oxalis. They can be eaten raw, and resemble a very sour grape. Their flowers give way to exploding seed pods that make these impossible to control.
You will have to pick them all up before they put out flowers for several years. This will stop the new seeds from sprouting. Dealing with the root nodules underground will be very tough, though.
You will have to remove everything from that plot, and sterilize the area with boiling water. This will remove anything in the soil, including you plants that you intend to keep.
This is an unfortunate problem with not so many good solutions.
These links discuss the control of Clover's.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/getting-rid-white-clover.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/red-clover-weed-control.htm
Since you don't have an id for sure of the weed, I would call you County Extension Office for an id and their suggested method of control.
My plant is getting quite large and was given to me in a rather small pot/ Should I try to repot it? When and how? Thank you
You can repot but choose a container that is only 1 or 2 sizes larger. Make sure it has a drainage hole and use a good quality potting soil.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/shamrock/growing-shamrock-plants.htm
Why do the edges of some leaves turn brown
Browning houseplants are extremely common and can be due to a few different factors. This article should help you determine which is affecting your shamrock plant:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/what-causes-brown-edges-on-leaves-of-plant.htm