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Garden Thread
Lets make this a garden post and all questions, tips , advice will be here.
I have a patch of clay, everything dies there. I have done everything-- mixing sand, compost, manure, dirt in the clay. Now I am just fed up with this patch. What can I put there that grows in clay other than Coneflowers? Have a bunch of those already. Anyone with experience with clay?
I have a patch of clay, everything dies there. I have done everything-- mixing sand, compost, manure, dirt in the clay. Now I am just fed up with this patch. What can I put there that grows in clay other than Coneflowers? Have a bunch of those already. Anyone with experience with clay?
Florida is rough. Soil in most parts is so sandy that there's no way to slow down water rushing through and absolutely no nutrition in sand. Is there a sugar mill or something nearby so you get some composted baggass to dig in? Cotton Gin trash is good, too. Organic matter won't take long to decompose back down to sand again, but if you add a pickup load to your growing area every year, you may be able to pull it off.
I nearly killed my self in the garden last Saturday. Felt so whooped for 3 days that I didn't know if my blood was crashing or I was just tired out from long inactivity. Turns out I WAS crashed. Platelets down to 36,000.
Well, hgb feels okay. If it was low I wouldn't have been able to work so hard; not enough breath in that case. This weekend,even with low platelets, I just had to work outside. Careful not to wear sandals, to wear gloves and stay clear of stickery stuff. Just keep telling myself 'don't get hurt, fool'.
I am so far south that if you can't get everything into the ground by May, don't even bother; you will spend your whole summer just watering it for survival. I never meant to buy anything new this year because of TX. But... people kept giving me stuff, plant sales had outrageous things like Syke's Dwarf oakleaf hydrangea, sweet shrub (fragrant native), hellebores and weird japanese azaleas with spidery lavendar flowers. Stop me before I plant again!!!!
Hope spring is going well for all of you and if you can't get into your gardens, you've managed to twist someone else's arm to do it for you.
I nearly killed my self in the garden last Saturday. Felt so whooped for 3 days that I didn't know if my blood was crashing or I was just tired out from long inactivity. Turns out I WAS crashed. Platelets down to 36,000.
Well, hgb feels okay. If it was low I wouldn't have been able to work so hard; not enough breath in that case. This weekend,even with low platelets, I just had to work outside. Careful not to wear sandals, to wear gloves and stay clear of stickery stuff. Just keep telling myself 'don't get hurt, fool'.
I am so far south that if you can't get everything into the ground by May, don't even bother; you will spend your whole summer just watering it for survival. I never meant to buy anything new this year because of TX. But... people kept giving me stuff, plant sales had outrageous things like Syke's Dwarf oakleaf hydrangea, sweet shrub (fragrant native), hellebores and weird japanese azaleas with spidery lavendar flowers. Stop me before I plant again!!!!
Hope spring is going well for all of you and if you can't get into your gardens, you've managed to twist someone else's arm to do it for you.
If I put something in the ground outside, it is a death sentence. It's even sadder that I live in Florida, where plants simply have to look at soil and they become part of the magnificent lush landscape. So I've taken up sprouting and micro-greens. If it can live on a kitchen counter or a sunny window and have a life expectancy of 10 days or less, then my evil black thumbs can not kill it.
I did buy some sunflower seeds to plant outside yesterday. I can't buy enough raw seeds to sprout or grow into sunny greens, so silly me figured I would create my own supply. We'll see how that nightmare turns out.
I did buy some sunflower seeds to plant outside yesterday. I can't buy enough raw seeds to sprout or grow into sunny greens, so silly me figured I would create my own supply. We'll see how that nightmare turns out.
Love this thread and hope to have time to read all posts some day.
But about the clay, I grow azaleas, oak leaf hydrangeas, iris, lillies, a few hardy roses have survived, camelias, and any other native ga plants. My plants and I love home made compost.
Began a woodland garden last year. Editing the woods and seeing what comes up naturally. Will add more oak leafs and azaleas over time. My native dogwoods exploded this year with more light from removing some gums and pines. Have lots of new baby dogwoods, two small crabapples and magnolia. Few trylliums. All provided by mother nature and her birds. Sorry to say I eradicated the wild blackberries b4 I adopted my new philosophy.
Not being able to spend all day outside in the dirt is the worst sx...so far.
But about the clay, I grow azaleas, oak leaf hydrangeas, iris, lillies, a few hardy roses have survived, camelias, and any other native ga plants. My plants and I love home made compost.
Began a woodland garden last year. Editing the woods and seeing what comes up naturally. Will add more oak leafs and azaleas over time. My native dogwoods exploded this year with more light from removing some gums and pines. Have lots of new baby dogwoods, two small crabapples and magnolia. Few trylliums. All provided by mother nature and her birds. Sorry to say I eradicated the wild blackberries b4 I adopted my new philosophy.
Not being able to spend all day outside in the dirt is the worst sx...so far.
Yeahhh for your seedling--you did it thanks to newleaf. Don't every worry about jumping in when I have bad news. I need the distraction as one can only think about this so much until the minds can't absorb anymore until it gets a rest.
That link did not look like it but the picture was small and hard to see the size and shape of flower and leaves. I posted some pictures of it in my photos. Take a look.
To: eureka
Yes they did tell me it would die in frost but it was too pretty to pass up. I better play it safe and plant in sun and no clay. I'd hate to lose this one and I do have a great spot for it.
That link did not look like it but the picture was small and hard to see the size and shape of flower and leaves. I posted some pictures of it in my photos. Take a look.
To: eureka
Yes they did tell me it would die in frost but it was too pretty to pass up. I better play it safe and plant in sun and no clay. I'd hate to lose this one and I do have a great spot for it.
Columbines take patience, but they are well worth it. Don't give up, they have a looooong germination time.
Tippy: mandevillas are one of my favorite vines... unfortunately, it dies off with frost in our part of the country, but it's so stunning, it's worth planting every year. I've never tried to plant any of my mandevillas in the shade (they are rather costly, so I didn't want to risk suboptimal locations), but I know one fella who grows them on his porch, which only gets about sun from 2pm onward, and they do pretty well. Don't know how they would do in clay soil, though.
Portann: congratulations on the sprout! Some plants have seed germination times that really test your patience, but that's when it's really exciting! :) And that pic on your link is actually petunias, a new variety called "wave" -- easy to get at most nurseries these days. Mandevillas are climbing vines, sometimes called "chilean jasmine":
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/2941/
Portann: congratulations on the sprout! Some plants have seed germination times that really test your patience, but that's when it's really exciting! :) And that pic on your link is actually petunias, a new variety called "wave" -- easy to get at most nurseries these days. Mandevillas are climbing vines, sometimes called "chilean jasmine":
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/2941/
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