Getting tall and showy just as my bee balm dies back and right before the goldenrod pops off. This is my first year growing it and I plan on making it a staple, but I rarely hear people sing its praises
Some of my plants are done for the year. Last year I generally left them up over winter thinking I was feeding birds and housing insects, but I didn't really see many seed eating birds in my garden, and I'm 10a/b so I'm not sure how much protection my bugs really need. And it's ugly, like really unsightly. My monarda punctata has been quite prolific but when it dies back it looks like hell, and I have a ton of it. I feel like it really takes away from my winter blooms. So do you guys cut back your ugly dead growth, or is it still enough of a benefit to the ecosystem even if our winters are mild?
Got lots of native flower seeds, looking for other natives suitable for 10a swfl.
Seeing all these people elsewhere in the country talking about wrapping it up for the season got me wondering what those of us in warmer climates do when it's "off-season". It never gets consistently cold enough where I live to go into dormancy. I feed pretty aggressively in the spring and summer, and last year I had robust growth through at least November. December thru March I still get new growth but it's much more modest, however that also correlates with when I back off my feeding schedule. Any benefit to feeding them when the weather is a little cooler and the sun is less intense?
From June til today my plants are averaging between 2-4" per month, interested to know what other people are seeing
I love me some bee balm
I have not been very successful micrografting trichocereus to pere, like 2/11. I have refined my technique and feel like I'm following all the instructions to a T. The last 6-7 have all appeared well bonded initially, like in the photos, but have all gradually shivelled up and died, all still adhered to the pere. This is one of my recent grafts, and the other one I did at the same time looked like it was barely holding on but was successful and has blown up. This scion looks healthy and is plump right now but this is what all the others have looked like before they failed. What am I missing?
We want to do family photos and I really like the look and feel of those banyans down in Venice on Venice Ave but all the carvings in the tree kinda bum me out. You guys know anywhere publicly accessible that has large impressive banyans, preferably without so many carvings? I know Selby but I'd rather not pay a premium when there's so much pretty stuff around here for free.
Are groundcover like powderpuff mimosa and frogfruit able to effectively spread with sheet mulching?
16" from soil line, 2 skinny 12" pups. Grown outdoors in Florida so blemishes as shown. Ships bareroot to lower 48.
ISO fabric pots, don't have to be new just structurally sound. Looking for around 40 gallons total, preferably 3, 5 or 7/10 gallon increments. But come at me with what you got and let's deal
16" from soil line, 2 skinny 12" pups. Grown outdoors in Florida so blemishes as shown. Ships bareroot to lower 48.
ISO fabric pots, don't have to be new just structurally sound. Looking for around 40 gallons total, preferably 3, 5 or 7/10 gallon increments. But come at me with what you got and let's deal
After a dry and wilted early summer the rains have been bringing out the blooms (and clouds of pollinators). Pic 1 - Center is giant ironweed with scarlet sage and rosinweed in the foreground, seaside goldenrod in the background (can't wait for these guys to blow up). I also see some patridge pea and dune sunflower in the mix. Pic 2 - spotted bee balm and firebush, with a hint of frostweed off to the left, beauty berry and leavenworth's coreopsis in the back
After a dry and wilted early summer the rains have been bringing out the blooms (and clouds of pollinators). Center is giant ironweed with scarlet sage and rosinweed in the foreground, seaside goldenrod in the background (can't wait for these guys to blow up). I also see some patridge pea and dune sunflower in the mix.
I love these weirdos. So do the pollinators, there's just so much activity!
3 year progression: year 3, year 0, year 1, year 2. I guess there's some merit to sleep, creep, leap.
Side yard, so just letting it get a little wild and loving the transformation, even without ostentatious blooms right now. Most of the biomass in the first photo is scorpion tail (the little guys love this one), dune sunflower (serious legs on that), muhly grass (struggled this year) and spotted bee balm (should bloom in a week or 2, can't wait). Scattered throughout are Scarlet sage, bes, coreopsis and rosinweed. Love how much the fire bush and Buttonwood in the rear have grown but the wild tamarind in the way back is the star in that regard.
This year I've seen so many more animals. So much activity around the flowers, I need to work on my bug identification. Snakes everywhere. Tons more birds and much greater diversity (thanks Merlin!), including 2 endangered species and regular visits by swallowtail kites(my favorite). Bats and dragonflies feast after a good rain (need to make a bat house). Saw a bobcat for the first time in the 6 years I've lived here.
I'm proud of the little enclave of wild I've created but no one else in my life shares my gardening enthusiasm, so I'm sharing with you guys. I'd love to see anyone else's progress pics.
28" of beefy growth in the last 11 months, beautiful full sun glaucous coloration, this guy is a beast
3 year progression: year 3, year 0, year 1, year 2. I guess there's some merit to sleep, creep, leap.
Side yard, so just letting it get a little wild and loving the transformation, even without ostentatious blooms right now. Most of the biomass in the first photo is scorpion tail (the little guys love this one), dune sunflower (serious legs on that), muhly grass (struggled this year) and spotted bee balm (should bloom in a week or 2, can't wait). Scattered throughout are Scarlet sage, bes, coreopsis and rosinweed. Love how much the fire bush and Buttonwood in the rear have grown but the wild tamarind in the way back is the star in that regard.
This year I've seen so many more animals. So much activity around the flowers, I need to work on my bug identification. Snakes everywhere. Tons more birds and much greater diversity (thanks Merlin!), including 2 endangered species and regular visits by swallowtail kites(my favorite). Bats and dragonflies feast after a good rain (need to make a bat house). Saw a bobcat for the first time in the 6 years I've lived here.
I'm proud of the little enclave of wild I've created but no one else in my life shares my gardening enthusiasm, so I'm sharing with you guys. I'd love to see anyone else's progress pics.
NZ pach, outdoor grown in Florida, tolerates humidity well, blemishes as shown, grows thick and fast. Dusted with rooting powder.
$40+🚢 to lower 48