25 years of gardening from the beginnings to the decline
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Sudden Decline of a Few Garden Plants.
Comments (4)I'm missing/mourning a couple too. A new Blue Chip Budleia (mini butterfly bush) that I put in last fall didn't make it thru the winter - I'm sad. And a guara that has been an overperformer for half a decade is, apparently, taking this year off. Last spring I even bought it a buddy guara and they seemed to get along quite well, but the newbie didn't reappear and the original came back up, but is very small. Maybe I slighted it by adding another and it's sulking? My Stella d'Oro lillies needed to be divided this spring and I dropped the ball (shovel?) so they are yellowing, but I don't blame them. They will get a lift/divide this winter/spring. As for your other ailing plants, I don't know what to say/think. Seems the last few years have been one climate extreme after another and each plant deals w/the stresses in their own way. Guess we all just have to garden on and see what happens....See MoreSouthern hosta pictures from the beginning.....Year 4, 3, 2, 1
Comments (17)old_dirt......Until this year I used only Miracle Grow. This year I am experimenting with something different with about 2/3 of my new acquisitions. It is an organic product made and sold here in Texas called Lady Bug Raised Bed Blend. I talked to a rep from the company and while she had no knowledge of people using it for hostas (not like you see many hostas in Texas), she thought that the pH of the product matched what hostas require. I mixed in some expanded shale with it. It drains well and seems to retain moisture a little better than MG, which is good for our 90-100 days in the summer, but we'll see if it comes back to haunt me in the winter. http://www.ladybugbrand.com/our-products/soils/raised-bed-blend/...See MoreScenes from the garden - July 25
Comments (5)Gulf fritillary cat Spicebush cat Tons of milkweed, no monarchs, NE Atlanta area...See More2021 New Year New Beginnings Seed Swap
Comments (181)Mountain Lake Corner have you received your seeds??? I pm’d your tracking Number. Let me know please. Glad you all are enjoying your seeds. I am going thru postage and will be contacting those with left over postage this week. I will be having another swap in August. Here is my email if you wanna contact me mcc371@ and gmail.com Hope you all have a blessed year. Happy Gardening, Tammy...See Moreroxanna
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