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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 18:06:59 GMT -5
High winds and low humidity can dry out a potted plant in less than one day, especially if it's in the sun so your idea is absolutely right. I don't know what kind of roses you want to grow but Knock Out roses are pretty much indestructible. They come in all sizes and colors and are so durable they plant them in the street medians here where they are blasted by heat, experience 18-19 degree winters, and are submerged under flood waters for days. Some of the smaller varieties do well in pots. Some gardeners turn up their noses at them but they are a lot easier to maintain than old-style floribunda and tea roses if you are a novice and don't want to spend your life pruning and spraying. www.knockoutroses.com/ They are widely available too. Thank you for that information, now I know to pay close attention to my baby plants when it’s been windy. And yay me! My “strange idea” about the wind being an issue actually had some merit. I’ve been seeing Knock Out roses. @missrigby said she thought I meant traditional roses vs Knock Out roses, can one of you tell me the difference? Besides the Knock Out roses seem easier to grow. Knock Out roses are a patented hybrid rose. They are not the old-time fragrant roses your grandparents probably had, but they have been bred to be bomb-proof for the homeowner. That said, the old time roses can be remarkably durable in their own way and they tend to be fragrant. Both the classic roses and the new modern hybrids come in a variety of styles and shapes. Whichever way you choose to go, you will need to decide between climbers, shrub roses, miniature roses, etc. Overall, classic roses need more attention to feeding, pest control and pruning. Maybe you should sort of spread the risk and plant some modern, easy care roses like Knock Out and one or two classic roses. That would give you the chance to discover how much effort you want to exert for the return.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 18:20:12 GMT -5
DBF really is clearing out that flowerbed! It’s my flowerbed to experiment with, since it’s on the back of the house and no one will know if I screw it up but us. And now that he’s dug it up, I feel some kind of pressure to do something with it, even though he’s not said anything. It’s surrounded by bricks and about 7’ wide by maybe 2’ deep. I’m in zone 7b, I think. If you have ideas or suggestions, PLEASE share. I think I’d rather go to a local nursery than HD to find roses or whatever I decide to put in this bed. Just to support a local business, and because I think maybe they’d have plants and whatever that would be more likely to thrive in our zone. I’m hung up on roses right now though, because that was one of the few flowering plants that my Grandma grew, and I’m nowhere near ready for a vegetable garden. Correct me on my thoughts about local nurseries if needed, please. But it doesn’t really matter right now, because I’m pretty much wary of going anywhere at all. So if it turns out that I get roses at an odd time and need to nurture them in a container, or even inside, because it’ll be a while before it’s ok to plant them in the ground, I’m good with that. Even if I have to wait until next spring to plant them in the ground. Given my reasons for wanting to grow roses in the first place, if I manage to kill them, I’ll be really sad. So I’m willing to do whatever I need to do, even if it means waiting, to give myself a good chance at success.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 18:24:27 GMT -5
Thank you for that information, now I know to pay close attention to my baby plants when it’s been windy. And yay me! My “strange idea” about the wind being an issue actually had some merit. I’ve been seeing Knock Out roses. @missrigby said she thought I meant traditional roses vs Knock Out roses, can one of you tell me the difference? Besides the Knock Out roses seem easier to grow. Knock Out roses are a patented hybrid rose. They are not the old-time fragrant roses your grandparents probably had, but they have been bred to be bomb-proof for the homeowner. That said, the old time roses can be remarkably durable in their own way and they tend to be fragrant. Both the classic roses and the new modern hybrids come in a variety of styles and shapes. Whichever way you choose to go, you will need to decide between climbers, shrub roses, miniature roses, etc. Overall, classic roses need more attention to feeding, pest control and pruning. Maybe you should sort of spread the risk and plant some modern, easy care roses like Knock Out and one or two classic roses. That would give you the chance to discover how much effort you want to exert for the return. Thank you for this info! I’m pretty much lazy and unwilling to dig around in dirt and pay close, nurturing attention like my Grandma was. So I’m thinking if I take the easy route, she knows me well enough that she’d understand.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 18:27:32 GMT -5
Use your phone to take a picture of the bed now before anything is done and take it with you to the nursery. A local nursery is likely to have someone on their staff who could be really helpful in planting it because they'll know the climate. Also note the times of day it's in sun or shade.
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Use your phone to take a picture of the bed now before anything is done and take it with you to the nursery. A local nursery is likely to have someone on their staff who could be really helpful in planting it because they'll know the climate. Also note the times of day it's in sun or shade. DBF was true to his word and got everything out of that flowerbed except the dirt, so I can take pictures of it for whenever we do make it to a nursery. He says we have “good” dirt because it’s apparently full of earthworms (and NO! I did NOT want to see!)..... is that really a good sign that I won’t have to add a million things to make the soil “good”? I’m kind of feeling like that flowerbed is gonna be “my baby” and I feel like I can probably get better advice from a local nursery than a big box store like HD or Lowe’s. My state is opening things up this week, and the nursery I’ve been to and would like to consider giving my business to, is outdoors and not too far from where I live. I’ll have to weigh the pros and cons, since I’m still kind of skeert about being out and about. No matter what I do though, thank you so much for suggesting pictures!
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Post by Tennesseer on May 2, 2020 20:15:29 GMT -5
Use your phone to take a picture of the bed now before anything is done and take it with you to the nursery. A local nursery is likely to have someone on their staff who could be really helpful in planting it because they'll know the climate. Also note the times of day it's in sun or shade. DBF was true to his word and got everything out of that flowerbed except the dirt, so I can take pictures of it for whenever we do make it to a nursery. He says we have “good” dirt because it’s apparently full of earthworms (and NO! I did NOT want to see!)..... is that really a good sign that I won’t have to add a million things to make the soil “good”? I’m kind of feeling like that flowerbed is gonna be “my baby” and I feel like I can probably get better advice from a local nursery than a big box store like HD or Lowe’s. My state is opening things up this week, and the nursery I’ve been to and would like to consider giving my business to, is outdoors and not too far from where I live. I’ll have to weigh the pros and cons, since I’m still kind of skeert about being out and about. No matter what I do though, thank you so much for suggesting pictures! PC - A couple of non-big box stores to buy plants: Dabney's nursery on Hacks Cross almost on the Mississippi state line. Digger O'Dell Nurseries, hwy 64 in Arlington. I have bought from both in the past and they have a wide selection of annuals, perrenials, shrubs, trees, etc.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2020 8:07:00 GMT -5
@pinkcshmere Dimensions, too. Pictures and dimensions.
The globe amaranth seeds that were planted a couple of weeks ago are so cute. It's hard to imagine them full grown (about 24"), blooming and waving in the breeze. They're still babies, though, and can't be transplanted until they're past "toddler" stage or the critters will munch on the tender little shoots.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2020 11:05:07 GMT -5
Earthworms are definitely a sign of healthy soil. They do wonders for the health of your soil and therefore your plants. Garden stores sell bags of "earthworm castings" for a fancy price to put in your beds; that's earthworm poop for short and you're getting it free!
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2020 11:07:22 GMT -5
I mixed up multiple gallon buckets of my liquid fertilizer and fed all my plants this morning, trimmed the neighbor's shrub from hell coming over the fence, pulled a few weeds and sweated like a pig. It's 80 degrees with 62% humidity, and supposed to be mid-90's next week.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on May 3, 2020 11:17:57 GMT -5
That's what the rabbits do here. Our perennials, especially lilies, survive after having the tender tops eaten. Can't plant annual seeds directly into the ground.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2020 11:47:01 GMT -5
ken a.k.a OMK I've been meaning to tell you that I bought Preen a few weeks back, and it seems to work. It hasn't stopped all the weeds but looks like at least 95%. Definitely money well spent
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 3, 2020 13:26:59 GMT -5
Earthworms are definitely a sign of healthy soil. They do wonders for the health of your soil and therefore your plants. Garden stores sell bags of "earthworm castings" for a fancy price to put in your beds; that's earthworm poop for short and you're getting it free! Then I got me some healthy soil. My brother is digging a flower bed for us and I've seen at least a couple dozen worms and he isn't even half way done. I should grab some for my herb pots.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 3, 2020 16:09:48 GMT -5
Earthworms are definitely a sign of healthy soil. They do wonders for the health of your soil and therefore your plants. Garden stores sell bags of "earthworm castings" for a fancy price to put in your beds; that's earthworm poop for short and you're getting it free! Do you save earthworms when you see them on your driveway and other hard surfaces? I do. They get placed either into a garden bed or the lawn.
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Post by azucena on May 3, 2020 16:53:36 GMT -5
Got new raised garden boxes delivered this week. Overheated myself trying to move the dirt from the rotten boxes over to new. Like throwing up kind of overheated - oops.
Went much slower today. Replaced 3 deck boxes with 6 new metal white ones. Planted petunias in them. Starry night which dd7 calls purple cow flowers lol.
Redid a path with stones I already had. Added hens and chicks in the crevasses. I remember my grandmotherly neighbor used to love them so that is a fun reminder.
Planted Johnny jump up violas in the mailbox planter.
DH planted coleus seeds in the shade of our porch. Usually buy them as seedlings but didnt find any.
Found hollyhock plants for the first time. Ive tried them from seed 3 times and know they take two years to flower but could never get them started. Again these bring up fond memories as we used to have them on the farm and would make dolls in dresses of them.
Planted freesia bulbs for the first time. And rascundulas (sp?). Have tigridas left to plant.
Put out 9 bags of mulch to cover everything.
I've been a busy busy lady lol.
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Earthworms are definitely a sign of healthy soil. They do wonders for the health of your soil and therefore your plants. Garden stores sell bags of "earthworm castings" for a fancy price to put in your beds; that's earthworm poop for short and you're getting it free! Do you save earthworms when you see them on your driveway and other hard surfaces? I do. They get placed either into a garden bed or the lawn. I do if they aren't totally dried out. Birds get a few before I can rescue them.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 3, 2020 17:46:28 GMT -5
Earthworms are definitely a sign of healthy soil. They do wonders for the health of your soil and therefore your plants. Garden stores sell bags of "earthworm castings" for a fancy price to put in your beds; that's earthworm poop for short and you're getting it free! Do you save earthworms when you see them on your driveway and other hard surfaces? I do. They get placed either into a garden bed or the lawn. I try to. I figure maybe that balances out some of the karma I've generated after being an animal technician all this time.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2020 18:51:03 GMT -5
I discovered my back flower bed gets more sun than I thought. It is afternoon sun, but that's ok.
There is a twirly flower in there that I claimed after my aunt died. She had the ultimate green thumb and would buy plants over food. Of course, she also grew corn in her city backyard. Lol. I figure the twirly was to keep away birds or maybe wildlife. Anyway, it reminded me of her so I asked for it. It probably came from the dollar store, but I think of her every time I see it twirl.
Hopefully, it does something for my flower bed as well.
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Do you save earthworms when you see them on your driveway and other hard surfaces? I do. They get placed either into a garden bed or the lawn. I do if they aren't totally dried out. Birds get a few before I can rescue them. If They appear to be a bit dried out, I look for some water to give them a little dunk before I put them on safe ground.
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I went to Home Depot with DBF today. Our yard is in pitiful shape, most of it is weeds and bare spots, and he’s trying to fix it.
They had KnockOut roses for sale, but even to my untrained eye, the selection was really pitiful. EVERY one of them had leaves with holes in them, like something was eating them, and some looked worse than others, like they were half dead already.
The only ones that looked like they might be ok were of a variety where the leaves and blooms were high on the stalk, and propped up by a piece of wood. I’m guessing those were maybe a climbing variety of roses? I don’t want a climber, so even though those looked healthier than the rest, I wasn’t interested.
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I went to Home Depot with DBF today. Our yard is in pitiful shape, most of it is weeds and bare spots, and he’s trying to fix it. They had KnockOut roses for sale, but even to my untrained eye, the selection was really pitiful. EVERY one of them had leaves with holes in them, like something was eating them, and some looked worse than others, like they were half dead already. The only ones that looked like they might be ok were of a variety where the leaves and blooms were high on the stalk, and propped up by a piece of wood. I’m guessing those were maybe a climbing variety of roses? I don’t want a climber, so even though those looked healthier than the rest, I wasn’t interested. It's starting to get too late to start planting bushes/shrubs, trees, and even bedding flowers. They will greatly struggle in our local heat soon. The best time of year to plant, perrenials, shrubs/bushes, and trees is in the fall once the plants have lost their leaves. The plants, shrubs, etc. can focus 'their' attention during the late fall and winter growing theirc roots and be better prepared to handle the new year's growing season. The problem with that though is the nurseries' stock of plants, shrubs, etc. is mostly low. 'First year, plants sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap.'
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Use your phone to take a picture of the bed now before anything is done and take it with you to the nursery. A local nursery is likely to have someone on their staff who could be really helpful in planting it because they'll know the climate. Also note the times of day it's in sun or shade. DBF was true to his word and got everything out of that flowerbed except the dirt, so I can take pictures of it for whenever we do make it to a nursery. He says we have “good” dirt because it’s apparently full of earthworms (and NO! I did NOT want to see!)..... is that really a good sign that I won’t have to add a million things to make the soil “good”? I’m kind of feeling like that flowerbed is gonna be “my baby” and I feel like I can probably get better advice from a local nursery than a big box store like HD or Lowe’s. My state is opening things up this week, and the nursery I’ve been to and would like to consider giving my business to, is outdoors and not too far from where I live. I’ll have to weigh the pros and cons, since I’m still kind of skeert about being out and about. No matter what I do though, thank you so much for suggesting pictures! 7B is where I am. Nurseries are a good place to go, they have experts that tend to know more than the typical box store guys. Judging sun and shade is important, if you put a sun loving plant in the shade, it'll stay straggly. Putting a shade loving plant in direct sun guarantees it will wither. Another thing to consider is perennials or annuals - at most nurseries, they divide into zones, with the perennials and shrubs/trees in one area, and the annuals in another. If you're not exactly sure what you want to do, long term, go with annuals, you can make nice showy beds that will last a year, then next spring you get to try something else. Perennials are good if you want to make a permanent bed that will won't need as much work. Also consider how much time you'll be devoting to the bed - if you live in a dry area with hot summers, and you don't have a lot of time to get out and water the bed every few days (and don't want to invest in an automatically watering system) then get plants that either like to stay dry or can tolerate dry patches well. (I'm not especially regular with watering and I've found lantana and ornamental grasses can survive me - pink muhly grass is extremely tough, easy to grow, and (special bonus) self sows - free plants! Around here, daylillies also do well and come in lots of colors. For shade, hostas tend to be tough and reliable as well, and they come in a bunch of different types. My favorite is maybe a blue angel (I got it for free, so I'm not exactly sure, but that's what it looks like). I've never tried any roses but the knock outs, and even though they're supposed to be indestructible, mine look pretty puny. Didm't help that my DH backed his car into one of them. i'd love to have some but I think that will have to be something that waits until I retire and can dedicated some time to learning how to take care of them. If you want some fun and easy veggies, try planting potatoes. Mine are flourishing. In 7B, Kennebecs do well. It may be a little late, though,they don't do well in really hot weather, even with frequent watering, so mine usually die out by August. Then you get to dig up all the potatoes - like a treasure hunt!
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I went to Home Depot with DBF today. Our yard is in pitiful shape, most of it is weeds and bare spots, and he’s trying to fix it. They had KnockOut roses for sale, but even to my untrained eye, the selection was really pitiful. EVERY one of them had leaves with holes in them, like something was eating them, and some looked worse than others, like they were half dead already. The only ones that looked like they might be ok were of a variety where the leaves and blooms were high on the stalk, and propped up by a piece of wood. I’m guessing those were maybe a climbing variety of roses? I don’t want a climber, so even though those looked healthier than the rest, I wasn’t interested. It's starting to get too late to start planting bushes/shrubs, trees, and even bedding flowers. They will greatly struggle in our local heat soon. The best time of year to plant, perrenials, shrubs/bushes, and trees is in the fall once the plants have lost their leaves. The plants, shrubs, etc. can focus 'their' attention during the late fall and winter growing theirc roots and be better prepared to handle the new year's growing season. The problem with that though is the nurseries' stock of plants, shrubs, etc. is mostly low. 'First year, plants sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap.' Ok. I’m good with not planting anything this year. Waiting gives me more time to figure out what I really want to do, and I guess I can also use that time to make sure the soil is good for whatever I ultimately decide. The “good” soil is in the flowerbed I refuse to even go near, I’m not sure about the flowerbed I’m claiming for experimental purposes. The heat that’ll be here soon being a stressor makes sense, sometimes it feels like it makes me wither too. So dumb question, if I do find some healthy roses, can I grow them indoors until fall?
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DBF was true to his word and got everything out of that flowerbed except the dirt, so I can take pictures of it for whenever we do make it to a nursery. He says we have “good” dirt because it’s apparently full of earthworms (and NO! I did NOT want to see!)..... is that really a good sign that I won’t have to add a million things to make the soil “good”? I’m kind of feeling like that flowerbed is gonna be “my baby” and I feel like I can probably get better advice from a local nursery than a big box store like HD or Lowe’s. My state is opening things up this week, and the nursery I’ve been to and would like to consider giving my business to, is outdoors and not too far from where I live. I’ll have to weigh the pros and cons, since I’m still kind of skeert about being out and about. No matter what I do though, thank you so much for suggesting pictures! 7B is where I am. Nurseries are a good place to go, they have experts that tend to know more than the typical box store guys. Judging sun and shade is important, if you put a sun loving plant in the shade, it'll stay straggly. Putting a shade loving plant in direct sun guarantees it will wither. Another thing to consider is perennials or annuals - at most nurseries, they divide into zones, with the perennials and shrubs/trees in one area, and the annuals in another. If you're not exactly sure what you want to do, long term, go with annuals, you can make nice showy beds that will last a year, then next spring you get to try something else. Perennials are good if you want to make a permanent bed that will won't need as much work. Also consider how much time you'll be devoting to the bed - if you live in a dry area with hot summers, and you don't have a lot of time to get out and water the bed every few days (and don't want to invest in an automatically watering system) then get plants that either like to stay dry or can tolerate dry patches well. (I'm not especially regular with watering and I've found lantana and ornamental grasses can survive me - pink muhly grass is extremely tough, easy to grow, and (special bonus) self sows - free plants! Around here, daylillies also do well and come in lots of colors. For shade, hostas tend to be tough and reliable as well, and they come in a bunch of different types. My favorite is maybe a blue angel (I got it for free, so I'm not exactly sure, but that's what it looks like). I've never tried any roses but the knock outs, and even though they're supposed to be indestructible, mine look pretty puny. Didm't help that my DH backed his car into one of them. i'd love to have some but I think that will have to be something that waits until I retire and can dedicated some time to learning how to take care of them. If you want some fun and easy veggies, try planting potatoes. Mine are flourishing. In 7B, Kennebecs do well. It may be a little late, though,they don't do well in really hot weather, even with frequent watering, so mine usually die out by August. Then you get to dig up all the potatoes - like a treasure hunt! Lots of info to absorb here. Thank you! The only think I know off the top of my head is that I’d prefer perennials over annuals. When I search the web for ideas, I specifically search for low maintenance perennials. I’m lazy. I can keep up a watering schedule, but I don’t want to be constantly having to do stuff to plants and flowers. Nor do I see myself planting new flowers every year. I’d like to get some things going that are easy to maintain, and keep it moving lol.
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It's starting to get too late to start planting bushes/shrubs, trees, and even bedding flowers. They will greatly struggle in our local heat soon. The best time of year to plant, perrenials, shrubs/bushes, and trees is in the fall once the plants have lost their leaves. The plants, shrubs, etc. can focus 'their' attention during the late fall and winter growing theirc roots and be better prepared to handle the new year's growing season. The problem with that though is the nurseries' stock of plants, shrubs, etc. is mostly low. 'First year, plants sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap.' Ok. I’m good with not planting anything this year. Waiting gives me more time to figure out what I really want to do, and I guess I can also use that time to make sure the soil is good for whatever I ultimately decide. The “good” soil is in the flowerbed I refuse to even go near, I’m not sure about the flowerbed I’m claiming for experimental purposes. The heat that’ll be here soon being a stressor makes sense, sometimes it feels like it makes me wither too. So dumb question, if I do find some healthy roses, can I grow them indoors until fall? Not a dumb question at all. If you find some good roses, even some good perrenials, keep them in their pots and position them (if you can) under high shade trees. They should get a bit of sun but definitely no afternoon sun. And water when the soil about an inch or so down in the pots feel dry. Don't overwater. Occassionally turn the pots about 25% every now and then. Morning sun equals part-sun. Afternoon sun equals full-sun. Sun is strongest in the afternoon.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 4, 2020 19:22:03 GMT -5
It's starting to get too late to start planting bushes/shrubs, trees, and even bedding flowers. They will greatly struggle in our local heat soon. The best time of year to plant, perrenials, shrubs/bushes, and trees is in the fall once the plants have lost their leaves. The plants, shrubs, etc. can focus 'their' attention during the late fall and winter growing theirc roots and be better prepared to handle the new year's growing season. The problem with that though is the nurseries' stock of plants, shrubs, etc. is mostly low. 'First year, plants sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap.' Ok. I’m good with not planting anything this year. Waiting gives me more time to figure out what I really want to do, and I guess I can also use that time to make sure the soil is good for whatever I ultimately decide. The “good” soil is in the flowerbed I refuse to even go near, I’m not sure about the flowerbed I’m claiming for experimental purposes. The heat that’ll be here soon being a stressor makes sense, sometimes it feels like it makes me wither too. So dumb question, if I do find some healthy roses, can I grow them indoors until fall? I also bought this book years ago when I removed half of my lawn and created flower beds. Came in real handy. It does not get into growing vegetables. It's all about ornamental perrenial flowers, shrubs, and trees. Plenty of plant lists describing various growing conditions.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 15:23:45 GMT -5
[quote timestamp="1588637476" source="/post/3127467/thread" author=" Tennesseer"][quote source="/post/3127452/thread" timestamp="1588634556" author="@pinkcshmere"]Ok. I’m good with not planting anything this year. Waiting gives me more time to figure out what I really want to do, and I guess I can also use that time to make sure the soil is good for whatever I ultimately decide. The “good” soil is in the flowerbed I refuse to even go near, I’m not sure about the flowerbed I’m claiming for experimental purposes. The heat that’ll be here soon being a stressor makes sense, sometimes it feels like it makes me wither too. [img src="https://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/ymamsmiles/smile.gif"] So dumb question, if I do find some healthy roses, can I grow them indoors until fall? [/quote] Not a dumb question at all. If you find some good roses, even some good perrenials, keep them in their pots and position them (if you can) under high shade trees. They should get a bit of sun but definitely no afternoon sun. And water when the soil about an inch or so down in the pots feel dry. Don't overwater. Occassionally turn the pots about 25% every now and then. Morning sun equals part-sun. Afternoon sun equals full-sun. Sun is strongest in the afternoon.[/quote]Ok, I have a large pecan tree in the back yard that provides shade from the afternoon sun. If I use it to shade roses and/or perennials, how long do I keep them there in their pots? What do I do with them next? My front yard gets morning sun, the back gets afternoon sun. The tree provides shade in the yard, but not really on the deck until late afternoon. Thank you so much for your advice, having someone in the same area giving me tips helps a lot!
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on May 5, 2020 16:07:44 GMT -5
@pinkcshmere : I should have put in my post that you can plant them say end of October/first of November. Basically, once the growing season is over. The plants/roses can spend the late fall and all winter growing their roots and not expending energy producing leaves and flowers.
In a sense, by planting in the fall instead of late spring or summer, you are skipping the first part of 'First year plants sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap.' They get a better start just focusing on their roots.
If a plant or shrub calls for part-sun, find a place that gets sun in the morning. If full-sun, find a place the gets afternoon sun, the hottest part of the day.
And the widest choices of plants offered are offered in the spring and not the fall when it would actually be the really best time to sell and buy. So buy now. Or at least buy a few things now to plant in the fall and most likely flower next years.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 5, 2020 16:19:34 GMT -5
[quote author=" Tennesseer" source="/post/3126855/thread" timestamp="1588540188"][quote source="/post/3126730/thread" timestamp="1588521907" author="@donethat"]Earthworms are definitely a sign of healthy soil. They do wonders for the health of your soil and therefore your plants. Garden stores sell bags of "earthworm castings" for a fancy price to put in your beds; that's earthworm poop for short and you're getting it free! [/quote][b]Do you save earthworms when you see them on your driveway and other hard surfaces? I do. [/b] They get placed either into a garden bed or the lawn. [img src="https://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/ymamsmiles/smile.gif"][/quote]Same here. (Unless I need them to go fishing)
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 16:23:13 GMT -5
DH's roses are doing great! I tried to keep them alive in his memory, and they have taken the message to heart.
The ones in the yard HAVE to be knock out roses because I haven't done anything with them. But the ones in pots and the climber are doing great.
I cannot explain how happy this makes me.
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