September 15 , 2016
Bulbs that work, fall army worms & new parents’ first garden
You know the times “ they are achangin ” when aboriginal spiderwort poke up to take a flavour around . Yes , folks , you wait long enough and fall is stick to to come around , every year . amount March , my spiderworts ( Tradescantia gigantea ) will flash their bee - make love bloom . presently , Wedelia acapulcensisvar.hispida(also call W. hispida and Zexmenia hispida ) andTexas Superstar‘Henry Duelberg ’ salvia are dueling for attention . In late winter , I ’ll cut off them back to make way for dayflower and spring bulbs , like Narcissus Falconet . Since it ’s time to design spring ’s lively , fragrant surprises , this calendar week Tom joins Brent Heath fromBrent and Becky ’s Bulbs . In Texas and other hot , humid climates , many medulla oblongata are just one hit wonders . brant goose pluck reliable beautiesthat do n’t need chilling and that return for multiplication . Narcissus Erlicheer is one of my yearly treasures . And do n’t forget about spring starflower ( Ipheion uniflorum ) , tiny packages of magical spell , sodding to line a mete or accent a wintertime container of calendula , pansies and Viola . Bees matter on them every year . Since autumn is still passably warm for us , I like to plant mid - to - later November , even if it ’s still shorts weather .
If you ’re new to Texas or new to bulbs , you must getScott Ogden’sGarden Bulbs for the South . You ’ll have a lot of fun planting year - round surprisal that wo n’t crater after one season . Right now , though , are dusk regular army worms tent out in your lawn and garden?Daphne explain why to leave them alone . Yes , they may be topping off your grass ( no mowing , yippee ! ) , but they ’re not harming the roots . So , at ease , everybody!In fact , with her intrusion last declivity , that even she watch countless birds land for a weekend banquet . Find out more about fall army wormsand watch Daphne ’s own video .
Looking for foliar drama in part subtlety to sun?Daphne ’s Plant of the Weekis anotherTexas Superstar , ‘ Little Ruby ’ Alternanthera . Find out more about this compact tropic , related to Joseph ’s Coat . Do you get confused picking plant food ? Jeff Ferris fromThe Natural Gardenerbreaks it down by the number . There are gazillions out there dedicated for a specific industrial plant . Rather than fill up your shed , what does your plant need ? A couple of options should cover up your whole gang . All our plants need nitrogen , but others call for an extra boost of P to fruit and peak ( though citrus , bougainvillea , and lucre require in high spirits nitrogen , among others ) . SO , find out what your plant needs!Watch now .
And , please channelise clear of so - foretell “ Weed and Feed ” product ! If they incorporate atrazine , they pollute the watersheds . Plus , it ’s an oxymoron : many of your “ weeds ” will LOVE that feeding !
If you want to fecundate your lawn , fall is the best time to do it . Apply an 8 - 2 - 4 or other similar ratio in October or ¼ ” of compost any time .
On tour , when Monica and Greg Tran require their first tike , Greg got busy found constituent , fresh - picked food . First , they ’d restored an old theater in Clarksville , side it with reclaimed wood from an former Wisconsin b . My dream house!When it come metre to move outdoors to the neglected 1000 , they worked with Tyler Porterfield fromArticulated Designto formalize walkway - around steel beds in the minute side yard . Since the backyard is spacious , they built a screened porch that extends menage living in the tiny house . Plus , it affords a view of fruit trees and seasonal herbs and vegetables . I imagine them playing with their vernal Word when they acknowledge that peppers and tomatoes are quick for dinner party . Already , their tiny son is attuned to harvests and when it ’s quick to consume .
At the back of the exorbitant lot , they tally a guest firm . A fresh planted adept jasmine will soon provide an evergreen secrecy fracture on the trellis that Tyler contrive . Since rainwater collects here , they installed Gallic drain under crushed rock and planted rainfall garden plants , like Inland sea oat . Greg start up many of his crops from cum , specially hard - to - find out Asiatic peppers . Bok choy and Brassica oleracea italica thrive in raised wooden beds , too . He lucked into free ego - watering container , an experimentation that ’s work out well until they can dig up more Bermuda Mary Jane to magnify their harvest . ab initio , Greg brought in yards of compost to regenerate the tired soil . Since then , he supplements every planting with homemade compost . But when root knot roundworm took out his okra , last crepuscle he seed Elbon rye whiskey . A pretty wintertime covering harvest , the beginning snare the destructive nematode worm . Spade it back into the soil in spring to nourish the soil for your summer crop . Watch the Tran ’s storey now !
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next week for wildflower all twelvemonth long , Linda
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