September 8 , 2011
Garlic galore, peach tree disease, success with seeds, on tour in Jarrell
Well , what do you know ? My oxblood lilies did n’t allow me down in the toughest atmospheric condition year of my life .
for certain , it wo n’t be a blockbuster performance this round . But they ’ve seen bad sinceScott Ogdennotes their Texas footing in the 1840s .
And although my garden ’s “ in confusedness , ” shall we say , most of my plants have made it . Browned leaf do flaw the scene . But every day , I reckon of the really burned in the recent flaming that have destroyed homes and wildlife . My garden ’s been a mess before , but I ’m less stressed about it than ever before , too . I worry about the Farmer , ranchers , and wildlife .
But historically , nurseryman are dauntless , like the oxbloods . On go this week(click the link to watch!),meet a gardener who embraces a challenge like a warm squeeze .
And that ’s what Doris Green will give you if you run into her at anAustin Daylily Societymeeting or ANY garden consequence everywhere . She ’ll also hand you a carving or division from her passalong garden and any advice you need to make it flourish .
After year in Austin , she and hubby Arnold move to Jarrell to wrick an former cow pasture and abandoned stock pool into the garden of her dreams . Now , their children , grandchildren and in - police force live nearby in a kinsperson community where no one is a alien and everybody ’s a neighbor . You ’ll often find them out spinning tales by their “ gilt pond . ”
The grandkids adore theWizard of Oz daylilypath , over with crimson slippers and a scandalmongering brick route !
Velia Sanchez , her dear friend and mine , often joins Doris to switch more daylilies and cutting .
I thank Velia , Bob Beyer , and Rose fromLas Comadres Para atomic number 57 Americasfor join us to Doris and her buoyant garden philosophy and practical advice .
One of these coolheaded weekend mornings , I ’ll be dividing daylily . Oh , I ’ve got lots of plans !
My to - do list could wallpaper a room . But for sure , I ’m planting garlic again . My first time , I just divided a bulb from the grocery shop , and bingo , those few clove ferment into a freehanded harvest that May . Let me separate you : harvest your own Allium sativum is such a kick !
You ’ll get excited about garlic too , with this week ’s CTG . Sam Slaughter fromGabriel Valley Farmsjoins Tom to show how leisurely it is , with varieties that are far more delicious than any from the fund bin !
If you do n’t have a ton of room , or only a few post of Dominicus , plant them among your perennials for strike wintertime foliage .
Mid - October is the perfect time to plant , so there ’s peck of clock time to better your bed with woody compost and an 8 - 2 - 4 plant food . works 2 ” deep and 4 - 6 ” apart , count on variety . In May , when they flower , cut the scapes at the base and head to the kitchen , since everything is eatable !
3 - 4 week later , it ’s fourth dimension to dig . For Central Texas , Sam recommend Creole , Lorz Italian , and Turban varieties . Get all of Sam ’s tip , including how to dry out and put in your garlic .
Gabriel Valley is n’t open to the public , but count for their attest organic plants at your local nurseries and some grocery store stores . Cathy and Sam know and garden here , and know what works . Sam hopes to have his ail in nurseries next yr , but for now , he recommendsGourmet Garlic Gardensif you ca n’t find bulbs locally .
Since we ’ll be busy plant food and wildflower source over the next 8 weeks , Trisha ’s got tips forSuccess with Seeds .
Planting seed sound so easy , but many thing can betide them , specially if you plant at the wrong depth . And this year , we want that ground good and dampish before scatter our wildflowers or rowing up our vegetables . Oh , do n’t be shy about including Swiss Beta vulgaris cicla , lettuces , and other fall crop among your perennial , too , if that ’s where you ’ve get the sunlight and toothsome soil . If you ’re not into annuals , it ’s a fun way to flavor the dormant perennial garden .
And expect at this garden grip !
circle of handy pocket , sturdy , and deep inside . Someone got this right , but it was the scrapbooking folks . Trisha put the scrapbooking hooey to use and turned it into the BEST EVER garden bag . PLUS , check out the works tags recycled from erstwhile mini - blinds ! lot of room to write escort , variety , source , germination dates and your * * * * or “ pooh on this one . ”
Trees have really aim a collision this twelvemonth . If they are n’t buy the farm outright or ego - prune dead luggage onto power line , they ’re air out signs of stress . We thank Jennifer Loefflerfor send us this impression of her cosmetic peach tree that ’s been a dupe .
As CTG ’s interrogative sentence of the Week , Daphne analyzes whether this is the result of stone drill or disease . Thanks to Jennifer ’s outstanding oeuvre as a works detective , Daphne and other A&M experts determined that this is bacterial pestilence . There is no cure . The proficient thing to do is to snip out the damaged limbs and begin a exhaustive watering and fertilisation for the tree diagram . This wintertime , keep your yield tree well watered .
Daphne ’s industrial plant of the Weekis drought - tough Agastache , a true hummingbird magnet . We thank Diana Kirby ofSharing Nature ’s Gardenfor her picture of Agastache ‘ Acapulco Salmon & Pink ’ .
She ’s had her Agastache for a duet of years , plant in good morning Dominicus with afternoon tincture . ‘ Acapulco Salmon & Pink ’ gets about 2.5 ’ tall and a 1.5 ’ wide . As a penis of the mint family , its leave are pleasurably fragrant . It dies back in the wintertime but return in spring to flower through gloaming . Even though Diana share her garden with cervid , they ’ve let her hang up onto it .
I ’ve add genus Agastache to my list , particularly since Mary write onCTG ’s Facebook pageabout her favourite : Desert Sunrise , Orange Flare , Ava and others . Now , are n’t you getting excited again too ?
I do n’t know ifPet of the Week , Flash the Wonder Cat , gets excited about genus Agastache . But he for sure loves everything about mom Robin Mayfield ’s garden atGetting ground . At old age nine , Flash has been Robin ’s intent consultant , inside and out , since he assume her as a 4 - month - old stray .
His name total from his incredible speed and dexterity . This answer him well when Robin ’s got heavy workplace at hired man . But Flash is a true nurseryman at sum : he ’s been known to wade through puddles . Hope he get some soon !
Here ’s another big tip on feline garden help , thanks to Kathleen Scott ofHill Country Mysteries . To help her untried trees through drought , she punch hole into old kitty litter container .
She fills them with water system to slowly soak into hungry tree roots without runoff . And if it ever rains , she ’ll have miniature rain barrel quick to gently scatter water .
Next week , get ready to pick out naturalize , drought - tough electric light ! Until then , Linda
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