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#651
#651
Tin Man said:
Have nicked and am soaking moonflower seeds overnight. They’ll go in the ground tomorrow. Churned and amended the soil in the pot on my front porch and planted seeds of the cypress vine. I’ve set aside a few in case this batch doesn’t germinate.
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Cypress vine is a weed here as it self seeds freely. Not too hard to keep under control though.
I've grown Heavenly Blue morning glories near moon vine before. I like both.
 
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#652
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Go aeiou said:
Cypress vine is a weed here as it self seeds freely. Not too hard to keep under control though.
I've grown Heavenly Blue morning glories near moon vine before. I like both.
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We grow it in a pot next to a vertical support that gets morning sunlight. We harvest the seeds. The occasional volunteer in our yard is easily removed. Hummingbirds like the blooms, but, more importantly, my missus likes the plant. 😉
 
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#653
Yeah, will buy tomato and pepper plants today most likely at Needhams in Mt. Juliet. Cooks in Hermitage went out of business. The building is gone.
Expect to only buy 4 tomato plants this year. That likely means I'll bring home six.
 
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Tin Man said:
Have nicked and am soaking moonflower seeds overnight. They’ll go in the ground tomorrow. Churned and amended the soil in the pot on my front porch and planted seeds of the cypress vine. I’ve set aside a few in case this batch doesn’t germinate.
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Thinking of beginning the ground work for a more traditional moon garden this yr.....

Vines
Jessamine - Carolina
Ipomaea alba - Moon Flower
Ipomaea macrorhiza (perennial SE native)

Scandent Shrubs
Jasmine - Sambac
Jasmine - Cestrum - Night Blooming
Texas Mock Orange

Shrubs
Gardenia jasminoides
Sweet Box
Osmanthus

Perennials
Datura wrightii + another similar sp.
Flowering Tobacco as bedding
Four o Clocks

Bulbs
Zephyranthes drummondii
Mexican Tuberose

Maybe tuck in some yuccas & manfredas for the moths. Can't decide if I want to go full subtropical and get the Brugmansia as the specimen. Lots of work ahead...

Hummingbird garden will be main project this spring with a few xeric planting ahead as well. I have about 30 salvias lined up, shade to pt sun to full sun. Plus many others, Penstemons, Agastaches, Lobelias, Monardas, Cupheas.

I'll see if I can snap some pics this summer.
 
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#656
My Amorphophallus should start blooming this week or next week.

Yall will get a kick out of it.

Pics coming...
 
#659
#659
It’s April 7, and the majority of my dogwood’s blooms are spent, excepting the ones on the northern side of my property. Alas, mid-April is the time of most dogwood festivals in my area.
 
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#660
Tin Man said:
It’s April 7, and the majority of my dogwood’s blooms are spent, excepting the ones on the northern side of my property. Alas, mid-April is the time of most dogwood festivals in my area.
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Dogwoods have been blooming for about a week in Nashville burbs.
I recall the Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville. April 28-30 this year.
 
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Stink bugs have been finding their way inside our screened porch. For them and the occasional wasp that gets inside, I use a cardboard tube from a roll of paper towels and a thin cardboard flat to capture and release them back into the wide open spaces.
 
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Tin Man said:
Stink bugs have been finding their way inside our screened porch. For them and the occasional wasp that gets inside, I use a cardboard tube from a roll of paper towels and a thin cardboard flat to capture and release them back into the wide open spaces.
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Those stink bugs are slow. I catch them in toilet paper, roll it up, and flush them.
 
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Go aeiou said:
Dogwoods have been blooming for about a week in Nashville burbs.
I recall the Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville. April 28-30 this year.
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Here in southern Indiana (just across the river from Louisville) our dogwoods are in full bloom. Spring bulbs are pretty much done, cut the last of my tulips this week. I've had hummingbird feeders out for almost two weeks and not seen any yet. Have changed out the food a couple of times. You good folks are way south of me so I'm sure you're seeing quite a few by now.
 
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Sitting out on the back deck enjoying the beautiful day (and a gin and tonic) and just saw the first hummingbird at one of my feeders! I just love spring. Everything is greening up. Planning what I want to plant where. Cleaning out all the pots and getting them ready for the new season. My peonies are about knee high and I'm excited for them too. They are finally maturing enough to really show out and they smell heavenly. What's not to love about this season?!

Hope y'all are enjoying your day and this gorgeous day too.
 
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The peppers that I have nursed from seed are dying. I haven’t the slightest idea what is going wrong. I did take them off the heating mat last week.
 
#671
#671
@Go aeiou, I further researched powdery mildew and suspect you may be right. I’ve tossed the plants and their peat cups. Alas, 4 months of tending seedlings all for naught. I’m not sure what I’ll do this year… Buy a few basic plants from a local nursery, seed rows, and hope for the best.
 
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Tin Man said:
@Go aeiou, I further researched powdery mildew and suspect you may be right. I’ve tossed the plants and their peat cups. Alas, 4 months of tending seedlings all for naught. I’m not sure what I’ll do this year… Buy a few basic plants from a local nursery, seed rows, and hope for the best.
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Question: did you pick peat pots for a reason? Just curious. I use them when I have to start plants like cukes and beans (that are touchy about transplanting) inside, but I haven’t used them for peppers. Just wondering what I’ve missed.

The other thing: when I start plants inside, once they have their first set of true leaves, I aim a (gentle) fan at them. This helps create stronger stems and also (generally) reduces fungal diseases. But you definitely got them farther along than mine, which are still in diapers. Super-bad timing on my part to go out of town for a week in early April! 😭🌱
 
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Tin Man said:
@Go aeiou, I further researched powdery mildew and suspect you may be right. I’ve tossed the plants and their peat cups. Alas, 4 months of tending seedlings all for naught. I’m not sure what I’ll do this year… Buy a few basic plants from a local nursery, seed rows, and hope for the best.
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I started plants for years and I was lucky. Lost some, but not a lot.
In the future I probably would not use any of uour left over peat pots or the soil you used to start the seed/filled the pots.
I now buy my plants at a reputable nursery. I'm lucky to have two in the area that offer a great variety of peppers. One of the best yeilding last year was Candy Cane.
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