Brugmansia in Bloom. 8 Sept 24.

 I think I've overwintered this one three times.  It took a while, but now it's demanding our attention.

Tomato Harvest. 8 Sept 24.

 

Tomatoes and a few poblano peppers.

Planting a Petite Negri Fig Tree Start. 8 Sept 24.

 This is the Petite negri start that I rooted via air layering this summer.

It lost a few leaves, but still looks OK.  Not as vigorous as Lattarula.

This tree will complete my border by the easement.  It didn't have a lot of roots, but they seem to be growing.  I bothered them as little as I could.

Filled in and planted, with fencing to protect from deer.

There are still a few months before winter.  I think it has a chance to establish before then.  I'll give it a nice mulch.

Replanting / Potting Rose Start from Cutting. 8 Sept 24

 This is a rose from the yard that I liked.  No label.  Last fall, I cut three mature sticks and pushed them into the soil in a garden container.  Two didn't root, but this one did.  They had no special care, other than watering.  (The white flower is a seed- grown, dwarf dahlia).

It was easy to dig it out of the container - I removed some of the side pieces first.  I could dig deeply from the side.

After removing the rose plant, I rinsed off the soil.  I wanted to plant it in potting soil, with a uniform consistency.

Then I planted the little rose bush in a container.  The tender growth wilted a little, so I sniped that part and placed the plant in the cooler garage for the day.

Sauce Tomatoes. 3 Sept 24.

 First significant crop of sauce tomatoes this year.

Xeric Groundcovers. I planted Manzanita and Rockrose Starts, 2 Sept 24.

 I ordered these.  The Manzanita should be very short and spreading, John Dourley.  They are tiny starts, may need a few years to fully spread.

The Sageleaf Rockrose is a bit larger, but I imagine it will also take some time.

Setting up Lavender Air Layers. 2 Sept 24.

 The lavender cuttings, that I set up Aug 8, don't appear to be growing so far.  I decided to set up a couple of air layers as well.

I drilled large holes in the bottoms of 3" plastic pots.  Stripped a fee inches of leaves from the bases of two branches of the parent plant.  Scraped an inch of bark.  Wiped that with Dip'n'gro.  Inserted the branch through the bottoms of the pots.  Filled with pre-moistened potting soil.

Done