Planting a Container of Sempervivum and Sedum. 6.19.22

 Here is a container I planted with Sempervivum and Sedum a few years ago.  It thrives with almost no care, can dry out without problems, and doesn't mind winter or summer.

I decided to plant this strawberry pot with similar starts from around the yards.

The sedums are cuttings.  Just cut pieces from existing plants and poke them into the soil.  They root quickly with no other effort.  I do cut off the growing tips so they will branch and fill in.  Sempervivums are splits from my original plant.  They don't have many roots but will establish just fine.  There are a couple more pockets to plant, plus a second strawberry pot.

Envol Potatoes and Four O'Clocks. 6.19.22

 Here is my row of Envol, and my row of Four O'Clocks.

Both are pretty lush.  I think the potatoes should be ready to start digging soon,

Potato Flowers. 6.19.22

 The Red potatoes from Safeway are blooming.

So are the Envol, a white early potato.

Dwarf Tomatoes, Tying Them To Support Stakes. 6.19.22

The dwarf tomatoes are growing beautifully, with dark green, thick, lush, rugose leaves.   Some of the plants were leaning over so I put in stakes (willow poles) and tied them up.  The names are in the photos.  

Pawpaws, Grapes, Persimmon Buds. 6.19.22

 Some of the shorter grape vines are being eaten off by deer. The taller ones that I renovated are doing very well this year.  This is Buffalo - a dark purple grape with flavor like Concord, that ripens well here.

A few of the pawpaw flowers that I cross pollinated, "took".  Like certain fig varieties, Pawpaws like to fool you and make you think they will bear, then they all fall off.  Still, these are the first clusters in a few years. 

This one is the variety "Mango", which has never borne fruit for me before.

This was the variety "Sunflower", but it died to the roots.  Then the rootstock grew snd this year it bloomed.

This is the variety "NC-1".  I think two flowers each may have one fruit each, if they grow.

This is the NC-1 tree, which is really more of a bush (the others are also bushy). I don't think pawpaws usually do well here.  The tops of most of mine died in a few years, then new ones grew from the roots.  I think they might be better grown as large bushes, on their own roots and sending up new shoots to replace ones that die off.

The persimmons have lots of flower buds now.  That probably means a good crop this year.