I've never been successful growing Lycoris here. Last fall I bought sone bulbs and planted in containers. I stored those in the garage. About a week ago, I saw they were growing. I set them outside and started watering them. Here they are now.
I don't really know what to expect. I guess, so far, so good. They might benefit from some fertilizer, maybe mix bone meal into the top inch of the soil.
Two days ago, when I checked the tomato seedlings in the morning, there was no growth. In the evening, they had all germinated. The hybrids were too leggy. The dwarf open-pollinated ones were fine.
I put them under the LEDs. I think they will all be fine with sone TLC.
The peppers are looking pretty good. I wonder if it's too cool to have peppers outside even during the day (mostly 60s F) but I think the sunshine and fresh air are good for them
They've been getting the same Liquid Schulz house plant food as other plants. I'm considering switching to a higher nitrogen but diluted Miracle Grow to boost them some more. I usually use 1/4 teaspoon per 2 quart watering can. My water is rain water, so salts are not an issue.
I'm impressed that the Eucalyptus seedlings are easier than I expected.
First, the Silver Dollar" Eucalyptus cinerea, which were the second ones I planted.
These are all in their 4" pots now, in regular potting soil. They are on the "plantmobile ", inside at night and outside during day. I topped three for bushiness. I might see if one or two will survive outside and grow into trees, so did not top those.
Second, the lemon bush Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus citriodora (AKA Corymbia citriodora). These are a mixed situation.
The ones in 4" pots look pretty good. I topped them a while back, and branches are forming.
The ones in the silicone six-packs don't look so great.
The leaf spots & leaves dying appeared shortly after transplanting them. I don't know why. Soil, light, temperature was the same. Maybe it's because I divided some of those, so they had more root trauma. Some seem to be growing again, so I'll keep taking care of them as I already am.
I finished regrafting the Redlove Espaliers with replacement varieties that I know I like, and I know perform here. Mainly Jonagold and Akane, a Japanese heirloom with Jonathan and other ancestry.
I tried matching scion / stock diameters but some were not in good places. For a couple, I used a side graft. For that, the scion is cut as a wedge, same as a wedge graft. Then a slice is made into the cambium of a much larger branch, making sort of an ear. The scion wedge is inserted and then wrapped as usual for tightness / cambium bond, and protection from dehydration.
Sorry about the bad photo.
I think this has as good a chance to take as any other. The main things are timing, sap is flowing in under stock to feed callous / cambium growth and fusing, the scion is dormant so some fusing happens before it starts growing, warm weather for good growth but not too warm, and a good clean cut with as much cambium contact, firmly held together. And protection from dehydration.
Farmers and gardeners have been grafting for thousands of years. Such as, ancient Rome, ancient China. It's a doable garden art.
I grafted the Redlove Odyssey with Akane. I was aggressive at shortening growth, leaving shorter spurs and removing wayward branches.
The top tier is "Freedom" apple, which I'm leaving in place. When (if) the grafts take and start making vigorous growth, I will cut off most of the long arms (or at least vigorous growth on those) of the tiers to foster most growth on the new grafts.
It's not all loss. The top tier of Redlove Era is the ancient heirloom Blue Pearmain, which looks to bloom and bear for the first time this year. The top tier of Redlove Odysso is Freedom, ditto. Plus there are the two espaliers that are not red flesh apples.
Lower half HoneyCrisp, top half Gala (not pictured) and lower half Zestar, top half Rubinette.
I pruned those too, removing wayward growth and shortening spurs - especially if they don't have flower buds. The Gala will have one more tier, on top. I bent tall growing branches into position while they are suppple, and added bamboo extensions to the trellis posts. Next it'll need a horizontal arm.
