Fig, Wild Plum, Apple, starts |
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tree starts. Figs. Wild Plums. Apples.
Labels:
apple,
Black Marseilles,
Carini,
Champagne,
grafting,
Hardy Chicago,
Lattarula,
Panachee,
Ronde de Bordeaux,
Smith,
Spitzenberg,
Sutton's Beauty,
Tiger,
Wild Plum
Grafted Tomato. Broccoli. Chilis.
Grafted Tomato Hawaiian Pineapple. Broccoli. |
Chilis |
This is the first time I've grown broccoli. Starting to develop broccoli head in the center.
Chili peppers. Also growing nicely. These are at the place in Vancouver. The ones at Battleground are bug or slug eaten and smaller.
Both the Tomato and Chilis are mulched with dried cherry blossoms I swept off the deck. Kind of an exotic mulch.
Labels:
broccoli.,
chilis,
grafted tomato,
Hawaiian Pineapple,
pepper,
tomato
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Fruit Trees. Mini Orchard.
Almaden Duke Cherry |
Jujube in bee yard |
Jujube in orchard |
Illinois Everbearing Mulberry |
North Star Cherry |
Sunflower Paw Paw |
NC1 Paw Paw |
Oregon Curl Free Peach |
Indian Blood Peach |
Charlotte Peach |
Chinese Haw Red Sun |
Seijo Persimmon |
Nikita's Gift Persimmin |
One jujube is in the bee yard, the other in the little orchard. This fall the other may also be in the bee yard, to provide room for another plum or peach.
Illinois Everbearing Mulberry. Whatever frost damage was there, it's recovered. Soon it will need a bird net.
North Star Pie Cherry. Thanks to the rainy week, it didn't lose a leaf or wilt after planting. From Lowes.
Sunflower and NC1 Paw Paws. growing nicely. They seem to leaf out later than most other trees, about the same time as the jujubes and mulberry.
Oregon Curl Free Peach. This little tree won't have peaches this year. It is one of the least affected I've seen as far as Leaf Curl is concerned. From One Green World last year. So far, not very vigorous. There is a summer ahead for growth. Might make up for lost time.
Indian Blood Peach. Minimal leaf curl. Much less than most of the others. This year I hope it recovers from the damage I did transplanting it from vancouver. I lost most of the roots when I dug it up. Surprised it survived. Can't be disappointed at it for not having peaches this year - just survive and grow. From Raintree.
Charlotte peach. Supposed to be curl resistant. It's not. Or not very. What a mess. I will need to research replacements. I don't want to get stuck with another susceptible peach tree. It's making a comeback with new growth. Give it another year to see what happens.
Chinese Haw. Growing nicely. From One Green World. Bare root planted last fall.
Seijo Persimmon and Nikita's Gift Persimmon. Both growing nicely. Bare root, planted this spring. From Raintree. They will need extra water all summer, because persimmons are said to have inadequate roots to support their tops, for the first year.
Labels:
Almaden Duke cherry,
Charlotte,
cherry,
Chinese Haw,
Indian Blood,
Jujube,
NC1,
North Star,
Oregon Curl Free,
paw paw,
peach,
peach leaf curl,
Red Sun,
Shan Xha,
sunflower
Irises
Iris and herb bed |
Lorelei |
Iris germanica |
NOID from Tennessee |
Los Coyotes |
Loreley heritage iris. 1909. Sweet fragrance. The flower itself is floppy. The color pattern on each petal is different. This was from Iris City Gardens. Planted last summer.
Iris germanica. This was planted this spring. 1500. From Old House Gardens, planted this spring. Fragrant.
NOID from Iris City Gardens. Date unknown. Not fragrant.
I plan to start a second raised bed for heritage irises and favorite ones, especially scented, and herbs. Then these in mixed beds and the kitchen garden will have a better spot.
Los Coyotes. Not a heritage variety. I like the form and colors. Like many modern irises, it flopped over in the rain. No fragrance. I do like the flower but not the flopping. Haven't decided if it will be in the iris bed or I might give it to Ning for his iris border.
Iris florentina. 1500. Nice scent. Smaller than I expected, but it was planted this spring. Maybe next year it will be larger. from Old House Gardens.
Labels:
heritage iris,
iris,
Iris florentina,
Iris germanica,
Loreley,
Los Coyotes
Kitchen Garden
Here is the kitchen garden now. Yesterday I added a raised bed. As usual bottom is lined with chicken wire to prevent mole damage. I planted tomatoes. This time the deer/rabbit fence is vertical.
There is space in this format for 2 more raised beds. Then it will be three by three. It does not have to be that formal.
I planted the tomatoes deep, as is the recommendation.
Instead of a gate, the chicken wire on one side is looped over screws and held in place by clothes pins. The fence posts are screwed to the sides of the bed using deck screws.
On the sides that do not open, the chicken wire is stabled to the frame. To frustrate and annoy rabbits.
I don't think the deer will jump in. I read they don't like confined spaces.
The lighter-green tomato was in the raised bed with radishes and snow peas. I don't know why it's lighter green. Maybe not enough nitrogen. The other plants in that bed are quite green.
This soil is 50/50 compost topsoil mix from recycler. That might green it up.
I have some seedling tomatoes at home that will also be added. Maybe next week.
There is space in this format for 2 more raised beds. Then it will be three by three. It does not have to be that formal.
I planted the tomatoes deep, as is the recommendation.
Instead of a gate, the chicken wire on one side is looped over screws and held in place by clothes pins. The fence posts are screwed to the sides of the bed using deck screws.
On the sides that do not open, the chicken wire is stabled to the frame. To frustrate and annoy rabbits.
I don't think the deer will jump in. I read they don't like confined spaces.
The lighter-green tomato was in the raised bed with radishes and snow peas. I don't know why it's lighter green. Maybe not enough nitrogen. The other plants in that bed are quite green.
This soil is 50/50 compost topsoil mix from recycler. That might green it up.
I have some seedling tomatoes at home that will also be added. Maybe next week.
Weigela
This is the Weigela I bought at Schreiner's last week. It was in a 1-gallon container. Large plant but pot bound. I suspect it's a start from one of the big weigelas in their show garden, likely an old or heritage variety.
I pruned the roots so they will grow into the surrounding soil instead of winding around. That might leave it more susceptible to dehydration but better in the long run. The soil is fairly high clay so should retain moisture. I mulched with compost then straw. It will need watering this summer.
Weigelas are listed as deer resistant, drought tolerant, and pollinator friendly. I saw honeybees pollinating them at Schreiner's. They are also listed as hummingbird friendly.
I think this one will grow large, based on the ones I saw at the show garden.
If they bloom on growth that occurs early spring the year before, it might not bloom next year. If they bloom on growth that occurs after flowering, there is a better chance of blooming next year.
I pruned the roots so they will grow into the surrounding soil instead of winding around. That might leave it more susceptible to dehydration but better in the long run. The soil is fairly high clay so should retain moisture. I mulched with compost then straw. It will need watering this summer.
Weigelas are listed as deer resistant, drought tolerant, and pollinator friendly. I saw honeybees pollinating them at Schreiner's. They are also listed as hummingbird friendly.
I think this one will grow large, based on the ones I saw at the show garden.
If they bloom on growth that occurs early spring the year before, it might not bloom next year. If they bloom on growth that occurs after flowering, there is a better chance of blooming next year.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Trees. Progress Report.
Laburnum. The flower clusters may not be as long as in an established tree. Still beautiful.
Redmond linden. Also growing nicely. Also no sign of flowers. The leaves are lighter green, and larger, compared with Greenspire.
Greenspire linden. All are growing nicely. No sign yet of flower buds. Maybe none the first year.
I think all of the trees planted last summer and fall will need water approximately weekly this summer. They are mulched as well.
Labels:
Greenspire Linden,
laburnum,
Redmond American Linden
Canby Plant Fair
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