Propagation: Plant propagation part XVII based on my own experience, 0 by WormsLovSharon

WormsLovSharon wrote:
Happy 4th of July guys. We have had a cool down and will only reach about 102 today. Nice breeze this morning so the heat did not drive me inside until about 11am. No cooking today. I made a very large batch of pasta sauce, potato salad and fried chicken fingers. Have Rainer Cherries, Strawberries and Blue Berries. The tomatoes are ripening and we love fresh tomatoes with potato salad. DH watched tennis, auto racing, CBS Sunday Morning. I cleaned the kitchen floor and completed the vacuuming. Did not get it done yesterday. Now my shoulder hurts just a little bit so I just took two Tylenol.

Dawn, I know how hard it is to live somewhere where your neighbors do not keep up their end of the bargain and keep up their properties. That is why we moved after living in our last home, which was free and clear, for over 23 years.. The neighborhood had just gone down hill and being a gardener, It bothered me every day. How much do you have to pay for your water. I got much better with gardening when I discovered composting and mulch. I do a large amount of plants under trees but I have them in pots. The plants cannot compete with the tree for water.

My neighbor has the most magnificent Magnolia Tree and it is in its second bloom. This trees leaves are green on the back side, not the normal desert Magnolia brown. The bloom are the side of dinner plates. Why am I telling you all this. She has allowed me to harvest the seed pods. They have to be harvested before they are ready because of the birds. I think it is the birds. They are pretty enough, look like tiny pineapples, they could be used in a dried flowers dish. But I do not think the mow and blow guys are that smart. Rodicap in Arizona grows them from seed so I am going to pick her brain. I took this photo at the top of the tree with a telephoto lens about 1 hour ago. The tree is over 15 feet tall.