Texas Gardening: **EAST TEXAS 2011 RU MAY 15TH** (TRADE LIST), 0 by mindy5566

mindy5566 wrote:
Perkoschilefarm,
You're the first person I've ever know who LIKED the sugar sand. I had wonderful sandy loam with a hint of clay (didn't like that part) when I lived south of Tyler so this is a whole new experience for me. We have terrible ants which doesn't help and bullnettle!!! I'll learn but it's a huge learning curve for me. LOL Where did you live in Ben Wheeler?? We just love it!!!
This is a picture I took off my back porch of TWO HUGE torandos just before they started rotation and passed over my home. We are blessed and fortunate that it wasn't worse. There was quite a lot of damage in my area and a home totally lost but no lives lost. It was amazing after how everyone came out and helped each other, ran door to door in the pouring rain to check on stranger and neighbors.

Do you have hints for the sand??

I have many native plants that I haven't ID'd yet and will bring a few. My milkweed died when I tried potting it up so I will try to dig up some babies and hopefully they will do better.

Here's my updated GIVING list:
Trishann - hosta, daylily, blue cloud salva
Blkraven - milkweed (hopefully) 2 hosta and Englemans sage
James - mimosa powderpuff
Perkoschilefarm - peaves, sassafras and oak sappling
Cajun - datura seedlings, sassafras and milkweed (hopefully)

Perkoschile - I'd be interested in any of the following from you: holly bush, black pearl pepper, watermelon (would be so happy in the sand LOL), calendula, lemon grass and especially Yellow Ageratum.

James - I'd like any of the following from you: blue mist flower, phlox, obedient plant, would LOVE giant coneflower, agastache, wild indigo, penstemon and especially black eyed susan.

Please look through my list and see what you else you want.
My sedum is lovely. I believe I have Autumn Fire and a Japanese sedum.
Mindy