Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #123, 0 by ardesia

ardesia wrote:
Elaine, that teacher looks so involved, I wish all teachers had that enthusiasm it would be easier to get mg volunteers to work with them. .

Drew, anyone that wants to whack back wax myrtles on a weekly basis is welcome here. Bring your machete and lots of bug spray. LOL

Thank you all for the nice compliments on the photo, my niece bonded with Boo and they stayed stuck together like that for 5 days. He is part golden retriever so he loves leaning into people.

Paula, things will come together, you just need more time. Moving is always difficult. Have you considered making some frames like for raised beds and sitting the pots in them. You can surround the pots with vermiculite or peat moss which will hold the moisture. It is sort of like heeling in a transplant until you can get the new hole dug. You want to keep the roots cool and damp until you are ready.

After reading about it in a local newspaper I bought some 20% vinegar to use as a herbicide for annual weeds. I have a lot of chamber bitter here and I have found this stuff really works. It is dangerous, you can't get it on your skin or in your eyes but it is deadly on the annual weeds.

It is interesting, the leaves on my golden xanadu are not as deeply cut as some I have seen.