Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Brugs in dry climates?, 1 by MaVieRose

MaVieRose wrote:
Jamie,

i do not know if ur friend can grow in W. TX, am not familiar with the area at all. am not even familiar with my own area LOL!

although i have lived in the desert for almost 7 yrs now, am still experimenting and learning the hard way. talking about the desert, i live in an area with both extremes in temperatures. hot 115ºF in the summer. cold 10ºF in the winter. not to mention winds constantly blowing at a minimum of 35-45 mi/hr. there is no humidity, always dry, dry, dry!!!

i am able to grow brugs based on lots of research, help from fellow brug addicts here. i do a lot of soil preparation, prior to planting brugs or any plants on the ground... lots of steer manure, compost and other fertilizer that will work for me and the plants i grow. i would venture to guess that the secret lies on soil preparation rather than watering. the soil here is purely harsh sand!

as u will see on photo i will attach, there is no shady area here. during the summer time, i have to water twice a day. i do not mist my plants at all. in the condition i have to deal with, it is trial and error most of the time... only the strongest survive... that is the hardest part, cuz i do not appreciate any plant dying on me.

north east area of the yard...