Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My BackYard Brug adventures Summer 2009, 1 by joeswife

joeswife wrote:
Here we are into another year of Back Yard adventures in Kansas, with the beautiful brugmasias. Last year a few I had bloomed, I wintered them inside in September when the temps outside were the same inside, aand then more bloomed for me down in the Basement Garden. Hard to believe it is my third year for growing brugmansia. My most difficult one was snow banks, I gave up and gave him all away. I hav no patience for such a slow but beautiful grower.
My other big challenge is Maya. She is loved by these little green worms. Everynight after work, I pick them off of her as I pet and croon to her. I got another varigated brug from JT, a Peaches and Cream. It too is loved by those worms.
I have bumped this thread up for help from experienced growers to get me thru these next few months.