What's up, y'all! I'm an amateur gardener from Plano, Texas, and DG has been a very helpful research tool since I started last year. So I signed up! I'm primarily interested in Texas native plants, from swamp to desert, coast to prairie, mountain to river valley, and everything in between.
Oh, yeah, and my name is Brandon.
Cheers!
Welcome Brandon! I love the wildflowers in Texas...and pretty much every other one too! This is one exceptional gardener's site.
If you want Wildflowers in the spring you need to sow the seeds in the fall
Hello Brandon, and welcome to the Texas forum. Is that a Mesquite you have sprouting there?
I happen to be the local native plant nut, so you came to the right place.
Do you have a garden already started? or are you looking to build one?
Josephine.
Hi Everyone,
Careyana, yes, it is an awesome site. 1lisac, thanks. Josephine, that's a palo verde I sprouted from seed that I got off a tree in Del Rio. I can't tell if it's Texas or Mexican palo verde, but I'm pretty sure it's one of the two. And, yep, I have a container garden already started (15 species!). For the most part, I haven't had any trouble getting them to stay alive, but there are a few plants I haven't been able to start successfully yet, namely creosote bush, plume crinklemat (Tiquilia greggii), and Texas thistle, all from seed. I'd appreciate any advice anyone might have to share.
Thanks,
Brandon
I have done Texas Thistle, and it is not hard to do, I usually plant it in the fall outside in the area that I want it and transplant later if needed. The butterflies love it.
I have never seen the creosote bush or the plume crinklemat, but they sound very interesting.
Josephine.
The shrubs are both pretty cool. As for the Texas thistle, about how long does it take to germinate? I planted the seeds two or three weeks ago, and it's still sleeping.
I really have never timed it, but it seems that it should be germinating soon, as i plant them outside and they come up when they are ready.
Does the Texas Thistle need cold weather to germinate?
Howdy Brandon!
I'M Michael and new to DG but well rooted in gardening.
Welome.
I would think so, I usually winter sow.
I think you need to sow it in the fall for spring blooms but I really don't know. Is it an annual?
Lisa
It is a biennial Lisa.
Here is a link for a little more info;
http://wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CITE2
This message was edited Sep 23, 2010 9:52 PM
Thanks Michael!
Chili farm, eh? Well, I have some jalapeno and chiltepin plants in containers. If I ever have questions about them, I guess I'll ask you about it.
Brandon, will you be coming to the swap in Arlington October 10th?
Welcome Brandon....I do hope you will come to the round up and can meet all the N TX folks face to face. Here is the link if you don't know what we are talking about.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1120384/
This message was edited Sep 24, 2010 7:02 AM
Welcome Michael! That is a cool photo! I'm still fairly new to TX (almost five years now) and love to see everyone's photos of native plants. I'm stuggling to learn what even just a few of them are so that I can identify what I have found around my own home. DG is THE place to come to ask about such stuff for me! Hope you have fun here, too.
Thank you Frostweed . I'm looking for my Wildflowers of Texas book, AGAIN.
Lisa
