Screened in Patio Garden

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mike9384 Jacksonville, FL Jul 24, 2015

I moved into a Condo and working on a screened in patio garden.

Let me know if you have any suggestions. Picked up some flowering plants that do well in shade. Also getting a trellis that my Brother indicates that I can grow Bleeding Heart Vines on.

Watering the plants daily for 15 or 30 seconds (1 or 3 gallon pots).

Also picked up two plant stands and a fountain. It looks nice but I have no experience with gardening.

Mike in Jacksonville, Florida (Zone 9B)

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 24, 2015

Can you add some pictures of the area?
I always add too many plants, they get too crowded, then I have to decide which to keep. I have a kitchen counter full of new plants to be moved out to my greenhouse.

I think 15-30 seconds a day is not great for watering. If you are misting, this is wonderful for the humidity.
It also depends on the type of soil.

I have a coarse, but retentive soil, so the water flows through freely between the coarse material, but is trapped by the organic matter so some lingers to keep the plant going between watering.
Even in the heat, I am watering about once a week.

I like plants that are just a bit too tropical to grow outdoors in this zone. For me, this is mostly house plants, and some succulents. I like odd plants, too, like epiphytes (Tillandias, Christmass Cactus and their relatives, Staghorn Fern...)
I also like fragrance, and have a Jasmine sambac that I use to flavor black tea.
I also am a 9b, but Miami is a LOT more humid than the S. F. Bay area.

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mike9384 Jacksonville, FL Jul 25, 2015

Hi Diana,

Thanks for the reply! I am in Jacksonville, Florida

Here are some pictures of my garden

Mike

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mike9384 Jacksonville, FL Jul 27, 2015

Diana,

Having trouble uploading pictures of garden. Will try again later.

Mike

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 27, 2015

Are you getting an error message about file size? I do not know what the limits are.

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