Plant Propagation: The Basics September 2016

Site seems really screwy tonight. It won't let me look at all of Debra's pictures. When I press next or previous it kicks me right back to the home page. After many times going in and out have managed to get a peak at all except the second one for whatever reason

I could view all of Debra's pics. I use Firefox

seems I must have slept too early tonight and now I am wide awake. *sigh* kind of worried about my gardens back home, I guess. lots of young things in very small containers that dry out pretty quick. Joe told his Mom that he will dig up part of his
* GASP* yard next year to expand the garden plot since we lost half of the old one with the new patio re-do. I am holding him to that statement for sure. I have a few wild flowers here in her yard I planted from a seed packet, but can't remember what this one is ( it is about 16" tall..) any ideas? I am hoping loosestrife.. the milkweed I planted is spreading and full of pods, I am happy about that. Moth Mullein I planted took off....I am working out there in the am, I guess I'll go force myself to go back upstairs to try to sleep in the No A/c hot room. :P

A few fall shots

I am overwhelmed !!! Nature's Bounty and Beauty !!!

Oooh aaah you guys!

Next years coleus garden in the works

My water starts tend to fail, yours seem to work. Rainwater?

Yes Gypsi, rainwater is definitely what gives me success with the coleus starts. I learned the hard way. One year for some crazy reason I used tap water from our well and had ZERO success. We have a water softener, a carbon filter and an ultraviolet light to treat our water so it has no nutrients. I even have to melt snow all winter to water them. Luckily the year that I used the tap water, the frost held off long enough that I got a second chance. We have a forecast of 5 C on Tuesday night which is almost guaranteed frost here unless it is cloudy and rainy so I probably won't have a second chance this year. Most of the succulents can take a bit of frost so I will probably gather up all those containers into a couple spots and cover those for a while yet because the way I do my succulent cuttings the whole plant is destroyed.

Keith your Coleus starts look a lot like an 'art installation'!

wow , frost already for you? I hear we are flooded back in Derby, Ks, but still up here in Buffalo, NY and it is dry as all get out.

then there is enjoying the sunshine while it lasts

Those are beautiful Juhur, remind me the species? I have it looks like a dozen chicks successfully hatched. going to move them out of the incubator when I get back here with my granddaughter this afternoon.

Gypsi those are Tithonia
Congratulations on the chicks

Congrats on the chicks and the Tithonia Gypsi!

Waiting to see chicks! Cooler and thinking where I packed my sweatpants...Wis will be a good place to buy some if they have them on the shelves yet...

Cooler here also . Something keeps eating my fennels likely swt caterpillars ..Tithonia are perennial in the south . Here their a little difficult heat and all , still too cool here ..
A castor been leaf in there
and looking for a larger Bed ? but still preferring the baby bed ? lol

Thanks for that kitty photo, if that's the one that's all grey...I want him/her. If only the caterpillars would wait until there's enough fennel to eat and still be able to grow. Fennel is obviously somebody's favorite.

Wisconsin does sound like a good place to buy sweatpants. When I was driving big trucks, I always loved going through the Dell's. What are the flowers in your last pic? One looks like Russian Sage.

Yes Robin that's all grey . your welcome also ... Bunch of Rascals ..
Sometimes you have to think pink anyway , . lol

Not on shelves yet. I think you overplanted that grey catfur, Ju. Russian sage, roses, Miipii.

lol Kitt I agree . lol

Robin .. The culprit on queen anne's lace , and the beginning also

This evening I am wondering what this is ,?about 3 ft tall with a 3 to four inch bloom
I have seen it , and someone suggested Dogbane , But I do not think so

I was going to say dragonsbeard, penstemon, but I better go put my research where my tongue is wagging..

The leaves from joint sprout twig . to mature leaves do not match anything . the bloom stalk leaves do match Penstemon or foxglove . The mature leaves look geranium or malva like ,
it is tough look Kitt

Hmm, the flower resembles Digitalis and the mature leaves resemble Salvia. Are the leaves hairy or smooth?

Hi Robin and all , Smaller leaves on the stalk are smooth , other leaves are a little hairy ,
and
It is !!!
A South African Foxglove
Tah Da ,,lol
Interesting Annual since It was there last year at this time , and it came back ,lol

Ta - daaa!

oh that kitty photo is so cute! I love how thick your tithonia is, J, Mine is like one plant here and there ..Love the sage/rose shot, Kitt.
Gypsi, where are the chicks? And didn't you have some ducklings? We are back home finally, got all the fans out drying the basement.
Gardens are laid over from the 9 plus inches of water we got in 48 hours.
Our wally world has sweat pants out year round here..
I think I'm gonna try Keith's method of starting coleus.

The chicks are fine, just upped the humidity for the ducks hatch. But I am building electric fence on my chicken pens for a couple of dogs, have to work while I can, pics later

Saturday chick pics are on the Back Porch thread. More when I can connect the phone

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Had to send a contract, Sunday Chick pics. and my new shed. Rats between the walls on the old one driving my dogs nuts, increasing rat trap purchases (got to the electric model) yeah, and hail storm paid for most of it. My helper put the home depot kit together, all metal. Now for electric fence on chicken coop

I always enjoy the plant talk and pic's from all Kitt and the travel Everyone's ability at the home place
Debra That is a lot of rain , We had a few like that here ,,clear the next few days ,That Tithonia is 7 plants , using the odd number or specimen plant as some say to do ( master planning info ) The largest tithonia is over 6 ft tall
Well good use of Gizmo's makes it better , Love the chicks ..

A few packages in the mail today a couple more to do
These are enjoying the Sunflower also

Another beautiful butterfly magnet shot Ju.
I have nothing new. Just a few close ups I just took.

Oh boy! Another senior moment. Hit the send button before loading pics

Maybe not new as far as plantings ,, Each day to enjoy has it's own NEW !!!
Beautiful flowers Keith

1a little Echinacea from seed White Swan Or Red
2 & 3 Mustard Southern Giant ..
4 A feverfew
5 The Fingertip of seeds from the Feverfew

What species caterpillar was that Ju?

Gypsi Black Swallowtail Feeds on the Carrot family of plants , Dill, Fennel , Queen anne's lace Being the favorites .

How are the Chicks ?

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Fine and dandy, getting wing feathers. Tablet not uploading pics

Little plants still growing
Campanula perscifolia
Penstemon
Smooth Blue Aster
Rudbeckia
Raspberry Echinacea
I am looking for a herbecarpa to put behind them
Hi all

2nd post in a row
Autumn Clematis on last years cucumber trellis I see a future trimming chore