It was mentioned that I can put the entire pot in the ground and root prune to dig them up. Would It need to be top pruned as well doing this way?
Brugs - do you grow them?
Yes you would have to remove some of the top. Otherwise, the roots that are left wouldn't be able to support that large top. You could stick the cuttings in water or pot in soil as insurance against losing the mother plant. In spring, if the mother plant survives, you have rooted cuttings to give away or trade.
bettydee that Dr Suess is huge. I had about 30 brugs before we moved and I think my DS took our heat better than any of them. There is one in a yard in South Fort Worth close to the Hulen &20 area full sun and in the ground...It is beautiful. Mine were all in pots. I am ready to start landscaping our new place and have recently rejoined Dave's and compiling my list for this year and now I must add brugs to it...
Welcome, cowgirl.
Taking notes on brugs to find and get to try ......surprised hubby hasn't' shot me yet I came home today with shelfs and 2 lights and we put it together nad hung the lights so I now have the seeds I started under the lights and funny the veggie seeds I ordered showed up today tooLOL
on my way to what?...LOL....husband admitting me to the hospital to have my mind checked out .....on my way to Lord willing growing all the veggies I ordered and having a road side stand at the end of my driveway to sell veggies and maybe not have to work 2 jobs??? ROFL
well I was told by a garden person that now is the time to get the peas in and other cool weather veggies so I am wanting to get this area cleaned out and tilled so I can get the compost stuff tilled in and get things planted ...picked up radishes onion sets and some lettuce today that we can put int eh terrace area for now LOL
I am leaning towards slowly getting out of the restaurant job if they can get some more help hired...I am off this next week due to my foot issue
Phyllis, what kind of peas are you planting that are supposed to go in this time of year?
I got little marvel ones but am thinking about sugar snap ones ..the sugar snap ones should go in now
Phyl, one of the things we always look for in the fall is the roadside stands with East Texas sweet potatos. They are superb in the sand. Might check with someone close to you about it. Lordy mercy, child, I've been here in this spot 41 years, you've been there only 6 months and your waaaay ahead. My get up and go, done got up and went.
LouC, are East Texas sweet potatos any different from other sweet potatoes?
Quoting:
Does it mean that they prefer to grow in sandy soil? If yes, where does one find starter potatoes or plants. I have a very sandy patch that they may like.
They are superb in the sand
Sorry, Betty. I added that tag myself. We travel to see friends and family frequently into East Texas on HWY 80. The sweet potatoes don't even have a bump on them. They grow so easily in the sandy soil. Think I will post on the veggie forum and see if someone can give better information. My favorite way to eat them is to put in a baggie and cook in the microwave for 10 minutes. Squeeze and add butter. Makes an entire meal. The skins are somewhat thinner than some varieties I have had.
LouC
here's more info on the festival http://members.aol.com/Wstnhouse/festival.htm
Thanks, Kim. My friend that lives in Cypress Springs Lake, Scroggins, goes every year to see Miss Yam crowned.
mmm may have to try them I've never been a big fan of sweet tators but that may have to change LOL
ROFL...sorry but just picturing Miss Yam...and thinking of how the word Yam has been used in the past referring to someone
Haha, I was laughing too...the popeye song...."I yam what I yam"....no offense to Miss Yam. I bet she sings that around the house.
We always have had our own little jokes. Think the people that put this on are serous..make that serious.
ROFL yeah Popeye song is one I hadn't' thought of ...well I hope they have a humorous side too LOL
I just remembered I have these two tall BRUG stalk's in the ground. Should I cut them back, if so how much?
City_Sylvia, are they still green? I would imagine that after the freezing weather we have had that the tops are toast. You can cut the stem or not, there are two schools of thought on that. The most common practice in areas where the entire plant dies down to the ground every year, is to cut the stems down to a few inches from the ground, then mulch.The most important thing to do right now is to pile mulch around the stalks to protect the roots. If you wonder about the tops, use your fingernail to scratch a bit of the stem to see if they are green.
Right - the mulch is the big thing, did you mulch the roots?
mmm pondering question ...can I grow brugs outside in the yard then here between Chandler and Tyler? or do they need to be in pots to take in and out?
7b - I dont know... I know here I am 8a and with good mulch they come back fine. I woudl think at least some Brugs would do fine for you in the garden with good mulch - microclimates maybe?
Okay, I keep hearing about microclimates. I understand the basic principal but how do you determine if you have one?
Annie
Alright - here is my best shot - if anyone on here knows better join in!
I look for a protected spot, with evergreen things or bricks right by it to start with. The goal with evergreens is to stop the cold wind from touching the plant, the bricks or rocks or something like that will catch heat and store it for cold days and nights. South or West sides of the house are perfered - they get more sun on the whole and thus more warmth, high ground too if possible. I look for places in winter that the common grass is still green after the rest of my lawn is brown. These pockets can be found, built, or created just for winter - and they can give you a whole zone warmer for that little pocket.
yeah what she asks *giggles*
I do know the roses I have outside are doing fine and some have already started putting out new shoots even with the cold we had last week. I am guessing being where we are with a hill before you get to us on the road and the lake across the road through the trees maybe has something to do with it?????
Just might, water can make it warmer, hill are warmer - cold air falls, and trees are wind breaks that keep the wind away.
Test the temp of you soil - if the soil is above 40 in winter you know Brugs will be fine. Dont forget mulch can add up to 5 degree in winter and take 15 degrees off in summer.
do they like pine needles for mulch? I have plenty of those LOL
Anything - leaves, pine, bark, even compost.
Okay, since I get to be the one asking the stupid questions and so far, you guys have all restrained yourself admirably and not poked fun at me, I will ask one more. Do you have to have a specialized thermometer to test soil temp? I imagine most of my cooking and or health thermometers don't go down to the forty range. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nope - there are no stupid questions, that is how we all know what we know.
Yes - you can use a regular cooking thermometer, I test my soil here before I plant in the spring... every spring just to be sure.
I love the questions and answer forum. This is when I learn the most. OH, Mitch, never leave us.
LouC
Very glad my DH and kids were not here to see my running around putting my cooking thermometer into anything I could find in our yard! I am a wildlife rehabiiltator and I am usually out talking to my birds and that is embarrasing enough for my teenagers! I was surprised to find that most everything registered 59. It didn't matter if it was next to my house which in that area has concrete siding, if it was in a bed, in an earthbox under the plastic or in a clay pot up on my deck. I started doubting my thermometer so I stuck in under my arm and it of course went up and I then put it in my refrig and it went down. I know we are not having a cold snap at the moment, but it would seem safe to say that I could grow a brug or two in the ground, eh?
Annie
I'll have to wait until Mike isn't looking to get his cooking thermometer.
59 is great! Really really good, yes you can add brugs to that no problem, it also means your roots are still growing on your plants and if you ever do root cuttings it would be a great time!!
Everyone who lives by me knows I am nuts so no big deal here.