Late Summer/Early Fall Garden....
Sep. 15th, 2018 10:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mdehnersSeptember is a strange time here in "The Dangly Bits". You need to order and start seeds for the Cold season yet it's too hot for them so you germinate them indoors. Fall bulb orders need to be made and the declining Summer annuals and those perennials that fail the climate test need to be cleared out. The bare areas of my lawn are covered with old potting soil from them;>.
All the Morning Glories were a fail this yr. One JIMG did well vegatatively but was a moderate bloomer. I have the Yellow form of Spanish Flag left but it hasn't bloomed and unless it suddenly blooms in the next month it's not getting planted again. The last of the Foxgloves died this week ending their trial. It's actually too late to start the "blooms the 1st yr" cultivars for them to have a chance before the Heat hits next May. Actually, the only Annual I tested this yr that was a success was a White Ageratum.
Of ongoing trails the White form of King's Mantle(a relation of the Lazy Susan Vine) which grows well but doesn't bloom and this is it's 2nd yr. I've grown other members of the family and not only do they grow and bloom well, some are downright Invasive! The White Turk's Cap is "meh" after it's 2nd yr as well. In a larger yard I'd keep it but in mine? The White Maypop is just the opposite; It's too vigorous.
The only Persimmon is starting to show some color. I go back and forth keeping it but after 4 yrs of producing bumper crops and dropping them all (except this yr with 1) I need to be firm with myself. Right now I'm thinking of a Green Ischia Fig which is compact(ish) and it's Green skin tricks the birds. Or maybe a Meiwa Kumquat. Oh Well....
Cheers,
Pat
All the Morning Glories were a fail this yr. One JIMG did well vegatatively but was a moderate bloomer. I have the Yellow form of Spanish Flag left but it hasn't bloomed and unless it suddenly blooms in the next month it's not getting planted again. The last of the Foxgloves died this week ending their trial. It's actually too late to start the "blooms the 1st yr" cultivars for them to have a chance before the Heat hits next May. Actually, the only Annual I tested this yr that was a success was a White Ageratum.
Of ongoing trails the White form of King's Mantle(a relation of the Lazy Susan Vine) which grows well but doesn't bloom and this is it's 2nd yr. I've grown other members of the family and not only do they grow and bloom well, some are downright Invasive! The White Turk's Cap is "meh" after it's 2nd yr as well. In a larger yard I'd keep it but in mine? The White Maypop is just the opposite; It's too vigorous.
The only Persimmon is starting to show some color. I go back and forth keeping it but after 4 yrs of producing bumper crops and dropping them all (except this yr with 1) I need to be firm with myself. Right now I'm thinking of a Green Ischia Fig which is compact(ish) and it's Green skin tricks the birds. Or maybe a Meiwa Kumquat. Oh Well....
Cheers,
Pat
