Posted on 05/29/2009 5:08:50 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
I agree. I have clay-ish soil (live across the road from a lake) so it’s pretty good on water retention, but every FREE thing (like rainwater) I can get from Nature is a bonus.
We did the math at work. When we get a 1-inch rainfall, and it falls on an average home-sized roof, if you could collect all that water, it would be something like 92,000 GALLONS of water! From 1 INCH of rainfall. Simply amazing.
I haven’t done it yet, but because of space, I’m thinking of doing strawberries in a 4/5 dia pvc about 5/6 feet tall, so 4/5 feet are above ground.
Thanks to both of you for the wisteria advice. We bought 6 - 12” starts many years ago. They have grown up my balcony and constantly send out runners under the porch. I’ll admit, I’ve never done anything about fertilizing them, but have pruned them now and again. A couple of years ago I took a saw to the biggest one and tried to saw it down to about 3 feet, with the intention of removing it later. All that did was send me for a couple of stitches when the saw slipped. Not very smart on my part. I’ll try the bat advice and if that doesn’t work I guess I’ll have to enjoy the green. Thanks for the helpful comments. BTW, the first wisteria I saw in bloom was in WI.
What can I plant that will grow up lattice but is not evasive and produces flowers for much of the summer? It is a full sun area.
“BTW, the first wisteria I saw in bloom was in WI.”
See? I told you there was ONE successful Wisteria grower up here. :)
Yep. I’ve worked for this company for the past three years:
...and I worked for this company for seven:
“What can I plant that will grow up lattice but is not evasive and produces flowers for much of the summer? It is a full sun area.”
Morning Glory (Grandpa Ott’s or Heavenly Blue)
Thunbergia (Black Eyed Susan vine)
Cardinal Climber
Giant Climbing Nasturtium
All can be started from seed. The Morning Glories CAN be invasive, but they’re easy to spot and pull out if they’re where you don’t want them to be. All the others will just act as annual vines and usually won’t reseed themselves.
Thank you RD, here I thought I had an original idea...lol I’m so happy you showed this to me...now I know exactly how it’s going to be done.
I wonder if the climbing Giant Nasturiums will grow well in central Texas?
Sure is amazing the amount they can grow in PVC! When I was thinking about doing it I was thinking - well maybe I will put maybe a max of 10 LARGE holes in the PVC. But they have something like 50 or more in what looks like a six foot section of 5” pipe!
The forcast here in zone 4 mountains of Colorado at 8,500 ft keep changing. They are forcasting slightly warmer now, but I got the plastic sheeting and a structure to make a teepee over the rows I have planted so far. Will watch temps closely!
Hey! Thanks! I received the Fourth of July seeds today! I am sure they will be fine for next year.
Well?
:-)
Everything is fine.
Good!
Let’s hope we’re over with the frosts now.
Thank you! I just registered at Jung Seed.
You are certainly welcome. I have many that I have not put into the ground yet. I will be bringing them inside for the next few nights to avoid risk of frost!
They don’t mind the heat, but keep them well watered. You can probably get them to self-sew down by you. (That doesn’t work up here, but I love them, anyway!)
I start flats of them, to get a jump-start. I have Strawberries and Cream, Queen of Sheba, Black Velvet and Carribean Cocktail this season. It’s not a garden without them. :)
http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/11/growing_nasturtiums.html
“I just registered at Jung Seed.”
Thank YOU! :)
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