These are at work and smell great. These have heavy blooms 2 weeks after rain, not before. They sometimes have a light bloom after a sudden increase in humidity, which gives them the nickname “barometer bush.”

Yes I have gloves but between meetings I still find myself wandering the yard and pulling up three-lobed false mallow like it’s my actual job. And now my fingers hurt.

My serrano just made a pepper!! Thank you u/blips_n_chips for the starter plants. I love them very much.

Does anybody have any pollen stored or a bloom about to open up? I've only got one flower right now but expect it to open in a week or so and know this variety is not self fertile.

I know this has been asked and debating many times. There are a few difference methods for this finnicky plant, including cold stratifying in the fridge for 30-45 days, soaking in distilled water for days, tumbling with coarse sand, etc etc.
Can I just mix it in with my wild flowers and sow them into the ground? Im hoping to have all the seeds down by mid November (basically when day time highs are 70F).

I think the seed success rate is about the same if I put it in the ground VS remembering to water lil sprouts in flat trays, while maintaining their seed pod heating pad at an ideal temperature

This year’s sweet potato haul after 135 days. It’s my first year really trying out a veggie garden, so it’s understandable I have a lot to learn, but so far everything I’ve tried is low yield.

Give me your tips and pep talks about the things you did to increase your knowledge/ skills and finally start to produce!

Some stats for this year:
- used Beauregard slips and planted first week of September
- planted in-ground in a mixed compost / clay-heavy soil, so I may try a raised bed with better draining soil next season + take the time to soil test
- I learned too late that I probably over watered
- I damaged my ONE mega potato when digging, so will need to be more systematic and careful next season.

Thanks in advance for tips, encouragement and stories!

My texas sage has predicted rain today but I am still waiting.

Edit - we did not have any rain here by the airport.

Cover crops/“green manure” are a great way to build the soil and introduce organic material in areas you are not going to use for a bit. If you’re not doing a fall/winter garden, now is a great time to plan or start. There are many seed varieties and mixes available with various advantages, but it doesn’t have to be fancy. This year, for one spot I’m doing a mix of cereal rye (not ryegrass) and fava beans, both of which should be pretty cold hearty for our area. And the are literally just a couple pounds of dried grain and beans from Central Market and a local Middle Eastern store, maybe $5-10 bucks total.

So this is my first year trying to grow things on my patio in South Round Rock. It's been a mixed bag to be honest. My first problem was when I planted potatoes earlier this year. I put them too low in the grow bag and they only grew a couple handfuls of small potatoes. Live and learn, and I'll use them next year for seed potatoes. My two grow bags of herbs. Grew about 3 in and did nothing. My carrots grew wonderfully above ground but nothing gree below ground. I'm not sure if I overcrowded or what. I had green onions that grew about 4 to 5 in and haven't done anything and then I had what was supposed to be a dwarf Thai chili pepper shrub which turned out to be pequin peppers. One of the plants is putting out a few here and there while the other one did not grow more than about 6 in. I also have a number of grow bags right now with Japanese sweet potatoes that appear to be doing well so far. I'm waiting for those leaves to turn yellow before I dig them up.

My question is, what do I plant right now? From what I've seen it's time for garlic which means I would presume it's also time for ginger. Give me some ideas for things I can grow.

I need to vent because one of my most special plant starts has been yanked out of the ground and is nowhere to be found.

While I was on my honeymoon, I fell in love with scrubby, mountain-y flora. So— this was kind of an indulgence, because I usually plant things native to Texas— I bought some ephedra viridis (Mormon tea) seeds online and managed to get one of them to germinate. I babied it for a couple of months before transplanting to my yard. It‘s been doing fine, up until today, when I went outside and saw that it’s gone. None of the other plants have been touched (just the one with sentimental value 🙃).

I am disproportionately bothered by this. In hindsight, I should have waited longer before transplanting or just looked for a live specimen instead of seeds. Anybody know where I can buy a Mormon tea start?

Anybody else? I think this happened last year too…

Despite meticulous planning & measurements, a couple of our plants in our new native-plant yard ended up closer to each other or the planned walkway than intended. (Eg 32 inches on center between mystic spires and a flame acanthus, mystic spires center 16 inches away from edge of walkway.) Would you replant? Or do you think I could get away with strategic pruning? (Pic for the algorithm only.)

Thank you!!

(PS planting not complete)

Hey yall! Was wondering if you guys could help me with some recommendations. My wife and I are looking to transition two flowerbeds into nice gardens. We are going for a French/Italian garden look and searching for someone to help us execute it. We would also like for that person to be a part of the regular maintained. The whole 9 yards here.

I have attached a photo of the current area as well as our inspiration photo

Appreciate any recs you guys may have for Gardners/Landscapers to help with this project!

I'm about to start planting some fruit trees around our property and we like to grow fruit that we can't get at the grocery store but also tastes really good. Our favorite is persimmons! My second favorite would be pawpaws and my wife's second favorite is figs. I have one Fuyu persimmon already.

1. Any persimmon variety suggestions to try next? (we like non-astringent Asian persimmons)

2. Has anyone had any luck with any named varieties of pawpaws here?

Roots and wings is kicking off with a great line up of events! Definitely eyeing the free fruit trees from a guy called Fig Beard.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-roots-and-wings-festival-presents-dig-it-the-home-food-forest-tickets-2003303765490?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Hello planty people! A neighbor gave me a cutting of this plant a few years ago and I'm *pretty* confident she said it was lemon balm, but before I harvest some to make a syrup, I wanted to check with you all that this is in fact what I have. It has a minty appearance in the leaves and square stems, and smells pretty strongly of lemon when I crush a leaf.

I don't know of any dangerous plants with these characteristics, but wanted to double check before ingesting it. Thanks!

Last week I spread some wildflower seeds from Native American Seed in a section of my lawn I'm converting from turf to meadow. On the advice of an old episode of CTG, I planted some seeds in a pot with bagged garden soil to use a guide for what the seed sprouts look like vs weeds. Should I bring the pot in during winter freezes or are they ok to stay outside?

I am moving and unfortunately I can't take my plants with me. I have a fairly large collection of potted plants, ranging from fruiting trees to small indoor windowsill plants.

I'm wondering if there is a worthwhile place for selling these? I'm not familiar with online marketplaces (Facebook, etc.) so not sure if there is a standard location for this type of thing. Typically I would just print off flyers and organize a plant sale, but I don't have the time to organize something like that.

Thanks!

Way better hedge than arborvitae by the way. It's drought tolerant.

I'm looking for some advice and ideas on what to do with this section of my backyard.
I'm hoping to turn this area into a nice garden with trees, shrubs and maybe some flowering plants.

Unfortunately, there are a few challenges:
- Drainage: water pools and remains for several days after heavy rain.
- Retaining wall: there's a roughly 21in high wall along the back which causes additional water to flow into this area from higher ground.
- Limestone: right under the sod I have a loose rocky limestone layer mixed with clay. Not exactly ideal for planting.

A few things I've been thinking about:
- Excavating and creating a garden bed with better soil, but I'm concerned about the retaining wall, it does not feel safe digging next to a retaining wall.
- Another idea could be raingarden, I still have the digging near the retaining wall anxiety but also I'd like to put a tree or two in this area, not sure how realistic that is with the drainage and shallow rocky soil.
- Something completely different? I'd like to hear your creative ideas or solutions. Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? I'm open to any ideas!

I’m looking to buy some Watermelon Radish seeds. I know I can get some online, but was hoping someplace local has them. I think if I can get them in the ground by this weekend, I should be able to harvest before it gets too cold. Also, this would be my first time planting these, so if you have any hints or tips, I would appreciate that too.

My location doesn’t usually have much selection, but I got a Lantana for $2.50, Esperanza and a Salvia for $3.50
I’m guessing this is city wide, but incase not this was mopac/parmer location