June 2 , 2021
Pollinator Bloom-Fest Booked in My Garden
Nope , it ’s not pumpkin spice time of year even though aboriginal redolent aster are blooming their starry head off . These nebulose and cooler - than - usual workweek play a trick on them into believe it was October when daylight hours decrease . Thanks to measurable rain , my asters resemble a small woods , so I ’m nip off back several inch , work around the flowering branches . I ’ll take those off in a week or so . We want to finish grooming before July when we ’ll end pruning to make way for fall buds . predominate aboriginal coneflowers joyfully crowd the way of life for a front row keister to watch enthusiastic butterflies , skipper , and bees climb down on the golden - orange disc flowers . Here ’s an adolescent version of this composite bloom : disc flowers , immature ray flowers ( upright yellow-bellied here ; soon to swag pink ) , and spiky green bract ( qualify leaf ) underneath . A few days afterward , the ray flush pink “ skirts ” eddy above the bracts underneath . Nearby , aboriginal perennialsPenstemon laxiflorusand Zexmenia customize dining option for various pollinator with “ seating ” inside Penstemon ’s snug pipe or atop a composite Zexmenia “ mesa . ”Mystery sunflowers ( another in the composite house ) exhibit up in a large container , twisting their broad heads to flirt with short-lived Dominicus rays . Like cats , they follow the sun , a phenomenon called phototropism in plants . I do n’t know what it ’s called with cat , but you sure better move any treasured breakable out of the way!No - name day lily trumpeted gold yellow in a part shade bed that quickly transition to dramatic high-pitched contrast visible light , proving the extreme adaptability of these reliable , drouth - tough perennials . To my great surprisal , six - yr - old ‘ Endless Summer ’ hydrangeas made it through the smashing freezing in their container . I did convey them up to the patio that we encase in greenhouse charge card , but we still lost succulents and plumerias . Even though they drop their leave — typical wintertime performance — they riffle out by early March . I do n’t have any enceinte closed book to divvy up on these . I just planted them in a high - quality potting soil and keep in dappled sunlight in summertime .
Down come the rain and up come the rain lily , likeZepharanthes‘Labuffarosa’ . And into every rain , a small fungal disease must devolve , especially in these humid - grueling days . At the same sentence , nutritional want become obvious . Tomatoes present problems quite readily . Texas A&M AgriLifeanswers “ Why are my tomato leaves yellow ? ” to help you out .
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next workweek , Linda
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