And it is still hot as hell. Wednesday’s (9/23) garden yielded 1 tomato the size of a golf ball and one okra pod. The last rain in Charlotte was Sept. 11. The last rain on my garden was way before that. Finally today, Sunday (9/26), it is raining in Charlotte again. Hopefully it is raining on my garden too.
The mulberries and grapes are so dry the leaves are turning brown. I cut a bunch of scions this morning and put them to soak in water. The rooting hormone, which is always in the way, was hiding this morning, so the scions will be planted in wet sand when the hormone sneaks out and gets caught.
All of the fallow beds have been re-worked and covered with mulch. Everything for the fall garden has sprouted except the spinach and lettuce which haven’t been planted and the onions which are probably waiting on rain. The mustard is almost ready to start picking. If this rain cools the soil a little, the spinach and lettuce can go in the ground.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
Showing posts with label mulberries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mulberries. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Arbor Day Trees
Join the Arbor Day Foundation for $10 and get 10 “free” trees. Of the 10 from last year, 3 are still alive. This fall, for taking a survey, there are 10 more trees plus a crepe myrtle. They won’t be labeled so it is really fun to guess what they are. They will be planted between the street and the sidewalk. If 3 live each year and I only want 9 trees, someday my part of the streetscape will be tree-lined.
The Arbor Day trees are just tiny little sticks, some of them don’t even have roots. I’m excited that 3 of them lived. Of all the blueberries I have planted, there are only 2 plants alive. I have planted at least 10 or 12. They were a lot more expensive than the Arbor Day trees. This year, I will clone some blueberries and mulberries for a hedge on the inside side of the sidewalk. The birds seem to beat us to the mulberries in the back yard every year; but we like the birds too.
This is a really good time of year for taking most cuttings. Snip a 6” to 8” piece of new growth with a tiny bit of old growth. Dip this in some rooting hormone and plant it in some wet sand. Cover with plastic to maintain humidity. Mist the young plant every couple of days. Place the plant in indirect light rather than in strong sunlight. When the plant has developed roots and begins to show signs of growth transplant it to a pot for about a year before planting it in the ground.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
The Arbor Day trees are just tiny little sticks, some of them don’t even have roots. I’m excited that 3 of them lived. Of all the blueberries I have planted, there are only 2 plants alive. I have planted at least 10 or 12. They were a lot more expensive than the Arbor Day trees. This year, I will clone some blueberries and mulberries for a hedge on the inside side of the sidewalk. The birds seem to beat us to the mulberries in the back yard every year; but we like the birds too.
This is a really good time of year for taking most cuttings. Snip a 6” to 8” piece of new growth with a tiny bit of old growth. Dip this in some rooting hormone and plant it in some wet sand. Cover with plastic to maintain humidity. Mist the young plant every couple of days. Place the plant in indirect light rather than in strong sunlight. When the plant has developed roots and begins to show signs of growth transplant it to a pot for about a year before planting it in the ground.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
Monday, May 24, 2010
Expert Advice on Mulberries
Yesterday(Friday) I had the pleasure to speak with Paul Banner of Banner Nurseries. This is a third generation nursery family and Paul knows his stuff. I had plans to propagate some mulberry plants this fall. He said “Do it now.” Take the new growth at the end of the branches, dip it in Rootone. Stick it in a good potting mix and keep it in the shade. I will do it this weekend.
The corn has started to stand back up a little bit. We are supposed to have more thunderstorms this weekend, so I hope it doesn’t get smashed again. The first yellow crookneck squash will be picked tomorrow or Sunday. There are zucchini as big as a pinky finger. Squash and onions, here we come. There are still no little tomatoes, just blossoms. The plants are beautiful; but eating is better than looking.
Mesclun is producing faster than we can eat it or give it away. It will probably not freeze well, so we will have to eat more salads. The cucumbers have blossoms and will soon have cukes. We will have everything except the home-grown tomatoes.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
The corn has started to stand back up a little bit. We are supposed to have more thunderstorms this weekend, so I hope it doesn’t get smashed again. The first yellow crookneck squash will be picked tomorrow or Sunday. There are zucchini as big as a pinky finger. Squash and onions, here we come. There are still no little tomatoes, just blossoms. The plants are beautiful; but eating is better than looking.
Mesclun is producing faster than we can eat it or give it away. It will probably not freeze well, so we will have to eat more salads. The cucumbers have blossoms and will soon have cukes. We will have everything except the home-grown tomatoes.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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