September 5 , 2019
Glam Houseplant Design/Fall Vegetable Prep
And the heat run on . . . I ’ve been dosing my youthful Mexican beautyberry with some tedious - hosepipe water after moving it last year , but it still show sign of stress . new plants need a few years to handle workaday drought or frost . Still , fall beckons and that means novel pickings from the cool weather vegetable garden , let in shekels , greens of all form , carrot , beets , and broccoli . Check outTravis County Extension ’s veggie planting calendar .
Before we establish seeds or transplants , what should we do after a time of year of rampant fungal disease and Lord’s Day - scald grime ? Here to help this week isRandy ThompsonfromSunshine Community Gardens . Watch now for on - target tipsto prep beds for raw arrivals and how to control noxious weeds like khaki weed .
Oh , consider seat a few dollars in a soil temperature thermometer . Even when it seems cooler to us ( eventually ! ) , the ground may be too hot for our seeds to germinate before they rot . Watch thisto see why . Abundant rain earlier this summer , followed by sudden warmth and drouth , create problems . Brian Tabone’slemon tree manifested this yellowish rule on its leave . We checked withDr . Kevin Ongat theA&M Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab , who confirmed Daphne ’s medical prognosis of nutrient leach . ( Since then , Brian ’s tree diagram looks better thanks to extra fertilizer and Fe chelate compound )
The sound news is that spectator grabbed gorgeous shots of their pollinator plants . InBrigitte and Steve Tannen’slantana , a golden silk ball - weaver prevent guard , but let ’s trust it missed the eating butterfly . Get all of Daphne ’s troubled flora resolution and viewer picture now !
Usually we ’d be lightly pruning our perennials and roses veracious about now . With this heat and want of wet , I ’m place off that chore until we get sincere rain and ice chest temporary . Otherwise , it ’s like making our plants run a 25k without a water nursing bottle . rather , find oneself a coolheaded daub to clean and sharpen your tools so they ’re quick to make the cutting when the heat energy breaks . Watch how John beget tools in tops shape !
ON TOUR : By day you may unravel intoMelissa Hagen , Houseplant Manager atTillery Street Plant Company . At household , she rear at least 60 houseplant of all sort in a standard bedroom . Since Melissa ’s plant recognise her sunup and dark , she knows exactly what her customers confront , from design to care . For her , contrive with containers is just as playfulness and originative as coiffure an outdoor bed or boundary line . cunning vas even become long - term container for water - rooted plants . She ’s got an eye for nifty , careful container , but she include artisan containers , including those plan by Traci Hutson for husband Jon ’s Tillery Street Plant Company . Like an outside garden , she layers size , texture , and display . A bromeliad resides in a moss - covered ball call kokedama . Bird ’s nest ferns cuddle in a local artisan ’s macramé slings . Melissa just toss off the plastic arise pots into the sling . An air plant ( Tillandsia ) tuck into another . Along with design tips , Melissa explains houseplant care from watering to plague . The most important concern is light and understanding what each plant needs . We recorded in February when the igniter was soft , but Melissa differentiate us that in summer , windowsills can register 100 ° . you could pull plants forth or set up dark glasses . Melissa does n’t go for the number . Along with her genius with people of color , she brings mob memories close to her heart and daily perspective . When she found her great - grandmother ’s stunning mirror , she knew it reflected her esthetical . Plus , she ’s got the ultimate design partner : her mum , Eileen Hagen!A nurse in San Antonio , Eileen has a hang for corking finds and restoring them for what Melissa lovingly describes as “ the store of Mom!”Watch Melissa ’s story now !
And thanks for turn back by ! See you next week , Linda
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