What did you do in the garden today?

[LifeSimpleAndSweet]

I tried those and IMO worthless. A ziplock filled with moist potting soil works better.

That's how I tried it.

 

[Sally PB]

I hear thunder off in the distance. It would be nice if the rain waited until after lockup. But I'm not so sweet I'll melt in the rain.

70s tomorrow, then back to 40s and 50s! There will be nights in the 30s to go with that. I guess that actually helps me; I won't have to worry about the fruit trees and blueberries budding out.

10 years ago, Grand Rapids and the surrounding area had record flooding. The Grand River was so high, it was noticeably larger from satellite images from space!

We're not on the Grand River, but we are on the Flat River. Luckily, we're about 80-90 feet above it, so there was no worry about it flooding us out.

And, here comes the rain.

 

[jerryse]

I've not had a lot of luck with ground layering except with blackberries and raspberries and figs. All so easy.

I've tried Nanking bush cherries, wild persimmon, mulberry, various fruit trees.

Persimmon will grow from roots. If you dig one up and do not get all the root a tree will grow. Named varieties are grafted onto seedlings. FYI persimmons have male and female trees as do mulberries. Mulberry roots will not grow sprouts like persimmon. Some persimmon and mulberries can set seedless fruit without pollination. Also both have a few trees that have both sexes of flowers.

 

[BReeder!]

Thunderstorm just came through. Only lasted 30 minutes or so. I did not get the tilling done before it came through though so I'm not getting sunflowers in yet.

I will share some pics though of the greenhouse plants:

Tomatoes

Tomatoes did suffer a little frost damage when I unplugged the heater the other day and forgot to reset it. They bounced back though except a few leaves that are drying up as you can see here.

Sweet and got pepper plants are doing very well.

Herbs

Pickling cucumbers are sprouting to the right. Toward the left Charentais melon is sprouting (tiny green dot covered in soil is the sprout poking through.

 

[jerryse]

That's what I tried. But why they all told me to remove the cambium layer, I don't know.

Seems a smaller nick instead of removing an entire ring.

I do not remove bark or cambium. They say it will fail to root if you do not remove cambium.

 

[jerryse]

I've not had a lot of luck with ground layering except with blackberries and raspberries and figs. All so easy.

I've tried Nanking bush cherries, wild persimmon, mulberry, various fruit trees.

Many fruit trees will grow from roots but you get a standard tree. Sour cherries on their own roots will sucker as will some plums. Rootstocks are selected to not sucker as in a commercial orchard new trees popping up is a pain. Also dwarf and semi dwarf rootstocks are popular. I have no experience with Nanking.

 

[WthrLady]

I love the root balls!
I'm waiting a couple more weeks to get them going this year on some trees. (we still get to freezing at night)

 

[CNJ]

Seems a smaller nick instead of removing an entire ring.

I made a two inch ring and really scraped the bark off deep this time. The last time the bark grew back and there were some bumpy nodes on the top part. I think I gave up too soon.

This time I will give it at least three months., but since I have four I can check one every month. This guy rooted his mango branch in a month's time on You Tube. I wonder if he is real?

 

[igorsMistress]

Tomatoes, one already has flowers on it

This one is looking off and the other with this type leaf is sort the same. I don’t know for sure which it is, if I had to guess I’d say maybe Hungarian Heart

Jalapeños, I think I’m going to move them back over by the tomatoes, maybe the sun is too strong in the late afternoons

 

[pennyJo1960]

My typical statement I am sh*t I float. Sugar can melt in the rain I cannot.