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Pre-Halloween Deluge Makes The Garden HAPPY

Jim in Los Altos

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Last night's drenching was a real blessing and, hopefully, it's what we're going to see lots of this rainy season. The sun is peaking out now and it's in the 70s...sooo nice.

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Licuala ramsayi Dictosperma album, R. regia stem, baby coconut :)

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Wodyetia bifurcata and fat old Washy trunk Licuala peltata 'sumawongii'

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Chambeyronia macrocarpa and palm trees

Syagrus costae to its left

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Livistona chinensis "monster" Kings are being very fruitful

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Jeves and Howea in background Rhopolostylis sapida

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Allagoptera caudescens Queen Bu Ju

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See you Halloween...HAA, HAA, HHHAAAAA

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Great shots Jim! It's rolled over here now. I'm watching it fall on the garden and I'm am literally in awe at the sight.

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Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Great shots Jim! It's rolled over here now. I'm watching it fall on the garden and I'm am literally in awe at the sight.

Fantastic, Glenn. I hope you get lots!

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How much rain did you get Jim?

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I came at the wrong time of year, I think. Love the decorations.

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Matty, The storm whipped through pretty fast but we managed a third of an inch regardless. The grassy area hillsides are starting to green up now which is nice and these warm temperatures after a rainfall are such a bonus too. We're expecting the next storm to hit next week.

Keith, what you see in the daylight pictures is one thing. The Halloween night "production" here is another. Singing animated jack-o-lanterns, animated sickly lady swinging on porch swing, lots of ugly demented dolls, and lots of lighting effects. We have a lot of fun here and get 100 to 150 trick-or-treater kids and probably close to that many adult chaperones Halloween night. BOO!

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Keith, what you see in the daylight pictures is one thing. The Halloween night "production" here is another. Singing animated jack-o-lanterns, animated sickly lady swinging on porch swing, lots of ugly demented dolls, and lots of lighting effects. We have a lot of fun here and get 100 to 150 trick-or-treater kids and probably close to that many adult chaperones Halloween night. BOO!

Well, this calls for a video. Post em up, buddy.

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Looking awesome Jim! The rain here was most welcome. But the winds and the resulting pine needle deluge were less so.

I need to get some advice from you at some point on companion plants. What are those red ground covers around the Chamby/Syagrus?

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Looking awesome Jim! The rain here was most welcome. But the winds and the resulting pine needle deluge were less so.

I need to get some advice from you at some point on companion plants. What are those red ground covers around the Chamby/Syagrus?

Thanks, Ben. The red leafed plants, a favorite of mine are Iresine herbsii (bloodleaf). They will grow in full shade as well as in part day full sun, are heat tolerant but aren't drought tolerant except in cool summer coastal areas. They'll even grow in water as long as it isn't stagnant.

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They are gorgeous. I see they are pretty tender. Not sure they will make it here.

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They are gorgeous. I see they are pretty tender. Not sure they will make it here.

Try a few in protected spots, Ben. Mine sailed through the 2007 freeze with superficial damage that they grew out of in short order. I have a completely exposed one that gets frosted most winters and it's now the biggest one in my yard.

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Will do Jim - trying to track some down - thanks for the advice.

It's actually Iresine lindenii, not herbsii. I goofed. Herbsii is a bit more tender. Lindenii is tougher.

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Jim your Halloween layout is frighteningly brilliant ! Of course the garden looks as good as ever ~!

I grow the Iresine (bloodleaf) down here in my garden and has never been affected by cold temps .

A short video of the Halloween toys in action would be greatly appreciated :yay:

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Top pics Jim, a little envious myself as we have had 4ml of rain in Oct and my garden is struggling.

Great looking garden you have there.

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The bloodleaf plants are an easy plant to prpagate and i get lots of compliments on ours they are definetely a nice spash of color in a palm garden. Your Halloween pics are awesome and of course you have a great eye for mixing up the landscape cheers

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Thanks all for the compliments. They're promising a lot of rain Halloween and Halloween night. Great for the palms...not so great for the trick-or-treaters.

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