Utah Yard Projects

[RyManUtah]

An ailing Georgia Peach tree. The tree was dig out and removed, so I brought it home to give it a chance. Has seen transplant shock, leaf curl and a few windy / dusty storms. We’ll see. Should it perish, I’m thinking to replace it with a fig or plum. Something that can take heavy pruning to not invade power lines but provide summer shade for the grow boxes. 
 

[amh]

47 minutes ago, RyManUtah said:

59 minutes ago, Swolte said:

This stuff is so tough for me. I never water it, deer leave it alone, and it takes all the elements (even 3F). Long lasting flowers, edible, and it keeps the weeds out as a dense groundcover. Seriously, what more do you want? I have a one-species/variety policy in my garden but I don't enforce it for this one! 

Good to know, thanks. This one seems to be in a better location than another I had. I think the sun got it lol. It seems to be fairly tough. This one resumes growth in February. 

The deer will browse society garlic in my area, but the plants always survive and continue growing.

Climate doesn't seem to be a problem either, because the plants can survive being submerged during floods and handle droughts with little to no irrigation.

[ahosey01]

On 5/10/2022 at 8:30 PM, RyManUtah said:

An ailing Georgia Peach tree. The tree was dig out and removed, so I brought it home to give it a chance. Has seen transplant shock, leaf curl and a few windy / dusty storms. We’ll see. Should it perish, I’m thinking to replace it with a fig or plum. Something that can take heavy pruning to not invade power lines but provide summer shade for the grow boxes. 
 

The problem with these is going to be entirely based on your soil.  If you have like, clay, river bottom alluvial stuff that was farmed at one point, you've got a good shot with this.  If you have that upland sandy stuff that the houses on the hills have, then you're going to be in a conundrum.  The alkalinity in those soils is so high that they have limited quantities of nutrients which are bioavailable to trees like this.  They also drain and dry out quickly and leach nutrients easily.  However, when the soil is saturated, the tree is capable of withdrawing less nutrients.

If you have soil #1 I described, then water the hell out of this thing and it should do well.  Maybe paint the trunk white in the summer while the foliar cover is sparse.  If you have soil #2, your best shot is to work some SoilMoist into the sand, use a slow-release micronutrient fertilizer and EDDHA iron chelate and water as little as is possible without putting it into drought stress.  Also a foliar micronutrient feed (Southern Ag makes one intended for citrus that should work just as well for peaches) would be a good move too.

[RyManUtah]

[RyManUtah]

These are nearly ripe 

[Silas_Sancona]

3 minutes ago, RyManUtah said:

These are nearly ripe 

Nice.. You going to try to germinate any later?

[RyManUtah]

2 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Nice.. You going to try to germinate any later?

You already know 

[RyManUtah]

On 5/20/2022 at 2:50 PM, ahosey01 said:

he problem with these is going to be entirely based on your soil.  If you have like, clay, river bottom alluvial stuff that was farmed at one point, you've got a good shot

Good to know, thanks. I have the first. It was farmed until 1992. 

[RyManUtah]

Pallet, keyhole garden box. Small bush is a pomegranate sapling. 

 

[RyManUtah]

3 year old filifera transplant transplanted as seedling

Vs 2 year old filifera, sown in place 

 

[RyManUtah]

Lemon cucumber seems to handle the sun the best. 

[Reyes Vargas]

On 6/11/2022 at 11:35 PM, RyManUtah said:

How do you grow your tomatos without them getting blossom end rot.  I've tried everything and nothing works so i just gave up.

[RyManUtah]

2 minutes ago, Reyes Vargas said:

How do you grow your tomatos without them getting blossom end rot.  I've tried everything and nothing works so i just gave up

Shade. Morning sun only.  My soil is also already pretty high in calcium, which I’m sure helps significantly. 

[RyManUtah]

15 hours ago, RyManUtah said:

Shade. Morning sun only.  My soil is also already pretty high in calcium, which I’m sure helps significantly. 

They are planted on the east side of my house. I use the “extra shade” below them to grow strawberries, lettuce and carrots in the summer. I sow under plants in February, tomatoes in March.

[RyManUtah]

Sabal blackburniana’s nice sun acclimation 

[RyManUtah]

Sabal bermudana 

[RyManUtah]

Sabal palmetto 

[RyManUtah]

Sabal miamiensis x mexicana 

[RyManUtah]

Canna var dartolution lol , planted in palm runoff area

[RyManUtah]

The aforementioned cucumbers 

[RyManUtah]

On 5/10/2022 at 9:01 PM, amh said:

I'll plant one tomorrow. 

This is what it looks like when it grows out of the winter frost bite 

[RyManUtah]

Things are happening 

[SailorBold]

14 minutes ago, RyManUtah said:

Things are happening 

Is that your tricho?

[RyManUtah]

3 minutes ago, SailorBold said:

Is that your tricho?

Yeah, my largest. Here she is:

I actually have three now. I’m assuming it’s a side arm being so low - though I could be wrong. 
this other has some funky stuff going on:

this is the seedling I raised :

[Dartolution]

On 7/3/2022 at 12:01 PM, RyManUtah said:

Canna var dartolution lol , planted in palm runoff area

HAHAHA @RyManUtah var. dartolution. funny. haha 

They look good Ryan! 

Remind me again, I sent you the blackburniana right? Does yours have distinct blue in the newly emerging leaves? 

 

[RyManUtah]

20 minutes ago, Dartolution said:

Remind me again, I sent you the blackburniana right? Does yours have distinct blue in the newly emerging leaves? 

Yes to all of that. The color doesn’t show very well on camera. You can see it best in the evening 

[Dartolution]

Mine is the same way. Photos remove the glaucous hue entirely for some reason. 

[amh]

On 7/3/2022 at 11:58 AM, RyManUtah said:

Sabal miamiensis x mexicana 

Is this of Leu garden parentage?

15 hours ago, RyManUtah said:

This is what it looks like when it grows out of the winter frost bite 

Mine hasn't grown any this year, but even the potted specimens are static.

[RyManUtah]

3 hours ago, amh said:

 

On 7/3/2022 at 10:58 AM, RyManUtah said:

Sabal miamiensis x mexicana 

Is this of Leu garden parentage?

 

It is. I got the seeds from Meg. 

[SailorBold]

Nice.. heres what my trichos base looks like now.. i may just let them go. Will you remove them you think?

There is definitely variability with the spination huh? 

I have what I think is a pasacana that's covered in spines.. but not entirely sure.. I think I've seen terscheckiis for sale as gold spine that look quite similar. I'll attach a pic..(notice tip burn on the oleander)..

The apple cactus looks to be growing quite quick! I haven't tried too many columnars...that one is interesting for sure.

Edited July 11, 2022 by SailorBold

[RyManUtah]

On 7/10/2022 at 8:38 PM, SailorBold said:

heres what my trichos base looks like now.. i may just let them go. Will you remove them you think?

Love it. I can’t decide. It’s about 4” off the ground. I may leave it. I may also try to root it for guerrilla purposes.  

[amh]

On 7/10/2022 at 5:55 PM, RyManUtah said:

It is. I got the seeds from Meg. 

Cool, I have some of those seeds germinating along with pure Sabal miamiensis.

[RyManUtah]

23 hours ago, amh said:

Cool, I have some of those seeds germinating along with pure Sabal miamiensis.

Nice. I’ve notice the pure grows slower for me than the hybrid. Here is my Sabal miamiensis - which takes the sun amazingly for its size. 

[RyManUtah]

Opuntia santarita  doing well 

 

Started my steps and walkway - made from whatever. 

[RyManUtah]

[RyManUtah]

Trachycarpus princeps  needs more shade than it was getting. Recently moved to afternoon shade. 
 

[RyManUtah]

Muley in its weed jungle 

 

 

[SailorBold]

Looking good.. that lantana looks different with bigger leaves?? I need to add some of those.. which variety is that?

Do I see a mesquite?? Or my eyes playing tricks?

[BeyondTheGarden]

I'm curious, have you (or has anyone) tried bamboo in the desert?  I've got a few clumps that I've virtually never watered here in a Mediterranean climate (drought through the summer) and although they grow slower, they seem to be survivors.   The only one that has died, is one that went to seed. 

[BeyondTheGarden]

11 hours ago, RyManUtah said:

Muley in its weed jungle 

Can't remember where I saw this but, 
"If it weren't for weeds, I'd have no lawn at all!"  

The good thing about weeds is that they don't die and turn all brown and dead when the rain turns off for the summer.  I never appreciated weeds until I moved to a place that doesn't get rain in the summer.