Showing posts with label redbud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label redbud. Show all posts

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Beginning of Summer

This weekend we made the big move. We pulled out all of the greenhouse plants and pool deck furniture, signaling the official beginning of summer.

We're trying something a little different this year. In the spirit of thigmomorphogenesis, we are putting some new plants out by the pool. Some of our tropical fruit trees are well-rooted enough, we think, to hold up to the strong winds we occasionally get.

Fig (Ficus mysterious), jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora), camu camu (Myrciaria dubia), citrus (Labelus missingii)
Star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito), acerola (Malpighia emarginata), Washington Navel orange 

Calamondin
Ficus mysterious

Jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora)

It's a great time of year for flowers and foliage.

Lilac

Fothergilla gardenii

Cercis 'Appalachian Red' with owner shadows

Cercis 'Forest Pansy'

Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii)
Asimina triloba, Paw Paw



There is bud break on the grapes and the first spray of the year is in the books. We had the driest September-January period in Missouri in 40 years, in addition to zone-testing -9F temps in January. At least one of my varieties did not like it at all. Winter survival numbers:
  • Frontenac 9/9 
  • Foch 9/9
  • Traminette 8/9
  • Chardonel 9/9 
  • Chambourcin 9/9
  • Norton 42/44
  • Vidal 5/36

Basal shoot on Vidal, one of five
There is no time this year to replant. Best advice I've gotten so far is just cut them back and see if they return from the base. These vines grew very well last year and in fact my plan was to devigor them a little bit by letting them fruit. Scratch that plan. 

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Spring Collection of Pictures

I have been collecting a few pics of some interesting garden, greenhouse, and kitchen things, and so while I have nothing particularly interesting to write about, a post is in order.

Earlier this month we spread 45 cubic yards of mulch. Tom lent a skid loader which made all the difference.



My dear, with my dear dog
Around the yard, we have fruit...

Paw Paws (Asimina triloba)
Seviceberries (Amelanchier 'Regent' and others)
Elderberries (Sambucus canadensis)
...and flowers...

Japanese Snowbell tree (Styrax japonicus)

Shining Bluestar and Threadleaf Bluestar (Amsonia illustris and A. hubrectii)

Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)
Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’


Carolina Allspice (Calycanthus floridus)

Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red'
...and in the greenhouse, fruit as well.

Jaboticaba

Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis)
In the vineyard, some vines are showing a lot of growth...


...and, one day, this happened.


We have had a lot of rain.

Anas platyrhynchos
In the kitchen, a few interesting things.
Shawn is fond of carrot fries
Green papaya
Green papaya slaw, much better than expected actually
Blueberry lemon cake 
Kingston is slowly getting trained...


Keeley is not, but she's loyal.