Sulliesbrew wrote:
I am jealous, up here in MN we are about to pick some radishes and transplanted lettuce has been eaten. Beans are up, potatoes are looking good. I usually pull the first dozen blossoms on the tomatoes and peppers to get some better rooting in first.
We have been busy adding to our flower garden, which is mostly tulips.
Any tips on growing cold weather magnolia trees is appreciated, ours doesn't look great after its first winter... We planted a couple weeks early (usually do the week after memorial day), got lucky the hail that brought Rick_pcfl up here missed the metro.
Container tomatoes are looking really good, we also do our cuces that way. Have some planter boxes to build around our new patio this summer.
When our lupin opens fully I will have something more than green plants to post.
For weeds between rows, I put grass clippings down around everything, our soil is so sandy it is nice to add some organics.
Check your soil pH. Magnolias generally prefer acidic soil. If the pH is high amend around the tree(s) with sulfur.
Our soil is alkaline so we use sulfur around all the magnolias, azaleas, blueberries, etc. Too alkaline and they can't take up nitrogen as well and you won't get much growth or they just kind of hang on slowly withering away.
County extension offices will run the test or you can get tests from the great god Amazon that work well too.
I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.
