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I found my cable so now can post pictures.
My lot -- .32 acres with house about in center. Backyard "faces" east--backs up to dense woods. (I have some trash trees to clear but morning sun will be filtered always.)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57998&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57998&ppuser=17055)
I have potted citrus, etc where they get sun from 10 to 2; they're thriving. I'll post pictures of the front eventually.
10:26 AM
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cincinnana
06-20-2015, 01:42 PM
You're going to need some tools.
Here are three of them.
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They're overdressed for this place! Got any with beards and hats? They're good workers. :ha:
I've been reading up on eradicating Wandering Jew; anyone want some cuttings? Growing it inside up north I killed it easily; here it just snickers at my efforts. I also have 3 types of philodendrons in my jungle including that huge leafed type that loves climbing trees. (At the risk of offending anyone--I have been spraying but it doesn't happen overnight.)
Okay, here's 3 pictures of the front yard. Yes, I have 4 scrap pines, a palm of some sort and a magnificent Norfolk pine that are 30' tall. (My mother had a 2' indoor specimen she babied for many years; I had no idea they grew that big!) Grass (and weeds) grow just fine beneath the canopy so I'm hoping to tuck bananas in between. Feasible? (I'd rather keep the trees; they shade the house.)
Front bed full afternoon sun:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58092&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58092&ppuser=17055)
Lawn area under trees facing WSW:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58090&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58090&ppuser=17055)
Only area of front that gets all day sun: (Driveway has been treated.)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58089&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58089&ppuser=17055)
I think (unless the driver backs out) I've arranged to have 25 to 30 yards of free county "compost" delivered so I can retire the mower soon. Grass is highly overrated IMO.
cincinnana
06-20-2015, 08:01 PM
Do you have to hand water?
Well /pump/irrigation.
I believe there's a hose bib in front; it's broken but there's a hose holder on the wall above it. I couldn't believe there's not a water shutoff valve in the house; in MD it's illegal to turn off the water at their meter but my plumber and house inspector acted like it was SOP. And I may have found it! There's a joint compound bucket buried in the front bed--outside! Honestly, the plumbing and such in Florida is very odd compared to what I grew up with.
I have a well that hasn't been tested; I'm not really sure how to turn it on plus the wire is frayed. (Yes, I need a really good handyman or an electrician because the former owner jerry rigged a lot of things.) Could be dry. Probably needs priming. Pump is relatively new and I know they used it a few years ago.
I'd like to put up some gutters. (Who doesn't have gutters?) I only need 2 short spans but they'd fill rain barrels (cheap ones available) quickly; natural H20 is my watering preference when possible.
I don't anticipate installing irrigation; having gardened through more than a few horribly dry seasons, I know the value of mulch and biweekly deep watering rather than daily sprinkling. I have hoses and can purchase more; I can figure them out when needed.
Nearly all my plants are in pots just now. I won't be planting anything until I have the "dirt" set up and it cools down. In compost my tomatoes and peppers are doing okay but my hibiscus (I have not watered) are not happy. 2 bananas and lemongrass, in compost, are growing well. Raspberries I tucked into existing dirt (read: sand) are struggling despite watering; I recently placed some pine needles around them and they've perked up.
It's not that I don't care about my plants; I'm trying to learn a new climate and coddling them doesn't increase my knowledge of their tolerances. (Ferns from you are potted up in the carport and being babied; they were dying in the front bed which is far too sunny. With all those trees--who'd have guessed?)
Since this thread is about my new jungle, does anyone know what I have growing?
Yes, I know elephant ears but the one with peach spikes is...?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58122&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58122&ppuser=17055)
This isn't poison ivy but it isn't philodendron either...is it?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58123&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58123&ppuser=17055)
Kevin2685
06-24-2015, 08:36 AM
It's hard to make out what the peach spike looks like. Is it a flower or do you have a closer picture.
cincinnana
06-24-2015, 09:24 PM
I believe there's a hose bib in front; it's broken but there's a hose holder on the wall above it. I couldn't believe there's not a water shutoff valve in the house; in MD it's illegal to turn off the water at their meter but my plumber and house inspector acted like it was SOP. And I may have found it! There's a joint compound bucket buried in the front bed--outside! Honestly, the plumbing and such in Florida is very odd compared to what I grew up with.
I have a well that hasn't been tested; I'm not really sure how to turn it on plus the wire is frayed. (Yes, I need a really good handyman or an electrician because the former owner jerry rigged a lot of things.) Could be dry. Probably needs priming. Pump is relatively new and I know they used it a few years ago.
I'd like to put up some gutters. (Who doesn't have gutters?) I only need 2 short spans but they'd fill rain barrels (cheap ones available) quickly; natural H20 is my watering preference when possible.
I don't anticipate installing irrigation; having gardened through more than a few horribly dry seasons, I know the value of mulch and biweekly deep watering rather than daily sprinkling. I have hoses and can purchase more; I can figure them out when needed.
Nearly all my plants are in pots just now. I won't be planting anything until I have the "dirt" set up and it cools down. In compost my tomatoes and peppers are doing okay but my hibiscus (I have not watered) are not happy. 2 bananas and lemongrass, in compost, are growing well. Raspberries I tucked into existing dirt (read: sand) are struggling despite watering; I recently placed some pine needles around them and they've perked up.
It's not that I don't care about my plants; I'm trying to learn a new climate and coddling them doesn't increase my knowledge of their tolerances. (Ferns from you are potted up in the carport and being babied; they were dying in the front bed which is far too sunny. With all those trees--who'd have guessed?)
Well we got some work to do....thinking....
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