June 24 , 2010
Abutilons, tomato problems, chitalpa trunk split
Aside from the heat , you cognize it ’s June when Ellen blooms ! My crinum ‘ Ellen Bosanquet ’ is another survivor of drouth and extreme freezes .
Another ruffianly flora through drouth and last wintertime ’s kabosh is my 2 - year - old ‘ Patrick ’s ’ genus Abutilon ( Abutilon pictum‘Patrick ’s ’ ) , named fordesigner Patrick Kirwin , who took a cutting to Conrad Bering atBarton Springs Nursery .
Not so long ago , genus Abutilon were a garden bangle , since we questioned their survival position in wintertime . For sure , some of us recede them when it plump to 10 ° . But most of them were okay , including Pam Penick ’s ‘ Marilyn ’s Choice ’ atDigging .
Since a spate of us are new to abutilons , this workweek on CTG , Tom meets with Mae Sanchez fromBarton Springs Nurseryto give us some tips on their care . I did n’t realise that they come in many sizing , like the Bella Red she features : a smaller , more thick variety .
Mae show off tall specimen , too , like this luscious garden pink that ’s a recent addition to Robin Mayfield ’s garden atGetting Grounded .
GetMae ’s works list and detailsfor these enchanting additions to your garden , even in part shade .
This calendar week , Daphneanswers Heath Weber ’s query on hischitalpa body splitting .
Chiltalpa is a cross betweenCatalpa bignonioidesandChilopsis linearis(desert willow ) . Get Daphne ’s solution about thissituation and all her tips . And thanks , Heath !
On the pip leaning of top interrogative sentence : love apple problem . This week , Trisha tackle the insects that are pester you , including leaf miners and problems like heyday end rot and former blight . Get herdetailed listto help you pilot tomato torment !
Even though the tomato hornworm is specially destructive , you really have to admire this one from Lee Clippard , who blogs atThe Grackle .
If you may re - locate some to a honeysuckle , include the native coral coast banksia , you ’ll terminate up with pollenate sphinx moths , often called “ hummingbird ” moths due to their size of it .
I ’m certain that the leaffooted hemipterous insect MUST have a beneficial function in this world , but tomato growers know it as a major headache . They mottle the fruit by sucking it , making it inedible . Garden bloggerMostly Weedshas an attractive specimen that had a mo of fame before he meet her “ Bucket of Death ” .
wanderer mites , a eccentric of arachnid , are bad news show on tomatoes and other plants as we head up into raging , dust-covered weather . You may not see them right aside . Most likely , you ’ll see spotted leaves , like this advanced leg from Wizzie Brown , Texas AgriLife Extension bugologist . Check out her blog for what else is wiretap you .
On tour , take a drive through the 1920s Hill Country onSteve Blackson ’s garden railway system .
And yea , you canwatch online , too !
Until next hebdomad , Linda
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