Hey Marna just wanted to say hi and see how everything is going... So after further investigation into to variegated pachysandra it is indeed that. Do they produce seeds? If so i could grab some when they produce them i am sure lots of people would like them. It is variegated Japanese pachysandra to be exact. Also i looked at your post yesterday and saw that people were interested in butterfly weed! I have pulled a couple seeds pods off of my plant I'm not 100% sure if i pulled them to soon but your more than welcome to them if i can find them i had put them in the cupholder of the lawnmower but with my moms crazy driving who knows if they are still there i will check when i go home on Thursday.
So what else is new? I am sure there is something going on in those gardens. Well i am going to go study but look forward to hearing from you and take care!
Krissy
HI Krissy. It's always so good to hear from you. I really appreciate that you take the time in your busy college schedule to stay in touch. Pachysandra is propagated by division and root cuttings. They are real easy to transplant and multiply by the roots. I couldn't find any info on seeds.
The butterfly weed's seed pods are not ready to be harvested yet. They are in the milkweed family. Those pods will turn brown and then the seeds will be dispelled like the other milkweed plants. I have my eye on the ones over here. I have lots of them and will have plenty of seeds to share.
I have been learning more about wild edibles. Found out that what I thought was Deutzia, as I was never able to see any reference pictures, is actually Autumn Olive, a banned tree in MA!!! Well it has the best berries for making into fruit strips!! It'll be ready for picking in the next few weeks. Got a taste sample from the guide on my recent hike through Birchwold Farms here in Wrentham.
The Crapapple bed is just about ready for layer mulching for edibles for next spring!! Had lots of help with it over the weekend. Thanks Ann Marie and Maureen yesterday for doing so much of the digging to help me move those large hostas so they are no longer crowding each other. The Elephant Ear Hosta immediately stood so proud once unencumbered by the other large specimens. I even got to dig up and split one of my large White Bleeding Hearts, and all who helped this weekend got to take some home. I finished off by moving small mounds of Thyme throughout the bed to get it established for a wonderful living mulch under the Hosta and Bleeding Hearts. Then I proceeded to throw my back out again. But, thankfully, all the work had been completed.
So today I am resting the body and getting ready for tonight's class on soil. We will be testing everyone's soil for pH and Nitrogen levels, and discussing different ways to enrich and to prepare the soil for next spring's gardens.
I figure there will be plenty of time over the winter to get to posting all the wonderful pictures I have been taking.
STOP THE PRESS!!! Krissy, you are going to love this. I was cutting down the Fennel for Ann Marie's arrival yesterday - she uses the seeds for sausage - when I found ---- an Anise Swallowtail caterpillar!!! Then in another patch I was cutting, I found another. Two at this time of year is most unusual, but they will be overwintering. How great I will have 2 Anise or Eastern Black Swallowtails, plus a Spicebush Swallowtail butterflies to look forward to in the spring, before any plants are up enough for new little caterpillars!!
Remember all, if you want Fennel for next years brood, you need to put it in first thing in the spring, and you know where to get it. HERE!!!
HI Krissy. It's always so good to hear from you. I really appreciate that you take the time in your busy college schedule to stay in touch. Pachysandra is propagated by division and root cuttings. They are real easy to transplant and multiply by the roots. I couldn't find any info on seeds.
The butterfly weed's seed pods are not ready to be harvested yet. They are in the milkweed family. Those pods will turn brown and then the seeds will be dispelled like the other milkweed plants. I have my eye on the ones over here. I have lots of them and will have plenty of seeds to share.
I have been learning more about wild edibles. Found out that what I thought was Deutzia, as I was never able to see any reference pictures, is actually Autumn Olive, a banned tree in MA!!! Well it has the best berries for making into fruit strips!! It'll be ready for picking in the next few weeks. Got a taste sample from the guide on my recent hike through Birchwold Farms here in Wrentham.
The Crapapple bed is just about ready for layer mulching for edibles for next spring!! Had lots of help with it over the weekend. Thanks Ann Marie and Maureen yesterday for doing so much of the digging to help me move those large hostas so they are no longer crowding each other. The Elephant Ear Hosta immediately stood so proud once unencumbered by the other large specimens. I even got to dig up and split one of my large White Bleeding Hearts, and all who helped this weekend got to take some home. I finished off by moving small mounds of Thyme throughout the bed to get it established for a wonderful living mulch under the Hosta and Bleeding Hearts. Then I proceeded to throw my back out again. But, thankfully, all the work had been completed.
So today I am resting the body and getting ready for tonight's class on soil. We will be testing everyone's soil for pH and Nitrogen levels, and discussing different ways to enrich and to prepare the soil for next spring's gardens.
I figure there will be plenty of time over the winter to get to posting all the wonderful pictures I have been taking.
STOP THE PRESS!!! Krissy, you are going to love this. I was cutting down the Fennel for Ann Marie's arrival yesterday - she uses the seeds for sausage - when I found ---- an Anise Swallowtail caterpillar!!! Then in another patch I was cutting, I found another. Two at this time of year is most unusual, but they will be overwintering. How great I will have 2 Anise or Eastern Black Swallowtails, plus a Spicebush Swallowtail butterflies to look forward to in the spring, before any plants are up enough for new little caterpillars!!
Remember all, if you want Fennel for next years brood, you need to put it in first thing in the spring, and you know where to get it. HERE!!!
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