need Native plants that can grow indoors
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Comments (8)Hi Melissa -- did you ever get that email I sent you about digging a swale to capture rainwater on a hillside? I'm working on a similar project (slowly) and thought of you. Fundamentally I agree with you. It's best to grow plants that want to grow in the conditions you can offer them. I have a couple exceptions. You mentioned blueberries. I just adore blueberries. If you stick to the newer southern highbush varieties such as Misty, Oneal, and Sunshine Blue you may have better luck. Sunshine Blue in particular is said to be a little more tolerant of higher pH. Try a raised bed filled with compost, wood chip, and peat as a growing medium. I'm experimenting with the same mixture, some soil and sulfur added, dug as a trench in the ground. It is too soon to tell, but so far all but one of my blueberries are growing well and not chlorotic. I did lose one, but think that I lost it to hot dry weather when I was away. They do need water. I don't begrudge it to food plants. My other exception is that I planted a couple of avocado trees because Tom loves them so much. I'm not convinced that I'm going to be able to make them happy, but we're giving it a try. After killing about two dozen rhododendrons, I've given up on them. I have two left. One under the redwood trees actually looks reasonably happy. The other, alas, is on its way out. I do so love rhododendrons. At least I have roses! And apples. And plums, and figs, and citrus. Really, so much does well here that it is silly to sigh for the few plants that won't thrive for me. It means that when I go garden visiting and see favorite plants I cannot grow well, I have the special thrill that comes from seeing the less accustomed beauty. Rosefolly...See MoreCan native scottish plants grow well MI?
Comments (5)Well, the heaths and heathers will survive here in central Michigan, just need excellent drainage. Really being promoted for winter color in the garden magazines. The best ones I have seen here were in raised gravel beds, berm type areas, raised almost 2ft. This gave good drainage, didn't keep the centers, bud growth areas, damp or covered with mulch. Cold was not the problems, sitting in wet dirt killed them. Mold on green areas and root rot....See Moreindoor growing,big plants,no pods,need help
Comments (10)OK, Since you are from Canada, your outdoor growing season is about over. You will pretty much have to make the most of an indoor system. I would feel that light is going to be a big issue. You have many plants but only one grow light. A big 400W light is great but it's coverage is limited. Once your plants begin to grow, you will be cramping them together to get them under the light. I think you will have to add more lights. This is one reason I like flourescent tube lights. They may not put out quite as much light but they cover a much larger area. Put 400W worth of those up in 4 or 5, 4-foot shop lights with two 40W bulbs each and you have a small room full of light. Anyway, winter is notorious for very low humidity indoors. That will be an issue as well. You can buy an inexpensive humidity gauge that also has the temp to keep track of the humidity. They are sold at most department stores for $10 to $20. How you raise the humidity indoors is another issue. You could run a "humidifier" and if you have your plants isolated in a closed room, that could help a lot. It seems a lot of trouble to grow plants indoors. I grew my peppers from seed last winter indoors and I was so happy when I finally could get them outside in the Spring. Nearly all the problems I was having with them cleared up within the first week that I put them outside. Josh (Greenman28) and some of the other vets out there can be more of assistance on the fertilizers and probably have a better grasp on the whole process....See MoreNew natives growing and planting.
Comments (382)I sowed the Sisyrinchium this past december, still waiting to see if they germinate. They should come up this spring right? I dont expect them to flower this year but at least I can get 30 of them, a small colony, in the ground growing and preparing to flower next year. I wintersowed them in a flat last year too, but my row cover ripped and made like a chute that directed water straight into the tray, and a lot of the soil, and presumably seeds too, washed away. No germination from that tray....See Mores8us89ds
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