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Do any of you grow fuchsias in the SF Bay area?
Comments (11)Before I got the rose bug I was all fuchsias all the time. The local growers here like 1/3 redwood compost, 1/3 potting soil and 1/3 aged manure+peat moss. Try to get horse manure. I turn mine into the ground and let it comopst for at least 6 months. Then I add 1/2 sand because my soil is heavy on the clay and that is what I use in the manure part of the recipe. If your potting mix does not have much perlite then add a few good handfulls if you are growing in a hanging moss lined basket or a redwood planter. I like clay planters for the ones that don't hang. My favorites are the tree ( standard) shaped ones. They are easy to make and take about 2 years to grow. In the ground, omit the perlite and add more sand plus the planting mix above. Put a sturdy pipe or post in to support tree shapes or large trellised plants. You don't want to break brittle wood later when the trellis starts wobbling. Some of the most beautiful fuchsias I ever saw were around SF and down near Newport Beach - Laguna. San Diego has some beauties too. It's a bit too warm here these days near Disneyl;and for great results with the fluffy ones. The smaller or long trumpet kinds take the hotter temps better. Fuchsias will collapse even when wet at temps above 95. Every year I lose approx 80 percent of the big fluffy ones. Dragging the pots into the garage with a swamp cooler helps but I can't always do it. In pots, try and keep the root mass larger than the top and in the ground, the bigger the better. To avoid a long stretched stem when you aren't making a tree shape, you just have to keep pruning and give as bright a light as the plant will handle without burning. If you have a stretched stem already, bury it in the mix recipe above and wait for it to root. Happy fuchsia paradise to you!...See MoreDo you compete with any greenhouse operations in your area?
Comments (6)I have hoop houses and I am sustainable/environmentally friendly. And I guess there are other greenhouse operations around me but few seem to grow winter produce and mainly grow flowers and sell pumpkins this time of year. And I am the only winter CSA in the region so at the moment I have zero competition in that area and since that is about my only market in winter (and in the future will be the main way I will sell as I am dropping farmers markets after this year) The farmers market I go to has several high tunnel growers and at least 2 greenhouse growers and I welcome them as it makes the farmers market so much better to have more than 2 produce vendors yes high tunnels are worth it-we have 3 and I believe we will make another one this fall as we could use more tunnel space....See MoreDo any of you have black or very dark painted rooms? Update
Comments (244)Here's a sneak peek of my new sunroom/gameroom. It's a dark, dark blue. It was supposed to be a dark charcoal grey, but the paint chip didn't show how much of a blue undertone it had. I like it though. I'm dying to use the Pergo Blueprint laminate and this might be my chance....See MoreMid Century Danish Teak Frame, Do You Have Any Idea Who the Designer
Comments (1)Google images of "Danish teak dining chairs", several very similar....See More- 9 years ago
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