Thinking Ahead to Winter
SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
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SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
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Comments (1)If you don't like Pansies, how about Primroses. A dwarf boxwood would also do well. Al...See MoreThinking ahead to next winter. Would this work?
Comments (3)As a general rule of thumb the minimum size an active compost pile is 3 x 3 x 3 or 27 cubic feet, but then other factors enter into equation. The amount of moisture, ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen, and amount of air the bacteria that do the digesting have access to all will influence what goes on in the mixture. Too much moisture will not only exclude air but if the temperatures stay low enough freeze and shut down the work. Not enough moisture and the bacteria just wont work, although the material will not freeze. If the bacteria do not have enough N to digest the C there will be no activity. Generally the greater the volume the better the chance the bacteria will have to stay warm enough to keep working even with very cold weather. This post was edited by kimmsr on Mon, May 19, 14 at 6:39...See MoreMoving Torenia Indoors..
Comments (6)Here's a description from the University of Missouri Extension page. Torenia is one of those tender perennials that are treated as annuals where winters are subfreezing: Torenia or wishbone flower (Torenia fournieri). Torenia is another tender perennial grown as an annual that does well in semi-shade and moist soil. It makes an excellent ground-cover plant. Flowers are white or blue. So, I guess I'll stick to my "strategy" of cutting the plant back and gradually moving it into a "cool room with indirect bright light" -- as the garden books always say. :) It will likely be semi-dormant with little growth and no flowers, but hey ... I'll be grateful if it overwinters! The big issue is dry air and the spider mites that go along with that. Trays or saucers filled with moistened pebbles under the pots will hopefully help....See MoreIntroduction and over wintering question
Comments (7)Welcome! Originally from Flower Mound, TX, myself! As far as Winter setup, it just depends on your climate and how much you are willing to invest. Texas (at least North Central) winters are pretty mild, for the most part, but the heater running, combined with the dry ambient TX air (Spring brings on the humidity, along with hail and tornadoes, lol), you may need supplemental humidity. I could not dream to get away with how I grow up here, in WA, down in TX, as far as humidity goes. I mist mine daily in the Winter up here. In TX, investing in a humidifier might be appropriate. Alternatively, if your collection is not too large, and your full bathroom(s) not too small, you could camp them in there. Two showers (people...not plant showers) a day=lots of humidity via steam. My light setup is extensive, for a hobbyist. The husband built me a wonderful shelving system for under $100 (and it holds most of my 350+ hoyas). He originally built removable drain trays out of grenhouse plastic, but has since upgraded them to metal. I have 4 four-bulb retrofitted LED t8 light bars...that is 16 lights, total. The light bars were $45 each, and I am unsure of how much the bulbs were, as they were a gift. I also have one stand-alone adjustable light and two dome lights, one with a white LED and one with a Red/Blue LED UFO-style bulb. The lights are on a timer - I start them off when they come inside at 15 hours on and 9 hours off, and adjust over a couple of weeks to 12 hours on, 12 off. As I approach Spring, I adjust the hours back up, where they start receiving more hours of light, until I get ready to harden them off for outside. My setup:...See MoreSoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
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