Fall color from cold Zone 5 - Please share yours!
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Comments (5)Want to expand your z5 semitropical and "tropical" options? Indiana Rick's website is inspirational! So many usefulul ideas there. I agree don't give up until you've tried it 3x and tested some tricks! Hardy Tropicals for Zone 5 !!!!! http://www.manchestergardenclub.com/rick/Tropicals/Tropicals.htm ________ Mulched here now in my more "gentle" z8b, until I have a backup clump stored to go "cold turkey". No the impressive Canna 'Durban" = 'Tropicanna' doesn't throw lower red spires! That's a compact Lobelia 'Starship Red' which has nice contrasting rich green leaves. This Cardinal Flower was easy to grow from seed* (as are Canna) and gets the hummingbirds darting all around to enhance the tropical theme. I like L. 'Vulcan Red' as well to for contrast. Dark maroon leaved and also more compact than L. 'Queen Victoria' with no staking needed. * After using many over the years, the best seed starting method that I've used over the years is a biodome and sponge block system or similar. Works best with heatmats and bright plant light. Effective, efficient, durable, flexible, and small footprint. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/4412727/looking-for-a-reliable-seed-starting-system...See MoreLate Fall Tomatoes in Zone 5
Comments (8)bmoser, Are you talking about why I started these so late? It was as much of an experiment than anything. So far I have found that they need to be planted by July 1. I do plant early, in fact, I keep moving back my early planted tomatoes, I am now planting them 2 weeks earlier than I was just 3 years ago. I have learned new ways to maintain the low temps without adding additional heat. While my tomatoes do keep producing, I would prefer to tear them out and get my late fall/winter crops in my big high tunnels. These crops will bring in more dollars than the last of the tomatoes will. I usually try to have the tomatoes out by Labor Day. I planned to have these tomatoes picked by the time I tore out the other tomatoes. Now my big tunnel with tomatoes now looks like this. It has carrots, kale, lettuce, green onions, bok choy, napa cabbage, spinach and Swiss Chard and some hanging baskets of tomatoes. Here is another tunnel loaded full of winter crops of broccoli, cauliflower, napa cabbage, bok choy, Red Cabbage, Green Cabbage, Swiss Chard Now with having the late tomatoes in one of my movable buildings, I can have them for a while then move the building, when they are froze and protect the winter carrots, leeks, green onions, and radishes. Here is another building with spinach, radishes and turnips planted. The last building will be finished planting this week(we hope!) Jay...See MorePlease show me your zone 5 shade gardens
Comments (24)flora's comment is spot on - I guess I kind of thought that went without saying, but I'm glad she said it! You definitely want to plan each side of the sidewalk as one cohesive garden. One other thing that I keep coming back to. I know I said that if it were me, I wouldn't go too high with any plantings because I would not want to hide the beautiful stonework and porch. That being said, you do want to try to have some varying heights of plants, and I even wonder if I would put something off to the far left (as you look at the house). Ideally, I see a small tree there, but in my entire gardening experience I have never seen a small tree that stays a small tree. And by small I mean like 10 feet, lol. I wish someone would breed something that would stay that height. Anyway, maybe something like a pyramidal conifer of some kind forward and to the left of the left end of the house. Again, not sure of sun conditions and what would work. Or maybe a low-growing, mounding japanese maple in that spot. It wouldn't grow that high but would certainly be a nice eye-catching addition (again if they grow in your sun conditions. I have no experience with japanese maples but love them, lol! Haven't had the courage to decide on one and plant it yet!) Anything taller in this spot would (I think) help balance things and add variety in height at the same time, and also extend the bed which IMO isn't a bad thing. I just think you need to find some kind of balance between hiding your lovely house and ending up with a garden that is all at the same level. I don't know, maybe even some small, pyramidal potted evergreens on the insides of the inner columns... or maybe a clematis growing up one of the columns... or even hanging baskets in summer......See MoreRuby Falls Weeping Redbud - So far so good in Zone 5b
Comments (8)perhaps your own post.. with more facts and we can help you I pink ... in my z5 MI.. there is a world of difference between the hardiness of a redbud.. and a foo foo dogwood ... so i doubt the fact that whatever is 'weeping' is the issue .... congrats ck ... i suspect you wood fence.. cut the blistering winter winds ... which MIGHT be the down fall of your redbud ... in my MI ... winter winds are from the NW ... and based on the other forums you list .. you probably have the same ... btw.. z5 is about half the US and wildly divergent as to winter... i would be curious as to big city name ... the fence might actually be a problem... with an evergreen... as winter sun might cause issues ... heat build up in winter.. but i digress ... in this case.. you have no leaves to save or be injured in winter .. go figure ... ken...See Moremblan13
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