Encore Azaleas in San Antonio
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Flores Street House Eater - San Antonio
Comments (57)The SFA sale was so much fun! As usual, I bought way more than I intended to, but they have so many unusual things there you cant get at most nurseries. They had only 5 House Eaters and I got one! Also got an Enchantress, an own root Nacogdoches, a found rose by Gregg Grant, Big Momma's Musk, among other things like lavender salvia greggii, a couple of young dogwoods [going to try yet again to get these things o live!], 3 kinds of phlox, 3 Phlox Pink native azaleas, blue Baptista, several different kinds of tomatoes trialed by Texas A&M, Chinese fringe trees, Clematis Sugar-Sweet Blue and Stars & Stripes Pentas. As is that wasn't enough, went to Cook's Nursery - got lady banksia for a fenceline, Chrysler Imperial and Pink Peace and some annuals to go in big pots. Suffice it to say - I was a glutton! What fun we had - then ate at Clear Springs, so finished off my gluttonous day with a great meal. Today - I am planting! Hope some of you might have gotten to the sale - they had a reggae band playing, lots of people and beautiful plants. They have a fall sale around the first of October with more great plants. I have a question about the Flores St. House Eater - does it bloom all year or just once? Mine is in bad need of repotting out of its gallon pot - going to leave it in a pot until I figure out a good place to put it....See MoreAzalea's in TX
Comments (3)I recommend that you use raised beds and azalea/camellia soil (Lowe's, HD, etc). You could plant azaleas in your soil but they will not thrive well for two reasons. Most Texas Soil is alkaline and azaleas like soil Ph below 7.0 (acid). Otherwise, you will struggle with iron chlorosis. Clay soil is hard, specially when dry. It will be next to impossible for the plants to grow in clay soil. Azalea roots do not grow deep and will have a hard time tunneling thru the hard dry clay soil. Water the equivalent of 1" a week. But around this time of the year, you will need to increase the amount while, sometime after August, you need to reduce it. Remember not to let them go dry during the winter months, specially in the first year. Buds start to form in the summer so it is important to water well during that time. They like moist soil, not wet feet. The plants can but should not be grown in shade (unless it is what I call "bright" shade). They produce more blooms if they get some sun. So experiment... find a spot that gets morning sun until -oh, say 9-10am. Dappled shade is best. Too much sun and the leaves look bleached, burned. Be on the lookout for aphids and lacebugs in May. Note that azaleas are not heavy feeders. Pine straw mulch is all the fertilizer they need. But I also give them some cottonseed meal in early spring and May. Sometimes in very early Fall. Definitely stop feeding around the middle/late part of Fall. Coffee grounds can be used to supply nitrogen but they are not acid enough to keep the Ph acidic. If you see the leaves turning yellow but the veins are green, your Ph is too alkaline and the plant is suffering from an iron deficiency (chlorosis); add iron chelate products from local nurseries and use other products to acidify the soil. I use a product from Green Light that acidifies the soil but has a NPK Ratio of 0-0-0. That means it has no nitrogen; because of that, I can safely use it during the winter months if the plants show iron chlorosis then. After all, nitrogen makes the plants try to grow and I do not want to kill new growth when the weather turns cold. See below for a list of azaleas that do well in Bexar County. Oh, you can also go to Azalea Society's website for more info too: www.azaleas.org Good luck! Luis Here is a link that might be useful: Recommended Azaleas, Camellias, Gardenias...See MoreCentral Texas Garden Advice / Examples?
Comments (8)Thanks for the info everyone. I've been watching the Central Texas Gardener for the last few days and tracked down the garden layouts from the Austin program. I'll try to piece something together from those maybe. Or if princealbert has some examples that would be great too :) My brother is on the South East part of town so I think we'll be dealing with clay as opposed to the 6" of topsoil. Did you have any stellar plants that you suggest I try jblaschke? I did notice that the Bell County Master Gardener Spring Sale is going on around the time I will be there so hopefully they will have some good ideas for us. I did check out the gallery but unless I'm missing something the galleries seem to be from all over the place as opposed to just Texas? I was hoping for some nice example photographs from the area. I'll follow up on the blog you suggested though. Thanks again!...See Moregarden insects on pbs (klrn ) tonight 7-8-07 at 9:30
Comments (1)Well ... I enjoyed it!...See Moreluis_pr
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