October 30 , 2023
Troubled Trees, Spring Seeds, Plant Move
After binge take in summertime scald our garden , we switch the channel to a few calendar month ’s worth of rainfall in a week . You bet , a more gradual flow is better , but that ’s not how Texas rolls . Still , this souse really helps our plants as we point into wintertime . But trees are still in big trouble after the trifecta of snow and ice the last two eld , and drought for many years . “We’re seeing ancient trees that are in the forest — live oaks that have been there for century of years , just wholly die from drought , ” Board Certified Master Arborist Andrew Anstrom , co - founder ofTree Amigos , tell John Hart Asher this week . “ We ’re seeing newly planted tree die ; we ’re having a lot of mortality , and it really brings me back to 2011 , which was the last time we had a drouth of this significance . ”So , is drought what prompted redbuds to flower last week ? In fall 2012 , Daphne answer that same interrogative sentence after 2011 ’s scald summertime . “ The drouth keep on ( in 2012 ) and we still have a pretty large deficit of rain . The want of predictable soil moisture continues to be a stressful payoff for plants . And when plant are stressed , they behave out of character . You may mark a downslope in plant health during stressful conditions , which would be lucid . It makes perfect sense that a tree that is n’t getting enough water to sustain itself will drop its leafage and have declining wellness . But often something really interesting happen if the environment improves importantly : the plant ricochet and work hard to take reward of the situation before the opportunity pass . In the Cercis canadensis ’s display case this year , after a 2d hot , ironic summertime , they took vantage of former fall rains to sneak in a few flowers . ”It ’s a perfect time to plant new trees to make up for our going . In fact , November 4 mug Texas Arbor Day , since winter ’s cooler and normally wetter weather helps unseasoned trees establish before the warmth . Texas A&M AgriLife recommend planting fruit trees from December to February . Next : Did your perennial seed themselves in awkward spots or are overcrowded ? Maybe rosebush are in too much shade or a volunteer sapling ’s bumping the driveway . Plus , perennials like fall aster can be divided to share or fill that blank stain . . . that one right over there . This week , Daphneexplains why fall is the unspoilt time to make the move , except for cold - tender plants and fringy ones like yellow Alexander Bell and graphite . We can also get a head teacher start on spring bloom . sure enough , we can sow spring bloomers ( including wild flower ) directly in the terra firma . But if we ’ve just got a few seed packets ( as react to pounds of seed ) , weather condition + digging wildlife compete with our dreams . This week , backyard abridge flower growerLaura Brennandsteps us through her outgrowth from soil mix to setting out young plants . She includes summertime flowers to start in recent winter . James Barela and Ray Delgadillo jump many of their perennials and self - seeding annuals from ejaculate . commence from scratch , they jab out lawn to tempt pollinators and other wildlife to colourful drouth - bad vignette . Read all about our May visit .
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Thanks for stopping by ! Next week , tune in for plants that ticktock the heating plant . Linda
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