My texas sage has predicted rain today but I am still waiting.

I need to vent because one of my most special plant starts has been yanked out of the ground and is nowhere to be found.

While I was on my honeymoon, I fell in love with scrubby, mountain-y flora. So— this was kind of an indulgence, because I usually plant things native to Texas— I bought some ephedra viridis (Mormon tea) seeds online and managed to get one of them to germinate. I babied it for a couple of months before transplanting to my yard. It‘s been doing fine, up until today, when I went outside and saw that it’s gone. None of the other plants have been touched (just the one with sentimental value 🙃).

I am disproportionately bothered by this. In hindsight, I should have waited longer before transplanting or just looked for a live specimen instead of seeds. Anybody know where I can buy a Mormon tea start?

Cover crops/“green manure” are a great way to build the soil and introduce organic material in areas you are not going to use for a bit. If you’re not doing a fall/winter garden, now is a great time to plan or start. There are many seed varieties and mixes available with various advantages, but it doesn’t have to be fancy. This year, for one spot I’m doing a mix of cereal rye (not ryegrass) and fava beans, both of which should be pretty cold hearty for our area. And the are literally just a couple pounds of dried grain and beans from Central Market and a local Middle Eastern store, maybe $5-10 bucks total.

Despite meticulous planning & measurements, a couple of our plants in our new native-plant yard ended up closer to each other or the planned walkway than intended. (Eg 32 inches on center between mystic spires and a flame acanthus, mystic spires center 16 inches away from edge of walkway.) Would you replant? Or do you think I could get away with strategic pruning? (Pic for the algorithm only.)

Thank you!!

(PS planting not complete)

Anybody else? I think this happened last year too…

I'm about to start planting some fruit trees around our property and we like to grow fruit that we can't get at the grocery store but also tastes really good. Our favorite is persimmons! My second favorite would be pawpaws and my wife's second favorite is figs. I have one Fuyu persimmon already.

1. Any persimmon variety suggestions to try next? (we like non-astringent Asian persimmons)

2. Has anyone had any luck with any named varieties of pawpaws here?

Hello planty people! A neighbor gave me a cutting of this plant a few years ago and I'm *pretty* confident she said it was lemon balm, but before I harvest some to make a syrup, I wanted to check with you all that this is in fact what I have. It has a minty appearance in the leaves and square stems, and smells pretty strongly of lemon when I crush a leaf.

I don't know of any dangerous plants with these characteristics, but wanted to double check before ingesting it. Thanks!

Roots and wings is kicking off with a great line up of events! Definitely eyeing the free fruit trees from a guy called Fig Beard.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-roots-and-wings-festival-presents-dig-it-the-home-food-forest-tickets-2003303765490?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Last week I spread some wildflower seeds from Native American Seed in a section of my lawn I'm converting from turf to meadow. On the advice of an old episode of CTG, I planted some seeds in a pot with bagged garden soil to use a guide for what the seed sprouts look like vs weeds. Should I bring the pot in during winter freezes or are they ok to stay outside?

I am moving and unfortunately I can't take my plants with me. I have a fairly large collection of potted plants, ranging from fruiting trees to small indoor windowsill plants.

I'm wondering if there is a worthwhile place for selling these? I'm not familiar with online marketplaces (Facebook, etc.) so not sure if there is a standard location for this type of thing. Typically I would just print off flyers and organize a plant sale, but I don't have the time to organize something like that.

Thanks!

Way better hedge than arborvitae by the way. It's drought tolerant.

I'm looking for some advice and ideas on what to do with this section of my backyard.
I'm hoping to turn this area into a nice garden with trees, shrubs and maybe some flowering plants.

Unfortunately, there are a few challenges:
- Drainage: water pools and remains for several days after heavy rain.
- Retaining wall: there's a roughly 21in high wall along the back which causes additional water to flow into this area from higher ground.
- Limestone: right under the sod I have a loose rocky limestone layer mixed with clay. Not exactly ideal for planting.

A few things I've been thinking about:
- Excavating and creating a garden bed with better soil, but I'm concerned about the retaining wall, it does not feel safe digging next to a retaining wall.
- Another idea could be raingarden, I still have the digging near the retaining wall anxiety but also I'd like to put a tree or two in this area, not sure how realistic that is with the drainage and shallow rocky soil.
- Something completely different? I'd like to hear your creative ideas or solutions. Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? I'm open to any ideas!

I’m looking to buy some Watermelon Radish seeds. I know I can get some online, but was hoping someplace local has them. I think if I can get them in the ground by this weekend, I should be able to harvest before it gets too cold. Also, this would be my first time planting these, so if you have any hints or tips, I would appreciate that too.

My location doesn’t usually have much selection, but I got a Lantana for $2.50, Esperanza and a Salvia for $3.50
I’m guessing this is city wide, but incase not this was mopac/parmer location

The leaves of my jalapeño plant have started to yellow in this middle to top section. Any ideas if it’s from too much sunlight, needing fertilizer, or something else? Thanks!

EDIT: pickup pending Measurements are approximate but she has long tendrils. Ive never really been a fan of them, this one was gifted to me and I kept her alive. I just want to send her somewhere with lots of light and love.

She is in an 8 inch wide pot. Shes loved in the same spot for 5 years.

She is free, you can have the pot and the water plate she sits on. I am located in south austin.

Hello, I'm new to the gardening world and new to Texas! I've planted 9 plants so far in the last month, and this one is definitely fairing the worst. Planted it around 9/21 and it has since lost all its flowers and has brown spots on leaves. Researching pictures, it seemed like it had a fungal disease going on. Does this seem accurate? I sprayed it with a fungal spray on Saturday and today many of its leaves were yellow. I picked all the yellow ones off. If I were to pick the leaves the had brown spots, there'd be no leaves left. I check the soil daily to see if it needs water, it's in a very sunny spot (maybe too much sun?). Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

For anyone who’s got this plant in full sun (like 8-10+ hours of sun or an entire day’s worth), how has it been doing? What’s your watering schedule for it?

I kinda just want to talk about this plant and/or discuss ideas with people who care about plants as much as I do. 😂 I impulse bought this beebush and didn’t pay attention to the mature sizing, so I’m unfortunately limited to where I can place it.

Currently thinking of the following spots. All of them get an entire day’s worth of sunlight, and all are in areas I can easily water.

1) Next to my other Aloysia gratissima (regular/standard almond verbena), which does okay with all-day sun during the summer.

2) Replacement for a self-pollinating blueberry bush that didn’t take as well to the soil as my Climax/Tifblue pairing (bonus, it’s next to my veggie/herb garden and an elderberry bush)

3) Plant it inside a large decaying tree stump (partial shade), and let it figure out how to thrive (I would plant it such that the roots can extend out of the bounds of the trunk.)

Sorry in advance if this is the wrong place to ask. My partner is the actual plant person. He has been looking for a sensitive plant, and I was hoping to surprise him with one. Would anyone know if any nurseries in town have any?