budagardener
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: Another HOT Day! |
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It has been 100+ the last week here in Buda. Thank goodness for heat and drought tolerant plants.
Here are a couple shots from this morning.
Green Hulk Aster grown from seed. It almost looks like a flower with no petals!
Dwarf Pink Canna I got for a $2 steal!
Replanted this pot with grasses, potato vine and dwarf red cannas.
And of course the boys see me get the camera and they are ready to pose!
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glendann
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Your plants look three times better than mine.The Texas heat is getting to them really bad here Buda.
Your boys are so handsome.
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budagardener
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Thank Glendann. I have just been hand watering daily. Travis county has a ban on watering, but it has not yet taken affect in Hays county. I am sure it won't be long.
All of my tomato plants, cucumber plants and herbs in the backyard bit the dust already. But we did enjoy a good harvest from all of them. It has just been miserable.
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glendann
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My garden has almost all died.I am still getting a few cream peas and blackeyes and tomatoes,but everything else has just about bit the dust.My melons I think are all but dead.I water daily but it seems like the next morning my plants are so wilted.We have a very deep well here but we are under a burn ban here.
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eileen
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100 + goodness that really IS hot!!!  We only have temps of 52F here in Scotland. I hope your plants survive for you and that the weather cools down some.
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budagardener
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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Oh Eileen, that temp sounds wonderful right now!
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kuntrygal
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Buda, your'boys' are too cute. What are their names?
I have three big planters of the red grass (that's what I call it), but never thought about putting anything else with it. That is really nice looking.
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budagardener
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Thanks Kuntrygal. The boys names are Klaus (white mini schnauzer, 6 months old) and Schultze (S&P, 7 years old).
The planter has Sedge Grass, Tradescantia, Sedum Kamtschaticum, Blackie Sweet Potato vine and Tropical Red Dwarf Canna with the Purple Fountain Grass. I purchase all of them at Home Depot.
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stratsmom
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Your boys are darn cute! I like your grass/plant combination in the big pot  I'm not very creative when it comes to mixing stuff 
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Droopy
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I love that Green Hulk! And your planter arrangement. And of course your lovely boys. I'll trade you about 4 inches of rain for about 10 deg C/50 deg F. We've got far too much rain and far too low temps here.
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budagardener
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Droopy the seeds for Green Hulk where from Park Seed. Really one of the easiest plants I've grown from seed.
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southernbelle
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Your plants look great! It's hot & very humid here! We are watering daily!!
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Sjoerd
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Joann
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Your planter is a stunner. I dont know how you all take that heat down there. I made the mistake of driving to Texas one August..never again. I'll only go to Texas in January : )
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tschnath
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Nice pics, everything looks great even those handsome devels in that last pic. Thanks for sharing.
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