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Today we are adding more flowers to the landscaping at the front of our house – some perennial Astilbe known as Amethyst. These will be planted along side the Chrysanthemums that have already been planted by the children and all the bulbs of various sorts, such as Daffodils and Tulips, which are also in the area.
Plus I talk about what else we’ll be adding to the area later.
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12 Comments
Love your videos
Daffodils. Plant lots of daffodils.
Daylillies. Plant lots of Daylillies.
Looking good. I've been doing a bit of fall planting myself. You're right about buying bulbs and roots, sometimes the quality is… less than great.
Astilbe is a shade to partial sun plant
Have you tried Fedco seeds, bulbs and tubers? They are AWESOME! https://fedcoseeds.com 99% sprout rate on everything I bought.
How about really thick cardboard and mulch? This way you continue building your soil structure. Keep adding mulch from time to time. It works. I was inspired by plant abundance channel. Check it out.
When I put in my winter/fall/spring bulbs and bare root tubers, I always add some potting mix to give them the best chance to grow and bloom when they should, at least 25% potting mix, but sometimes as much as 50% old soil and 50% potting mix. And fertilize heavily in the first part of spring to get a great reward later on in the summer. I got a lot of compliments this year on my dahlias, people asking me how I still have them growing and blooming so late in the season. Its the twice a month fertilizing in spring/early summer and deadheading the old flowers. 🙂 Hope this helps you to have a great bulb season! 😀
Don't use landscape fabric. Use either cardboard or this stuff…
http://www.homedepot.com/p/35-in-x-166-ft-Builder-s-Paper-35166/203613736
Put wood chip mulch as thick as you want on it.
Paul Goutschi explains why right at the beginning of this video…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DYQioBTRJE&t=8809s
Pleasant to watch. Loved the music
I'll repeat previous posts. Do NOT use landscape fabric. Use cardboard or layers of newspaper and then pile lots of mulch on top. The cardboard/paper will block out the weeds and then break down to add to your mulch. I have some blue flag iris that is prolific to the point of almost being invasive that I've removed from areas I want to plant with veggies and herbs. I also have Stokes Aster – native to Mississippi that needs to be divided. Let me know if you want me to save these for you instead of tossing them in the compost. If you're going to the Deep South Gathering next weekend, I'll bring some things with me to share.
I can't tell from your video what kind of light the area you're planting is. If you planted ferns there, other shade plants should do well there too. However, Astilbe, (pronounced uh-STILL-be) isn't one of them. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but we're too far south for it to grow well. If you have a fertile shady spot, you will probably get some pretty fern-like foliage and flowers for a short time. I know. I tried to grow it in my shady Memphis garden – the one that grew hostas and ferns beautifully, but the astilbe was ephemeral for me. Your best bet for planting in deep mulch would be to start seeds in containers and transplant them. Just spread back the mulch layer to expose the soil and plant in the dirt. As the little plants grow, push back the mulch a little at a time.
Just watched a video by one of my favorite youtube channels. He was expressing frustration that his channel wasn't growing. Got me to thinking and looking through channels I remember really liking but haven't watched in a while. I found you, and notice that you haven't posted in years. What a shame. As I am watching your videos again, I am missing you. I love the way you talk and what you share. You seem so nice. I think you probably didn't grow as much as you hoped and gave up on youtube. I know it is a pain making videos. But if you check your comments any more, I just want to say that I am sad to see you go and I miss you. I hope that is why you aren't making new videos. Just occurred to me that it could be something worse.