Found three more "clearance plants" at the store the other day. This time they were TWICE as much as the last ones we got...
There were a whopping TWO dollars each, ha.
We got two Cape Honeysuckle, they are hardy down to low 20's and drought tolerant once established. I think they can get big so we need to find the right spot for them. We certainly have the space!
They only had one of these but we got it anyway. It's a lime sizzler firebush. Also freeze and drought tolerant. Looks like a very pretty plant from the pictures we've seen online.
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| Raised bed Napa cabbage |
Here is the Fall garden update. These are the Napa cabbages. Doing very well and look healthy and strong. So glad to have them. We have a recipe we really want to try...
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| Georgia collard greens |
...and here are the Georgia collard greens. Also doing great, nothing looking weak as they have perked up and even grown a bit bigger.
It'll be a small harvest this Fall but it will still, hopefully anyway, be substantial enough to provide a few meals. Nothing wrong with that!
Way to go 'Mr. Bargain Man.' What a great deal on some wonderful plants.
ReplyDeleteYour cabbage and collards are really coming along nicely.
We have rain along with thunderstorms moving in later this evening and into tomorrow.
Enjoy your evening
Thank you much! I do love a bargain, ha. Oh and your storms are heading to us just in time for kids trick or treating. Hope they get a break.
DeleteFrom South Africa - Tecomaria capensis (Cape honeysuckle) can be extremely invasive here in the Western Cape, so plant it where it has plenty space and not too close to your house. Commonly used here to cover ugly fences, or to form a hedge. Needs to be controlled else it can take over. Kind regards, Cheryl
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much for this. I did read that it was fast growing. We have lots of acreage so placement will be easy but we have to find just the right place, ha. Thanks again for the heads up.
DeleteAgree with Cheryl. Maybe plant it on the fence along the drive? It should be evergreen in your area.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this info. A fence line is a great idea.
DeleteYou got some more great deals! I have a regular firebush and it makes a pretty addition to the garden - yours looks even more colorful.
ReplyDeleteYour veggies looks so healthy. Some good eating coming up this winter!
Thank you, glad to know the firebush is a good thing in our area. The rains tomorrow should make them happy. We don't have the veggies on automated water, but usually our wet fall winters will work fine, ha.
DeleteYour garden beds always look so neat and orderly. Great deal on plants and as other have said above yet those will spread but they are gorgeous in the right spot! Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteHey there! Just missed you here at the same time. thank you, they always look good when first planted, now in a couple months it will be wild and woolly, ha!! Thanks for the info on the bushes.
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