Curry tree (Bergera koenigii) fruits, ripe and ready to germinate, with more on the way! I cut and peeled one, very carefully, for a better look. It's basically the whole seed itself, enlarged within the fruit skin. Easy to sprout and take root, I think. I'm going to collect just a few more as they ripen, grow them in pots and distribute the saplings locally, and leave the rest for the birds 🌿💚
Slug death trap. This tip comes from a limacologist. Slugs are more attracted to bread dough than any other scent. They are also attracted to beer and will die in the alcohol. I use this in my sunroom to protect growing fruit and seedlings.
#ClimateDiary year and 1/2 ago, chipdrop arborists used a stump grinder and chopped up a lot of iris bulbs with the tree and brought the bulbs with the drop. I planted all of them and some are flowering now… a couple months early.
And this winter was so mild, squirrels planted peanuts in the yard last fall and they survived and grew. Replanted them in the garden.
Addressed all the envelopes for the native plant food security project and will be packing seeds this week. Will ship everything off on Monday.
The pawpaw and persimmon are partially cold-stratified already but since it’s winter, they should go back in the fridge as packed until spring. Boehmeria and physalis, follow directions on pack.
It’s from the Cerrado region of Brazil so it’s more cold+heat tolerant and less water demanding than occidentale. It can go around 5-6 months without water. It maxes out at 5 1/4ft (1.6m). Produces itty bitty nuts and fruit within a few years of germination. Hope I can keep it alive.💚
Really sorry, I haven’t had time to send off the seeds yet for the food security project. Still to do is deseeding 100 persimmons - a long sticky ordeal.
The packets will be sent off within two weeks. Bro is visiting, still deep winter garden prep (fixing up raised beds and autumn planting, up-potting dozens of trees, cleaning out sunroom and garage), selling plants and the theatre project which is coming along.
#FoodSecurity
Went #hiking today and went to my favorite American persimmon tree and it’s dying! 😭 The bark is falling off, the main trunk is broken near the top, and the fruits are really tiny! It might just be old judging by the size of its trunk.
The other wild tree had loads so I finished collecting seeds for the food security project. But I will need to ask if ppl still want the Diospyros seeds.
#climatechangegardening#climatechangegarden#ClimateDiary In zone 6a. This year has been tough on the garden. Spring heat while peaches were in bud, 87°F, left 3 tree with only 4 flowers between them. Miraculously 2 peaches grew. The summer has been massive amounts of rain and humidity. Blueberries and pears love it but nearly everything else has rotted. Overrun with voles and squirrels last year. This year only a couple squirrels but more rabbits. Also pines have tons of pine cones.
@JulianOliver can I contribute to the wiki without joining the server?
I distribute edible perennial native seeds for plants that are pest resistant and whose crop isn’t sensitive to freak weather. East Coast NA, zone 9-6.
I am also contributing to #ClimateChangeGardening to find and share solutions for home produce in the changing climate.
It might be really helpful if we started and contributed to a specific hashtag (something like) #ClimateChangeGardening to chronicle how garden veg/fruit are not coping with the changing seasons and offer substitutions. A lot of people are having major issues with asparagus bc of sudden hot temps in spring but there are others. We can find solutions together. ❤️
@jblue we’re gradually trying to grow more perennial veg to try and avoid difficulties with drought in the spring making the annual plants hard to establish, and hopefully able to endure summer drought/downpour better too.
On the other side, we mulch to add organic matter to the soil, and add rock dust for the minerals and to bind to carbon out of the atmosphere (Enhanced Weathering), Waterbutts reduce mains water use & run off. A pond and flowers benefits biodiversity. #ClimateChangeGardening
@jblue We're just establishing our garden in a poor dry sandy and slightly acidic soil in a changing climate. We're aiming for a permaculture inspired food forrest with lots of perennial herbs, shrubs and trees an annuals in between. We're starting with native, undemanding plants while we build soil with woodchips, green manure and compost. We aim for a multitude of species and varieties and select for resilience. Long way to go still. #ClimateChangeGardening#ArschDerHeide#RealLifeSolarPunk