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January 31, 2011
Brugs, brugs, and more brugs....
Our weather finally became the envy of the nation so I decided this weekend would be a great time to tackle a major nursery rejuvenation project. It was time to expand my growing area to accommodate more plants. The first step was to clear the ground and treat the soil with a weed killer. I opted to leave a couple of citrus tree stumps remain rather than crank up the chain saw. I knew if I did that I would spend the day cutting down trees instead of finishing this task.
Once the ground was ready I covered it with ground cloth. Last spring I covered about 4500 square feet of my growing area with cloth and this year I hope to cover the rest. The ground cloth keeps my brugmansia plants from rooting in the ground and helps control weeds. The new area I covered expanded my growing area by an additional 1,600+ square feet. Last weekend I re-worked my sprinkler system to cover the additional space.
Once the cloth was stapled to the ground I set out to cover it with plants. It did not take long to completely fill the area up with 3-gallon size pots. These plants were originally grouped together to make it easier to cover them for freeze protection. I'm gambling that we are not going to have another major freeze this winter...which of course means that I'll be grouping them back together again in a few weeks to protect them from another hard freeze. :) If we have light freeze or frost, I'll just run the sprinklers overnight to keep the plants from freezing.
It was exciting to see all the tiny buds that are forming on these plants. If the weather holds, I should have a major Bloom--a-palooza going on towards the end of February!
Once the ground was ready I covered it with ground cloth. Last spring I covered about 4500 square feet of my growing area with cloth and this year I hope to cover the rest. The ground cloth keeps my brugmansia plants from rooting in the ground and helps control weeds. The new area I covered expanded my growing area by an additional 1,600+ square feet. Last weekend I re-worked my sprinkler system to cover the additional space.Once the cloth was stapled to the ground I set out to cover it with plants. It did not take long to completely fill the area up with 3-gallon size pots. These plants were originally grouped together to make it easier to cover them for freeze protection. I'm gambling that we are not going to have another major freeze this winter...which of course means that I'll be grouping them back together again in a few weeks to protect them from another hard freeze. :) If we have light freeze or frost, I'll just run the sprinklers overnight to keep the plants from freezing.It was exciting to see all the tiny buds that are forming on these plants. If the weather holds, I should have a major Bloom--a-palooza going on towards the end of February!
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