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Late April Early May Garden Update South Jersey, Yo!

Post by sidpook » Sun May 05, 2013 6:11 pm

Here are a few pics of just a few curiosities in the garden this week....

My first try at castors, I'm psyched
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Young yucca, trachy in the background and some azaleas in bloom

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Kept these 2 cat palms and this one larger Princess palm on the cold porch this winter and they made it thorugh

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Backyard musas doing better after a rough, chilly, cloudy start
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Frontyard musas doing better after a rough, chilly, cloudy start
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Hibiscus also in bloom already

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Lemon Scented Irises
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Monster queen palms and my heavy haavy assed Chines fan palms...
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ANd, i am happy to announce we just bought a beach house on the tip of Cape MAy point in South New Jersey, that adds another climate zone and a lot of land to garden! Woo hoo! Sunset pic taken from the beach at the end of our street below....

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Post by canadianplant » Sun May 05, 2013 6:18 pm

Everything looks good Mike! Spring is just staring here..... I hope summer lasts till christmas this year!

Grats on the beach house as well! What zone is t?
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Post by sidpook » Sun May 05, 2013 6:35 pm

canadianplant wrote:Everything looks good Mike! Spring is just staring here..... I hope summer lasts till christmas this year!

Grats on the beach house as well! What zone is t?
It has been a slow spring here too! Hope things warm up for you soon. Well, the beach house is right at the location where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. Not much snow , but windy and rainy in winter. Some models say 7b, and some say 7a. I do see alot of Trachies unprotected throughout the year so....I'm psyched
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Post by lucky1 » Sun May 05, 2013 6:46 pm

Great photos Michael, and those nanas don't show a sign of hurt. :D
Nice that spring has finally arrived.

Congrats on the new digs...is that going to be a summer home or full time?
Hopefully not in the hurricane zone...
Great that you've got lots of land with it, will be good to see pics of what you do there with that green thumb of yours.

A winter with lots of rain...buy a roll of 6 ml plastic for all the covering you'll have to do. :lol:

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Post by sidpook » Sun May 05, 2013 7:11 pm

lucky1 wrote:Great photos Michael, and those nanas don't show a sign of hurt. :D
Nice that spring has finally arrived.

Congrats on the new digs...is that going to be a summer home or full time?
Hopefully not in the hurricane zone...
Great that you've got lots of land with it, will be good to see pics of what you do there with that green thumb of yours.

A winter with lots of rain...buy a roll of 6 ml plastic for all the covering you'll have to do. :lol:

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Hey BArb! Hope allis well your way. It is a second home/retirement investment home. It is right ont he tip of New jersey so could be in the hurricane zone. BUT strangely enough we are not rquired to get flood insurance since our town "villas" is high up off the dunes, weird
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sun May 05, 2013 8:36 pm

Congrats on that beach home. I expect Chamearops humilis will be great there. Maybe a Riviera theme?
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Re: Late April Early May Garden Update South Jersey, Yo!

Post by DesertZone » Sun May 05, 2013 9:36 pm

sidpook wrote:
ANd, i am happy to announce we just bought a beach house on the tip of Cape MAy point in South New Jersey, that adds another climate zone and a lot of land to garden! Woo hoo! Sunset pic taken from the beach at the end of our street below....
That is awesome, I would be stoked! Congrats! 8)
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Post by sidpook » Mon May 06, 2013 3:31 am

It is indeed a cool place, off the beaten path fishing town wedged in between two bigger resort towns. More laid back.
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Mon May 06, 2013 7:29 am

Nice pictures, Mike! These Chines fan palms grow in the pots, don't they?
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Post by Paul Ont » Mon May 06, 2013 7:44 am

Awesome.

You should get some Palmettos for trial at Cape May! Maybe some of those northern forms that Gary sells in New Bern!
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Post by TerdalFarm » Mon May 06, 2013 12:16 pm

I second the Sabal palmetto idea.
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Post by lucky1 » Mon May 06, 2013 1:01 pm

I like the laid back, off the beaten path part. :D

Are there any palms/naners planted there now?
If not...I bet it won't be long.
Can't wait to see photos.

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Post by hardyjim » Mon May 06, 2013 7:30 pm

looking good out there mike!













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Post by sidpook » Tue May 07, 2013 4:05 am

hardyjim wrote:looking good out there mike!


Now If we could only get some rain!!!!!!!!! Soooo dry again!









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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed May 08, 2013 1:39 pm

great plants Mike..........your nanas are huge! Mine is about 1 inch tall. LOL
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