The current administration is vehemently against the removal of confederate sculptures, but supports denigrating the sacredness of our White House, our Washington Monument, our Capitol, and our American Flag.
Month: August 2020
Fungus Found in Soil of Potted Plants
Today I found fungus growth in a few of my recently repotted plants. The potting mix is a combination of peat, bark, decomposed granite, and pea gravel. The potting mix for a few plants that are not succulents, had the addition of a manufactured cactus mix.
Removed From Two Potted Plant
Evening–Found more potted plants with evidence of fungi.
When I opened the soil bin, this is what I found.
Did not see the fungi when I used the cactus soil as part of a soil potting mix.
Just finished repotting every plant that I used the soil potting mix.
Gosh, it was a lot of work to clean the plants and scrub and disinfect the pots, make a potting mix, and repot all of the plants. Good that only a few plants were potted up the day I used the soil potting mix.
Thistle Silk
Drimiopsis, A New Leaf
Drimiopsis
Gift from a friend received and potted 7/23/20.
A Little Bit of Yellow
Detail Dietes Flower
Aphids on Milkweed Plants
The Gulf Fritillary Butterfly Visited the Garden Again, Today
The draw to the garden is the Passiflora.
A Gulf Fritillary caterpillar found in the garden in 2019.
Its chrysalis–
Crassula capitella Red Pagoda and Mealybugs
Nearly all of my Crassula capitella Red Pagoda have these–
I cleaned the plants and placed them in the plant hospital in the upstairs bathroom. Plan to give the plants a little time to see if more mealybugs surface. If they do I will dispose of the plants.
The day I brought the Crassula capitella Red Pagoda home in 2018. It is the plant on the right.
The Echeveria Black Knight today–
Morning Glory
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Attempted to take a photo of a Gulf fritillary butterfly that visited my courtyard garden.
All of the photos were blurry. Wouldn’t pause long enough to see its wing detail.
Just as I put my phone in my pocket, it flew around my head and landed on a Passiflora leaf. I put my hand down next to it.
Its antenna stroked my finger. Much cooler than a photo!
It is important to live in the moment, to contemplate something beautiful.
Senecio jacobsenii Weeping Jade
