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re: The native plant thread
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:25 am to cgrand
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:25 am to cgrand
native asters are in full bloom in south Louisiana now and it is amazing how many bees and other pollinators are attracted to them. Here are two different kinds growing at the edge of my property on the creekbank.
Willow leaf aster (Symphyotrichum praealtum)
Calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
a note on these, if you see them on the roadside etc and would like to try and forage them…like many other perennial natives they don’t like to be moved. Timing is key. Wait until they are done blooming and/or the first frost and generously dig around the root mass. Leave as much native soil as you can (don’t expose the roots). Plant over the winter and hope for the best in the spring. Once established they’ll live forever
I like to mark bloomers I want to grab with tape or ribbon then dig up when dormant
I wish you guys could see all the bees on these it’s something else
Willow leaf aster (Symphyotrichum praealtum)
Calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
a note on these, if you see them on the roadside etc and would like to try and forage them…like many other perennial natives they don’t like to be moved. Timing is key. Wait until they are done blooming and/or the first frost and generously dig around the root mass. Leave as much native soil as you can (don’t expose the roots). Plant over the winter and hope for the best in the spring. Once established they’ll live forever
I like to mark bloomers I want to grab with tape or ribbon then dig up when dormant
I wish you guys could see all the bees on these it’s something else
This post was edited on 10/29/26 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 11/3/26 at 4:23 pm to cgrand
Drove to beaver’s abundance native nursery today in prairieville, really great place. It’s all natives and all propagated on site. They have things I’ve never seen in a nursery before.
Here’s the haul; we got lots of native perennials, a spicebush which I’ve been looking for forever and some magnificent oak leaf hydrangeas
Everything they have for sale is ridiculously healthy looking.
Here’s the haul; we got lots of native perennials, a spicebush which I’ve been looking for forever and some magnificent oak leaf hydrangeas
Everything they have for sale is ridiculously healthy looking.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 6:31 pm to cgrand
That is a nice haul my friend! I’ve never been to their nursery but heard great things about it.
We took this picture yesterday to market our small farm. All of the bouquets in this picture are 100% natives from our yard.
We took this picture yesterday to market our small farm. All of the bouquets in this picture are 100% natives from our yard.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 8:28 pm to AyyyBaw
Right on
Beavers had a big flat of the Texas coneflower that I have growing and couldn’t ID. They also have maxima, purple, and a bunch of other rudbeckia. They also have a shitpile of rushes and native grasses which nobody carries that I’ve seen.
Beavers had a big flat of the Texas coneflower that I have growing and couldn’t ID. They also have maxima, purple, and a bunch of other rudbeckia. They also have a shitpile of rushes and native grasses which nobody carries that I’ve seen.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 7:13 am to cgrand
I received some native plants I ordered from American Meadows this week as well as scarlet sage seeds. They were sold out of many plants.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 7:15 am to TimeOutdoors
I’m collecting seeds like a madman if you want any. Most can be sowed now for overwintering
Posted on 11/4/26 at 12:27 pm to cgrand
I’d love to take you up on that offer. Have an X account? If so, anyway to contact me there?
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Posted on 11/5/26 at 11:34 am to cgrand
Thanks. I am glad I have a couple areas setup how for a native plant/flower garden. I ordered a few of my natives that I generally find north of here, but I am hoping I can maintain them here. Solomon seal and bloodroot are two of the main ones.
Didn't you mention before you are trying to do a bit of a bog garden too? I have a nice bog area already, but I am hoping to establish a few carnivorous plants and some cardinal flowers.
Didn't you mention before you are trying to do a bit of a bog garden too? I have a nice bog area already, but I am hoping to establish a few carnivorous plants and some cardinal flowers.
Posted on 11/5/26 at 3:16 pm to TimeOutdoors
yes I made a couple of wet beds one catches rain runoff and another catches runoff from an outdoor shower. Hard to keep them wet I. The drought though
No carnivorous plants but tons of iris, hibiscus, pickerel weed, gentian, rush etc
No carnivorous plants but tons of iris, hibiscus, pickerel weed, gentian, rush etc
Posted on 11/5/26 at 4:13 pm to cgrand
planting area renovation today. The weather is perfect but it’s so dry. These beds will get soaked every day for a week or so before I plant
this is an area under a pair of large oaks that’s basically been self naturalizing but it doesn’t hold any water and gets mostly shade with some sunnier spots.
bordered a semi sunny area with logs and old fence posts
Added several loads of mason sand and some peat moss to simulate “sandy loam”
wet that down good and added about 8” of garden soil and some leaves. Ready to go
I had a couple beautyberry planted in there already and I have all the stuff I got at beavers the other day to plant. Hopefully the amendments and bulk will store some moisture and give me a pretty spot
this is an area under a pair of large oaks that’s basically been self naturalizing but it doesn’t hold any water and gets mostly shade with some sunnier spots.
bordered a semi sunny area with logs and old fence posts
Added several loads of mason sand and some peat moss to simulate “sandy loam”
wet that down good and added about 8” of garden soil and some leaves. Ready to go
I had a couple beautyberry planted in there already and I have all the stuff I got at beavers the other day to plant. Hopefully the amendments and bulk will store some moisture and give me a pretty spot
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:14 am to cgrand
planted
three oak leaf hydrangeas, two rudbeckia maxima, assorted coneflowers, assorted sages and some flowering ground covers. All natives.
I also picked up a pound of crimson clover seed at the feed store that I plan to scatter randomly in there once we get some rain. I’m very happy with how this turned out…just a few days with the organic matter on top of that hard dry clay has softened it up considerably. As leaves start to fall I’ll use the back of the bed as my stockpile
three oak leaf hydrangeas, two rudbeckia maxima, assorted coneflowers, assorted sages and some flowering ground covers. All natives.
I also picked up a pound of crimson clover seed at the feed store that I plan to scatter randomly in there once we get some rain. I’m very happy with how this turned out…just a few days with the organic matter on top of that hard dry clay has softened it up considerably. As leaves start to fall I’ll use the back of the bed as my stockpile
Posted on 11/11/26 at 12:32 pm to cgrand
I’m really happy with the way this homemade forest floor is holding moisture while never getting waterlogged. I’m going to repeat this process on as much of this area as I can without getting too close to the trees
For those interested I placed about 4” of mason sand right down on to the clay ground, no tilling, and then added a full bag of peat moss, mixed that together and then 6-8” of garden soil.
The peat helps it stay hydrated where the roots are and the sand drains any excess away
For those interested I placed about 4” of mason sand right down on to the clay ground, no tilling, and then added a full bag of peat moss, mixed that together and then 6-8” of garden soil.
The peat helps it stay hydrated where the roots are and the sand drains any excess away
Posted on 11/11/26 at 2:47 pm to cgrand
When you say a full bag of peat moss… and 6-8” of garden soil… how big is the area or how many inches of peat moss would that have been roughly?
Posted on 11/11/26 at 3:28 pm to TimeOutdoors
maybe a 1/4 inch of peat. I spread that and two 48” loader dumps of sand plus four loads of garden soil. Each dump is about 1/4 cy
Just scratched the peat into the sand with a garden rake
Just scratched the peat into the sand with a garden rake
Posted on 11/12/26 at 12:18 pm to cgrand
ditch pick today, delta arrowhead
wet areas obviously
I’m going to pot them up and keep soaked and then plant the roots in the winter
They’ve been mowing and spraying the wet ditches on my road unfortunately; they killed off all the pickerel weed and there was a bunch. It’s a shame
wet areas obviously
I’m going to pot them up and keep soaked and then plant the roots in the winter
They’ve been mowing and spraying the wet ditches on my road unfortunately; they killed off all the pickerel weed and there was a bunch. It’s a shame
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