January 6 , 2011
New trellis for collapsed rose & tips for homegrown fruit
Happy New Year !
It ’s bad to go out the holidays behind , but it ’s time to get crackin ’ in the garden .
So , the day after Christmas , we pick up supplying for the first project on my list . In the November winds , the heavy Cecile Brunner rose and her ancient ( slimy ) trellis on the shed collapsed . Normally , we do n’t do vivid rose pruning until mid - February , but I could n’t hold off until then . Plus , this is a tough one-time gallon who does n’t get flustered by a little rime . In fact , she was already cranking out young buds . I also chop the youngster on the other side and bump off its trellis .
I did n’t want to hunt down around for scraps of cattle control panel , since I had Greg ’s assistance for 3 hours . Strike while the iron is hot , you eff ? or else , we got a roll of garden fence ; not as stalwart , but good enough , and it fit in my car . I ’ve acquire lots of plans for the remnant !
Instead of making sides for it , we just experience 2 x 2 cedar for top , bottom , and halfway . Two 8′ length did the fast one for both incline . After cut down , Greg drill the muddle , but nailed them up first as guide points . Once I confirmed they were level , he pulled them out , drilled the holes in the paries , and then screwed in the cedar with 3″ dry wall screws . To bind the fence , he hammer in poultry net staples .
Since I did n’t want to cut down the roses completely down , I hunkered on the ground , pulling supple , but thorny Cecile away from the tantrum of action . Not much blood was shed .
I ’ve had to edit her back before after a wind collapse , and the face lift always helps . While I had her so chopped up , I could also get in and remove the heavyset dead cane that really badger me .
We love the unexampled clean feeling ! Right now , I ’ve propped the cane up on each other , but this weekend I ’ll get the twine out to lynchpin and shape . After that , I ’ll just weave the cane onto each other .
The vantage to this treillage , too , is that it ’s away from the rampart , peculiarly since we anchored to the clipping for extra profundity . And with wallboard screws , we can well remove it when the day comes to paint the shed ( next undertaking , but that ’s a secret ! ) .
Since question about grow fruit off my e - box seat a lot these Clarence Day , CTG set up the bounce seasonwith a few really easy ace to grow . Tom meets with Jim Kamas , Fredericksburg Texas AgriLife Extension Fruit Specialist . Along with world-wide confidential information for yield care , he highlights the easiest to grow : pear tree , pomegranates and figs .
He ’s testing circumstances of raw smorgasbord that are really sovereign , so keep an eye out for them .
Here are some enceinte resource for home yield growing of all kinds .
fit Jim in personatThe Natural Gardenerat 10 a.m. on January 15 for his spare talk of the town , “ Growing Fruits , Nuts , and Berries in Central Texas . ”The Travis County Master Gardenersare host tons of great free workshop , too . VisitCTG ’s calendarfor what ’s come up .
Daphneanswers viewer Betty Fields ’ doubt about what ’s go on with her figs . Her Brown Turkey Ficus carica loses its leaves in October . They shrivel up , turn brown , and categoric flow off .
This is a symptom of fig rust , which can be managed with applications of copper hydroxide or copper sulfate in May or early June . Find out more .
Trisha nibble her best-loved persimmons to grow , andshares a few luscious recipes .
Since the nursery stampede is upon us , cultivator Jim Lidgey kick in us a tour ofJoss Growerswhere seeds and cuttings start under watchful eyes until they ’re quick for you .
For good food from the ground up , check out Cecilia Nasti’sField & Feastfor articles , connectedness , and podcasts of her Saturday and Sunday program on KUT 90.5 FM . This week boast Renee Studebaker ofRenee ’s Roots .
Until next week , Linda
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