frogfruit
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Observations At The Wood Pile
One of the first things I did when starting the garden last year was obtain a pile of logs from a dead tree that was cut down and assemble them into a wood pile. I planted a Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) in one of the internal pockets of the pile, and then pretty much left the Continue reading
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Frogfruit As Turf
The Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) that I have in the back garden grows several inches tall. The Frogfruit that is in the front garden, interspersed with the Bermudagrass there, grows flat because it is regularly trampled and mown. Almost as soon as I arrived here in February 2023, I started the process of inserting Frogfruit pieces Continue reading
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Frogfruit: Trim & Plug
Last year I bought two Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) plants, and judging by how well they have established, I should never need to buy this again. This particular area behind the house came from just one plant, and that is after several previous major cutbacks. (The other plant that I bought is climbing over my wood Continue reading
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Phaon Crescent And Frogfuit
Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) is a native ground cover that loves to grow here. The flowers are tiny, visited by small bees and butterflies. Frogfruit is also the host plant for Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) butterflies, and I’m starting to see quite a few of them now. It’s hard to discern scale on these photos, but Continue reading
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Native Plant Sale
Twice a year, our local chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas holds a plant sale in the context of a city-wide festival so that there are plenty of people out and about. This year I was actually able to make some contributions to the sale. I had a total of 29 pots (photo Continue reading
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I Was Away For A Week. What Did The Garden Do?
I was out of town for April 13-20, 2024. I had a helper to check on seedlings (to lightly water, and evict caterpillars), but other than that, the garden was left to fend for itself. What was different when I returned? Many of the back yard plants had grown several inches, including Firewheel aka Indian Continue reading
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My Propagation Station
I don’t have a greenhouse, nor am I experienced in plant propagation. However, occasionally I encounter new opportunities to try. The easiest situations are when plants self-seed, or grow runners that root. I have had success with moving baby plants of Salvia and Frogfruit to new locations, either by just digging them up in one Continue reading
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More Frogfruit Plugs In The Front Lawn
When I recently attempted to level the uneven front lawn with extra soil, I didn’t have enough soil to do anything with the front strip between the sidewalk and the street. I may do more leveling next year. This is the area I’m talking about, still growing back after the summer’s drought. The front lawn Continue reading
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Settling The Garden For The Winter
One of my goals for this fall was to have every area here covered with plants, soil containing seeds, or mulch, so that there is a minimum area of bare soil that could be vulnerable to erosion (obviously I am hoping that my seeds will germinate!). Most of those activities have been achieved by now, Continue reading
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I Left The Garden For Five Days. What Did It Do?
I went out of town for five days. Of course I wanted to see what the garden had done while I was away, so a tour was in order as soon as I returned. Most of what I noticed was a consequence of a soaking rain on the first day, and the start of consistently Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
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