{"id":693,"date":"2015-10-18T04:30:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T04:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=693"},"modified":"2015-10-18T04:30:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T04:30:09","slug":"its-that-clean-up-time-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/18\/its-that-clean-up-time-of-year\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s That Clean-Up Time of Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>We had a nice morning\/afternoon before it started to sprinkle, so I was able to get outside and start cleaning up around the greenhouse and potting area.\n

First on the agenda, I had to plant out most of the remaining seedlings that were sitting around.\u00a0 There were four campanulas that needed to go out to the orchard garden.\u00a0 I planted them\u00a0around the apple and cherry trees.\u00a0They are currently mystery\u00a0plants, since they came from a pack of mixed seeds.\u00a0 I am hopeful that\u00a0 at least one of them is Campanula lactiflora, which I\u2019ve always wanted to grow.\u00a0 See a description here.<\/a><\/p>\n

I still need some plants to add around the apple and cherry trees, so will do some online shopping soon to get things in the ground soon, as the best planting time is right now.<\/p>\n

Here is a picture of the Iochroma that is planted out in the driveway bed on the orchard side.\u00a0 It grew better than every this year, but alas, no flowers.<\/p>\n

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I believe this is a purple cultivar, something like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There were three large Abutilon \u201cSuntense\u201d seedlings left, as well, so I planted one in a large pot for the patio and put two of them in the bed next to the lilac closest to the dog pen.\u00a0 These shrubs can get pretty big, so I had to make sure there was room for them.\u00a0 I think they\u2019ll do well there, with the southern exposure, but shade from the big Douglas fir tree during the hottest part of the day.\u00a0 Also in that bed are seed-grown tree peonies, Eucomis hybrids (also from seed), and some ironweeds that I started several years ago.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t a well-thought-out garden, but has interest for sure, and is providing a nice nursery for my seedlings.<\/p>\n

Once I got everything planted out, I switched to the greenhouse.\u00a0 My first assignment is to do an autumn clean-up before I more everything back inside for the winter.\u00a0 I started at the back wall\u2013the cactus and bulb seedlings are all along there.<\/p>\n

Some happy surprises:\u00a0 My Hippeastrum mandonii seedlings, which are over two years old, both are growing well and have some decent bulbs forming on them.\u00a0 See the flowers here<\/a> (scroll down to mandonii).<\/p>\n

The two Agapanthus praecox seedlings, also over two years old, are growing very strongly.\u00a0 I potted them on together, as their roots were so entangled that pulling them apart seemed ill-advised.\u00a0 These are handsome plants.\u00a0 I won\u2019t expect flowers for another couple of years, but they are growing very well.\u00a0 Here<\/a> is what I can look forward to.<\/p>\n

Dierama seedlings of the deep purple strain are now around 18 inches tall.\u00a0 I intend to plant them outside next spring in their final places, once I figure that out.\u00a0\u00a0 They should be beautiful<\/a> if they get to blooming size.<\/p>\n

Ferraria crispa is an oddity.\u00a0 I have three bulbs of Ferraria, two of which are crispa and the other is another species.\u00a0 Mine have not bloomed yet, but possibly this year, as they are winter growers and have really strong starts coming.\u00a0 The flowers might look like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I potted on seedlings of Freesia and Babiana, along with some tiny Moraea and Gelasine seedlings.\u00a0 We\u2019ll see if any of these live to bloom.\u00a0 Again, they are winter growers, so the lack of light in our northern location is tough on them.\u00a0 The other seedling\u00a0plants on the shelf along that wall include Habranthus robustus,<\/p>\n

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some Watsonia hybrids, maybe 7 or 8 small Cyrtanthus montanus<\/a>, a couple of fuchsia cuttings and one Restrepia guttulata.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll have more updates and pictures tomorrow as the clean-up continues.<\/p>\n

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