Native plants, doing just fine at Green Street.
I went in to check on the plants today, and separate out some of the grasses into individual pots. They all seem to be doing well. All the varieties we salvaged have rather tough leaves, and they haven't shown any sign of damage or stress. I'm impressed.
I'm posting images of the plants so that Pete can tell us what exactly we got, and maybe Jake can give me some ideas about how to care for them. My instinct is to nurture, but I'm thinking they probably don't want too much water. We pulled them out of almost pure sand, mixed with clay and a LOT of pine humus (ancient bark and needles).



I'm posting images of the plants so that Pete can tell us what exactly we got, and maybe Jake can give me some ideas about how to care for them. My instinct is to nurture, but I'm thinking they probably don't want too much water. We pulled them out of almost pure sand, mixed with clay and a LOT of pine humus (ancient bark and needles).



2 Comments:
At February 5, 2008 at 6:51 PM ,
Anonymous said...
These plants appear to be:
Vaccinium myrsinites - shiny blueberry
Dichanthelium sp. - panic grass
Gordonia lasianthus - loblolly bay
Here are my recommendations for helping them survive and thrive.
First, keep them all watered regular (every )2-3 days for the first few weeks. Try to keep out of direct sun for a while also.
The blueberry should be pruned back evenly to about half it's size. This will allow the plant to focus more on it's roots.
I'm not so sure about the panic grass. Just keep it moist for a while.
The loblolly bay you should do the same as the blueberry. It also likes to be fairly moist.
I'd love to come by and check them out, maybe help prune. Not sure when I can do it other than this weekend.
Pete
At February 23, 2008 at 9:24 PM ,
Anonymous said...
I am looking to start gathering native plant seeds. Feel free to check out Jacksonville's seed exchange at http://jaxopolitan.blogspot.com/ if you would like to send, exchange, or request seeds.
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