Mulch the plant to keep off weeds and maintain moisture.ĭuring the first winter season, the tree could be exposed extreme conditions. It is likely that the wind can cause irreparable damage so juvenile trees since the root are yet to go deep enough. If the drought is prolonged, make sure you check how the plant is growing. This is vital within the first year or more. New plants ought to undergo regular watering, especially because of the shallow roots. Make sure only the growth experienced within the current season. Midsummer is the advisable time to trim it. If this happens, the plant could end up changing shape. Be watchful since they tend to grow back. Damaged or dead branches should be cut off. A good variety of conifers do not require pruning at all. It is not necessary that the trees undergo generic pruning. When planting in such soil, it is vital to ensure there is reliable drainage for any excessive water. If you plant in poorly drained or heavy clay, you might end up with a problem with the trees. With poor aeration, the roots may end up dying off or rotting due to additional stress. This is because the cells can no longer be exposed to air. When the plant is exposed to too much water, it is likely to have the roots rotting. Both the young and mature leaves can exist on the same branch. Younger leaves are scaly compared to mature ones. The blue fruits mostly attract birds since they have a berrylike appearance. It can be distinguished by its unusual fleshy fruits, unlike the normal hard, leathery conifer fruits. In most places, the tree is easy to cultivate because of its tolerance to drought compared to the rest of the conifers. There are more than 64 different species of this tree. “Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.The slim, slow growing and dark blue hued Juniperus Virginiana tree is known as the Blue Arrow. In any event, I need to get 2,000 and then I’m going to start digging holes for breaks. So I cancelled on CVS to give someone else a chance to get the vaccine.Īnyway, it’s back to the book and writing and hopefully, I can get another 3,000 done today. With my daughter’s baby due soon, I wanted to be fully vaccinated before he got here and I started taking care of him too. It took me a week to get the email and I had worked like the devil to get one at CVS, but it wasn’t scheduled until the next day, and this one meant I would take my 2nd shot 2 days earlier. She had an 82 year old mother who had breast cancer and a mastectomy last week, but was running around, wearing her mask, still not vaccinated. I was talking to a woman as I was loading my plants into the car at Home Depot who said she was so glad to see people wearing masks. We only have 10% of the population vaccinated and that’s not enough.ģ lanes of cars headed for verification of appointment at St Lukes, and then we finally went single file, then double and split off to various tents where they did the paperwork first, and then drove off to more tents where the cars split off into maybe 25 more tents and were given shots, and then we parked in lanes for a time while we were timed to ensure we didn’t have a reaction to the vaccine. Luckily, despite them opening up the state 100%, I’ve been proud of the Texans who still wear masks and the businesses that are requiring it. It was a massive car drive up for the event and I was glad they’re doing that because we have so many people in Houston and the surrounding cities and 5 of the more virulent strains of COVID also. I finally got the first vaccination yesterday afternoon for COVID–Pfitzer and the next one is April 9th. Well, I’m off to write today and I have 9 plants to dig holes for and plant. Some think I have a green thumb, but in actuality, I just keep trying things until something takes hold and voila! A beautiful garden. If one thing doesn’t work, try something else. Or the weeds will just grow up in among them anyway. I haven’t tried them here, and redbud trees are notorious for having weak limbs, so I won’t be planting those here, but I think the phlox will be pretty and hopefully, they will cover some of the area where I fight with weeds. So the trees would be covered in the flowers that matched the ground cover in the flowerbeds and it looked so pretty–like I’d actually planned it that way. When I lived in Oklahoma, I had redbud trees and phlox and the flowers were the same beautiful magenta. I figure if one thing doesn’t work, I’m not planting the same thing in its place, especially when everything else seems to do well in that area. I managed 3,000 words yesterday and to get my car inspected and to get some sunshine ligustrum to replace my skyrocket holly that have died. But isn’t he/she cute? After she/he quit picking on the young giraffe. When I’m photographing an animal, I forget that what they’re seeing is not me looking at them, but a camera looking at them.
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