Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Ornamental Grasses

Even with the heat and drought of this year, my ornamental grasses did well. I did water them some this summer. Ornamental grasses are tough plants. Usually, nothing bothers them. I did witness an issue this year with my Praire Dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis (picture). They were being mauled. The new kittens born this spring were having a grand time wrestling with them. You can see a healthy one at the planting at the Riley County Office Building, 110 Courthouse Plaza. Join me on Saturday, September 29 at 10 A.M. for discussion on our planting. Meet me at the grass bed.

Monday, September 17, 2012

It's not suppose to bloom now!

My 'Enterprise' fruiting apple is blooming again. I haven't even harvested my fall crop. The summer stress has some spring blooming plants flowering now. I've seen several flowering crabapples and lilacs blooming. Unfortunately, that will take away from our production and flowering next spring. There is nothing to been done, so might as well enjoy the extra color this fall.