Planted Caltha palustris and Iris fulva in the Pond. Also planted Iris fulva and Cypripedium kentuckiense in Woodland Area 2. Planted Asclepias exaltata in Sand Area.
Prepared acid area a bit by raking out much of the old, dead sod.
Collected seeds from screening around Chionodoxa forbesii and Hepatica acutiloba - ants were on the Chionodoxa, but the couldn't carry the seeds away! Put seeds in fridge to store.
**Germination notes: Sidalcea candida came up in dish from 5/6. Calochortus venustus came up in dish from 5/1.
Most importantly, got some of the bog ready! Here are some pics...
The various liners...
This is after the liners were tucked in, and rain water added.
Next came 2 bales of Sphagnum peat... this is after they soaked for a few hours. Stay tuned... more very soon! (That little bit of live Sphagnum on the far end will soon have much more to join it!) Planted a few Smilacina trifolia and a Medeola virginiana in bog temporarily - they'll store better here I think, even though it isn't finished yet.Abelmoschus manihot and Borago officinalis from 5/9 dish were moldy - soaked the Borago, and threw the Albemoschus out.
Planted a few seeds of Asclepias subulata, Asclepias latifolia, Asclepias hallii, Desmanthus illinoensis, and Centaurea macrocephala in wet papertowel.
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