Today was very warm and humid - about 90 degrees!
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.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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