We have officially started working in the carport jungle getting it cleaned up and organized.
The basil, tomato and pepper seedlings are thriving and we are so excited about getting our vegetable and herb gardens going. For color in the garden, I have planted rainbow coleus, red salvia and marigold seeds this week.
Today we cut down a pesky cranberry hibiscus that came up out of nowhere in a pile of leaves on the carport . . . in the way! The plan is to do a mass planting of them in the front yard since they thrive in the full sun and other than keeping them pruned to avoid a leggy plant, they are really maintenance free. I cut the plant up into a ton of pieces and got the propagation process going. I've never tried propagating them before, but after doing some research online, they seem to be a very hardy plant which propagates easily. I also gathered many seed pods that I plan on getting started in the next couple of days.
Since we are gardening on a tight budget, the more plants we can use from existing plants, the better.
Want to know more about the Cranberry Hibiscus?
Here are some links:
A previous post about these gorgeous plants from this blog.
A plant guide and discussion about this plant from Dave's Garden.
All about the Cranberry Hibiscus plant from the University of Florida.
Are you getting your hands
dirty in the garden yet?
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