First time caller. I now have an older (established) pecan tree. Do I need to do anything with it? It'll just... LIVE, right? Do it's thing? Water is actually pooling around it right now (but I do have a small drainage system).
Weird. I wonder if it was a situation where one person saw them plant St. Augustine and everybody else did it. lol. I was actually surprised to see one St. Augustine lawn near me survived the past couple of winters when it got down to 0 degrees and several days of single digits. I didn't know it had it in it. I know their neighbor wishes it would die. They put a physical barrier between the two lawns to try and stop it from encroaching onto their property and mixing with their Bermuda. Failed. lol.
Noticed some bright green residue on the bark. Sporadic "growth". I don't wanna call it mold. Is it fine?
Do you have st. Augustine? I don't care if any of my plants die. They came with the house and never been fond of them. My pygmy palm and magnolias do fairly decent during extended periods of no rain. Lawn crews tend to cut grass to short.
Yeah... when we first moved in we had a handful of different types of St. Augustine. There was some sort of disease that affected one of the particular types that was probably 25% of our yard. We had the whole yard resodded with a type that wasn't affected. Most of the plants that get the rain are OK. But our pineapples and a few others need regular irrigation. Too much time involved to let the pineapples die (takes about 2 years to grow one) (Probably more info than you asked for )
I thought about growing pineapples, but then I looked at what was involved and the payoff and just said "nah... I'll just go buy one". I'm always jealous of Florida and California when it comes to growing vegetables. Well, mostly superhot peppers. The growing season is so long in most of those states. I live in Texas, but never have much luck growing superhots here. I generally don't get many peppers until it's almost time to shut down for the season because of incoming cold weather. Then again, maybe it's just me.
I built 4 planters. The only thing that i've kept alive is three 3-year old jalapano plants and green onions. Ive turned one planter into St Augustine patch replacements. As soon as hurricane season wraps up, I may try to grow some regular cool weather vegetables during the winter. I always end up waiting until April.
We're not committed enough to grow anything that requires a lot of work. The pineapples are surprisingly easy. My wife cuts off the top and places it in a glass of water to let it get started and then goes and puts it in a planter and then we wait for 2 years. Her cousin lives a few doors down and she and her husband are good at plants. Tons of fresh avocados and mangos.
it’s finally starting to cool down the heat during a TX summer is one thing, but all these wasps and bees that fly around too…I hate them any buzzing insect with wings I despise
I think it depends on the vegetable, but I was just talking about superhot peppers. I just enjoy the heat level of super hots, so I want those type of peppers. With jalapenos, habaneros, scotch bonnets, etc., I can pretty much just throw the seeds in the dirt and spit on them and they'll produce pretty well. Florida is a huge pepper growing state -- Florida and California produce more bell peppers than any other states in the US. Most peppers stop producing peppers when it gets above 95 degrees or so in the daytime and nighttime temps get over 80 degrees, but that depends on the pepper. With superhot peppers, though, they take a while to produce their peppers or for them to ripen, so that longer growing season is coveted. Even in Texas (North Texas), I have to start superhots in January/February under lights indoors to get some decent output by October/November. And even then, I'm lucky to get anything most years. It always ticks me off when guys in Florida and Cali on pepper growing forums show their plants during summer. Hell, my parents tick me off with all the crap they grow in their backyard in Houston. It's like a small farm. Peppers, okra, cucumbers, exotic crap, and it's not like they do it with much effort other than the labor. They just dig up the dirt, plant it, and keep it watered... instant jungle.
