Prairie Dropseed
Prairie Dropseed in autumn
Cleaned off former aquarium table in studio/backroom which was a project onto itself especially with all the help I get from Pearlie and Patsy. Got set up for starting off some seeds. I don't know if I'm late about doing this....?? I figure the ground isn't going to warm up very soon after the winter we've had. !! Seedlings get leggy and can suffer damping off disease. Best to start too late than too early. If you've ever lost your pampered seedlings, you know exactly what I mean.
I have added in the Pearlie and Patsy factor but am puzzled how to keep them out. Scolding will only make the table more interesting... This will get figured out.
I'm starting Virgin's Bower,Clematis virginiana , a native climber in the Clematis family.
I tend to burn up clematis but this is worth a try.. with firm resolution not to let that happen--again.
This will cover the arbor I plan to put in the front as a privacy screen from the guys across the street with "King of the Hill" syndrome. Attention guys over 50 :drinking beer to excess with your buddies in some guy's garage all the time DOESN'T create a romantic bad boy image.
Next, Prairie Dropseed which I plan to use to help me overcome the challenge of this little pain-in-the-#$%^& hill on the alley.
I found a beautiful photo of it in autumn. So gorgeous.
Here's a good link on where to see native prairie lands in IL:
Which leads to the next item to be seeded here at my house: Little Bluestem.
This doesn't solve a problem, I just want to try it and may even give it away.
Last but not least, Swamp Milkweed.
I saved my seeds from last year so these will be especially close to me. The bees and butterflies go NUTS for this stuff. They also lay eggs on it. I haven't experienced that yet as the mature patch I have of it is in the sun in a high traffic area. However, I've started a refugium on the east side of the house where I started young plants last year in hopes of enticing monarchs to lay there this year. My next door neighbor had all kinds of monarch caterpillars going into the J position which they do before morphing into a chrysalis. Exciting stuff.
On a lighter note, for fans of Bevo, he will be moving to a 10 gallon tank very soon. I have it set up and added in some Bio-spira to cut down on cycling. He's simply gotten too big for the blue Bevo bowl so now will have alot more space to bubble up.
P.S. I'm sorry the photos on this page are so.... .....challenged. Not good at arranging things yet.
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