Brug House

Is now up and running to protect the collection.

The last 12 will go into the greenhouse

after they are done blooming. 

Change of plans with the upcoming storm!  

High winds last night really tossed some plants

to the ground.  Thank goodness the brugmansias

were mostly put away.  It is still early but when

the coast gets down to the mid 30s, it's only time

for us to think winter also.  So if you haven't 

started getting ready for it, one should start!  

Fall Crocus Are Up

 

Time to put plants away!

Closing The Garden

 15th of September we plan to close the

gardens for the year!  So if you have plants

that we are holding, please pick up as once

we close we will not open the greenhouse

after it's all put away.

Time to Strip the Brugs

 We will be closing the gardens on 15th

so I have started to strip the leaves off 

the Brugmansia to get them ready to be

put away.  Need to get them protected before

tree stuff start to fall.  

That means stripping off all but the top leaves,

we leave the buds but know they might fall off

due to moving.  Cleaning out the pots from all

the fir needles and refreshing the dirt as needed.

This year we didn't take special orders but have a

couple requests so those cuttings will come first.

This section is the med. sized brugs from 

the collection.

More to be done and set aside until the 

Brug house is ready.

I was asked to explain why I strip the leaves off.

There is a difference from the outside leaves and 

the inside leaves.  Also removing them there is

less of a mess in the greenhouse when they drop

off.  Also you can make sure all the caterpillars are

removed and any other insects.  The leaves will

grow back and during the winter months one needs

to keep the leaves at a min.  Hope this helps. 

Brugmansia or Datura?

 

We like to call these our Brug snobs.  When I 

asked this question most folks will state that 

they are Datura due to their upward bud.  

This cross was done when I was playing with 

both Brugmansia and Datura pollens.  I have three

of these plants that was a Brugmansia X Datura

and according to the data can be done either way.

I used Tissue Culture plants at the time so I knew

that they were better quality of plants than the 

common plants.  When crossing Datura with a 

brugmansia it's best to take the Anthers away before

they open.  As a datura will self pollenate as the 

flower drops.  Open gently pollenate the stigma and 

close back up.  I have also found that the flowers

do not open and bees do not have an interest if the 

anthers are removed.

When doing the Brugmansia X Datura cross, I also

remove the Anthers and make sure the pollen doesn't

touch the stigma.  Cover the stigma and close up the 

Corolla tube.

If you can get a copy of the 1940s crosses made you

will see that the mother of the cross is denominate.  So 

if you cross a Brugmansia X Datura, your plant will 

be more like a Brugmansia not a Datura and vice versa.

You will see signs of the pollen cross.

For those naysayers out there, try the cross before you

judge others.

 

Coming Walk In Our Garden

 

Hope you have enjoyed the fall tour.   This 

is those of you can't visit.  As you can see

this is what keeps me sort of busy.  Soon this

will all disappear.

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