Delighted! My trifecta of orange (Calamondin), Gardenia and Amaryllis all survived the winter and are starting to bloom.
Crushed the amaryllis rebloom challenge. Awfully proud of myself! Now to try it again this year.
Hardly noticeable is the new addition to the garden, dwarf pomegranate (Punica granatum).
After a thorough going over with a toothbrush, dipped in alcohol, I hope to have reduced the scale infestation on my baby.
It’s just 10c today so she’ll have to come back in tonight.
Cut the daffodils that fell over. A few were the victim of a fallen cedar. Picked up five emerald cedars from Home Depot last week. Five footers for $30. Have to get them dug in before heading to Venice.
My calamondin citrus always gets infested with scale insects. Today was the alcohol and Q-tip treatment. I try and check the underside of every leaf and stem along the veins for the little armoured creatures, then give them a dab of the alcohol and with the dry tip wipe them off the plant. I am just that crazy. The first sign of infestation is the clear, sticky honeydew they excrete which falls on the upper side of leaves below the creature. She’s worth it!
FarmerTO 