Our drought-ridden neighbors on the West Coast may not appreciate this, but the rain in Birmingham is ridiculous and seems to have timed itself to devastate all my evenings off and weekends. I'm ready to start spring yard work (the flowering trees are already in bloom), but my new lawnmower is still in its box in my backseat awaiting a sunny day.
Meanwhile inside...the handful of cuttings I got this winter are beginning to get potted up one by one. This Valle Negra is gangbusters with the roots -- about 20 days to root in a lidded coir bin.
Thanks Frank and others for turning me onto the coir (one brick of the botanical cocogro was plenty). And Thanks to Harvey C for the Valle Negra scions and VS for the JH Adriatics. Both taking off. I think my Longue D'Aouts got frostbite in transit and not sure if they are strong enough to take root. Fingers crossed...was really looking forward to the LdA.
Hoping for some sun this weekend so I can get on with things outside.
Best to all,
Rick