domenica 21 ottobre 2007

new natives for the balcony

courtesy of the fall plant sale fundraiser for the San Diego chapter of the California Native Plant society. Last year's crop of plants? It was a mixed bag...some lived but more than half died. Why? *little black bugs * lack of water * didn't like living in a pot * wrong soil * didn't like it when I bumped it and broke it's stem * didn't like it when I decided they plants needed to live on very little water (not even native plants are willing to conserve water!)
this year, I'm trying a few grasses and some other dudes that look hardy. And I'm willing to give them more water. Sorry San Diego water supply. I know I'm using water that I don't really need. But I really like plants and I don't want them to die...

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