#dormant plants

[morganr26]

It’s finals week….

Time for nonstop studying and taking tests…

[zoeflake]

Evergreens and dying things, and the steadfastness of rock walls.

[petula-xx]

Runner Beans Question for Gardeners

Can any other fellow gardeners help me out here?

Q. Can dormant Scarlet Runner Bean roots be dug up and moved in Autumn?

Mine are in their first of seven potential years but I would rather position them somewhere else next year. Has anyone ever successfully relocated a dormant runner bean root ball in Autumn? If so, what method did you use and what was your success rate?

Thanks, Petula.

[awkwardbotany]

Weeds and Winter Interest

In climates where winter sucks the garden inside itself and into quiet dormancy, it is often dead stalks and seed heads that provide the most visual interest. They also become, in some respects, a reminder of a garden that once was and what will be again.” — Gayla Trail, Grow Curious

If, like me, it is during the growing season that you really thrive, winters can be brutal. Color has practically…

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[sunbadgerplants]

Yesterday it was 70°F out, so I decided to take a walk around the yard to see how the outdoor plants were doing!

Top left: my lovely 3 year-old redbud. Perhaps this spring I’ll actually get some flowers!

Top right: Lewisia ‘Little Plum’, looking surprisingly well! Excited to see it flower again.

Middle left: my step-dad tried to take down this humongous butterfly bush at the end of fall. But you can’t keep a Buddleia down. I tried to warn him.

Middle center: two creeping thymes. I like how the one flushes a nice burgundy in the cold. Another pair I can’t wait for blooms on!

Middle right: looks like our rosemary is going to survive the season. That’s a first! The only staple herb that hasn’t proven to be hardy here is basil. Not bad. (Our good old oregano isn’t looking so hot right now though. Just a pile of sticks. We may have to replace it this year). The ‘Goodwin Creek’ Lavender isn’t expected to survive, but we are right on the hardiness line, so maybe it will surprise me! I hope so. It’s such a neat plant.

Bottom left: Nandina ‘Firepower’. This little dude looks great no matter what time of year it is!

Bottom right: blueberry bud scales! They look like they’re doing a lot better surviving the winter in their new spot in front of the raised beds. I’m hoping it’s because of the increased amount of sun, and not just the overly-mild winter.

Edit:

@peonyandbee I’m in zone 6/7!

[justanothersimsblog]

elisabettasims replied to your post: Dormant plants

Try waiting one sim day. It’s weird, but sometimes things planted in winter or fall will take a day and then they should be fine.Usually, at any rate.

talesofsimsandthensome replied to your post: Dormant plants

Mine did the same thing and then I went back to them the next sim day and they were fine…Idk what the deal is. 

ubastisbast replied to your post: Dormant plants

Just wait for a day or two, they will get out of the dormant stage. :)

Thanks!  I just followed your suggestions and waited the sim day - the plants are normal now.  Wierd glitch.

[justanothersimsblog]

Dormant plants

Well this might be stupid but - is there any way I can plant something in sims when its winter and not let it be dormant?

I did a basement where I put lots of planterns for my sim to do a mini garden inside.  It's winter now.  I had her plant some things and they all were immediately dormant.  She has another pot in her kitchen and has a fruit there (she planted it in fall) and that one is not dormant.  What am I doing wrong?