As promised, here are some pictures of what we've been up to. These are of the liners in our "nursery." Top left picture in the foreground are teeny hollyhocks. Next step up and behind are rudbeckias. Top right shows the New Guinea impatiens already transferred to 4" pots, and the lower left is some azaleas in the front.
We have them on a timed sprinkler to get watered once a day early in the a.m. That's the best time to water here in central Florida. Watering at night does not give the foliage and mulches time to dry which promotes disease and fungus. By watering in the early morning, the plants' leaves have the opportunity to dry and not be as susceptible to moisture-caused problems. This area where the plants are "staged" gets early morning shade, dappled shade in the very late afternoon, but full sun during midday. This gives them an opportunity to grow strong but gives them a rest just after the peak sun of the day. It's really been working for us. Next post I'll include some of the other pics from the flower garden that includes Iceland (yes, in central Florida!) poppies.
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