CAMBIOS CARDINALES Y CONTENEDOR

Hacia un pocoton de tiempo no escribia sobre este asunto que ocupa gran parte de mi tiempo entre libros, enlaces o en el terreno/concreto del jardin.

Los protagonistas un limon y un Frangipani/Plumeria ambos mayores del lustro de edad, el primero estaba en el lado norte, habiendo dado hasta la fecha cuatro cosechas de jugoso fruto. 

El Frangipani, es hijo del que aparece en primer plano, un regalo de aniversario, propagado por semilla. Es el unico que mantiene las hojas/flores los doce meses.

Los tiestos vienen de un lugar en Villa Caparra, , un espacio realmente raro, poco usual, por la estetica en el despliegue/arreglo de la mercancia/vegetacion.

En fin, las fotos relatan la historia. La cubierta de tela es para evitar ramas partidas en el trayecto. La foto del cepellon/raices, para que cada quien vea lo pequenho, en comparacion con el tronco/ramas, lo cual permite calcular el tiempo que podra estar en el tiesto de ceramica esmaltado, que a su vez evita la evaporacion que con el cambio climatico seguira en aumento.

 

That is that

 

 

Was inspired by Gardenista and thought of you!

Was inspired by Gardenista and thought of you!

JARDINES PARA EXTREMOS SECOS O MOJADOS

QUIENES  practican la horticultura comestible o la otra ya no dudaran del cambio climatico que en mi caso ha provocado la muerte o enfermedades  como el caso de la Barleria repens que muestra una profusion de hojas/ramas muertas inexplicablemente para mi o la web, no hay referencias por lo que comparto aqui algunas fotos.


El problema no es ese, lo son las constantes infernales temperaturas que repito, con irrigacion no se resuelve, pues crean niveles de estres en la vegetacion que no todo lo sembrado en el jardin, este a  la sombra o al sol o a media luz van a sobrellevar, de modo que vaya tomando nota.

El caso de la Barleria es ese o alguna enfermedad vascular que no encuentro en ninguna fuente. Por tal motivo quienes tengan setos vivos en su jardin, que no se propaguen por semilla/division como esta, tendran feos espacios disecados con frecuencia y sin remedio.


Decidi con las proyecciones climaticas que escucho resignarme, y a observar con mucho mas cuidado cada criatura verde.

Aparte de la infernal temperatura de los ultimos diez meses, siempre quedan algunos caracoles, coleopteros y gusanos que ciclicamente aparecen en mayor o menor grado.  Reitero que estos, cuyo danho por comer de la hoja, es menor en terminus de estetica y salud  vegetal que el causado por moscas blancas.  De no atacar con la formula secreta de limon, ajo, capsicum con frecuencia....lo que fuere moriria eventualmente.

En resumen, no importa donde usted habita, tendra que revisar el inventario de sus plantas rigurosamente, observar aquellas que sobrellevan el infierno o lo contrario el pocoton de lluvia que ira y vendra cada cierto tiempo.

Su tipo de suelo debe ser considerado en lo segundo, si fuere arcilla sabemos que se encharcara, yo tengo arena en 99 por ciento. Si su jardin tiene pendientes, el encharcamiento no sera de vida o muerte a menos que llueva como en Macondo.

Asi que lo peor lo llevaran los agricultores de lo comestible, los jardineros de lo estetico irracional con cesped y demas...y los de la jardineria del huerto....No se que decirles, sino desearles Buena suerte a todos...y a buscar especies que sobrelleven esta nueva sodoma y gomorra ambiental con lo del Arca de Moises de vez en vez.


Casi olvido a los bienaventurados del GOLF, a ellos no parece afectarles el cambio climatico. No he visto en medio alguno, nada sobre estos criminales del medio ambiente que algunos lugares riegan 17 veces al dia su lindo, esteril, inutil cesped. Fin.

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Vascular+Disease+of+Plants


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CLIMATIC CHANGE DROUGHT AND GARDENING IN THE TROPICS

IF YOU practice any  form of gardening you have noticed that a percentage of your vegetation has passed slowly passed away or is in the process.  The reason is simple. Some plants with tender, thin leaves are intolerant of high temperatures, no matter if planted in the shade or not.  I could mention some but I will not, everyjuan should have noticed already, for stress signs helped by some irrigation, however let the record show, that with scarce, rationed water service it would be better to let those die, or give away since they will not tolerate the heat for a long period.

Some people thought climatic change what a hoax from some segments of the population, well is here to stay, in consequence those gardeners depending exclusively on nursery plants  will have to stretch the imagination collecting plants from the ecoregion, urban concrete/asphalt, flora and fauna, habitat, biiodviersity, context where they live.

In brief, from now on gardening will go beyond silly aesthetics demanding a biocentric focus/perspective to create useful patches of vegetation for all living creatures instead of sterile, useless turr/palm trees and similar species requiring extensive, noisy, dangerous, polluting maintenance practices.

Finally, lets hope GOLF will pass away and/or be limited to few places in the world. The irrigation, fertilizing, pesticides and fungicides required, gas and oil with mowing/blowing is definitely a crime without punishment, done anywhere with absolute impunity.

CYSSUS HYPOGLAUCA BEST VINE FOR DENSE PRIVACY

I HAVE BEEN away for a long time..with the writing that is...The garden demands daily monitoring, particularly in the insect control, mostly two species, white flies the dominant.

Pruning/trimming after leaves sweeping/irrigation in that order the other activities taking most of the time..

Today was trimming the Cissus, a vine only seen in 4 other places in the San Juan Metro... A relative of Vitis vinifera, has no diseases after a year and a half, covering both sides of the fence in that time, growing constantly at a rather fast pace.

The aesthetic value from my view is the swaying with the wind...the vines coming down like stalactites...

If you are in great need of privacy, and detest people, in a misanthropic state of mind, Cissus hypoglauca is your vine....

2014 IN REVIEW

WELL, I have to say I lost the desire, the urge for writing, perhaps, a result of living where I do....However, my interest in horticulture, gardening, plant propagation, criticism is alive and kicking.

In 2014, three relevant ones passed away and/or were exiled. 
Calliandra haemathocephla, Guaicum officinale. RIP. The first, shortly after my failed attempt to relocate while growing towards the electrical wires. The second, in a similar fashion, in addition to having unnoticed root rot, not consequence of water clogging, but some dk disease..   Both are still around. Guaiacum as a scaffold for the season lights, and Calliandra for vines such as: Antigonum leptopus and Passiflora foetida among others.

Pereskia bleo was exiled, the thorns got unbearable, no matter the uuusual beauty of the soft, unusual orange flower. 

There were two significant acquisitions in the collection during 2014, both for the most important reason in my view: privacy. In Puerto Rico--as in many other places-- concrete houses are practically one on top to the other, too close.  To avoid looking at the hog neighbors next door, these vines were planted a year ago 
Hylocereus undatus and Cissus Hypoglauca in the north garden.

Here Sociedad Horticultural Bouret's for those fans of botanical inventories....very few from experience.  I do not know of any other, including public botanical gardens here or away...

That is that. 

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BOTANICAL INVENTORY 2014

THIS post is pertinent to those who are serious about gardening.  It tells what is alive, healthy and lasting beyond pretty flowers out of context, the custom and use in many circles most of the time.

SOCIEDAD HORTICULTURAL BOURET

INVENTORY 2014

 

 

Allium

Alocasia cucullata
Aloe vera

Aglaonema commutatum

Agave

Amarylis

Asparagus sprengeri/meyeri

Alternatera brasiliana

Asystacia gangetica

Antigonum leptopus

Bryophylum pinnatum

Brunfelsia pausiflora

Barleria repens

Bouganvillea buttiana

Bixa orellana

Cestrum diurnum

Calledium hortulanum

Capsicum florescens

Chayamansa
Cissus hypoglauca*

Citrus sinensis

Coccoloba uvifera

Clorophytum diurnum

Catharantus roseus

Calliandra haemathocephala
Codiaeum variegatum
Cyperus involucratus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commelina elegans

Crinum asiaticum

Datura stramonium

Dipteracanthus prostratus

Dracaena marginata

Diffenbachia amoena

Daylily

Duranta repens

Eucharis amazonica

Euphorbia tirucalis/pulcherrima

Epiphylum oxypetalum

Gardenia augusta

Gloriosa rothshildiana

Hibiscus cannabinus
Hemerocallis

Hylocereus undatus

Hippobroma longiflora

Jasminum undulatum

Lipia micromera

Murraya paniculata

Mirabilis siciliana

Malpighia glabra

Myosotis

Neomarica caerulea

 

 

Nephrolepsis

Ochna thomasiana

Oxalis

Origanum vulgare

Phalaenopsis

Peperomia pellucida

Petroselinum crispum
Proiphys amboinensis

Pseuderantemum reticulatum

Pleomeles reflexa

Polyscia balfouriana/fruticosa

Plectantrus amboinicus

Pedilanthus thithymaloides/tuberose

Plumeria rubra/alba

Ruellia officinale/brittoniana/tuberosa
Russelia equisetiformis
 

Sanseveria trifasciata/cylindrical

Scadoxus

Syngonium

Serpol tuymusser phylum

Solanum lycopersicum

Stigma phyllon floribundum

Thilandsia

Thumbergia alata/erecta

Trimezia martinicensis

Tulbagia violacea

Turnera ulmiforme/subulata/diffusa

Tradescantia pallida/spathacea/zebrina

Wedelia trilobata

Zammia

 

 

The inventory allows for research in case of disease, pests, best conditions for growth and care

to name a few.  Common names are useless when you need to find out specifics about this or that species, because every country calls/describes plants differently.  Check under aleli, for example.

 

 

If you had the chance to check previous inventories from yours truly, you may have noticed that there are between 10/20  less.  The reason is simple, some passed away due life cycles, others became a pain in the arse or unsightly.  That is that.

* November 2013