Making Fuchsia Cloth of Gold babies!
I couldn’t help myself, it’s just too exciting to look at those fuchsia and want to make lots of fuchsia babies. Fuchsia is such an easy friend to propagate, it really has a strong will to live. So I did it, and only after did I look at the calender that I religiously consult when planting via my biodynamic scheme — The Pocket Astrologer 2010, Pacific Edition. First off, it’s in my time zone and I don’t have to subtract 8 for Greenwich time as I do with most Ephemeri. The other great thing about this calender is that it tells the moon’s movement through signs and when it is void of course. You should never plant on a void of course moon, according to the biodynamic calender. I’ve been planting via that calender with good results for 2 years. Except for the void of course part, which I didn’t ever before. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Fuchsia Cloth of Gold mother plant
Worried about how far your tangerine had to travel to get to your grocery? At least 1000 miles to the closest citrus weather for Portland, Oregon. That’s a lot of carbon offset. There is citrus weather somewhere in your house, though!
Grow your own satsuma tangerine in PDX!
Got the sunny window where the neighbors keep looking in? Or the front entry with the single pane glass? These spots could be perfect for a dwarf satsuma tangerine tree. As long as there’s not a terrible draft and the temperature stays about 50 (yes, 50!) in winter, these little trees can fulfill your tangerine dreams all year long!
Dwarf tangerines grow to the size of your container, and can get up to 7 feet tall.
The great thing about citrus trees is that you can prune them to suit you, which often inspires the tree to flower. Then, you take your little paint brush of love and tickle the flower’s bits. Nine months later, baby tangerines to eat!
Our 3 year old tangerine trees are on super sale at Westwind Farm Studio’s September 19 plant sale, in 3 gallon pots, only $15 dollars or 2 for $25! Many have fruit and flowers set on them, so it’s just a matter of time before you can reduce your carbon footprint and enjoy the fruit of your labors. Write for directions!
Jean Ann VanKrevelen very kindly included Yogacowgirls and Bridget Pilloud (listen to her earlier podcast with us!) on her latest installment of the Good Enough Gardening podcast. We talked about psychic connections with animals (@petsaretalking’s line of work), including birds and insects in our gardens. Find out what a walking stick insect said to Bridget. Determine the answers to more questions, like “what is a funion?”
We talked about the upcoming plant sale on September 19 at Westwind Farm Studio and had a lot of laughs about lots of various topics. Catch the podcast here!
