Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Starting Plants From Seeds

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Seedlings at Wiese Acres With heavy clay soil that is so slow to warm in spring, and in an area with a relatively short growing season ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Kalanchoe daigremontiana aka Mother of Millions; Mother of Thousands

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I love unusual houseplants, particularly if they are easy to grow.  Mother of Millions meets those criteria quite well.  That's why I...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Apple Trees and Strawberries

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After a few weeks in the extreme deep freeze, our famed "January thaw" arrived a couple days ago.  When I left work yesterday afte...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Mangave "Bloodspot"

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Mangave is a relatively new find in the succulent world.  It is thought to be a  hybrid of Agave macroacantha and Manfreda maculosa .  It...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Flapjack Plants - Kalanchoe thyrsiflora

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Flapjack plant (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora)  (Wiese Acres photo) One of my favorite succulents is my flapjack plant.  It's also know...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

Overwintering Tender Succulents

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Succulent garden in summer I fell in love with succulents a while back.  They come in such a variety of shapes, colors and sizes.  They...
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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Warm Dry Autumn Days Might Equal Stressed Plants

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Autumn at Wiese Acres Last year, we had our first snow storm on October 4.  This year, it is October 25 and we are outside in our sh...
Friday, October 10, 2014

The End of Another Growing Season

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Once again, the bittersweet time of year arrives.  I hate to see the beautiful flowers go to bed for the winter and no longer have the selec...