Gardening Q and A VI

[crazy_piggy]

Bukas na daw uli ang Manila Seedling Bank. Green 2000 Garden Center & Edsa Garden House are open 9am-6pm daily. Enter thru Agham or Edsa gate.

Sayuri, Green2000 lang po ang open? Gusto ko sana balikan yung nakita ko na mandevilla saka dwarf santan dati pero sa ibang stall ko nakita yun.

[BlackDove]

Thanks for the response!

Is this what you are referring to?

http://builditphilippines.files.word...frog-grass.jpg

It's what some gardening services on Sulit (from Laguna) are selling as frog grass.

I don't think this is what we want.

For the ground cover I want something dense and compact, to keep dust and erosion down. I made the mistake of clearing the old carabao grass from the backyard during the summer leaving only bare soil and the amount of airborne dust and dirt in and around the house increased noticeably.

Here's a pic of my side garden's frog grass after a rain.



I notice frog grass doesn't grow up, but rather sideways and I never had to cut it.

Over time, it does get dense and compact, but this only happens under full sun. In the shade, the grass blades grow longer sideways but the grass itself doesn't spread out as quickly - just like in the pic you posted.

I have bermuda in my front lawn, and given the option, I'd rather have the frog grass. Kaya lang, sayang din yung bermuda.

Bermuda is nice but it's too much work - at least for me. Good luck.

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[BlackDove]

Osmocote Fertilizer yan (slow release fertilizer)

Thanx chunky. Ganyan pala ang osmocote. Nde kasi ako gumagamit nun.

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[brianpex]

Here's a pic of my side garden's frog grass after a rain.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u...frog-grass.jpg

I notice frog grass doesn't grow up, but rather sideways and I never had to cut it.

Over time, it does get dense and compact, but this only happens under full sun. In the shade, the grass blades grow longer sideways but the grass itself doesn't spread out as quickly - just like in the pic you posted.

I have bermuda in my front lawn, and given the option, I'd rather have the frog grass. Kaya lang, sayang din yung bermuda.

Bermuda is nice but it's too much work - at least for me. Good luck.

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Thanks again. That indeed looks better. Unfortunately the back yard is shaded by a tall wall and the house, so I'd end up with the sparse frog grass photo.

[icepluscoffee]

Magtatanong lang po sana ako kung saan ako makakahanap ng living stones (Lithops) dito sa Mindanao. Kailangan ko po kasi for my study.

[Nicole2011]

nag flower din after more than a year that i bought it...

[project_ichigo]

plant chaser ito yun sinasabi ko

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05313.jpg

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05327.jpg
if you notice tabi tabingi ang bulaklak so pinaggugupit ko nga ang dahon

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05183.jpg

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05184.jpg
something is eating my dahlias,maganda pa rin kahit na butas butas

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05323.jpg
this is the cat the girls are allowed,2 dogs are enough

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05328.jpg
proj i for so many days isip ako ng isip,ano kaya ito, ngayon alam ko na

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05320.jpg

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/DSC05319.jpg
some of the ones i like dahil di green ang dahon




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there is enough for all of us,and it is red sunflower

morning glory pala

ganda ng dahlias mo.

[project_ichigo]

bulaklak ng variegated canna

[crazy_piggy]

nag flower din after more than a year that i bought it...


http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/s...4/f8edd9bf.jpg

Ano po ang tawag dito? Saka paano propagation? Meron kami nito nakatanim sa may bakod, gusto ko sana paramihin. By cuttings ba ang ganyan o antayin ko magka-seedpod?

[crazy_piggy]

bulaklak ng variegated canna

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/...f/IMG_5952.jpg

Saan ka nakabili nito Ichi? Gusto ko din para kasing wala na masyado nagtitinda ng canna ngayon, parang euphorbia din bihira na.

[PlantChaser]

Magtatanong lang po sana ako kung saan ako makakahanap ng living stones (Lithops) dito sa Mindanao. Kailangan ko po kasi for my study.

Not as easy to grow lithops dito sa atin. You can try asking nurseries in higher altitudes. Lithops are very hard to come by, usually imported ng collector. I think I might have extra seeds if you want to try to grow them yourself. Mabilis mag germinate pero hard to keep alive.

[Nicole2011]

Ano po ang tawag dito? Saka paano propagation? Meron kami nito nakatanim sa may bakod, gusto ko sana paramihin. By cuttings ba ang ganyan o antayin ko magka-seedpod?

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hey.. the common name is yellow bell..

by cuttings pede yan.. madali lang siya i propogate...

[great2find]

meron din kami niyan... the only flower plant i have. nagsimula rin ako sa isang stem cutting. I wonder if ito rin yung tinatawag na kampanilya sa tagalog o may ibang variety pa? parang dami kasing uri ng yellow bell eh.

[gotta lick it]

[BlackDove]

nag flower din after more than a year that i bought it...


http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/s...4/f8edd9bf.jpg

Gaano kataas nung binili mo, nic ?
At gaano na kataas ngayon?

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[Nicole2011]

when i bought it gang tuhod ko...
now pinakayap ko na sa side ng pader..madami na ako naputol as in..malaki na **...eto daw iyong dwarf eh... pero parang hindi naman kasi tumataas naman siya...

[kapitan jiegoh]

keep safe everyone....let's hope tagsibol's area is not badly affected just like ondoy's

[crazy_piggy]

...
hey.. the common name is yellow bell..

by cuttings pede yan.. madali lang siya i propogate...

Salamat po. Kumuha na ako cuttings at nilagay ko na sa pots

great2find eto alam ko na campanilya http://www.stuartxchange.org/Campanero.html
Kung maligaw ka sa QC circle dun sa kabilang side ng kalsada di ko matandaan aling govt office yun may ganyan na puno sa gilid ng sidewalk.

Minsan nga pag commute mode ako parang gusto ko bumaba ng bus para lang kumupit ng cuttings nun kaya lang malapit lang dun sa may guardpost ng govt office baka masita pa ako.

[project_ichigo]

keep safe everyone....let's hope tagsibol's area is not badly affected just like ondoy's

As of yesterday morning na nakausap ko si Tags, ok naman daw sila kaso yung garden daw is lubog na. sana may masalba pa sya sa collection nya.

Ingat kayong lahat.

[kapitan jiegoh]

As of yesterday morning na nakausap ko si Tags, ok naman daw sila kaso yung garden daw is lubog na. sana may masalba pa sya sa collection nya.

Ingat kayong lahat.

2.5 feet daw yung taas nung tubig, almost waist deep. so hindi kagaya nung ondoy na totally submerge yung ground floor nung house nya.