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Butterflies & Birds in the Backyard
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We have a Certified Wildlife Habitat and I garden for butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators in my backyard. I also feed birds and count them in the winter for Project FeederWatch. I garden along the south east Texas Gulf Coast south of Houston in zone 9. In early 2021 I decided I wanted to create butterfly, hummingbird, and bird spaces in my backyard.
I invite you to join me on this gardening journey!
I invite you to join me on this gardening journey!
Senna Alata | Candlestick tree (Cassia) | #butterfly #pollinatorgarden 🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
Join me as I walk through some of the butterfly host plants we have in our pollinator garden, and especially the Senna Alata (Cassia Alata) also known as the Candlestick Tree. It is the host plant to the yellow butterflies along the Texas Gulf Coast. I have seen quite a few of the Cloudless Sulfur butterflies in the yard lately, so I have wondered if I have been hosting any of these caterpillars. I also go through a few other host plants for different butterflies.
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August 2024 Backyard Garden Tour | Shade areas | #pollinatorgarden 🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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For gardeners along the Gulf Coast, this can be a challenging time in the garden as the temperatures are high, humidity is high, and the plants have been subjected to these conditions all summer long. Some plants do not look their best. But others really do shine. It is important to include plants that can perform well in these conditions, specifically for this time of year. Join me as I walk t...
August 2024 Backyard Garden Tour🌼 | Full Sun | #pollinatorgarden 🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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For gardeners along the Gulf Coast, this can be a challenging time in the garden as the temperatures are high, humidity is high, and the plants have been subjected to these conditions all summer long. Some plants do not look their best. But others really do shine. It is important to include plants that can perform well in these conditions, specifically for this time of year. Join me as I walk t...
Hummingbirds! 🌼🌺🌞 | August 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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The early #hummingbirds are starting to migrate through Texas, and it is a great time to think about what would attract them to stop by your yard! Join me as I walk through some of the plants that really bring hummingbirds into my backyard, I also have a favorite feeder that I will share with you. And finally, for those of you who would like to plant specifically for hummingbirds, I found this ...
Hot Summer Days | August 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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This is the time of year when gardens can struggle a little and look tired. Many garden plants have difficulty in high heat and humidity. I invite you to join me and see what is doing well and flowering in our backyard pollinator garden.
Hand water w/ expandable hose | August 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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It currently is hot and humid with high heat indexes but no rain. For all the rain we had gotten this summer, the garden is needing supplemental water right now. My husband and I installed drip irrigation ourselves during the summer of 2022, but I still need to hand water plants in the garden like the hanging baskets. I have found as I get older I don't like to drag a hose around the yard. A li...
Garden Walk-through | August 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Excessively hot and humid is a great description for our current growing conditions. Join me as I look through the backyard pollinator garden. I have been gone, so some things are a little rough.
Garden Observations | July 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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It has rained all week and we are waterlogged in the Houston area. I invite you to join me as I have a few garden observations in our soggy but not as hot garden.
Plants Thriving and Blooming July 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Hurricane Beryl surprised the Houston area and did more damage to our gardens than we expected. But many plants find a way to not only survive but also thrive. Join me as I look around the backyard to see what the pollinators are visiting.
For Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat July 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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There is a CZcams Channel called "Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat" (@DigPlantWaterRepeat ) in Zone 9b in Davis, California who has done a video series of different gardens in the different USDA growing zones. Janey featured my garden last November so I decided to submit another video this summer because the garden was so much more full and vibrant than last November. While she chose to feature other ...
Hurricane Beryl Aftermath July 2024 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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We were visiting family out of state when Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas Gulf coast and surprised us with a category 1 Hurricane. Initial reports had the hurricane making landfall in Mexico south of Brownsville, Texas. Our area had tree and fence damage and some roof damage. Join me as I just returned home and did a survey in the backyard.
New flowers for containers & hanging baskets | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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It was past time to switch out spring flowers to summer flowers in a couple of hanging baskets and containers.
June 2024 Backyard Garden Tour | Shady areas | #pollinatorgarden 🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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The heat is on and summer is in full swing in Zone 9 along the Texas Gulf Coast south of Houston. Gardens are usually peaking now or have already peaked. Join me for my backyard pollinator garden tour looking at the shady and dappled shade areas of the garden.
June 2024 Backyard Garden Tour | Full Sun | #pollinatorgarden 🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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The heat is on and summer is in full swing in Zone 9 along the Texas Gulf Coast south of Houston. Gardens are usually peaking now or have already peaked. Join me for my backyard pollinator garden tour looking at the full sun areas of the garden.
Early morning in the #butterfly garden | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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I like to go out in the early morning when the sun comes up to see what goes on in the garden. Join me as we take a look at caterpillars, butterflies, native bees, and birds in our backyard.
New this season in the garden 🌼🐛🌺🦋 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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New this season in the garden 🌼🐛🌺🦋 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
What I use to fertilize my yard 🌼🐛🌺🦋 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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What I use to fertilize my yard 🌼🐛🌺🦋 | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
Mid June plant update | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #butterflies
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Mid June plant update | backyard #pollinatorgarden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #butterflies
John Fanick Phlox | Texas Superstar, southern summer bloomer | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #pollinators
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John Fanick Phlox | Texas Superstar, southern summer bloomer | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #pollinators
Butterfly favorite flowers in the June backyard garden 🌺🌻🌼 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #pollinators
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Butterfly favorite flowers in the June backyard garden 🌺🌻🌼 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #pollinators
Hummingbird favorite flowers in June 🌺🌻🌼 | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Hummingbird favorite flowers in June 🌺🌻🌼 | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
May 2024 Backyard Garden Tour | Part 2 | pollinator garden🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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May 2024 Backyard Garden Tour | Part 2 | pollinator garden🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
May 2024 Backyard Garden Tour | Part 1 | pollinator garden🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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May 2024 Backyard Garden Tour | Part 1 | pollinator garden🦋🐛 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
Pests visit this week & fun hummingbird moth | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Pests visit this week & fun hummingbird moth | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
Dramatic color in the shade garden | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Dramatic color in the shade garden | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
Mid-May garden update| backyard pollinator garden| Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #butterfly #hummingbird
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Mid-May garden update| backyard pollinator garden| Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #butterfly #hummingbird
Porterweed (Verbena family) #1 nectar plant | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Porterweed (Verbena family) #1 nectar plant | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
Turk's Cap Plant | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #hummingbird #nativeplants
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Turk's Cap Plant | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b #hummingbird #nativeplants
Caladium bulb update and new plants | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Caladium bulb update and new plants | backyard pollinator garden | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
Pollinator friendly spaces | backyard garden 🌺🦋🐛🐦 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
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Pollinator friendly spaces | backyard garden 🌺🦋🐛🐦 | Texas Gulf Coast Zone 9b
I have both of those Cassia's. The 2nd one you showed is my all time favorite. In Florida (9B) it blooms in October/November. I love the look of your yard. And those Salvia's....WOW!
Beautiful! Thank you for the tour! 😊😊😊
I’ve been growing senna for about a year now, but I’ve never seen a caterpillar on it! Hope springs eternal! 🤣
Hi thanks for your video. where do you keep your butterfly enclosures? out of direct sunlight? also, you just took them off and laid them flat in the house?
10:32 im propagating two of these. They rooted well! I lovvvve yours!
7:25 ooooo....i love ittttt
I have a ton of milkweed if you care for some, neighbor! I think they're on my CZcams videos. They are about 6" tall now.
2:50 i just got some cloudless sulphur this week!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hope everything goes okay for your beautiful garden tomorrow and Wednesday. Be safe!🐛❇️🦋🐝🏵️
I gotta see how your coral nymph did! None of mine came up😢
9:32 omgosh 😮😮😮😮😮
I love the short mexican sage!!! Mine is the large, and i like how tge small covers the base of the tall. Your plants are beautiful. I have the same varieties as you, but not all came up! GORGEOUS, MA'AM 🌻🦋🏵️🐛
Why are my salvias 8' tall, leggy, and not blooming? BR, La🐛❇️🦋
I have the amistad
Not amistad, sapphire sage by Seed Needs
Morning crystal ants will eat the caterpillar eggs so that might be the reason you don't have any on your plants I see sulfur butterflies laying eggs on my candle stick tree greetings from my butterfly garden in ft Lauderdale
Hi neighbor, Lake Jackson here 😊 Where did you get your butterfly book? 🦋 Thank you for sharing this with us.
very interesting
Hi Crystal, where can I get that butterfly reference with the photos? Thanks!
I have had them for a long time, but I never saw any caterpillars on them, but I did see lots of yellow butterflies on the Cassia tree. I never looked for the caterpillars on them. But I have to say I got rid of the Cassia tree as it drops too much seeds and I don’t need any more work. Good luck with yours
I was talking about the candle tree
I am growing for the first time and in two months I had at least 7 caterpillars but because of the large number of lizards in my garden I cover the plant area were I see the eggs or caterpillars with a mesh bag and have successfully release 3 so far and have others waiting to hatch. The lizards or the ants will eat the eggs and the caterpillars. Keep and eye on the edge of the leaves for the eggs. 🦋🦋
My mom and I have grown candlestick cassia in N. Texas. We have never seen sulphurs on it either! They are pretty and easy to grow (very big!) as annuals up here.
Thank you for your comment! I can't wait to see the blooms. I also really like the leaves on this plant. It is good to know they grow like this as annuals. 😍
Hi Crystal.🩷Wow, that plant has gotten big! Yes, I hear your hummingbirds. Are you still seeing alot of them?
Hi Renae! Yes, we are seeing hummingbirds pretty regularly. I am up in the DFW area this weekend visiting family and I have seen a couple up here too! 😍 Are you still seeing the hummers pass through?
@@ButterfliesNBirds Yes, I am! I’ve been getting some amazing video! There’s five, I believe that are coming every morning around 7, and throughout the day. This morning I think there was a baby and mother on my tree branch. I love it! I have like 9 feeders in my backyard😅
I'm in ocala fl, kind of the 9a, 9b border. What happens to your porterweed in the winter? Does it stay green, or die all the way back?
It stays green and even will flower in a mild winter. When there is a freeze, I will take the potted porterweed into the garage. Otherwise it will die in a freeze. Sometimes the purple porterweed will return from the roots/ground if we have a mild winter with freezing temperatures if it is planted in the ground.
Hi Crystal! Im a fan😊 Do you cut back porter weeds after done flowering? Where can i get a dwarf red porter weed? Thanks
Hello! You can deadhead the spent bloom spikes/stalks, and I try to do that. I will also cut back the porterweed in the very early spring to manage the growth. If you are in the Houston area, I purchase all my Porterweed from Enchanted Gardens in Richmond, TX. I understand you can also order porterweed from some online nurseries, but I have not done that.
Good morning from Tennessee! I never realized that pollinators would enjoy coleus spikes. At this point in the gardening season, I’ll join you and not deadhead them anymore. 👍👍🦋🐝
Hello! I know, right? We are told to always pinch the blooms. I understand this recommendation because the coleus will then not put the energy into the beautiful foliage. So, I let mine flower like I mentioned later in the summer / early fall so the pollinators can enjoy. Good luck, and let me know how it goes! 😊
Hi: What cultivar is the Red Porterweed? Where did you buy it? Love your informative videos. Thanks
Unfortunately I'm not sure of the cultivar because the tag only listed "Red Porterweed". I know there are quite a few different cultivars, so I know that my answer isn't helpful. If you are in the Houston area, I purchase all my Porterweed from Enchanted Gardens in Richmond, TX.
Thank you for the tour! The recent rains are definitely keeping things green and lush!
Oh, you are so spot on ... we needed these rains! (And the slightly lower temps).
Do you ever cut your cuphea back?
I love my new blue porter weed! I've definitely had some butterflies and even a bumble bee or two! Thank you so much for the recommendation! I may have to get another. Where do you get your poles or stakes for bird feeders? I don't really see them out in stores or maybe I'm missing them.
That is fantastic!!! I am loving my blue porterweed that came up as volunteers (from seed from the bloom spikes). I get all my bird feeding pole systems from a store called, Wild Birds Unlimited. They have great products, although they are a little more expensive than other places.
You have a very relaxing voice!
Thank you! And thanks for watching! 😀
Always great looking at your garden. The squirrels and other critters have tormented me all year! I've never seen the kind of destruction like this year. It's been quite challenging, lol.
A commenter on one of my videos said her husband calls squirrels "tree rats"! They have done so much damage to our home/yard throughout the years. I'm sorry you are having issues with them this year. I think some years it is worse than others. 😕
@@ButterfliesNBirds * I love the term "tree rats", lol!!!
Hi Crystal. What do you prefer to fertilize with?
Hello neighbor! I will fertilize my containers with Bloom! from Espoma. (It is a liquid organic fertilizer). I should fertilize my containers more than I do though. I also fertilize my hibiscus with fertilizer specifically for tropical hibiscus. I don't fertilize my garden beds. I only put down compost or soil conditioner after our last frost.
Great looking Coleous. I keep thinking about taking cuttings of mine to grow in winter inside till next spring not sure how successful it would be but they are so expensive it might be worth trying.
I did take cuttings two years ago and kept them through to the next spring. I didn't really like them though when spring came (I didn't like the color), so I didn't plant them in the garden, but kept them in the containers. They did fine, but weren't wonderful. I also think I should take cuttings each year, but I don't do it.
Lovely plant and yard! Thank you for sharing. I just planted cypress vine seeds that I found. The 'sell by' date is 2021, so hopefully they'll still grow!
I think they will sprout for you, especially if it is still warm where you are at.
@@ButterfliesNBirds Thank you so much for your response. That would be great. It's definitely still warm/hot here. I'm trying to check on them every day and keep the soil moist. Thanks!
I live in the country. The squirrels used to break the birdfeedrs to get to the birdseed. I have a cat that appeared in my yard a few years ago. They still try to eat the birdseed but the cat chases the squirls away.
Argh ... squirrels are my nemesis! lol.
I have a small water fountain on the garden, the noise gets the squirrels attention and they always get down the trees to drink from the fountain. Maybe that works for you. They are very destructive, I would love for them to move far away from my garden. Their cuteness is not an excuse for their behavior 😊.
I am right there with you! It is interesting that the squirrels will use all our bird baths to drink from, so they have no need to destroy my drip irrigation, other than they want to chew on the hard plastic. 😕
You can purchase hard plastic spiky pieces it’s called scat cat… Or bird spikes and you can place these all throughout your garden bed or in each pot with your flowers and it will deter the squirrels from digging around your plants or in your pots … The squirrels are digging up plants and eating the roots an bulbs because they need vitamins and minerals that they can get from the roots… I’ve spent close to $100 on a couple of different kinds of little hard plastic spiked pieces that I’ve secured around all my plants and it’s so worth it! Also squirrels are not protected. They’re like rats so you can trap them with special traps and take them far far away or euthanize them humanely … Like a pew pew another great video❤
I have heard of these from another commenter (maybe you recommended scat cat to me earlier!), but I just haven't done it yet because I have a puppy. Maybe that wouldn't be an issue?
@@ButterfliesNBirds I’m brand new to gardening this year… So I am still learning something new every week. It seems like…. The squirrels still come and visit my yard and drink from the birdbaths but they don’t dig around the plants anymore it’s been very effective … loving all your videos❤
You're right about blooming coleus, I saw a hummer on mine the other day! Oh those pesky squirrels! Do you ever deal with spidermites?
That is awesome you saw a hummer on your tiny coleus blooms! I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it because those blooms are to small. I am lucky that I don't deal with spidermites. I think we are way too humid for them.
You might want to try taking cuttings of the Porterweed soon if you do that. Almost Eden nursery might not be open in spring for mail orders. I am not sure about that. I hope so and plan to take some cuttings for my garden, at least of the Ruby red porterweed, a favorite of the hummingbirds.
Oh dear, is Almost Eden closing? I have my red porterweed in a container, so I will take that in the garage if we have freezing temperatures this winter. I think I am going to take cuttings from my "dwarf" red porterweed though because I have that one planted in the ground.
Do you cut amistad to control size😚
I haven't cut it yet to control the size. I did cut some of it though after our hurricane because it was laid down.
Hi neighbor 👋 Lake Jackson here 😊 Everything is blooming beautifully 😍 I love it! I am enjoying the slightly cooler weather recently, I bet you are too! Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden with us.
Hi neighbor! I am right there with you enjoying the slightly cooler weather and rain! 👍😊🌦 The plants love this too! 🌼🌞
My porterweed went crazy after the rain last week and I thought “it’s finally as pretty as Chrystal’s!” Yours are such stunners right now! Thank you for the lovely tour!!!
Isn't it just wonderful when the porterweed blooms like this?! The hummers are starting to come through, and having all this porterweed blooming is attracting them in! I'm so glad yours is blooming like crazy now!!! 😍
Great video, I'm planning to get a red porter weed in time for next spring.
That is awesome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed mine! 😊
Soo excited to see the Hummers in league city tx. ❤️
I know ... isn't this so much fun?! I am starting to see more males, so I know they are coming through. Love it! I went out very early this morning to change out nectar in my feeders (it was barely light outside) and a hummer was sitting on a feeder. It surprised me, so I just talked to it and it stayed for quite awhile. They are so used to feeders and people that they aren't startled when you approach.
Another great video ❤ Hummingbird Activity has picked up for me here in Madisonville, Louisiana… I’ve had about 8 hummingbirds this season and they arrived late this year.… But today I have at least 50
That is so EXCITING!!! 😍😀 50 is a fantastic number ... it is so much fun to have that many! That means they are coming through now - thank you for the "heads up". I am starting to see more of them, and especially more males. But they haven't reached us yet for the peak numbers.
@@ButterfliesNBirds my husband joked about maybe we should go put sunglasses on because they were dive bombing so close to us so the fighting is very serious right now definitely more males . just wondering if you have any videos I could watch about butterfly migration? so many butterflies with all the new flowers that I planted this year. Thanks so much.
LOL - I know what you mean about dive bombing so close to you. And they are so fast that I have turned my head at times thinking they would hit me. But they haven't yet! Yes, the males are always the first ones to come through. The monarch butterflies are the only butterflies I know that migrate down to Mexico for the winter. I don't have any videos of that. Some of the butterfly caterpillars/chrysalis of various butterflies will not emerge this year but will overwinter and then emerge in the spring. Then the process starts again in the spring!
Christal, my Mexican flame vine is full of greenery and has completely filled up my trellis but I have yet to see any blooms on it. I am so hoping it will produce. I have mine in mostly full sun with a bit of afternoon shade. Is there anything that you think I can do to help it along. It’s a very healthy plant. Your garden has really bounced back beautifully since the hurricane and mine is looking way better since our last one here in Ga
I know - this has happened to me two years in a row now. It flowers like crazy in the spring time and then it stops flowering for me sometime in May. And it hasn't flowered for me all summer long the past two summers. Then it will flower again for me in the fall. I'm not a huge fan of that. If it blooms for me again this fall I might have to rely on it as just a spring and fall bloomer. But I don't know if I want it prominently in my yard with that kind of blooming schedule. I am getting ready to fertilize mine with an organic fertilizer to see if that helps it along.
@@ButterfliesNBirds thank you and I will try fertilizing it again since I have not since spring. It’s just too pretty not to bloom. Good luck with yours as well
I haven't fertilized mine either since spring. Good luck, and let me know how yours does. 😊
I’m a little north of you. More hummingbirds started arriving Thursday. Going through the sugar water like crazy. I have lots of nectar flowers they are hitting also
That is FANTASTIC!!! I have just started to see a few more arriving. By you having both nectar flowers and feeders, they might stay for a few days and just "beef up" at your place. People that have both have a higher chance of hummingbirds visiting their yards in our area during the fall migration. 😍
Hi Crystal ❤ Your red Porter Weed is gorgeous! Mine red one is hanging in there. Not so much the blue one. My Cardinal Climber didn’t make it. I’ll try again. When do you start seedings again? I don’t know why. So far, I’ve been seeing two hummingbirds a day until evening. Have a blessed weekend 🌷🌷
Good morning Renae! Do you think it was too hot and dry for your porterweed and cardinal climber? I know both of these plants need quite a bit of water down here. I start the cardinal climber seeds (usually) in early March here. You need to wait until after your last frost date because even a light frost will kill the seedlings. I direct sow the seeds into the ground. I'm finally starting to see more hummingbirds! Yay! I hope you have a blessed Labor Day weekend too! 😊🌞🌼🌺
Thank you. You are teaching me so much❤
Wonderful! Happy gardening! 🌺🌼🌞