[bosstones]

Love this time of year...leaves are starting to turn, rate of growth (grass) is finally tempering but the grass is happy with the temps and recovered from summer. Finally getting to walk back from needing to mow twice a week.

[Lady Jane]

I don't know anything about mushrooms. Even researching them I still can't really find a proper match and description. Edible? Poisonous?

[nyalpine90]

so i have some kind of mole/vole making tunnels...
how do i get rid of them??

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

so i have some kind of mole/vole making tunnels...
how do i get rid of them??

Caddyshack has your answer!

[JJ 911SC]

Once a year...

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Well Hello Beautiful... Spring 2025 is here! Time for Emerald Green Grass and Beautiful Bright Flowers. I recently planted 5 Hibiscus which you can see here. Soon I will have a Tropical Paradise!

[Alfisti]

How do you grow such a lovely lawn in such a hot climate? And your grass look like nice northern grass, i'd expect texas to have a more sort of australian grass that is more tolerant of heat.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

How do you grow such a lovely lawn in such a hot climate? And your grass look like nice northern grass, i'd expect texas to have a more sort of australian grass that is more tolerant of heat.

Good irrigation would be my first guess.

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Good irrigation would be my first guess.

It'd cost a bazillion dollars to water that much lawn in texas wouldn't it?

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

How do you grow such a lovely lawn in such a hot climate? And your grass look like nice northern grass, i'd expect texas to have a more sort of australian grass that is more tolerant of heat.

First: Thank you for the compliment! 😊

So, Gardening has been a hobby of mine for over 20yrs. I've definitely had trial and error. And yes, Texas is brutal on landscaping!
So firstly I have a proper irrigation system that I set for optimal moisture. Feeding and airation is also crucial as Lady Jane said. My Garden has been carefully maintained with the correct combination of sand, compost, soil and topping off with mulch to lock in moisture.

[GarySL]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I don't know anything about mushrooms. Even researching them I still can't really find a proper match and description. Edible? Poisonous?

70% sure they are honey mushrooms, but don't be fooled by the name, as cases of poisoning have been linked to eating these fungi; this is most probably due to a small but significant proportion of people being adversely affected rather than a universal human reaction to these fungi. It is recommend that this species is not collected for the table.

https://www.mushroomexpert.com/armillaria_mellea.html

[GarySL]

If you have lots of room for a majestic, beautiful deciduous tree, the tulip tree is just the one you're looking for (Liriodendron tulipifera).

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Originally Posted by GarySL

If you have lots of room for a majestic, beautiful deciduous tree, the tulip tree is just the one you're looking for (Liriodendron tulipifera).

A Tulip Tree? Interesting. I had to Google this to find out more. Definitely not native to Texas. But based on what I read about it's habitat, I can certainly grow it here.
It gets rather large though: 70 - 100ft and a 6ft diameter trunk would require tons of space!
I do love a "flowering tree" though. I have 3 currently: Crepe Myrtle and Red Bud.

[Portimao Blue M440ix]

Originally Posted by GarySL

If you have lots of room for a majestic, beautiful deciduous tree, the tulip tree is just the one you're looking for (Liriodendron tulipifera).

Sadly I had to remove a tulip tree at the house we moved into. The tree was still small about 20 ft tall but it was planted only about 8ft away from the house.

[Donatello.]

Does removing a bunch of grass to expand the vegetable, fruit & herb garden count as a yard freak? That's what my wife and I did this year.

The overboard part is mostly on me. Also, even more overboard because grow bags line portions of the in ground plant areas.

At least I enjoy it!

[JJ 911SC]

LMFT4U

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I don't know anything about mushrooms. Even researching them I still can't really find a proper match and description. Edible? Poisonous? or Magic...


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My very first Blooms from my Candy Crush Hibiscus of the Season!

[JJ 911SC]

Once a year...

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Once a year...

A few days later...

[Donatello.]

I really went overboard on our garden this year. So much so that we ran out of room (even after I dug out more of the lawn to plant) to plant so my wife took some of the plants to work & gave them away.

In addition to our usual suspects, (Peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, herbs, lettuce, spinach, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, snap peas & carrots) I not only added a ton more of those usual suspects...I added watermelon, honey dew, cantaloupe, yukon gold potatoes, arugula, new herbs, new lettuce varieties, new pepper & tomato varieties.
I'm insane.