First blog at ATP.
Nothing stops growing in a tropical rain forest.I'm slowly clearing the area between the potting greenhouse and The Dome. Its loaded with Bromeliads, a couple of gingers, ferns and camellias. The grass and weeds were out of control. After moving three overflowing wheelbarrows full of rubbish I could finally see what I had. Its amazing. Everything had grown so much, nice pups on the bromeliads, buds coming on the miniature Kahili Ginger and orchids thriving. Tree ferns have now been cleaned up so that I can attach bromeliads and Tillansias. Australian Tree Ferns are 8 ft high and nice long trunks to grow things on.
Did the same clean up on the slope from the Dome path up to the driveway. Lots of Pink Angel trumpet growth that had to be thinned out, ground ferns too thick had to go and two wheelbarrows full of common bromeliads that will get distributed along the road edge outside out fence. That slope will get terraced for more bromeliads in pots.
Next job is to remove weeds from under the benches in The Dome (a greenhouse full of Orchid Cactus) and then move out the other side of the Dome to make space for another greenhouse.
Upper round pond is slowly filling from downpipe that was rerouted. Water lilies blooming in there this year. Night blooming waterlilies in the back pond #2. Rain just started to does not look like I will get too much done this afternoon.
Will have to move into the potting greenhouse and pot up the bromeliads, Tillansias and gingers I purchased at the farmers market this morning. All $3, $4 or $5 each. Can't beat the price.
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