Welcome to Acorn Hill!
I’m Louie. My wife, Kathleen and I moved here to the South, in Central North Carolina, from the Northeast Region of the United States..
Since then we’ve become stewards of our small slice of the pie. A third of an acre suburban plot we consider our haven of rest.
We are creators, developers, plants people, builders/D. I. Y.ers, good eaters, cooks, purveyors of good things, and so much more!
Join us as we share with you our unique take on life, blessings, and stewardship.
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When is the best time to grow elephant ears indoors,I want to star my first time
Oriental lilies purchased at home depot blooming at time of purchase now after deadheaded not reblooming supposed to bloom all summer please help
HI, THE KANGAROO FERN IS ACTUALLY CALLED A KANGAROO PAW FERN BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE OF THE LEAVES. HAVE A LOOK INTO ACTUAL KANGAROO’s PAW. HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS. LOVE AND MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. YOU ARE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PLANTS. ANNETTE QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA.
Hello Annette! Thanks for the kind correction. Sometimes I interchange them but I know smarter gardeners out there like you can pardon me for that mistake 😝. Ahhhh, Australia! One of my most favorite countries in the southern hemisphere. You are also in one of the better climates for growing plants down under. Huge follower and fan of Gardening Australia here !
Where did you buy your Peony Tubers from ??
Believe it or not, I bought and still buy them from a grocery store called LIDL. Sometimes I go to a big box store when I feel like it.
I think One bulb put in 12 to 14 inches pot because they are healthy bulbs it's too congested I love all kind of lilys ❤ God bless you 🤲
I totally ageee. This year when I get them again, I will follow your advise. I have a major love for lilies as well.
One of the best butterfly attracting plants I grow, and they reseed quite prolifically as well. Thanks for the video.
Thanks. It is a stalwart in our garden. I agree with you. There’s quite a lot of butterflies, bees and chocks of golden finches visiting about in our garden daily. Pure bliss ! 🙋🏻♂️
In Australia we call it blood and bone and Bunnings sell it.
Hi Martha. Yeah I wish we have them here in the US. Ours here are sold separately. Love love love Australia and we have been to Bunnings as well. Love watching Gardening Australia weekly too ! We get them here in the States.
Thanks for such a detailed and long video! I enjoyed it and learned so much! ❤
Much appreciate your comment. Enjoy the year’s growing season ! 🙋🏻♂️
Making this video shorter would reach more gardeners. Great info but long format. Most will see the time needed and move on.
Totally agree. It was one of my earlier videos. Thanks for pointing that out. Genuinely happy you did. 😄🙋🏻♂️
6:05 ... advice starts
Can you post dimensions and templates
Oh I am so very sorry. It’s been a while and I have lost the template for the project. I will do my best to send something by way of a link to you soon. Thanks for understanding.
I love tall verbena plant also. Mine always get mildew but hope to give them another try. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thanks for the comment and great to know we both belong to the “verbena admirers club” 😇😅🙋🏻♂️
I thought Peonies love the cold. They would have been fine w/o being covered. I'm in WI and never cover them even our temp dropped into low 20s
We learn something new every day about plants don’t we? I’ve been fortunate that the peonies in NC do grow. It would’ve been a shame if they didn’t survive the heat here. What sort of peonies do you have in WI? I bet they’re phenomenal!
Do you sell bulbs
No not yet. I usually get my bulbs from costco
I use honey as my basic fertilizer for all plants inside and out
I have to try that out!! 😊
This is an excellent idea. Your dry garden looks amazing!! Wow! I love the retaining walls too. Hello from outside Chicago!
Much appreciated! I hope you’re enjoying the current growing cycle. Thanks for being a part of the channel ! 😃🙋🏻♂️
Excellent! Thank you!
Much appreciated too. Thanks !
I appreciate your insight. I've got a leggy one that just doesn't look good
The joys of plants that are healthy and raring to go 🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱🙋🏻♂️
10:23 is this a second summer pruning?
It’ll be the third year I think. I am about to replace the original horizontal rods for the laterals soon and do my late winter pruning. Stay tuned! 🙋🏻♂️
Nice but show work please
In the summer this year
Thank you .
Much appreciated !🙋🏻♂️
Congratulations and thank you for your love for flowers. Lovely.
Much appreciated! Thanks for visiting my humble channel 🙏🏼😇🙋🏻♂️
Today I bought my at Costco. 10 bulbs for $13.99 I'm excited to to see their beauty in my garden
I did too! Funny because I am on my way over to Costco again (as I am replying) FOR MORE!! 🤣😂🪴🧑🏽🌾
Its the end of January 2024...Im in Northeast Florida & I just bought a bunch of bulbs. Im planning on putting them in a garage refrigerator for about 10-12 weeks then use this method with water/stone/glass container INDOORS at my dining room window, which is large...so i get a lot of natural light. Im sure it will take a week to get most of these bulbs(so beginning of Feb), but i have 20 coming tomorrow. Am I okay on timing if I get these bulbs growing indoors after the 2-3 month cooling period? In April/May....Thats tulip season right? Im a newbie!! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Hi there. Such an exciting growing experiment. Your plan of placing them in the refrigerator is spot on. They may however grow faster once you have them set up in the jars with stone and water. The amount of light and warmth in your part of the world is consistent than the rest of the country. You may be more advanced in getting them to flower than some of us. But otherwise, I feel you’re on the right track. Good luck!!! 😃🙋🏻♂️
I love your videos! I have learned so much and I can’t wait for my Apple trees to grow espaliered with fruit.
So nice of you!!! Thanks! 😃🙋🏻♂️
My apples and pear espalier are in their first spring/summer after planting them in late winter. I have been training two horizontal first tiers as they grow and leaving a central leader. The first tier is growing well. Its now mid summer. I have some branch growth coming off the two trained laterals and some off the central leader. Should I be summer pruning in the first year on my first tier laterals? Is mid summer too late for that? I have one pear which has produced a few laterals off the central leader at a tier two height. Should I train those now or is it best to cut the central leader back in winter to start the next tier from fresh? Thanks
Summer pruning on the first year? I say hold off and let them acclimate, root down. Wait until late winter of the following year. Then you can start the cycle of pruning: late winter pruning to PROMOTE GROWTH; summer pruning to INHIBIT MORE GROWTH. About your pear tree. I would determine which two laterals you’d like. Train them laterally at your preferred length. Make sure you always leave about a foot length at the end and let it grow vertically. As they continue to produce growth, tie them laterally up to your desired length. Once you achieve that length, you can then prune the tip. Hope this made sense. Good growing and pruning !! 😀🙋🏻♂️
EXCELLENT description of how to prune an espalied tree. Thank you
in your pot these are not alocasias, these are colocasias!
Thanks!
Go back to where you belong to!
Staking really not necessary for intersectional or Itoh peonies. There are also many varieties of herbaceous peonies that do not need staking. See the American Peony Society’s recommendations for Landscape peonies.
Beets? I was expecting Filipino ingredients.... but nice vid. Thanks
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Great 👍🏻 idea.
Thanks much
Thank you for making this video. I enjoyed learning and watching how puto bungbong is cooked in a bamboo tubes. I have learned a lot from you about puto bumbong. I really appreciate it. Also would like to know the ratio of the soaked rice mixture or Masa.
Thank you for visiting my channel and apologies for the delayed reply. It’s been awhile since I made puto Bungbong and this video/recipe sure deserves an update. If I may recommend. Here’s a much better ratio and measurement for beginner puto bungbong: ▢ 1 1/3 cups sticky purple rice ▢ 1 1/3 cups glutinous white rice malagkit ▢ 2/3 cup long grain purple rice
Only one bloom per bulb? How long will it take to see multiple blooms
Most foxtail lilies only give off one bloom per bulb unfortunately. It’s worth the wait tho.
Is it me or did I miss watering instructions how often?🌻
Hello there. As these are indoor plants. I suggest being very in-tune with the plants. Some of them do need frequent watering. The ubiquitous finger in the soil method holds true for most of them. I water frequently during the growing months and hold back on the watering during winter when some of them hibernate. 😃. Hope this helps. What kind of plants do you keep indoors?
I was very successful rooting new fog trees from cuttings. Easy plant to propagate. Great video!
Wonderful! I agree it is a friendly plant when it comes to propagation.
I have a hydrangea I am going to make cuttings from thanks to your excellent video showing me how to do it.
Another plant that I am very fond of propagating in the early growing season as well! 😃
Great presentation! Straight to the point. So glad you mentioned ginger and iris being rhizomes, too. Have you ever propagated a new rabbits foot fern from a section of the rhizome that has a frond?
Much appreciated. As far as propagating new rabbits foot fern. I have yet to do it. Have you by any chance? Any tips? 😃
Thanks for your video. Very informative! Question: How big of a hole did you drill in the container?
Thanks for dropping by. Oh yeah the hole(s) should be about the size of a nickel. ☺️
Those 3 will need a pot at least 2 feet across…they are huge plants. And be patient, they may take a year or two to flower as the bulb needs to establish & grow a bit to flower
Thanks for the tip!
I've got these around my pool lanai in Tampa-St. Pete. These are EASY to grow and fill up a lot of space in corners, to create my tropical look! Thank you for the video!
Thanks for dropping by! I bet yours is lush and thriving well in Florida!
So an idea to consider when planting trees. Instead of staking, I prefer to set a couple heavy rocks on top of rootball after planting. This allows for the tree to sway naturally in the wind so it produces a thicker trunk. Obviously in espalier situation the tying will support tree. Thanks for sharing. It’s a cool space you created
Your suggestion just came at the right time! Am about to plant a couple more apple trees. Your suggestion will be useful in my next planting application! 😄
Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
I thought Alocasia are the ones that stand up and Colocasia are the ones you planted. Alocasia upright Colocasia hang down???
That’s an interesting question and to be honest I have never classified them using that variable (leaves being upright or when they hang down). I’ll look into this for future reference as well. 👍🏼
hello, for the fall bulbs that we can buy in the stores. Can I plant them right away and see flowers in the winter or I need to put the bulbs in the fridge and plant them in the spring time? Thanks.
So very sorry for the delayed reply 🥴. Short answer yes. I have done this in the past. I immediately placed the bulbs in the fridge and let them stay in for two months. I got some early in September. Placed them in the fridge. Took them out in December. Then I placed them in a big vase with pebbles. I put the vase near a heat source by the window. Bulbs will grow with enough stratification (being in the fridge), right about if heat and 6 hours of sunlight. They bloomed !!
@@ACORNHILL alright, thank you for the detail answering. 😀
I live in PA in USA, I plan on gifting planted bulbs in glass containers as a Christmas Gift. I plan on using my Cricut Machine to attatch vinyl pictures of the flowers and a wonderful inspiritional quotation.
I can only picture how those final products would look like. I bet they’ll be smashing ! 😄🙋🏻♂️
Plant name??
Korean boxwood
What zone are you in?
Hi there 7b. You?
@@ACORNHILL 6. I am currently growing one from a bulb that I found back in November washed up on a beach in Florida near Melbourne.
Very impressive!
Much appreciated. Thank you!
I like the idea but originally I was trying to find whether you could recycle the rotisserie chicken container. I guess this is another form of recycling. LOL
Hahaha. Definitely another form of it. 😄😁