[rajeevsulu]

Originally Posted by dailydriver

Please show us the complete picture of the yard.

Oh sure. First thing in the morning.
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[rajeevsulu]

Originally Posted by dailydriver

Please show us the complete picture of the yard.

This is the way it looks now. 330 square feet of space. I started on November 11 th and today is March 10.Four months of time well spent, I would say.
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[deathwalkr]

Might want to get some bricks or large pebbles to make borders around the key plants. Would be nice to see

I like doing that in my garden.

[Latheesh]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

Might want to get some bricks or large pebbles to make borders around the key plants. Would be nice to see

I like doing that in my garden.

+1
Making borders around plants and filling remaining area with lime stones/grass and stepping stones will make the garden beautiful. Scope for a nice weekend DIY project!

[rajeevsulu]

Absolutely. The next plan of action is that. I have the bricks leftover from my earlier garden and i intend doing exactly what you both have suggested.
This is one of the reasons I post here. Such valuable feedback I get.
Thank you very much.

[Superleggera]

Gardening experts, is there any permeant cure for Mealybug? I have tried multiple options including Neem Oil, Off the shelf products from Amazon, but nothing worked so far. I had a decent garden of various colors of Portulaca, all destroyed by this bug and its painful and portulaca seems to be the favorite meal of Mealybug. I even stopped watering the plants now.

[rajeevsulu]

Originally Posted by Superleggera

Gardening experts, is there any permeant cure for Mealybug? I have tried multiple options including Neem Oil,

Hi
I was told mixing a little soap solution along with the neem oil helps. This is info that i have heard. I hynever tried this as I have never yet been troubled by the bug, touchwood.

[deathwalkr]

Originally Posted by Superleggera

Gardening experts, is there any permeant cure for Mealybug? I have tried multiple options including Neem Oil, Off the shelf products from Amazon, but nothing worked so far. I had a decent garden of various colors of Portulaca, all destroyed by this bug and its painful and portulaca seems to be the favorite meal of Mealybug. I even stopped watering the plants now.

We get mealybugs in our hibiscus plants and caterpillars in our jasmine plants.

Neem oil and hand sanitizer seems to be preferred choice out here. Soap water also seems to work.

I have a lot of fire ants in my garden thanks to all the plants and trees. I generally let them be and remove their nests only if close to hooman levels. I suspect these ants and mealybugs formed a partnership!

The mealybugs really do suck out the life of a plant if not controlled well in advance.

[rajeevsulu]

Summer Blooms

We are having a very hot summer with temperatures casually touching 110 F. This heat though has brought out the best of the summer blooms. The garden is a riot of colors with the bougainvillea plants in full bloom.

Some pictures

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