Gardening

[Shirley Martin]

Butterflies love lantana. There was a bed of them at the library. I saw what must have been hundreds of butterflies flittering among them one day when I left work.

 

[Beth Gallagher]

Butterflies love lantana. There was a bed of them at the library. I saw what must have been hundreds of butterflies flittering among them one day when I left work.

I have large pots of lantana next to the pool. I was standing out there a few days ago and two hummingbirds were flitting around the flowers. I just stood very still and they came within a couple of inches of me. And yep; butterflies love those flowers, too.

 

[Marie Miller]

Sounds like the kudzu of Australia. Here's kudzu invading the southern USA...

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I found that there are "safe" varieties of lantana which are apparently the type(s) sold in American nurseries.

How to Tell Safe Varieties from Invasive Ones

Invasive (Lantana camara): Often has multi-colored flower clusters (red, orange, yellow, pink) and a strong, musty smell when crushed.

Safe / Native Options: Look for true native species (like Texas Lantana or pineland lantana) or certified sterile cultivars sold at local nurseries that do not produce viable seeds.

You can eat kudzu like spinach, feed it to live stock, make jelly, make baskets. Lantana?

 

[Marie Miller]

Butterflies love lantana. There was a bed of them at the library. I saw what must have been hundreds of butterflies flittering among them one day when I left work.

You may want to aquire a cutting

 

[Mary Stetler]

I recently saw a tshirt I should get. Purple; All Plants are Edible. Some only once.
; )

 

[Shirley Martin]

We had fresh turnip salad from the garden for supper last night. The late squash are almost ready to pick. Collards need to be frosted on before they are ready.

 

[Mary Stetler]

Was watching a yt video on canning and it brought out something that I had not thought of. Water bath canning had always been fine but with recently genetically modified tomatoes, there may not be enough acid in the fruit. The woman added one quarter teaspoon of citric acid powder per pint to her tomatoes. I always added lemon juice to mine so I guess that is why I am still alive.