Back to Work

 I've been so engaged with the suspected fungal infections affecting the Japanese Maple & "the Fremont" (my Cottonwood tree) and getting the new trees squared-away, and the Thanksgiving holiday, that I have been neglecting the rest of my plants, so today, I tried to get back to a regular routine of water & feeding & taking a closer look at each plant.

The Dragon Tree foliage is looking a little ragged, these days, so I gave him a boost by misting his foliage with a dilute mix of water & liquid seaweed..since I discovered the benefits of foliar feeding, I am finding out that it can be a solution to many plant maladies &/or problems, including physical damage.

I also sprayed the Japanese Maple & I think he's gonna be ok..his color is coming back, as we've stopped the progress of whatever was causing them to turn black & die, from the tips inward.. I am encouraged.Monter

Also gave the pines (Monterey Pine & Mexican Weeping pine) a shower, using just plain water, as well as the Junipers (Blue Star & Juniperis). Then, since I had my sprayer out, gave all of the Jades, Elephant Bush & the other succulents (that I don't know the names of)a shower..they all seemed to like it.

Spent a little time with my Olive tree, as I noticed that he had experienced another growth spurt.This little tree will seem to go dormant for stretches of time & then exhibit discernible growth..his color is an amazing deep green that I have not seen previously on this plant..his leaf size is also increasing towards what I assume is how they look when fully mature..the Olive is very slow-growing, even in our Mediterranean climate