And the root ball will be so thick and sturdy by the next spring that you'll have to clip the roots and then hang your whole body weight on the trunk to get it out of the ground.
I planted a Chionochloa rubra in its place, along with some annual tidytips (Layia platyglossa) to fill in.
Greg was so insistent that this grass not poke into the driveway (the castor bean did) that I planted it too close to the Mahonia. Now the question is, can I plant another castor bean here for the summer while the grass gets up to size? Maybe I won't give it quite so much fish emulsion this time.
Your castor bean was such a star last year...how can you even ask if you should plant another?
ReplyDeleteDid you say yours have self-seeded in the past? I'm looking out for seedlings but I haven't seen anything.
ReplyDeleteGrow another one!!! Seriously, and if it threatens other plants, you can always whack it back. I dare you to put it in a pot, and continuously inch it closer to the driveway, until it's on the driveway. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
ReplyDeleteI never should've told him it's poisonous! Think one would survive as a houseplant? I could leave it on his nightstand. ;)
ReplyDeleteBack when I thought I was getting rid of the bamboo and growing a couple of interm Castor Beans I was totally going to beg you to pick them out and tell me how to care for them...
ReplyDeleteIn other words you have a gift...DO IT,
There's so much pressure this year! I swear that was a fluke. But I'm gonna do it.
ReplyDeleteThey produced seed, which I saved and planted, but so far nothing.
ReplyDeleteThat is one scary plant. But handsome! Does it whisper: "Feed me ..."?
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