Mars
Rabbit Hut next to Pond of Tranquility made with old Lilac branches
Botanical Interests 'Butterfly Flower' Milkweed
Botanical Interests Purple Coneflower
Botanical Interests 'Prairie Splendor' Flower Mix
Outsidepride Lupine 'Russells'
Outsidepride Purple Prairie Clover
Renee's Garden Color Fountains Cleome
Renee's Garden Heirloom Torch Tithonia
Sorghum Sudangrass 'Sweet 6' Dry Stalk BMR
Stock Seed 'Backyard Retreat Mixture'
White Dutch Clover 'Marco Polo'
Sorghum Sudangrass 'Sweet 6' Dry Stalk BMR
Alfalfa
Canada Wildrye 'Mandan'
Iron & Clay Cowpea
Sorghum Sudangrass 'Sweet 6' Dry Stalk BMR
White Dutch Clover 'Marco Polo'
Going to begin preparing the attached, large, rear oasis to become more of a garden & a part of Mars in the future. Currently, the rear oasis only contains a variety of Hosta & a few Lily. We would like to change this, because we know there is a large supply of water underneath this zone as a small drainage field. Alfalfa would be a good tool to find the water & leverage it.
The rear oasis has approximately 3-4 inches of Western Red Cedar mulch & a heavy-duty landscape fabric installed in 2012. We will broadcast over top of this & hope for the best. The rear oasis has a small Yellow Sweet Clover population from the Bee Clover Mix in 2021. Mars was a small test zone, and the roots appeared to have spread.
We will work on removing the fabric & mulch in Fall 2022, or Spring 2023.
Lots of strong seedlings at 6-12 inches at this point. Tough to find the RNG diversity yet.
Plot will be receiving extra sprinkler water in 30-60 minute bursts due to young tree & bush water requirements. Also will continue with the sprinkler water (if needed due to lack from sky) to setup these mixes, coneflower, & a warm season / long-term enhancement idea.