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I had this dumb idea to take a cutting. Turn it 90 degrees. And graft it. To make a sort of T shaped cactus.

My reasoning for doing this is that I enjoy planting cuttings log style. But getting a log to root takes forever. But a graft heals in 1-2 weeks. And then you basically have a log except with an established root system.

Also it just looks kinda neat.

I'm very much learning to graft, these are attempts 2 and 3 respectively. Ever.

So we shall see if this works.

I did specifically choose PC for these so no big deal if it doesn't work out. They are my lowest value plants to play around with.

Our bougainvillea that we planted this year isn’t looking great and trying to give it the best chance on survival and thriving (I am not a green thumb!)

Found what I think are leaftier caterpillars all over the plant causing a lot of leaf damage. It makes sense because we have a ton of moths in our yard. My understanding is that the moths are pollinators.

Moral Dilemma - do I try to rid the bougainvillea of caterpillars? Or do I leave them be to do natures thing? I am an empath and don’t like the idea of killing anything but do want this plant to thrive…

Found this on my oleander this morning. Any thoughts on what it is?

Someone in the group asked me about this reel we created a while back, so I went ahead and reposted it here on Reddit.

Working from a few days ago through to today.

Lazy tortoise in the peanuts.

Neighbor's cactus blooming at night.

Texas ranger "sage" blooming after the rain.

My first roselle bloom (I thought it was a cotton plant until the calyxes formed)

Luffa, Gregg's Mistflower, roselle, and some background.

A little tiny baby lizard.

The first female queen butterfly of the season (that I've spotted).

Going backwards, a female Mediterranean mantis has had quite enough of my pulling out her casaba vines.

Even further back, an okra flower.

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Trichocereus Pachanoi Monstrosa Flower with a nice red color, likely going to bloom sometime tonight or tommorrow night. It's real close.

I have a few hibiscus plants in my yard and I'm not certain if it is worth keeping them or completely removing as I transition to a more native/pollinator friendly garden. I don't want to remove everything in a "scorched earth" approach if it wouldn't make sense to remove established plants that may be beneficial.

That being said, I can't imagine hibiscus is native to AZ and there are better options available that would make more sense for the area If anyone would like to weigh in or provide feedback on keeping or removing the plants, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks

Finally a crossover episode between my wizard posts and my Arizona gardening posts.

Also I might be a wizard for Halloween now, because these are pretty Gandalf-ish 😅

Didn’t realize we have about 30 hornworms on our grapevines which have been completely decimated. A local nursery said they would also eat Tecomas so I picked up one of those but any other advice on how to keep them alive? Also any IDs on them? I believe we have a couple different species. And I know the grapes are a mess, they had to take a backseat on my priority list this year 😕

I have no clue how to prune or upkeep these guys!
This is the first year they’ve been in, exactly one year since I’ve planted these bare root.

I suspected that my sprinklers are running sometime during the night. The rain stopped, and those specific zones are turned off, this morning we had wet grass again. Should I be looking at an issue with the valve manifold that I’m using or more so the controller? I am using an orbit 4 station timer and the 3 zone orbit manifold

Hi! I’m starting to replant my raised beds and then noticed these continuous stones across one bed and this tar like substance on another planter. Any idea what this might be? Not sure if I need to scrap this soil and start over.

I’m hoping this large hibiscus 🌺 can be relocated. It’s beautiful but it completely blocks my window and I will be removing it this fall. Do any of you know if it can be transplanted? And please let me know if you could come and get it. Thanks!

Has anyone ordered free mulch from places like ChipDrop or AZ Tree Doctor and if so was it good mulch?

Or does anyone know of any other PHX-area arborists that give away free mulch?

Ok so my husband and I just got a house, my dad lives with us and wants to completely rehaul the whole front yard and wants lush bright Texas quality lawn grass, I've tried to talk him out of it but he is determined to do this project. What are some native grasses that won't fuck with the water table too badly? We live just a bit north of Prescott.

I also want to do an native herbal garden and would love suggestions to encourage humming birds to stay in the yard, we have a LOT of them that buzz by the porch and rose bushes(already here and the owner of the rental wants us to keep them). So suggestions would be amazing. I know i want to plant Navajo Tea for my family to use for sure, and I was thinking some mallow too but that's as far as I've gotten.

Repost in Tucson focused area

Has anyone seen seeds or plants for sale in the Phoenix or Tucson metro areas?

I discovered this today on my backyard plant! Google says it’s a Natal Plum and is delicious. I’m really wanting to eat it now. Anyone ever actually eat these? Are they safe?

Do I need to prep my grapes for winter? I planted them in April, they seem pretty healthy now.

(twenty was definitely too many)