Chaparral

[Fey]

Chaparral can’t be bought as a plant anywhere in Australia. I’ve tried to grow it so many times but even though it’s easy to germinate, I couldn’t get it past a couple of days. But look at this! I think I’ve done it!

Wish me luck.

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[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Hah! Good work. Now, if you remember not to be nice to it maybe it will grow. 🙂

Seems to like really hot, arid areas in our country.

Doc

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[Fey]

I’ve got a spot on our land where the water runs away pretty fast and it’s a bit dryer there. I’m hoping it will like it there. I don’t think I can be not nice to a plant. I might have to settle for just ignoring it. Poor little Chaparral. 🙁

[IdahoHerbalist]

The hardest part is weening it off of the care you have currently been giving it so it can establish its own life and territory. Kind of like a mother and her kids…. the last or only one are the hardest!

[Fey]

Now that I know what I’m doing, I’ll get a few more up and plant a small colony. I’ll wait a little while until the plants are more woody. I don’t want to wait too long though because I’ve read that Chaparral is very deep-rooted, so keeping it in a pot might be a bad thing.

[IdahoHerbalist]

Also be aware, if you did not know, that Chaparral is VERY aggressive in protecting its turf. It will even knock off its chaparral neighbors given the chance. Give each plant PLENTY of room to grow.

[Fey]

:scared: I did not know that! Thank you!

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

IdahoHerbalist wrote: Also be aware, if you did not know, that Chaparral is VERY aggressive in protecting its turf. It will even knock off its chaparral neighbors given the chance. Give each plant PLENTY of room to grow.

Many of the “medicinal” properties of our plants are defensive or, as in the case of chaparral, offensive chemical weapons. Chaparral is particularly adept at killing lots of things…cancer, viruses, bacteria, neighboring plants…

Doc

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[Fey]

It’s probably a way of keeping the nutrients to itself.

I’ve read that Black walnut doesn’t like company too close too, and many plants shy from Stinking Roger. It’s a good thing I s’pose, but not for anyone who hasn’t got much land to grow these.

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Fey wrote: It’s probably a way of keeping the nutrients to itself.

I’ve read that Black walnut doesn’t like company too close too, and many plants shy from Stinking Roger. It’s a good thing I s’pose, but not for anyone who hasn’t got much land to grow these.

Yup, weeding out the competition (pardon the pun). 🙄

Patrick

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