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DT diesel tiki Member sultry south arlington,tx Joined: Dec 17, 2003 Posts: 85	DT diesel tiki Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2004 9:32 AM Kava Dan, Do you think Plumerias would work here in zone 8? Summer temps in 100's and winter temps in the 20's-30's(although these temps don't really last that long). I'm having good success with elephant ears,cannas,rose of sharons and hibiscus. I'm not however that successful with my foxtail palms. My soil is black clay"gasp" and the grower told me they do well in any soil.What can i do to improve the soil? Also any tips on how to prevent Bermuda grass from invading my garden? It seems to grow under any borderI install. Any tips on how to properly build a stone retaining wall such as what you have? mahalo

Kava Dan,
Do you think Plumerias would work here in zone 8? Summer temps in 100's and winter temps in the 20's-30's(although these temps don't really last that long).
I'm having good success with elephant ears,cannas,rose of sharons and hibiscus. I'm not however that successful with my foxtail palms. My soil is black clay"gasp" and the grower told me they do well in any soil.What can i do to improve the soil? Also any tips on how to prevent Bermuda grass from invading my garden? It seems to grow under any borderI install. Any tips on how to properly build a stone retaining wall such as what you have?
mahalo

Post #67882 by diesel tiki on Tue, Jan 6, 2004 9:32 AM