Wait...that before/after photo was REALLY only 25 days?! That is insane. I've been bouncing between the idea of experimenting with my side yard, which is bare, with either the frog fruit OR perennial peanut. Depending on WHAT thrives in that spot, I would plan to propagate it throughout my whole yard. Living here in the florida panhandle, not much really wants to grow in our sandy soil and my current centipede lawn, even after just a year, is starting to fail in spots. UPDATE: I had found tiny patches of the frog fruit growing near the wood line of my property and found a good bit of at my work. I plucked about a dozen, healthy-looking strands of the stuff and took some cheap, plastic planters and a bag of generic potting soil. And, I hate to jinx myself, but that stuff...after less than 2 weeks...is growing like MAD. I've already got foot-long stolons growing over the sides of the pots that I'll probably cut and repot them to start another batch this weekend. And they look REALLY good, compared to what's growing wild around here. I guess just bit of good soil/nutrients and care is all they really need. If this stuff does as well in the ground as it's doing now in planters, I'll start ripping out my failing centipede grass and start plugging frogfruit!
Thank you! This answered my questions about the likelihood of Frogfruit filling my front yard and also surviving the neighbor’s trash can parking on it for 12 hours for weekly trash pick up. The before and after pictures is what made me decide to do it. 🌱🥀🐝🦋🪳🐜
@@lapchurng I never ended up planting Frogfruit! The two rotten trees can sing issues were taken down and lush grass is growing in that area. Crazy how much effect trees and shade had on that area. Honestly I wish I had a place to plant it. But now I have lots of other pollinator plants so I’m doing my part for my “outside” pets. 🤗
I honestly don't think it would do well in your more arid climate over there in AZ. That's why I've heard that Kurapia, a genetically modified version, seems to do better over there in the Western part of the country.
Wait...that before/after photo was REALLY only 25 days?! That is insane. I've been bouncing between the idea of experimenting with my side yard, which is bare, with either the frog fruit OR perennial peanut. Depending on WHAT thrives in that spot, I would plan to propagate it throughout my whole yard. Living here in the florida panhandle, not much really wants to grow in our sandy soil and my current centipede lawn, even after just a year, is starting to fail in spots.
UPDATE: I had found tiny patches of the frog fruit growing near the wood line of my property and found a good bit of at my work. I plucked about a dozen, healthy-looking strands of the stuff and took some cheap, plastic planters and a bag of generic potting soil. And, I hate to jinx myself, but that stuff...after less than 2 weeks...is growing like MAD. I've already got foot-long stolons growing over the sides of the pots that I'll probably cut and repot them to start another batch this weekend. And they look REALLY good, compared to what's growing wild around here. I guess just bit of good soil/nutrients and care is all they really need. If this stuff does as well in the ground as it's doing now in planters, I'll start ripping out my failing centipede grass and start plugging frogfruit!
Thanks for the video! My neighbors have a mainly frog fruit lawn. Not on purpose but just from natural succession of not spraying the lawn.
Thank you. Hard to find people who have used frogfruit for ground cover. And love your native flowers behind you. 2 of my favorites
Frog fruit is a great ground cover. It's a a host plant for common buckeye, white peacock, and phaon crescent.
Thank you! This answered my questions about the likelihood of Frogfruit filling my front yard and also surviving the neighbor’s trash can parking on it for 12 hours for weekly trash pick up. The before and after pictures is what made me decide to do it. 🌱🥀🐝🦋🪳🐜
how is it going
@@lapchurng I never ended up planting Frogfruit! The two rotten trees can sing issues were taken down and lush grass is growing in that area. Crazy how much effect trees and shade had on that area.
Honestly I wish I had a place to plant it. But now I have lots of other pollinator plants so I’m doing my part for my “outside” pets. 🤗
How often was the frogfruit irrigated in the example shown around 2:47 ?
Second time I heard about frog fruit. Looking to see if it will survive in the low AZ hot desert.
I honestly don't think it would do well in your more arid climate over there in AZ. That's why I've heard that Kurapia, a genetically modified version, seems to do better over there in the Western part of the country.
25 days! I wish! Purchased a dozen about 1-1/2 yrs ago...8 survived and grew about 4". Something is definitely wrong over here.
where
@@lapchurng Texas, near Austin. I honestly think its because my soil is mostly clay.