Today we tackle a widespread beautiful weed whose cousin is a rather desirable plant. The weed? Salt Heliotrope, a close relative of the widely cultivated common heliotrope. And you don’t want the salt heliotrope growing around your desirable plants.
One of the showiest plants right now is 'Autumn Joy' Sedum. We’ll tell you all about this, the Plant of the Week.
And a primer on using livestock watering troughs for permanent plants, as well as annuals.
It’s on episode 147 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery.
And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!

Pictured:
"Autumn Joy" sedum

Links:
Smart Pots
Dave Wilson Nursery
UC Davis Arboretum
The Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter
California Garden Web - Growing Berries
Livestock watering troughs
Tractor Paint for Watering Troughs
Sedum "Autumn Joy"
salt heliotrope info
More salt heliotrope info

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