{"id":1906,"date":"2024-08-22T00:57:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1906"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:09:57","slug":"margaritas-joy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1906","title":{"rendered":"Margarita&#8217;s Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>3\/17\/26 &#8211; Lots of new growth on this wonderful little manzanita from Las Pilitas. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4387-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"6434\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4387-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4387-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4387-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4387-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4387-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4387-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2\/14\/26 &#8211; First flowers ever on this Margarita&#8217;s Joy. It&#8217;s a slow grower and seems to be doing well in the pot. I remember adding lots of compost when I planted this, I think that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s doing so well. Some of my other potted manzanitas without compost added are having issues. They seem to suck up the nutrients in a 20 gallon pot in about 8 months or so. I&#8217;m adding things like BioChar as well as compost to my soil mixes moving forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"6022\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3620-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9\/24\/25 &#8211; I&#8217;ve had this plant for about 13 months now. I put it into this larger pot about 3 months ago, along with some Malibu Compost and it&#8217;s responded nicely. This looks like it&#8217;s going to be a great little manzanita.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"5234\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1912-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purchased from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laspilitas.com\/nature-of-california\/plants\/854--arctostaphylos-pechoensis-margaritas-joy\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.laspilitas.com\/nature-of-california\/plants\/854--arctostaphylos-pechoensis-margaritas-joy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Las Pilitas<\/a> on 8\/21\/24<\/strong> (<em>Arctostaphylos pechoensis<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I bought this with the intention of keeping it in a pot since it&#8217;s on the smaller side.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1911\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5876-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3\/17\/26 &#8211; Lots of new growth on this wonderful little manzanita from Las Pilitas. 2\/14\/26 &#8211; First flowers ever on this Margarita&#8217;s Joy. It&#8217;s a slow grower and seems to be doing well in the pot. 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