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I'm not sure there is enough season left for a part two but I'm not willing to give it up yet lol. So I'm going to start a part two and if it goes great...and if it doesn't that's ok too. According to my research I still have a number of chores pending so I'll just see what happens. I guess that's part of the fun of being a newbie.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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quote: The mechanic next door had to tell me that my garden was so sickly that there wasn't even anything worth stealing. But other than his idea of humor it was a good morning. Why do people have to be like that? Don't they think I can see that mine isn't as pretty as everyone elses?
What did you say to him when he said that??? That was really rude! My gardens are full of weeds right now because I haven't been able to pull them much this summer because of my surgery, but my neighbors aren't coming over here telling me my gardens aren't pretty. What a jerk...even if he was just trying to be funny.
Cindy
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As you might guess I was so suprised that I didn't say a thing. And then I finished up what I was doing and came inside and cried. Then I posted and cried some more. Then I took a nap. I guess that's why he normally avoids talking to women even when they bring their cars in to be repaired. I guess no one ever taught him how to be nice. He just said what he thought I guess.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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quote: I guess that's why he normally avoids talking to women even when they bring their cars in to be repaired.
You know, hooper...if he doesn't normally talk to women maybe he just doesn't know what to say...and he was trying to start a conversation, but just didn't know how to go about it...then stuck his big ole foot in his mouth. If he isn't normally a jerk, then that could be what he was trying (in a weird way) to do...
And, if he IS normally a jerk, then he succeeded in what he wanted to do...hurt someone's feelings. In which case, I say on him.
Cindy
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Well it's always best to put that kind of thing behind me and go on with something positive. So I'm building a map of where all the seeds and plants are. That always makes me happy. Hopefully next year the garden will be so beautiful everyone will be saying nice things.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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What a jerk. Can I psychoanalyze for a minute? Even if i can't spell it. The guy is a miserable ... that's jealous of your spirit and drive with your garden. That, or he really likes you! Poop on him. Think about what that weed patch looked like before you started it? Geez louise...
So, what I'm wondering is if a bird of paradise is an indoor or outdoor plant? Did ya know it can get up to 25' tall? Gosh what a great buncha goodies you sent me - you're da BOMB!
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The white one I sent is indoors. The orange one is outdoors in warmer weather. The white one makes really great leaves until it finally blooms many years down the road lol. It likes shade so you don't have to stick it in a window.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Very cool! I love the seeds - even they're pretty! I can't wait to get em started. Now that I have some pothos suddenly I think I'm the houseplant queen More like wannabe!
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When did you get pathos? I must have missed that post. Goooooooo girl. The seeds are cool aren't they with that little orange furry hood. They require scarification did I mention that in the note I forget things soooooooo often.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Hmm wasn't long ago - posted a pic to be sure I was calling it the right name
I got 2 of them in walmart - they were $5 each and I used my 'no-more-smoking' money to buy them I thought I'd treat myself! That, and I took a cutting home from Helen's moms in OKC that I tried to root - but I think I shouldve left it in water longer - I potted it up and it's just sitting there...no growth, and getting kinda floppy like.
Hmm think you forgot the note for those seeds - geesh all those notes you saved me SO Much time! I did a quick search and saw they need stratification - one place said they could take up to 18 months to germinate so don't give up on em if they do take a long time
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I'm glad you have some pathos and now you have the white bird of paradise so you won't have really bad garden withdrawals if the weather gets bad and you have to spend sometime indoors. Isn't it cool having that not smoking money? Hopefully I'll be able to get some potting soil so I have some for my winter indoors planting extravaganza I have planned for January through April of this year lol.
Today the chores were just watering the seeds and harvesting the portulaca. I need to post about them down in pests and problems. Hope I don't forget. I do that so often.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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More things done in the garden. I got half of the bulb bed dug up and the clay mixed in with the compost to a depth of 3 inches. Another 5 inches and I am in good shape. I wonder if I can manage it in the 2 weeks that is the minimum shipping time for the allium. Of course since I wanted to play in the garden the sun came out and it got way to hot. But maybe later I can get some more done. There isn't much I like to watch on tv on Saturdays.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well today is the day. I turned the compost pile took out the finished and added some of my reserve grass clippings which is all to the good. Now I'm going to go after that front curb and get the grass and dirt that has accumulated around it out into the reserve compost material area lol.
Have I mentioned lately that I love gardening. So water goes down in the bucket to soften up the area and then it's shovel and tote lol. See you all in a bit when I come in for my next break and to get another cup of coffee.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well I toted the water down but most of it ran off. I guess I'm going to have to build a little makeshift dam to hold it inplace until it can soften the ground for me lol. But I did get the compost area all swept and cleaned off so there won't be any trouble with me having it. And I got half of the parkinglot swept up. So now I just have to get the leaves from the other side of the lot corralled and I'll have them for next weeks compost turning. Got to say I never expected composting to be so satisfing but it is. Well let me head back down for another turn at getting the garden chores done.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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I think I'm done at least for the morning run. One hour and fifteen minutes and I'm soaked in sweat. I guess I'm going have have to start getting up earlier. But with luck I can get out there at about 5:00p.m. and do another hour. I just don't want to be caught short when the fall seeds and bulbs arrive and not be able to plant them because I can't get the beds prepared in time. I really want to have a nice garden even if it is small next year. Rather than just plunking a few starter plants in clay and hoping for the best. That didn't work all that well this year. I guess I've seen everyones beautiful beds and I'm feeling like the ugly duckling of the forum. Oh well just keep plugging along I guess.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well lets just see what the grease monkey says tomorrow when he sees my red miniature roses that I got at the grocery store today. I planted them as soon after I put the groceries away as I possible could. The are so pretty. I hope they survive.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well I broke up the clay in two spots where I want to do beds this fall. But now I'm running into the problem of the plants I want being alkaline soil plants. So I guess I better do some more research. I know lime makes it acidic but what makes it alkaline? lol
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Thanks Mary your right. That's one of those times when the information went into my brain and got turned around 180 degrees. I don't know how it does that but it can drive me crazy. Ok, not drive me crazy it's just a symptom of me being crazy.
But thankyou for catching that. I guess that should me that I'm ok. I hope anyway.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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sulpher = acidic lime = alkaline (at least 6 months to affect the soil.)
Maybe I need to get out there and do a general bone meal sprinkle. I think it has been a while since I did that. Maybe mid summer.
Well I think the sleeping pill is finally taking affect so I'm going to go lay down. Talk to you all tomorrow.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Okea Dokea, the First tier is watered including the new seedlings yahooooooooooooo. And half the parking lot is swept clean of leaves which are falling off of one of the poplars. Thank goodness for that. I haven't had any leaves in like the last 4 weeks and it was getting very bad lol. I was about to steal the leaf mulch from around the shade plants where I had put it when the poplar was shedding regularly and I had to many leaves lol. Feast or famine I guess lol.
Anyway I will probably get back out there this evening and try to turn so more of the bulb bed. I really want to have that area just about perfect for when the alliums get here. I'm excited about my plans for that bed. I can just see me out there with a magnifing glass ever day come March waiting to see the plants come up over the seasons. I think I have that bed fixed so it will provide interest from early spring right through frost so you can bet I can't wait to see the end result and I haven't even done the planting yet lol. oh well that's the way it goes.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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I hate to even get out of the house it's so hot and the air here is horrible right now. I miss working on my flower beds.
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I went ahead and planted the pansies in the flower box yellow and purple. They look so much better. Lets hope they last for a while. Fertalized everything and put in some plant fertalizer spikes for the winter.
My neighbor just came over here and asked me to please keep my dog quiet. My dog is on a leash in our yard barking at their dog who is not on a leash and is walking around in my back yard. I try and try to satisfy them as far as the dog goes, but I can't. They didnt like her (my dog) running around so I put her on a lead in the yard, meanwhile, their great dane is here all the time. They went on a cruise for 2 weeks and she didnt leave my yard at all. I felt so bad for her that I went and got her food and fed her. Something is going to have to give! They cant keep complaining about dogs if theirs is running around willy nilly. My dog is a little west highland terrier. She doesnt chew or dig flowers. Their great dane does both and well you can imagine what I clean up outta my yard from it.
I am going to stop ranting now!
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Sounds like you have one of those interesting neighbors too.
The Streaker (re: weed patch) has decided that he wants some of my purple velvet passion plant and I have lots of it I can prune so I told him if he came up with the pot and the soil I'd give him some starts to root. And I must have at least 10 18" stems I can cut for him. Hopefully one of those would root.
As far as garden chores go today it's been watering and working on my composting. I am so looking forward to having a big load of compost soon. I just wish I were alittle bit farther along as far as the bentwood fence is concerned on tier 4 It will never hold the compost in place if I try to spread it up there. I may have to give in and buy 2 20 foot lengths of edging and the necessary stakes to hold them in place.
At least with a roommate I can afford to do that. When I was by myself that really wasn't possible. So it's all good one way or another.
I hope your pansy's last a good long time. How do you like using those fertilizer sticks? Do you have a problem with "hot spots".
Can you put up a fence or anything like that so their dog can't come into your yard? Not that the dog will be around for long their life spans are so short it is a shame.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Thinking that I'm going to have to get some solid edging for the next tier I decided to use what I have as far as bentwood edging up there to reinforce the lower edging so that was the big chore today other than sweeping up the fallen leaves. I know it's crazy but I can't wait for sunday. That is going to be so cool. Then there is cutting up the tomato plants when they finally finish producing and mixing the clay and compost there for the other winter interest things I have coming. This is going to be really cool.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well I watered everything, but it looks like rain so that may have been wasted effort lol. And then I got the compost mixed in with the clay in the bulb bed that made me a happy camper. I have what look like 16 wild garlic plants working good so it looks like I got all most 100% germination off of the seeds. That is really really cool. Of course they are alittle more spread out than I originally intended but that's ok. I need to get back out there before it rains and sweep up todays leaves but I am taking a break lol. I just have to have my forum breaks.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well I finished up the leaves and got a happy little pile out of it. So that is a very good thing. Now of course I am going after the gravel that has migrated onto the concrete in the driveway. It needs to go back in the big hole that becomes a mud puddle when it does rain. So that I quit getting my feet wet when I empty my garbage on rainny days lol. Funny how I always find a way to be outside so I can enjoy my flowers. The yellow snapdragon is really starting to bloom. The red is looking alittle sickly. I haven't a clue what to do for it. It sits right beside the yellow so they get the same everything. Why one would do well and not the other I just don't know.
It didn't rain so watering the plants to day wasn't a waste which makes me feel like less of an idiot but we really need a good soaking rain to get the snapdragons going really well, and then give the seeds I just planted a real good start on sprouting. Tomorrow if I remember, I want to plant the second group of lettuce seeds. I sure hope this works. I've had the most awful time trying to get a crop of lettuce. And I really love lettuce.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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I'm always afraid to plant in the fall. I'm afraid it'll bloom before it's suppose to and then I won't get blooms in the spring when I'm suppose.
Last year just before christmas we had 70-75 degree temps then in a couple days time had a white christmas. So anything that would have sprouted would have died. Some of my re seeder did just that too.
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As far as a fence TK where I live it would end up costing a fortune to do as they regulate the size and area that has to be fenced. I just think good lord we are good neighbors. We keep our dog contained. Theirs runs all over and they complain. GET A GRIP. They are control freaks. Dog is here today as usual. She cant help it she is old. I understand that and she should be able to enjoy her last days of life. Her health is not well. But they need to have some understanding for others. I would love my dog to be able to play with my son too. But they complain.
Life is too short to sweat the small things. Just gets real fusterating at times. Even if my dog is running even my son knows to come home and get the scooper if she happens to mess any place other then out yard. I see him running across the back yard fingers holding nose and scooper in hand. LOL They don't even have the manners to clean up after theirs and they complain about my dog barking. She is barking at your dog not in your yard. DUHHHHHH They can fix the problem by keeping theirs in their yard. I don't blame lil Lilly, other dog in her yard playing with her boy, while she is on a leash. I'd do more then bark. I can just imagine what those barks say. lol
The pansies look great. I am glad I did it, but now I am back to watering the container plants every day!
I got bulbs to plant this weekend. They are going to be beautiful in the spring. I cannot wait!
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Oh I had to add this one in regards to the same neighbors. Yesterday morning at 6:45 their little boy 3 years old came knocking on my door, in a diaper wanting to see if he could have something to eat, cuz he couldn't find his mommy. I walked over and couldn't find a soul. So I brought him home fixed him and Gwendolynn (my daughter) some toaster pasteries, and called 3 times before I got an answer. They were asleep and the alarms didn't go off. I had asked him if mommy was in bed and he said no. She had fallen asleep in the basement with her husband watching a movie.
How scary that would be for a little guy. They realy need to reconsider complaining about my dog!
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Poor baby -- and my inlaws give me a difficult time because I put our dog in her crate when I am mopping the floor. Crazy thing, if I leave her out, she goes behind me licking the floor. I guess Lysol tastes good or something, I just dont want her getting sick.
Plants: 102 | From: Central Louisiana | Registered: Sep 2005
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Goodness Karrie.. I know it sounds mean, but I'd call animal control if I had a dog that was constantly in my yard that wasn't mine. We have leash laws here. And ya know what? The animal control guy, is my neighbor across the street..lol. And while it may sound mean, that poor dog sounds like it's neglected, and that's even worse.
I haven't done much in the yard as of late. Other than harvest tomatoes that are ripening. I have a LOT of green tomatoes now. Well, the tiny tim ones anyway. A few romas.. I can't wait till they ripen! And I have blossoms on the brandywine.. so hopefully, I will get to see tomatoes out of those.
Yesterday, I cut up a jalapeno pepper for the kiddo that we'll just call Jaws. Well, ends up both of us forgot to wash hands afterwards, and both ended up with stinging eyes, really really bad. Eye wash didn't really help. I wasn't sure what to use to get rid of pepper burning in the eyes.. but after awhile, holding the towel there, it got better. At least 15-20 minutes of pain in the eyes. UGH.
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I think just flushing the eyes with running water for a few min. should help, that is if you can keep them open long enough while in pain - OUCH!!!
Plants: 102 | From: Central Louisiana | Registered: Sep 2005
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Hey Meg, sorry about the eyes. That was a real painful experience I'm sure. I never thought about having to do that. I guess you can tell I don't eat hot peppers. What are you planning to do with all your green tomatoes?
My tomato plants have pretty much dried up and although they are still trying to produce fruit I think they are done. I'll definitely have to put them somewhere it is easier to water them if I do them next year. Maybe I'll use some of my freebie pots and put them over on the side of the weed patch I'm not allowed to garden lol. I am so bad.
Today I moved a hollyhock seedling from the front container around to the back bed where I have more of them planted. It was getting overgrown by the watercress. Those things really do take off. The got pretty crispy during the 90+ weather but once it started to look like it would cool down they came right back.
The spider mites in the front container also seem to have taken a holiday. I'm thinking that with out the marigolds being so overcrowded that the plant was able to fight them to a standstill at least. I'd prefer they are gone for good but I have my doubts. Marigolds are suppose to be pretty good at fending for themselves so I'm hoping that's what they did.
The seeds that I ordered from 2bseeds have arrived and this evening I'm probably going to try and get the dusty millers in the front of the bulb bed where I have that one lone specimen lol. He's been lonely long enough. I'll only do a few seeds so that if they don't come up in the spring I'll have some more so I can try again. And I think one of my friends wants some so I'll try to save some for her too. I don't know how many came in the package so I'm not sure if I'll have enough.
Then I need to look up when the coral bells need to be planted. I'm thinking it's fall but I am usually wrong about information I try to memorize so I'll check that before I get out there with the shovel lol. If it is fall I'll probably try to do it sunday after I pull the finished compost out of the bin. Although I maybe asking to much of this old body since I'll have to mix it in with the clay first before I can plant. But it'll be a good day no matter how it turns out.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Yep I was wrong the coral bells like the standard indoor 6 to 8 weeks before last frost ... so there is another one for the east facing window this winter lol. I don't know exactly how I'm going to manage all this come spring but I'm going to try lol.
I did get out there and water everything which was good. And I also noticed that the celosia that I was thinking would lie dormant until late spring and then come up have decided that they like the weather just fine and have decided to try and come up now. That was not the plan lol.
But it does explain why they weren't sprouting for me. I was planting them when it was too cold soil temperature wise. So now I know to wait awhile before direct sowing them. Atleast they don't need to be done indoors. but I do want some early spring color so I plan to have a house full of impatiens and mini snapdragons. They can bloom as early as Febuary and last much longer than the early blooming bulbs so that is what I am shooting for.
Boy this post got long lol.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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So just about everything I planted with an eye to sprouting in spring has sprouted now except the bells of ireland. And the one thing I wanted to sprout now for next year isn't even showing it's pearly whites. That the the hollyhocks that I planted in the back. But I do still have the ones from the front container. The sprouted very well so that will work out alright.
I was thinking today, wondering really, how much I would have spent in potting soil if I hadn't been able to compost. That second tier is requiring 5 inches deep 18 inches across and 31 feet long of compost to make a bed that will be good for my plants. That must be one heck of a lot of compost vs potting soil. I wonder how much money I saved by doing it this way. over 20 cubic feet I think. Is that right? I wonder how many of those 16 qt bags of miracle gro that would have been?
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well today I cleaned up a space for the "found" potting table and spent some more time sweeping the gravel towards the mudhole and then adding somemore height between the mudhole location and my little garden prep area. It's really comming along well. I'm so please with it. And it's really silly but that's the way it goes. Tomorrow is compost turning day and I can hardly wait. I won't tell you about all the plans I have for tomorrow because then I wouldn't have anything to post tomorrow but I am really looking forward to it.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Well the rains came. All 30 seconds or so of it. So I just had to go see how my earth dam was holding up against the mudpuddle. And the dam seems to be doing fine. But one good rain and the mudpuddle is still going to make a lake that I can't get across to empty the garbage. so I'm thinking of doing a ditch that it can drain into and building up the center part so that I can get to the dumpster lol.
And I couldn't resist so I turned the reserve pile and was very disappointed it isn't composting at all really. But then I went to scrape some litter from between the retaining wall and a junk car and guess what. The leaves were just wet enough that they came out in a big pile so I added that to the compost pile for adding to the bin when I take out the finished stuff tomorrow. Boy howdy won't I be disappointed if it isn't finished lol.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.201.144
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Did the compost turn first thing this morning even before I had my coffee. Now that is absession lol. But I've my coffee and my forum break now and when the first cup of coffee is done I can take the broom and bucket down and clean up the potting and parkinglot areas. My goal is to have a big pile of leaves ready for Thursday so I have an excuse to turn the bin again lol.
And of course the parkinglot and back lot look much nicer when I keep after the leaves.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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hooper...you and Nana wear me out working so much. You outside and Nana with the kid chores and cooking. Good excuse for me to be so tired all the time!
Cindy
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lol. If you think this is working all the time you should have seen me before I became disabled. I was doing something all day long. Couldn't stand to be idle. I've had a nice long break so now it's out the sweep up lol.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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What kinda coral bells did you get Hooper? I still need to look and see if I can find some caramel coral bells, the orange ones. Ya din happen to find any of those did you?
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no I didn't and I looked for them too. I was able to find the americana and the ruby bells but that was it. I'm not really sure about the color on the americana it wasn't specified on my package. But I have heard that they are suppose to be more hardy than the original types so I thought I'd better get some lol.
Here is a list of what I have for my garden for 2006:
1. Allium 'Sparklers' mixed colors (full sun) 2. Alpine Sea Holly 3. B I can't read the rest of the tag so this one is going to be a big suprise lol. 4. Babies Breath (full sun) 5. Bell Peppers mixed colors 6. Bells of Ireland 7. Calendula 8. Cannas (full sun) 9. Carnations (full sun) 10. Celosia 11. Cleome, Spider Flower 12. Cockscomb, Blood Red 13. Cockscomb, Pink 14. Cockscomb, Plum 15. Columbine (partial shade) 16. Crepe Myrtle, Dwarf (In a pot outside) 17. Dianthus 'evening loveliness' 18. Dusty Miller 19. Evergreen, Dwarf (groundcover likes shade non invasive. 20. Gladiolus (full sun) 21. Green onions 22. Helleborus x nigers ?Christmas Rose? 23. Heuchera americana (Coral Bells or Alum-Root)** 24. Heuchera ?Ruby Bells? ** (Coral Bells or Alum-Root) 25. Hibiscus, Hardy Pink 26. Hollyhocks (full sun) 27. Hosta one is sum and substance. the other two I haven't identified yet. 28. Impatiens, Rose Parade Red (partial shade, shade) 29. Ipomposis 30. Lettuce, Butterhead 31. Lobelia 'Cardinal Flower' 32. Lobelia 'Chrystal Palace' 33. Lunaria (money plant) needs moisture 34. Malva Zebrina** 35. Marigolds Maroon (full sun) 36. Peonies (full sun, partial shade) 37. Portulaca (full sun) 38. Rain lilies 39. Rose, Miniature 40. Royal Poinciana 41. Tomatoes, cherry 42. Tomatoes, roma 43. Salvia 'Blue Queen'** 44. Salvia Mixed colors 45. Salvia Purple 46. Snapdragons, Mixed colors Miniature * (full sun, partial shade) 47. Snapdragons, Yellow, Miniature 48. Snapdragons, Red, Miniature 49. Statice 'Art Form' 50. Statice ' Sermon' 51. Straw Flowers 52. Zinnia (full sun) 53. Basil 54. Chives 55. Coriander 56. Dill 57. Garlic, Wild 58. Oregano 59. Par-cel 60. Parsley, Curled 61. Sage 62. Thyme
Isn't that cool? I'm going to be working my tail off lol. Thank heavens I have approximately 3 more months of composting I can pretty much depend on. Right now I'm taking a break before I get out there and plant some dusty millers in the front of the bulb bed. I think the color contrast between the green leaves on the glads and the green stocks on the allium and the silver foliage on the dusty millers is going to be really pretty even before the flowers bloom and that is part of the goal I'm working towards. I'll also have the early blooms on the miniature snapdragons in there for before the leaves and stems get going on the allium and glads.
I'm pretty excited about that bed because it will be the first design effort I've made. Hope it works out.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.195.22
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Woohoo I've done three trips out to the garden and it is barely noon. And I don't need a nap yet. I think I'm doing very good today. This trip out the dusty miller got planted which was way cool. I had to dislodge some of the volunteer green onions from there home but I have plenty so I'm not worried about losing them. I hope the dusty miller take that is going to be soo cool. I also gave the shade bed a good mix while I was out there. It still needs work before I can plant the lobelia. I'm hoping to be able to do the cardinal flower in the back and the chrystal palace in the front of the bed along with interpercing the chrystal palace with the peonies and hosta. As usually the original planting I did was way sparse. Anyway I'm excited can you tell?
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.48.201
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Wow -- and I thought I was doing good just clearing out nandina roots yesterday. I worked a few more hours on them and almost got one section cleared out. I only have 3 more areas to go, just waiting for the sun to pop up so I can go out there and get started, house aleady cleaned, dishes done (by hand, of course), sneakers on. Im packin' my shovel and hand trowel (sp?), water bottle, and towel to sit on because I will be there a while. I am determined to invade atleast one mound today.
Plants: 102 | From: Central Louisiana | Registered: Sep 2005
| Seeded: 65.0.11.151
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You did very good going after invasive roots. I can't kill those silly mimosa trees no matter what I try. But I just keep trudging. Today I think I'm going to see if I can get some of the chrystal palace planted at the front of the shade bed. It can't hurt to try right? lol.
Needless to say I woke up this morning and moving was very hard. My ankles did a good imitation of walking on crushed glass until I got going good. But I've learn and on days like this I take the cane with me. That way if I stumble I have something to help me regain my balance. I just don't bounce like I used to.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.69.83
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Woohoo, I got the chrystal palace planted boy are those seeds small. Much smaller than the portulaca. I just had to tip the bag up and shake it and hope for the best. I may have to look for some starter plants of that next spring at the local nursery. If this seeding doesn't work.
Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.69.83
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Well I attempted today to clear the rest of the mound of nandinas and boy my hands are tired. I had a difficult time opening a jar of peanut butter. My arms from wrist to elbows are tight. I am going to try again tomorrow -- didnt get too much pulled out today -- those things sure are stubborn.
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on him.
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Gosh what a great buncha goodies you sent me - you're da BOMB! ![[kissies]](graemlins/kissies.gif)
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More like wannabe! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
I thought I'd treat myself! That, and I took a cutting home from Helen's moms in OKC that I tried to root - but I think I shouldve left it in water longer - I potted it up and it's just sitting there...no growth, and getting kinda floppy like.![[shocked]](graemlins/shock.gif)
to germinate so don't give up on em if they do take a long time
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