Archive for Outdoor Gardening
May 9, 2006 at 12:41 am
· Filed under General Plant Stuff, Green Room, Outdoor Gardening, Propogation
With the coming of spring and warmer weather, I have been so busy! Repotting wandering jew, spider plants, african violets, etc. The lettuce is doing great, and all the houseplants love the sun. I repotted oregano into a strawberry pot.. I should take a picture, its going to look great once it settles in.
My Caladium bulbs did rot, though.. that'll teach me for getting them at Wal-mart.
Tomorrow I will be planting my morning glory seedlings and leveling out the garden to get ready for planting.
Stay tuned for a picture post soon!!
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April 25, 2006 at 12:11 am
· Filed under Cactus Garden, General Plant Stuff, New Plants, Outdoor Gardening, Succulents and Cacti
I had 2 beautiful amaryllis bulbs.. and after the leaves were dead I put them in a cool space in the basement. This was last fall. I just checked on them, and both were rotted. I guess thats a lesson to take the bulb out of the pot before you store it for dormancy.
I just put 12 caladium tubers down, in 3 seperate pots. They are all assorted colors, so it should be neat to see what comes up.
The houseplants are loving it outside! I moved the cacti out front today in a shaded area, they should like that.
The lettuce is coming up.. we should have plenty of it!
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April 18, 2006 at 6:00 pm
· Filed under General Plant Stuff, Green Room, New Plants, Outdoor Gardening, Propogation, Succulents and Cacti
Last night I went by Home Depot.. again.
I got more lettuce seeds, which I sowed in a window box this morning. I also got some statice and painted daisy seeds, which are down stairs in their little dixie cups waiting to germinate. I also got some mammoth sunflower seeds to do this year.. last year they went down in flames when my Dad decided to dig a pond, and they happened to be RIGHT in the way. Luckily they were just babies, so no love lost. I figure this year he can't dig any more ponds, or else we will run out of back yard. So they ought to be safe.
The morning glories and cukes have already germinated, along with the broccoli. Fast little buggers, eh?
And I have a Christmas cactus in full bloom. I guess they really like the green room! Someone should fill him in that its.. April. Not Christmas. But as long as he's a happy little plant, then I am happy too.
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April 14, 2006 at 4:25 pm
· Filed under African Violets, General Plant Stuff, Outdoor Gardening, Propogation
The plant room looks really empty now.. mainly my African Violets. I think Im gonna take advantage of this space and put a large number of leaves down.
I also sowed some seeds.. 2 packs of Columbine, 3 different types of morning glories (Picotee Blue, Dwarf Blue Ensign, and Flying Saucer), and a different brand of cactus seed.. Im gonna see if there are any other varieties.
The plants seem to love it outside, and its supposed to rain, which will be good for them.
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April 13, 2006 at 8:35 pm
· Filed under General Plant Stuff, Outdoor Gardening
It's that time of year again! When I should be working on papers and studying for finals, I am carrying houseplants and resting plants out of the basement and outside. I am putting them for now under some cover, and watering my mini roses and houseplants, giving everyone a good drenching. The plant room looks empty now, with some cacti and my african violets.
Ill post pictures soon! It feels so good outside. I think its time to start my veggies and flowers!
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March 10, 2006 at 5:33 pm
· Filed under General Plant Stuff, New Plants, Outdoor Gardening, Succulents and Cacti
Well, due to all the stores getting in their plants and bulbs, my cacti and succulent collection has grown by 8 and I also have purchased a pack of 12 Caladium bulbs.
I have also started a big thing of rabbit manure tea.. I got a huge tupperware storage container, put the waste from the rabbits in it, and filled it with water. Ill let it steep for a few days, then I will skim off the hay and manure, and pour buckets of the tea on where I will plant my gardens. I would put the manure straight on the garden, but its intermixed with hay, and that wouldnt be a good combination.
I also had to make some spray for what I believe is powdery mildew. White, dusty spots on my African Violet leaves. I used a liquid dish soap and baking soda mixture in a spray bottle and sprayed the leaves down.
Last night I heard a cat scream from back in my bedroom, so I ran back to see what had happened. And I saw my Siamese cat on my bed, looking rather miffed, and one of my pots with 3 (rather spiney) cacti on the floor. So apparently he was venturing in places he shouldn’t have been, and got stuck.. betcha he won’t do it again!
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February 5, 2006 at 5:45 am
· Filed under Cactus Garden, General Plant Stuff, Outdoor Gardening, Succulents and Cacti
It has been decided that I am going to put a cactus garden in outside this year. Also, a few veggies that I eat, my herbs, and of course the gourds and morning glories. And maybe Ill give sunflower seeds another try this year. Of course, itll take days to clear out the green room and get everything out into the sunshine once the winter is over, but *thats* the time I am looking forward to!
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