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MusicMan11712
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:34 pm Post subject:
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PHOBoS wrote: | I probably won't be able to grow anything this year |
Very sorry to hear; I enjoy the photographic fruits of your horticultural efforts. |
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AlanP
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:42 pm Post subject:
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AlanP wrote: | Dill first, then the chives appeared, and the parsley is just now putting in an appearance. |
Just to update on this -- I had moved the pot inside to just inside the kitchen ranchslider, and the dill completely took over the pot and shot up to two meters tall, so I moved the pot to an outside corner of the garden.
The parsley has a couple of leaves sticking out here and there, but is otherwise buried under lots and lots of dill.
The chives might be there. I have no idea whatsoever. If they are, they're buried under dill too. |
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PHOBoS
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:34 am Post subject:
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ah so there wil be dill on the menu: egg and dill; egg bacon and dill; egg bacon sausage and dill; dill bacon sausage and dill; dill egg dill dill bacon and dill; dill sausage dill dill bacon dill tomato and dill; dill dill dill egg and dill; dill dill dill dill dill dill baked beans dill dill dill,..
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:38 am Post subject:
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No, I didn't think to take any. After I moved the pot outside, I found that the dill had also carpetbombed the vinyl around it in the kitchen with pollen. |
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PHOBoS
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 6:16 am Post subject:
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I already mentioned it in the chat but the building is being renovated which is estimated to take about a year and I had to clear out my balcony.
I managed to move the plants (and bees) to my parents so I might still post some photos and since they are getting more light they might do better too.
I did notice that there is something sprouting in the container with the Aquilegia (columbine). It did have an Aconitum (monkshood) in it but that one died
pretty quickly, or did it ? Whatever is sprouting does look a bit like it but I find it hard to imagine that it actually survived. Would be great if it did but we'll
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AlanP
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:40 am Post subject:
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Any comments from the neighbours on your garden? |
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PHOBoS
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JovianPyx
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:29 pm Post subject:
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I hope for you that they improve some things that matter to you.
Take heart, once they are finished, you can restore the beautiful garden you had before and probably then some knowing you.
I just noticed this: won't be growing that anymore.
I have 14 pepper seedlings still in 7 peat moss pots, but doing well. I may try to knife cut those in half and plant all 14. Technically, I know that I should just sacrifice the weaker one in each pot, but I hate doing that.
I got my tomato seeds sprouted. 3 plants out of 4 seeds each in it's own tiny peat moss pot. They are a hybrid that are the size of a cherry tomato, but more pest and disease resistant. I ordered 3 more big plastic pots for plants.
I've found I can grow decent vegetables in pots and weeds are a minor thing. My yard is otherwise more weeds than grass. It's green, but don't try to clear a spot and plant stuff. The weeds move in quickly and choke everything. Desert stuff tends to be aggressive. I do like seeing the praying mantises though. If I can get a photo of one, I will certainly post it here. _________________ FPGA, dsPIC and Fatman Synth Stuff
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PHOBoS
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:12 pm Post subject:
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Thanks Scott
I don't think there will be any improvements for me though, quite the opposite actually but I don't really have a choice in the matter (unless I finally move out).
I also hate discarding weaker plants, I'd feel bad for them once they have sprouted but I am probably anthrophomorphizing them too much.
A raised bed might work in your case to keep the weeds out a bit but it is of course extra work. Pots have their advantages and as long as you
choose them big enough they function just as well and might even be better for annual plants. They could dry out a bit quicker but that can also
be an advantage. At least peppers prefer some dry soil with an occasional good soak.
I'd love to see some praying mantis pics. I don't think we have them in the wild over here unless they escaped from somewhere. Actually I don't
think I ever saw one IRL, maybe they have them at a specialized pet store. _________________ "My perf, it's full of holes!"
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The Aquilegia that's sharing the pot with the Aconitum is also still alive and showing some new growth. Apparently I never took any photos of the Atropa belladonna
plants last year but they are still alive. They didn't get a lot of light last year and didn't grow much but they will get plenty of light this year. I've tried to grow them
a couple of times over the last 15 years or so without success and now I even have 2 rare varieties. Note that the ones in the smaller pots were actually backup plants
but I guess I now just have 6 plants (and they can get big if you give them enough space).
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The pulmonaria is already starting to form flower buds It didn't do great last year (but had a lot of flowers) probably because it shared its rather small
container with the large Solanum dulcamara. However, because I had to move them I had to transplant them to a different container so I could put the trellis
in it too (originally that was placed in the large black container next to it). They're still together but have a lot more space now and will also get more light so ehm,
something might get BIG.
Also the Viola odorata is already flowering, it's always early but now even more so with these mild temperatures.
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I love the delicate tracery of purple in the last photo |
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PHOBoS
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:36 am Post subject:
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Dieffenbachia
Last year I got a Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) for inside. It was in the section with the small plants but they can actually get pretty big.
here's a photo for reference how it looked when I just got it.
Dieffenbachia on the left with the large variegated leaves
It has grown a bit and produced some new shoots, one of them being rather large so I decided to plant that one in a seperate pot.
I also removed 2 other shoots and put those in a sperate pot as well. so now I have 3 pots with Dieffenbachia(s ?). When I have a
couple of the same plants I always like to use the same pots for them. I looked at what pots I had and found a set of 3 with a good
size. They are only slightly larger than the pot it was in but it wasn't really rootbound so that should be ok. I covered the drainage
holes with some plastic mesh and added a small layer of clay pellets for improved drainage. One of the shoots came of without roots
but they should be easy to root although it might drop some leaves.
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Something I haven't shown before are my 3 balls. They are Marimo moss balls which I bought of ebay a couple years ago from a UK seller.
Although generally referred to as moss balls they are actually an algae and in nature they get their spherical shape by rolling around due to
water currents. The ones you buy are usually hand formed though and I think it is actually illegal to collect them from the wild or at least in
some parts of the world.
I keep them in a fishbowl with some marbles (both found at a thrift store) and they are very easy to take care of. They only require some sunlight
and of course water which you need to refresh once every other week. You could add some special fertilizer but that shouldn't be needed. However,
they also have to be moved around a bit otherwise they will just flatten out over time. Although you can move them by hand I opted for an air pump,
which I already had anyway. It is rather noisy though so I don't have it on very often but I did order a new pump a couple days ago which is supposed
to be very quiet. The air pump is connected to a (star shaped) air stone which produces a lot of bubbles that the balls seem to enjoy riding (I hope).
This also adds some extra CO2 and as a bonus it works a bit as a humidifier for other plants.
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JovianPyx
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:25 pm Post subject:
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Nice balls!
Good to see you're still able to do plants. Horticulture is anxiety alleviating.
No pictures yet, not much to see, they're just tiny pepper and tomato seedlings. Hard to tell those apart so I have the containers marked. Some of the peppers are starting to get secondary leaves. I have 3 pretty equal looking tomato seedlings each in small square peat-moss pots. The pots can be separated, so I think I will try to plant one outside in the pot from last year that still has a petroleum jelly band around it (repels earwigs). It's long past a point where it could freeze, night temperatures have been 45F (7.2C) or higher. That way, I don't have to carry trays of seedlings in and out of the house. Not enough south facing windows to just grow them inside until they're too big. I'm hoping that growing the tomato in a pot restricts it's size. I'll still probably have to trim it. The problem with trimming is it's pretty difficult to cut a piece off that doesn't have flowers or even green fruit on it. It's like thinning seedlings - which I will do or I will have too many plants. _________________ FPGA, dsPIC and Fatman Synth Stuff
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The weather here is cool/cold and drizzly, so I planted seedlings into some new large pots. The 4 pots have tomato, jalapeno pepper, serrano pepper and sweet pepper. The seedlings are about 1 inch tall. I put petroleum jelly around the outside of the pots to keep the earwigs out of them. I also have a 3rd year survivor jalapeno plant that is already flowering. Another pot has a garlic that looks quite healthy. _________________ FPGA, dsPIC and Fatman Synth Stuff
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I started another couple of little pots of chives and parsley, to try and take advantage of the last gasp of summer (and since the parsley and chives in the original pot wound up drowning under a green wave of dill.)
I put some "fertilizer" stuff in the bottom of the pots, before putting seed mix on top (the first pot had half potting mix, half seed mix, and no fertilizer... and I have a strong suspicion that the "fertilizer" is some kind of plant-killer, since absolutely nothing has grown. Just like the plantpot she tried to start, with the same fertilizer.) I think they're dead.
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PHOBoS
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If you put fertilizer in the bottom it shouldn't really be a problem. Although if it is a shallow pot it could hurt seedlings after germination.
However some potting soils do have some sort of fungicide which might have an effect on germination. Could also be the seeds themselves
but judging by the results you already had they should be ok.
Solanum dulcamara is waking up, good to see it survived again, although I am not so worried about that anymore. It now has a larger pot
and gets more light so I am curious to see how well it will do.
Aquilegia 'Silver Queen' is looking good and the Pulmonaria has already opened some flowers. I hope it will do better again this year. It looked
gorgeous the first year but then didn't do so well, probably because of lack of root space/nutrients which it has more of now.
And with the temperature going up the bees have started to emerge.
oh and the tiger lily has also reached the surface,. I do see 3 shoots instead of 2 but I think one might just be a new plant emerging from a bulbil.
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