Gardening

I can't tell you how many I have lost (to frost) the one I have now I dug up when the rock was going in and in, to put in a pot until it became larger, It has variegated leaves, I didn't notice that at first was attracted to the color of the blossoms mostly which are rather were a peach color. Keeping my fingers crossed on this one.

 

Look like Liliums

 

Cool, thanks, you two.

 

Should be a bulb under the ground Musk. I'm sure you get cold enough where your able to leave them in the ground though.

 

Have to steal other peoples flower pictures This is Parrot Flower from Thailand

 

Actually, I thought they looked like pink and purple Doves. - But what do I know? <*Shakes head>.

 

This isn't exactly gardening being it's on my window sill but thought it was unusual, found it on the sale cart, a succulent called Baby Toes, they were all short and even when I got it, have no idea what it's supposed to look like. Guess I could look it up, huh? rolleyes

 

Wow, your pencil plant is big, thought it was small. I saw one when I got the Baby Toes (they are tiny, by the way) it was probably a 4" pot and was not cheap. Is that a birds nest fern? Don't think I've seen one with wavy leaves. It's amazing the new plants coming up all the time.

 

yep, Birds Nest Fern

 

I have a Fiddle Leaf Fig, try saying that 3 times, LOL once for me comes out Fiddley Fig.

 

Yep, I know

 

I just had to put all my house plants outside. They (one in particular) was infested with little flys of some sort. It was getting worse day by day. I poured bleach down all the drains, emptied my humidifier, put the fruit in the fridge. Doing all I can think of to keep from using insecticides, don't like using any chemical inside or outside. Any suggestions anyone?

 

You folks are breaking my heart. Those are some nice promises of Spring, but this is what my flower bed looks like right now.
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My other plants are surviving nicely inside though.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/musksnipe/2008/007.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/musksnipe/2008/009.jpg

 

I planted these on the 9th March,I kept them at a constant 22C degrees for a week until they sprouted then moved them to the window ledge to get some light and are now at a constant 18C.

They are ordered hottest to mildest left to right I've planted 3 Habanero,3 scotch Bonnet,6 cayenne and 6 jalapeño,as you can see from the pics the hottest are the hardest to germinate.

Haha make fun of my label spellings

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/Rikky_/CHILLIES001.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/Rikky_/CHILLIES005.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/Rikky_/CHILLIES007.jpg

 

Nice pictures Everyone

No They are the mildest I can comfortably eat them raw and the cayenne,the habanero's are the ones to watch out for

 

The heat is measured in scoville units heres the scale

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/Rikky_/untitled-2.jpg

EDIT Forgot They'll be going on my pizza's and currys and I'll be pickling some of them in white vinegar and some in Oil "Thanks Lev" hopefully I'll have chillies all through the winter until next March fingers crossed,something has nearly always gone wrong in the past.

 

ooh, very nice place you got Emms and a fair sized veggie garden to work with. Thanks for sharing that bit of spring as I longingly look out the window and all I see is snow! :crybaby

 

Well I found this, yours look more trumpet shape to me but I think your right about it being Primrose. People give me a bad time being a florist for so many years but like I say, " I sold em not grow em" Never had much luck with outdoor bloomers. Yours are beautiful. Keep the pictures coming.

 

You guys are making me so jealous!!!! :tas
This was taken of a few of my rose bushes, 5 minutes ago.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/musksnipe/2008/009-1.jpg

 

They're primroses or primula, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primula_vulgaris

 

I've been saving coffee grounds for the soil, started adding egg shells the last week or so, kinda wish I hadn't now looks disgusting. uke

 

Neat-o hydro setup, Major. The units I designed many years back, were a polystyrene container/trough type of setup, with pumps to circulate the nutrients, and halogen lights. They were way bigger - just about needed a room set up just for it. But having a virtual jungle that grew about 6-9" per day looked pretty cool, I'll admit.

 

That's beautiful Laura, spring has sprung now.

 

Wonderful pictures, Emma. I have never seen "Creeping Charlie's" (3rd picture) planted anywhere other than in a pot.
That looked , so strange. LOL
And that tall planter box is cool, too. If my wife sees that, I'm going to have a project to do.
We are just getting past the frost stage. It was 20°F yesterday at 5am. But that should have been the last of it.
I was going to plant some grass seed today but we're having 25mph winds with 40mph gusts and I don't want to seed the neighbor's yard. roflmao

 

Great pictures as usual Kes. How cleaver with the bird feeder too.

 

This is the type of plant I'm thinking of, Emms. It usually is in a hanging basket and can get pretty thick and long. I don't know what it's real name is, but i think it's also called "Swedish Ivy."

 

Do you have to replant your lawn every year?

 

No, Darlene. We only moved in here last year and the lawn was in poor shape. I am just trying to filling some of the thinner areas in the front and some larger bare spots in the back.
(Trying to keep up with my neighbors. He has a beautiful yard) LOL

 

Ah so under all that snow it will come back each year?

 

Yes, Darlene. Grass actually weathers well under all that snow. Just a bit of thatching in the Spring and you are usually good to go.

 

Haha the guy next door

 

That's the plant I was talking about, MK. I thought the one in Emma's picture looked like that, but I could be wrong.

 

i love the garden, but dislike the work. i'm trying to devise a program for my new strimmer called rememberexprograms/hatethework