What's Growin On - January 2012

[SwampLady]

PlantSwapCookie, are those blueberries in your avatar from your yard?

[PlantSwapCookie]

PlantSwapCookie, are those blueberries in your avatar from your yard?

No, those blueberries aren't from my yard. Maybe some day though. I really want to grow fruit.

[PlantSwapCookie]

Xeolyte

I was watching this on Youtube and I thought of this post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amOlh...feature=relmfu

ideas to enhance growing beds, I guess is why.

[Xeolyte]

Did you miss my post on the masonry ladders?

Bestest Cheapest DIY Trellis

The masonry ladders run circles around hoops.

[Xeolyte]

The Snow Flakes, Leucojum aestivum, are in full bloom now .. a whole month early!



My African Violet, Epsom Magic bloomed again! They are all doing great behind the white blinds in a South facing window - they love the extremely bright light.



And still the weather is freaky - we'll be in the 70's by the end of the week! I hope the weather guys are right about the rain because we really do need it!

[PlantSwapCookie]

Really nice trellis ideas!

[SwampLady]

Xeolyte, I remember that trellis idea and found that the masonry ladders also come in a wider width if so desired. I spray painted mine with rust resistant paint and anchored them into steel poles which made them removable at the end of the growing season. Your post was a great find for me at a time when I needed it.

[Xeolyte]

Tomorrow is the big day! I'll be starting the first wave of seeds .. this wave will be ones that require a long germination time - weeks and months and also plants that have a long maturation time. Hopefully this drawer full of seeds will be gone by March.



My Aquatic Morning Glory has a seed pod that's been slowly growing over the last month or so .. it's totally white and seems to have quit getting bigger so hopefully it will ripen. Since I ended up using up all my Aquatic MG seeds to get this plant, this seed pod is very dear!



My NOID Bougainvillea is still blooming it's head off ! Wish I could get a cultivar name on this .. but after 2 years of trying I give up.



My Double Orange Hibiscus gifted me with a bloom!



And the Shrimp Plant is in full bloom now. I've been hand pollinating it so hopefully I'll get a seed pod. This is the first one I've grown so I don't even know if it's self fertile.

[PlantSwapCookie]

Looks like you have a little extra room on the shelves in there.
Aww! Ooo! Pretty! Mmmm! I can smell the fragrance.

[fearadyn]

Oh can't wait to see all those seeds growing.

You have yet another plant I knew nothing about, the aquatic mg, that is cool as heck!

[SwampLady]

What an interesting plant – your aquatic Morning glory. I have never heard of such a plant and thought that all morning glories just grew in dirt. You certainly have a lot of unique plants. Thanks for sharing.

[Xeolyte]

Ipomoea aquatica. Here is a picture of the flower.



It's a food source in Asian countries .. kind of like spinach.

[Xeolyte]

Got the first wave of seeds going. Those needing cold in the fridge because the weather is not cooperating .. spose to be in the 70's all week. I have the Bomarea seeds soaking in some GA3 - growth hormone - will be planted in soil probably on Wednesday and the rest on heat in front of a window. Here is what I started today:

Bells Of Ireland
Bomarea
Chilean Bell Vine
Chilean Jasmine
Geranium - Pink Lace
Geranium - Raspberry Ripple
Mariposa Lily
Pasque Flower
Trumpet Creeper - Morning Calm

[PlantSwapCookie]

They sound pretty. I keep all my seeds in the refrigerator and some in the freezer. I still have seeds in the freezer from 2003. Wonder if some would still grow.