Tropicals & Tender Perennials: get to know each other?, 0 by gardenbugde

gardenbugde wrote:
I am Kathy, living in Delaware where we do get cold winters, but not deadly cold like in some parts of the US. I've always liked plants but have really gotten into them since we moved to our house where I can have a veggie garden, flower beds and plants on the deck. My front window gets the morning sun, so I have lots of plants there! I've gotten into Christmas Cactus (blame my Mom for that!), in the last year or so, and have been collecting them at an alarming rate. Right now my front window has a spider plant, a goldfish plant, burgundy oxalis triangularis, a pony tail palm, a small terrarium from my brother, and a croton with other things mixed in (also from my brother). Soon, they will be pushed to one end so that I can set up my seed starting paraphernalia! I start most all of my veggies from seed, including squash, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini. I also grow ornamental peppers. Last year I tried Black Pearl and Bolivian Rainbow, in addition to my Medusas. I must say, I was most impressed with the Black Pearls. I saved plenty of seeds so that I can have them again! This year I'm adding Brazilian Starfish peppers (aka Atomic Starfish). I can hardly wait! My DH and I have 15 yo twin daughters (in separate grades). The one in 10th grade has started Drivers Ed! YIKES! LOL We have 2 cats, sisters, one all gray (Smoodge) and Slippers (white and gray with white back feet). We love them both and don't think it would be home without them.

I love to bake, do crafts and collect plants (LOL). I also collect vintage cookbooks and insulators. Here is a pic of me with my best bud Ginni doing Christmas baking in Dec of 2008! Yup, a real cookie clone army! LOL

Guess thats enough for now!