California Gardening: Whos sick of this weather, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
Oh Kimmers, I will go with you! Do you like to share??? LOL

How philosophical, Doss! My garden has failed me then. LOL.

When my Mom died, I realized abruptly and rudely that I too will die so now I take every short cut I can to bliss. If I can buy time, I do, though sadly I am limited to within my means.

I have been reading a lot about clivia recently. When I came across the article below, I realized sadly that I am too old to even start with them. But ask me how I spent my day! Collecting pollen and pollinating. It will take the resulting seedlings 6 years to even flower and then another 8 to 10 years to look their best. Oh to be a teenager again!

http://www.cliviasociety.org/grow_yourself_a_show_winner.php
"It is usual for six years to pass from the time you pollinate a clivia flower until the first flower of your F1 seedling opens. Now you must also remember that the first flower of a clivia is usually of poor quality. It will improve as the plant matures, and usually reaches a peak between eight and ten years. The quality will also fall off through disease or adverse conditions. There are a few tricks and aids, usually quite expensive, to reduce this time. Thus a teenager starting out could perhaps produce six or seven generations in his lifetime."

Here is one of my favs, it has pink edging. When I walk into my hoophouse, my eyes go right to it its fluorescent color.