Northeast Gardening: What's Growing - Part 11, 1 by Kassia

Kassia wrote:
Hi everyone!!!! good to "hear back from you guys" ... I missed you !!!!

Dave, I am in my last semester of Nursing School... only 65 days to go...

It's interesting to read about dahlias. My grandmother used to plant them all year round in Brazil - she lived in Brasilia - a very peculiar place... the ground is really red clay color- between "tropical savannas" and "temperate rainy climate with a dry winter season". The only things she ever used was dry cow manure (the real thing), potato skins and water regurlarly... she grew tons of herbs all over the garden ... she was somewhat like a "witch doctor"... people came from all over for her herbs (she gave away many herbs....) I would think FL would be a good place to plant them.... my grandmother was lucky... she never had to winterize her dahlias... in 2000 when I saw my radmother for the last time she still had one transplant from an old dahlia from her old garden... I am talking about an over 20 year plant... she moved from her house 2 times but she still kept a "part" from her favorite plant...

Al, I am so glad you have some on your garage... lol... are you bringing them in for the winter????

I am thinking of having 9 miniature roses in my bedroom window... they would get at least 8 hours of sunlight... my turtles now have a basking lamp so eventually I will take them out of the window... I am bringing plants inside at night these past few days...

I love the black eye susan vine... I have it in my list of seeds... I want to plant in a hanging basket...

This is what I found today... total surprise... Gram, I repoted 2 minis today... Blue mist had already outgrown the pot so I got a bigger pot, and also one of my nice canadian ones, that were actually 4 plants, I divided as much as I could and planted separated,,, well, I think I traumatized the roots... if they make it inside it will be a miracle... but I gave my best shot,,, tomorrow I am giving some "turtle water" I heard that is actually good to water plants with water from aquarium... fish or turtles... see another reason to keep the turtles....lol...