General Discussion & Chat: THE GARAGE CAFE - JANUARY 2011, 1 by amorecuore

amorecuore wrote:
The only zinnias I have right now are the short "Profusion Series" zinnias that stay short, spread and make a good border plant. The larger taller zinnias don't seem to like the short number of daylight hours that winter brings, even in this warmer climate. They underdevelop and produces teeny tiny blooms in winter down here.

Not sure what new things you can start in pots right now Blossom. It's still a bit early for starting stuff inside unless you have some space under your lights. If you were my neighbor I'd let you stick some plants under my grow light. There's nothing under my lights at the moment since everything is outside.

Got all the outdoor Christmas lights taken down and stored yesterday afternoon. The neighbor came over, while I was doing it, and said she's gonna miss seeing them while she sat and read each night in her living room. Just a few lights are remaining in the neighborhood. Most everyone took theirs down over the weekend and it's looking blah and dark again.

Hope you sang a few LONG songs and got those bulbs to grow a few inches in the last two days Blossom. Here's a photo of some of the new gerbera daisy plants along the front sidewalk. Gerberas can be left in the ground year round down here. They don't bloom as well in their second year so sometimes I'll dig some of the older ones up and replace them with new ones when I can buy them on sale. Found some for $2.99 last week so bought 4 new ones.