Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Holiday Cacti General Discussion Part #3, 1 by JBerger

JBerger wrote:
Judy, I am sure everyone is so busy and God knows I am too, but I feel responsible for this thread and I do not want to see it die again, so I check in everyday and heckle the people until they get used to me checking in and seeing what I have to say .....good or bad. LOL

I am so sorry about your arms. I go to the chiropractor weekly or I would not be able to move some days. He keeps me loose. When I first started with him my vertigo was a mess, my arthritis in the back and hips had me so stiff. Now I can walk without pain and I take nothing for arthritis, my vertigo is corrected except when the inner ear goes crazy, then he has to do things differently. He started stretching my hamstrings and that was a God send. Wow, I am not stiff at all unless I sit on the tractor too long, then when I get off I have to walk around to get things loose again. I am so fortunate at my age to be in my condition.

I will definitely work on the seed thing as soon as I finish my duties for the day. I have another Cemetery Cone to make for tomorrow. I shipped 24 Christmas Cactus to Michigan this morning. Love those big orders so I can get some room in the greenhouse.

When I was looking at the stock plant of those I was shipping this morning I noticed it had two different types of flowers on it. I had never had it in the living quarters where I could give it a good look until a few weeks ago and it started to bloom. These blooms are almost over that are on the picture, but you can hopefully see the difference between them. I looked at the container they are in and pushed them apart so I could see the bottom of the plants and God forbid there are two different plants in that old container. All this time I am selling them as Thanksgiving Cactus and some I am not sure what they are. The little flower is the unknown. Need to research that to be sure. Here is the picture. I wish it was better but as you know I do not take good pictures.

Speaking of pictures, did you see the activity on ATP same kind of discussion thread as we have here but with loads of beautiful pictures of flowers and so many people who participate. I do not even have to check in there daily, it just goes on when I can and that is so refreshing to have so many people want to talk and help others learn. That could be where some of our people went.