July Gessie Photos

Beautiful photos everyone! I have been on vacation and was out of town visiting my Mom for a few days. I have a question about the homemade fertilizer that people are using on their plants... see this thread please: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/956114/
I helped my Mom mix up a bid batch for all her roses and dahlias and such... and she sent me home with some as well. I have plumies and brugs that can use it, but my question is... can this be used safely on gessies and other indoor plants? Has anyone had experience with it inside? I don't want to burn my plants up or kill them all together! Any input from y'all is greatly appreciated!

My streps survived my four day absence... *whew!* They were the only plants I was worried about losing while gone!

Bristol's Nightfall (not the best photo)

DT's Helter Skelter

DT's Batik

Hope everyone has a happy 4th!
We had a ball! This is where we were that afternoon!

And the grandeur of the whole (almost) falls!

And in all her glory... and His!

Those are great photos! Such a pretty waterfall!

WildRose.........nice pictures of both plants and vacation. There is still debate about that mix you are referring to as to how beneficial it is on hoyas, brugs, etc.

I wouldn't even think of using it on gessies.......not even a possibility.
Jump in someone else and be honest about your opinion.

me neither, not on gessies, maybe on something i would'ent be afraid to lose, as you just don't know till you try it.
bonnie

Thanks Gail... I will watch for others' opinions on that recipe, but I value your opinion and advice as I know you keep alot of plants and have used a number of different fertilizers to get to where you are today. I appreciate it!

:o)

And thanks to you too Mrs Bonnie... we cross-posted!

Wow,that looks like a great vacation spot!! Where is it ?
Your Streps. are beautiful.

Lynn

Lynn... the Cascades are in Pembroke, Virginia... about 8 mles from my home towm.
The falls are about 85 feet high, and the only way in to them is a two mile hike in, and a two mile hike out!
That's pure mountain spring water and it was about 48 degrees that day! At least the temps were in the upper 80s!

VA Rose - I have used that beer mix on all of my plants, indoors and out, at one time or another, including standard AV's, with no problems. I use a very weak solution with every watering, maybe about a tsp or less per gallon of water. I have never added tea tree oil, guess that is an antifungal or something. I am still using it on outside plants and hoyas.

However, I do not swear by it like some people. I probably mix up a batch every spring, but I use other fertilizers as well, and think they all work about the same. Right now I am using an AV fertilizer on all my mini AV's, and probably will not use the beer mix on them.

I happen to be a believer that if your plants are repotted regularly in good quality mix, you should not need to fertilize so much, they will get the nutrients they need from the mix. For many years I did not fertlize at all and still had beautiful blooming hoyas and AV's - I think fertilizers are overrated and its all about just another industry with it's hand in our pockets. However, I now use a hoya mix with very little soil, mostly orchid bark and perlite, so the plants need a little extra now and then.

I have a few pictures from yesterday.

There is such a difference in hybridizing and the one thing I love about David Thompson's plants is that they are bred to produce so many flowers.

Here is Batik.........just keeps on blooming

Sinningia (Gloxinia) Charlotte has lots more blooming to do.

I never get tired of Franken Copper Knob blooming.

Iced Texas Twilight and I wonder if Dale Martens produced this one.

Orchid Lace.......another favorite

promise I won't show you Sinningia 'Samantha' again but she is prettier every day she is still open.

Stoplight is just too pretty for words!!

Forgot about episcia Pink Smoke.

I also forget to see where new threads are started..........can't remember that they are not going to show up on HOME unless I have already posted on them...................

Gail, how pretty. Wonderful blooms. Love that Pink Smoke too!

I love that Pink Smoke too! Wow!

I love your pictures Gail!! I hope my baby Goldleaf sent me gets to look like that.
All I have today is a slightly blurry picture of C. Firebird.She's just a baby,but she sure wants to bloom.

Thanks, ladies. I started with 3 stolons and since then, have propagated from this plant many more plants!!

I used to grow Columneas but just don't have room for everything..........isn't that amazing that she wants to bloom so young!!

Yes, how nice she is blooming already! Guess she is happy!

She had 3 blooms,but I knocked one off when I moved her....darn. I have only a few Columneas,one Nemanathus, and one Aeschyanthus,because I only have room for 3-4 plants that will need to hang at some point.I keep my Episcias very small so I can grow them on shelves.

One time I ran out of room on the shelves, Lynn, so I simply set up some tables in an east window and they stayed happy for months on end...........in fact, I had to close the blind after 10 am.

Gail, I have noticed that with leaves that were all rooted at the same time but split up so that half went in a window, the other half under lights - the leaves getting natural light are getting the babies first. And it isn't even bright light, mostly a north, slightly eastern exposure.

Gail,
I am already thinking about moving some of my plants to windows.Some of my AVS are getting too much light.

This is about the size I keep them so I don't have to hang them.This 'Fannie Hague' was this size or larger when Tommie sent it to me.

How beautiful, Lynn..............

I thought something was wrong with all my streps..........and our club president swears that streps know when summer is here and told me to cut back on the gro lights and just turn them on for 10-11 hours a day.................

Even though my air conditioning stays down low, streps hate summer..............

Where is Tommie? I haven't seen her around lately.............

Yes,I'm thinking about cutting back the hours on my lights.Most of the AVS don't mind,but some that are closer to the lights are getting bunched up and tight,but no sign of other problems.
I heard from Tommie last week and she was fine. ^_^ She was moving all of her beautiful Begonias and working really hard outside.

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I adore begonias and all my canes are just hanging on through this heat...........I cut them back the other day and am rooting some.........once the cooler weather comes, they just get so excited and bloom like crazy. But right now.......it is a matter of just survival.

I was just thinking about Gran last night--miss her!

I do too!!

Hi All,
I have not been on puter and will more then likely go missing again... It is summer and life has a way of sending us life...LOL My Frig. went out last night my husband's company was talking strike last week... They (company/Union) extended it for another month so more stress...LOL
Ok did not come here for a pity party.... I came here to show you one very special flower that bloomed for me.... This was sent from Lynn ^_^ Thank you very much. I love her... Here is Victorian Lace that Lynn bought for me...
Ok have to clean out the frig and hook up the little one we have for now..... If I go missing don't fret I will be back...LOL
Hope all are doing great...
Hugs,
Susan

Hello, Susan!!! She is beautiful and one of my favorites, too!
Sorry that 'life always brings us more life'..........."I don't like reality.......just magic"!!

Well at least my head is not screwing up on me and I am happy for that... I like magic also Gail... If only I could mater it a little better...LOL
Hugs,
Sue