A GYSPSY REVIVAL!

Check out the above link, Trina. I think you can move back in the link for info on Nicolai

A neighbor has snapdragons spilling under the fence. They have many seed pods which I collected. I am keeping an eye on one neighbor's large yellow begonia that has 3 green seed pods now and she doesn't plant seeds or want plants from other people.

I have serious brain today so be nice... and Dave it would be so much easier to ask you questions if you knew what I already had!

serious brain pain is what I meant to say!

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Venice I have rocket snapdragons (I think they are... the very tall ones that fall over and root from the stems) that are white if you want the seeds when they're ready. They are still blooming right now. And I have red ones and yellow ones that are about 6-8" tall too.

Smiley, do you have a photo of them?

So Moon can I put the daylily and regular lily seeds out now?

I heard seeds? LOL

Not a good idea, Trina. Wait til late Feb or early march

Moon, to plant them inside or outside? Here our last frost is April 18th. Trina's is even later.

ok I think I will wait on all of them just to be sure

Only a fool plants outside before Easter

You need a temperature controlled greenhouse Trina. Might be best to get the greenhouse in order, before you continue to swamp yourself with plants.

Carol, unless the plants need to be controlled because of their height or you are making hedges / topiary, it is good to restrain yourself from chopping on your plants. Plants make leaves because they need them.
If the leaf / branch has a disease, or is dead, then I would cut it.

Time for work, talk to everyone later.

A hui hou.

Start them indoors in Feb/Mar for planting outside after frost.

Dave, so just because it is ugly and half dead, that is not a good reason to cut off a leaf??

no that is not a good reason to cut it off!

Thanks Dave...any particular way to store these then until I make sure the greenhouse done

jTrina, is your name Dave or what!!!! The mantra is -- DON'T CUT IT!!!

You Should leave leaves alone unless they are completely yellow or brown or the stem is broken. Many plants reabsorb the nutrients from the leaves.

I can cut yellow leaves???

Completely yellowed leaves will not turn green again. Leaves with a bit of yellow may green up if it is an iron lack that caused the yellowing.

Venice, I never knew that about the leaves, either, but it makes sense. I'm always pruning and grooming, I better stop doing that.

I always thought a plant put energy into trying to save the dying leaf, but Dave has a degree, so I'll listen to him. (It'll kill me, trying not to pick that dead leaf off...)

I don't have pictures of the snappy's, but I'll take some for you.

Okay, one last question.

Store the Birds inside in a sunny location, till the greenhouse is up.

Unless the leaves / branches are diseased, leave them alone. The plant is reabsorbing nutrients from old leaves until it is done with them. The plant will usually drop old leaves when they no longer need them.

Someone go to Trina's house and remove her credit card and gardening catalogs.

Someone go to Carol's and take her gardening shears!

ok now we're confusing her

OK OK OK!

Thanks for the laugh on that last one there Dave!

HAPPY DANCE! HAPPY DANCE! HAPPY DANCE!

(( her mailman hates her. correction - her mailman is going to be able to retire on her ))

what'd ya get? what'd ya get? what'd ya get?

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I think that means bad bad news!!!

my how time flies when you're having fun. Time to go home! Yay!! 1 down, 4 to go!!

Be careful on the way home, Julie....see ya later.

purpla calla lilies, another croton I can kill, still unpacking, but Dave does this look familiar?

ROTFL.......Dave

Loved this Dave.........

Someone go to Trina's house and remove her credit card and gardening catalogs.

Someone go to Carol's and take her gardening shears!

LOL

Look trina took some pictures for you.

Hey Kassy! about time you caught up to us...Chocolate is playing with packing peanuts!

whoa what kinda plant is that? That's cool! the aloe looking thingamabob!

And i was at jury duty and have to call back in about an hour to see if I have to go in again

Afternoon Kassy, JJs. Good to see you both.

No clue they aren't mine.
another one

one more to make you drool

No fair showing me pictures of plants I can't have! You're as bad as Dave, getting me all twitterpatted and then leaving me hanging...your such a tease...LOL

That last one was just evil to show it to me, when I can't get any! LOL