Hi Charlene, Dee &Jori
I went back outside for a while, good thing, I found the bug that was munching in the GH, it was some small slugs, well they are no more, it's good to see everyone here, time I get done with the leaves, I think I will have about 20 bags
good job on the plants Charlene, dee they are the burgandy coral bells, I got them for $1.00 each so I got 2 of them
Jori, I hope you feel better
Elizabeth
Bon Bon Blooming in the Greenhouse today
Thats a lot of leaves Charleen.I should have worked on leaves today. My DH just told me that theres a chance of rain tomorrow.Our yard is completely covered again..can't tell it has been touched this year..lol.. Great price on the coral bells. I paid $2 for the yellow one, and probably could have gotten it cheaper, if I would have waited, but I have wanted it for 2 or 3 years, and this is the first time that I have seen it for sale here.I have been watching it like a hawk, for the price to drop...lol..
Two for the price of one...Good eye, Charleen!
Dee
Usually when I buy plants I look to see if there is more than one in there and if there is
I get it and can give the extra away. How about that?? You can't do it with all of them
but it makes the plant look lusher when they do it.
Charleen
Dee
do you know what happens when you put a small pot of seedlings in a bigger pot with another Brug? well those roots comes out of the small pot & take root in the dirt of the bigger one, I pulled it out under it was those slugs, yuk
I hate those things
Elizabeth
Charlene
that's a good find, hey girl I now have 3 clivia's getting ready to bloom, I will post pick's 2 of them are yellow & 1 orange
Elizabeth
Do you know that coral bells are very easy to sow? I did last year and had a lots of plants this year. I think they need cold to germinate.
I hate slugs too, and I have more trouble with them here, than I did when I lived in the country.Last year I just started pouring table salt on them..lol. And every time I found a toad, I would put it in my problem spots.Even made a cute little toad house...hoping they would stay.. Can't wait to see your pics Elizabeth.
So, Charleen, what have you got for the goth garden, so far?
Dee
Elizabeth, be sure to take pic. of the clivia. I know they are going to be
Beautiful. I found out what my hoya is. It is a carnosa "Tricolor" krimson
Queen. I fixed it a tag. It is so cute.
Charleen
I have black mondo grass, Black stemed EE,
And that is pretty much it right now. But I am looking.
Got to get Charley some black roses to braid in mane
to take a pic. He will look so hansome.
Charleen
Jori, I grew some one year from seed...Dales strain, but the ones that I got were just plain green.They are pretty plants..nice scalloped leaves, but the blooms aren't much.Not as nice as the other coral bells. I usually cut them off as fast as they come.
Girls
you know I will take Pic's, Charlene did you leave your clivia all summer, I am sure you did, now put it in a sunny window or under lights, I looked at mine the the other day, I thought there was a maple leaf in there pulled on it, I was surprized that I had pulled a bloom, then I looked close, there were the buds, then I checked the other one sure enough there are buds on all 3
Elizabeth
Charleen,in the spring, I will try to root you some Elderberry black Lace, if you don't have it by then.It is a very pretty plant.I just put mine in this fall, so it hasn't bloomed for me yet, but I can hardly wait. It has pink blooms.
Dee
Charlene, Dee & Jori
I have a Frosty pink Blooming in the basement, I will start a new thread with that Pic, tommorrow, it looks like this one is about full
Elizabeth
Charleen, did I send you a black magic EE, and an illustris EE. I can't remember which ones I sent..lol I love the black stem..It's a good grower!
Elizabeth, glad you didn't pull all those maple leaves..lol. Sounds like something I would do, if I didn't have my glasses on!
Dee
We got an AC in window in front of this desk. i want it took out.
Whenever DH decides to move ^_^
It I will put the Clivia there. It is not too far from it anyhow.
Maybe I can get him to move it tomarrow. My moonvine is growing
since I moved it over there. Climbing up bamboo stick I put in pot,
Charleen
Yes, they are going in there in the Spring
and they are best ones right now. I know
they are going to be beautiful.
Charleen
thank you, Dee
Dee
it was a good thing I noticed, but the other 3 aren't doing anything, I hope when I put them under lights they bloom also
it would be great too have them all lined up, Blooming
Elizabeth
Girls
this is my Brugs last year, thought you might like to see them
Elizabeth
Very pretty. Today i saw several houses that had Brugs in front of them.
I wanted all of them. i didn't dare say anything to DH he was showing me some of ones I missed.
We even turned around and went back to look at one grouping. See how he is?
He's a keeper.
Charleen
Charlene
yes if he does that he's a keeper, so many DH's are jealous, of the plants, it only took 20 yrs, for mine too come around
but once he saw the Brugs he was hooked
Elizabeth
Charlene
would you believe those Brugs went from clippings to 7-8 ft in one season, those are the first ones I gave to the university, next year Super spot & painted Lady goes in that spot, I am ammending the soil next week
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, I bet those were beautiful, in full bloom.Looks like a great spot!
Dee
Do you put the soil amendment stuff you get from Lowes??
I guess I could go amend mine with Donkey poo. Lord ,
knows I got enough. It didn't take my noid long once I added
Donkey Poo on her. Guess she loved it.
Charleen
Charlene
you're lucky, I have to buy the cow manure, I am also adding top soil, if you can find a broken bag it's 58 cents
Dee
they were you could sit on the porch at night, that fragrance was amazing, that's why DH doesn't mind when I spend $ for their care
Elizabeth
You know the cutting I brought in. They are just about
bloomed all they can. I think I have one bloom left. I have smelt it better
here in the house than I did outside. It is so neat.
I love them.
Charleen
Yeah, Charleen add that donkey manure!I have to buy mine too, but we borrow the son in laws truck and buy it by the scoop.It makes such a difference, in your planting beds.
My husband llikes anything that blooms all summer. That's one reason that I'm hoping for earlier blooms next summer.
Dee
Charlene
that's the best smell ever, when you know they're done Blooming, & you can smell them in your house, but next spring you will have a lot more of them
Elizabeth
Dee
get you some Bloom booster, while it's on sale, it's made by MG, they have it where the have the regular MG
that & Super Thrive helps at the first of spring, you'll have blooms sooner
Elizabeth
Yes, I can't wait for my pumpkin to bloom. She is
going to be so pretty. It has been pretty here today.
I want to go plant them now, but better not....
Charleen
I have some Bloom buster but haven't used it yet. It will
be there nxt spring and then I will use it.
Charleen
Charlene
I hope this nice weather stays with us so the trick or treaters, can get their candy, you better hold off, you know that bad weather is coming, I can't believe the castor beans are still going strong
Elizabeth
Charlene
go to walmart, I think they still have Super thrive, only it's half price right now
Elizabeth
I will get some bloom booster this weekend if I can find some.Our Walmart has already moved all the garden stuff out, and the Christmas stuff in.
Dee
I'm not going to risk it. They are already in and that's where they are staying.
I know it's early but think I'm going to go take a shower and go to bed.
So I will talk to you all tomarrow.
Goodnight Elizabeth and Dee.
May Sweet Dreams of Brugs will fill our heads for
peaceful sleep.
Charleen
Yeah, I want to go to Walmart and
get some of that SuperThrive.
Still got to do that too!
Charleen
Goodnight Charleen. Sleep well
Dee
Goodnight Charlene
I will start a new thread tommorrow, I am not sure what time though, I have a company coming to give me an estimate on my windows, I have to get them done before cold weather comes
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, how cold do you think cuttings would travel safely?
Dee
Dee
I will talk to you tommorrow, I have to get a few things done before I turn in
Elizabeth
ok,Elizabeth, night..talk to you tomorrow
Dee
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