Spending spree #10

coming from here
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1235170/

Please share with us what you're spending your $ on....

It will be irises, but I usually wait until all the regular iris catalogs arrive. I have reserved a couple SDBs.

I've ordered lilies & dahlias......of course, I can't remember the varieties, except for a few lilies.....Napa Valley & Chocolate Canary were two of them.....

the fairweather catalog came today.. trying not to open it

one good thing they don't have too many pics

have not got mine yet..........

ordered a bunch of seeds from Park, burpee, and territorial seed. Also ordered a few plants from hcg and avant gardens.

Did not get mine, but already ordered online.

I don't do seeds much anymore, but this looks real cool.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=69004&cat=2,44713,40757&ap=1

I'll say these are cool! Looks really worth it.

I like their air layering system. Have to get back to doing that again.

how cute is that?!

I like that Victor!

I'm almost afraid to post this...I think this is all the damage i've done in the last week.

PUMPKIN SEEDS:
Jack Be Little
Casper
Baby Boo
Jaradale
Pumpkin on a Stick
BIG MAX
JACK O LANTERN PUMPKIN

Veggies:
Peaches & Cream Sweet Corn
Tomato New Yorker - 25 seeds
Tomato First Lady II - 25 seeds
Tomato Manitoba Heirloom - 20 seeds
Tomato Martinos Roma Heirloom - 20 seeds
Paty Pan Squash 'Golden Yellow Bush'

SEEDS:
Calendula - Geisha Girl - 1000 Seeds

Cornflower - White - 1000 Seeds

Cornflower - Red - 1000 Seeds

Scabiosa - Blue - 200 Seeds

Phlox - Mix - 1000 Seeds

Torenia Fournieri - 100 Seeds

Godetia- Clarkia- 200 seeds

Marigold- Red- 25 seeds
MARIGOLD FRENCH DWARF - "DAINTY MARIETTA " - 75 seeds

Snapdragon- Orange Wonder- 100 seeds
SNAPDRAGONS - "APPLEBLOSSOM" - 100 seeds

Strawflower- Double Orange- 40
Winged Everlasting Flower- 25

"FELICIA THE BLUES" UNUSUAL BLUE DAISY 50 seeds
"CROWN DAISY" - 50 seeds
PINK ENGLISH DAISY - 100 seeds
African Daisy Mix- 50 seeds

Poppy Mission Bells- Rainbow- 50 seeds
CALIFORNIA POPPY - "FARM MIX" - 100 seeds
Exotic Breadseed Poppy Seed Mix - 1000 seeds
POPPY - "LAVENDER" - 75 seeds
Poppy - Meconopsis Blue - 200 Seeds

COSMOS - "PARADISE MIX" - 75 seeds

IMPATIENS - "BABY SCARLET" - 50 seeds
IMPATIENS, IMPREZA WHITE -30 seeds
IMPATIENS, XTREME RED - 30 SEEDS
Impatiens Accent Series Red Star - 80 seeds
IMPATIENS, ATHENA ORANGE - 20 SEEDS

Morning Glory Ipomoea Shiva White Rose - 25 seeds
JAPANESE MORNING GLORY - 50 seeds

Hypoestes Confetti Series Blush - 50 seeds

Coleus Wizard Series Jade - 50 seeds
COLEUS, WIZARD VELVET RED - 50 SEEDS

COLUMBINE TOWER DARK BLUE * 20 SEEDS
COLUMBINE TOWER LIGHT BLUE * 20 SEED
COLUMBINE SUNBURST RUBY - 6 seeds
COLUMBINE MISS M. I. HUISH * 15 SEEDS
COLUMBINE PINK PETTICOAT *APPLE BLOSSOM PINK!!
COLUMBINE CRIMSON STAR * 15 SEEDS
COLUMBINE, NORA BARLOW MIX - 50 SEEDS

VIOLA ANGEL ROSE PICOTEE - 10 seeds

PANSY HALLOWEEN II * BLACK - 20 SEEDS

PETUNIA RED STAR - 50 seeds
PETUNIA, FROST FIRE - 50 PELLETED
PETUNIA, HURRAH RED - 50 PELLETED SEEDS
PETUNIA, BURGUNDY STARLIGHT FUSEABLES

CALIFORNIA BLUEBELL (Wild Canterbury Bells) 200 seeds

ITALIAN ALKANET Anchusa Capensis - 100 seeds

YELLOW CLEMATIS RADAR LOVE - 10 seeds

SUNFLOWER, FLORENZA - 25 SEEDS
SUNFLOWER, VELVET QUEEN - 50 SEEDS
SUNFLOWER, SUNGOLD - 50 SEEDS

BULBS:
'Candy Cane Mix'' Large Flowering Gladiolus
'Fiorentina' Large Flowering Gladiolus
Caladium Dwarf 'Miss Muffet' - 6
DINNER PLATE DAHLIA "RED" 2

PLANTS:

Hellebore:
'Amber Gem'
'Berry Swirl'

"Livin' Easy" Rose Bush - Citrus Fragrance - Everblooming

Golden Celadine Poppy 4 Plants

Beardtongue Penstemon - 8 Plants - Chelone barbata

Pineapple Sage - 2 Plants

I have something like that Victor.. not the exact ones but you have to be careful watering.. can only use a spray bottle or the blocks can fall apart .. until the roots hold it together

wow that is some list Celeste!

Let me know what you want Allison. :)
I figured you prob. had something along those lines.

one year I tried to fill the bottom of that loaf pan.. and then put the blocks on top... was easier to water that way.. I gently poured along the sides.. and it stayed moist longer.. they can dry out quick .. still not sure if it's worth doing... can't stay in the little blocks long.. cow pots seemed easier .. but take up more space... I will use that if it's a new type of seed I haven't tried ... and not sure if it will germinate.. doesn't take up much space but does cause more work to pot up.. after a while I stopped using it and just filled the loaf pan... took less time to do

Whoaa, Celeste!!

Holey moley, Celeste!!!!!!!!!!

i just smiled - that is a lot of seeds!

Love your choices, Pixie, except for Celandine poppy which is a very invasive weed here....has prickles, causes a rash, and spreads like crazy...have been digging it out for years & can't get rid of it....

I collect hinged boxes. I found a page I saved from a mag with national garden club offering of boxes for 18.99 each.
totally had forgotten about it.

went on ebay and found these 2, got them cheaper

Nice.

very cute

I went to walmart yesterday and, out of curiosity, walked through their garden center to see what they had out so far. I picked up pretty much all the seeds for the veggies and herbs I wanted (even though I know I have a few of the same herbs coming as trades, I couldn't remember which ones they were, so, figured, even if I buy some and have multiples from trades, that just means I'll have more seeds available for trades in the future!)

I got, carrots, "garden beans", tomatoes, onions, oregano, basil, cinnamon basil (more cuz I just wanna smell it after it grows LOL!). I still need to get some strawberries for our strawberry topsy turvey container, garlic, and lima bean seeds. And, if I have enough room, I might do a blueberry bush since my son has asked for one for the last 2 years LOL!

Jen, love the box with the wheelbarrow.....Mrs. L, sounds like a good haul....my niece sent me an article about Brokenarrow Nursery here in CT....I've never been there, but the winterberrries & witch hazels sound very tempting.....

marilyn i have ordered from them and they seem like nice people and have a great selection

Thanks, Bill....I may take a ride down there, it's not too far.

If I'm not mistaken, don't you need at least 2 different types of blueberries so you get pollination?

Territorial seeds came yesterday. Peas, beans, squashes, lettuces, cantaloupes. They sent a pack of kale along, too.

Those are wicked cute Jen!

I am now the proud owner of 5 new helleborus!!!

BERRY SWIRL
AMBER GEM
ONYX ODESSEY
PEPPERMINT ICE
JADE TIGER

Think I have Berry and Jade.

i have those two from coop's

my territorial seed came and do not think i got any extra - except for the discount if i order again - makes me wish i made the first order smaller - burpee came today have not opened it yet

This message was edited Feb 10, 2012 5:10 PM

Pixie, I love all of those!

Yes you should have 2 different blueberries for better pollination

Th e kale wasn't on my order unless I hit an extra key. ;).

Hellebores are so pretty.

guess I need another blueberry.. LOL

Yeah, I didn't know you needed 2 blueberry bushes either. Does it depend on the kind of blueberry bush you get for that? Because, I saw on Amazon.com some seeds for an indoor blueberry highbush that you can grow in a pot indoors. I wouldn't imagine someone trying to have two 2-3 foot tall bushes in their house, much less, trying to polinate them by hand.

Blueberry plants are self-pollinating, which means that they do not require the presence of another cultivar to set fruit. Studies indicate, however, that planting as least two different cultivars with overlapping bloom times will yield larger, earlier ripening fruit. It is also increases the degree of successful pollination and total harvest. The single most important determinant of whether a crop will successfully set fruit is the availability of a high density of insect pollinators -- typically this refers to bees. Without sufficient bees, pollination will be inadequate and the crop will most certainly fail.

Also found this....
Two bushes minimum are needed for good cross-pollination. Although there are "self-pollinating" varieties, it is generally agreed that more than one bush gives the best pollination and therefore the best crop yield. The bushes do not have to be the same variety.

This message was edited Feb 11, 2012 10:26 AM

Hm, so does that mean that, say with the indoor blueberry high bush seeds I saw (and considered purchasing), that if I only have one bush indoors, it may produce fruit, just may not be as well as if I had two bushes and set them outside in the spring?

Self pollinating varieties:
Legacy
Northland'
'Bluecrop'
'Bonus'
Chippewa'
'Patriot'