it doesn't take much lurking here to catch this disease.
of course i'm talking about the gottahave disease
just hope it NEVER gets as bad as Kell's case
she really needs help :-)
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I got news for ya, it hits fast. lol
And it hits hard. LOL
It can hit the billfold pretty hard too when you start getting cuttings from people and have to buy soil, pots, fertilizers, and insecticides.
Sssh, Shirley don't tell him everything until we know he's fully irreversably addicted. LOL
Oh shoot, me and my big mouth!! LOL! I hope we had him hooked before I inserted my foot.
My DH is worried about me! :)
The only cure is to get another, then another and another. Never-ending! There is always another 2 or 3 or more that comes along and you just gotta have.
My DH is really tired of me buying all this "dirt"! lol! (I go pots, as I'm zone 5b) Just ran out and will have to go get some MORE in about 2 weeks, for the next Isabella graduation. DH is going to shoot me!
Amen, Brugie...it can get very expensive. Then what do you do with all those brugs? I dont have room to plant all of them, have given many away, still have 30 or so that need good, loving homes...and here I am, thinking about which ones I would like to have for next year...*sigh*
Earthling, you've got it. LOL Isn't it amazing how we're searching for new ones.
Kris, I don't think there is a cure for this addiction either. I thought I could get control, but everything just gets worse. I don't know how Kell does it. I have tons of room for them, but no energy to plant more. She doesn't even have the room and has to rent space to grow them, 45 minutes from her house....now that is a dedicated/addicted brug grower.
Yes, that Kell is amazing. Can't wait to see her babies in bloom.
I was this same way with daylilies the last 2 years.....I found out there is a cure for it! A NEW addiction !!! Now I changed my irrational need for more brugs instead of daylilies! So, you see my brug addiction has helped me control my daylily addiction!
And you all thought there was no solution! How about hosta, or EE or iris or daylilies! There is so much help out there for us...we just have to keep open to it!
The worms, snails and slugs are trying to cure me of my newly found addiction, but I know once I see my first bloom besides my "old faithful" gold one, the craving is only going to grow. Unfortunately, my yard isn't. If I had my way, a lot of the grass would go to make room for more and more flowers of all kinds, but DH is addicted to grass. Oops, not that kind of grass. LOL
it is bad and i only have four of them. i baby them to no end.
i went out and bought some epsom salt for them as they are turning yellow. i love them though. cant wait till fall to get some more.
any unwanted babies are welcome my way as they have a home. i am trying seeds agian but they dont look like they are going to do anything.
you will be hooked as soon as you start with just the one. i am and now i think i have my mom hooked too. hehe
oh well all for a brug.
yes
it hits pretty hard & fast
the local Nursery just happens to have some blooming size
now i have 6 blooming size & 6 cuttings
here are some of the new additions
Dick Strever
edited 4 spelling
This message was edited Jun 9, 2004 5:54 PM
Well Hi there Dick, welcome to the Brug forum. 9B, you lucky duck! Are you able to leave yours out all year or do you have a hoop house like Kell in San Francisco?
all of them but snowbank have blooms or buds
i think this one is Ch.Grimaldi ?
Dick Strever
hi Liz
at present i am still in So. Calif zone 10
so they can stay out side all year
but i will be moving soon to No. Calif zone 9b
& i think they might be able to handle that also
at present they are all in pots waiting for the move :-)
this was the first one - unknown but pretty & fragrant
i have one with seed pods
when do you take the pods off ?
is it worth playing with seeds of unknown parents ?
Dick Strever
Hi Steve!! I'm a newbie too, welcome to DG, and brug haven!! I have an artist pal named Treaver. Do you pronounce it Trever, or Trevor??? So good to have you join us!!! SherryLike
hi Sherry
name is Dick not Steve
last name is pronounced with a long E like Streever
Dick Streever :-)
addicted Brugie Newbie
You take the pods off when the pod stem (peduncle) turns beigish and the pod softens. Usually about 4 months. If you haven't grown seeds from your own pods before it's a thrill whoever the parents are.
Ooooops!!! Sorry Dick!! My pal's name is Steve Trever, whew!! What ever it's fun to meet you, you can bet I'll, now, never forget your name. SherryLikeTheWine
Strever, wait till the trading bug hits ya! that can double or quadruple your collection in a short time. And its so much fun too.
Karrie, atleast you are only buying dirt! Explain to hubby its a much cheaper hobby. Some people collect cars, dolls, jewelry, you name it....where the items cost way much more. Plus this hobby of yours really brings you joy and satisfaction.
I'm a stay at home mom and have three kids under the age of 5. When I first started collecting houseplants, My hubby was not thrilled about me buying plants so I started trading. He was amazed at how my collection grew and thought I bought them all. One day he started to complain so I explained to him and even showed him some plants I traded for. I then began to quote prices of how much it would cost if I had mail ordered them and he was pretty surprised at how much I got for a mere $4-5 postage trade. He hasn't complained since. I now buy my potting soil in bulk. Our local nursery sells a compressed bag of 4 cubic feet of potting soil for $22 which lasts me a long time. Its definately a lot cheaper than buying the small bags of Miracle grow soil I used to buy.
Strever, Welcome to the Brug "Addiction" Forum!
Where in No. CA. are you moving to? I live in No. CA.
(way north) zone 7B. I have been bit by the Brug Bug too.
I better make my green hut bigger, cause these won't be able to stay outside.
Bj
Gemila
4 cu ft of Miracle grow at HD is less then $10.00 ?
is a compressed bag equal to more then 8 regular cu ft ?
BJS
i would be scared silly living below that Dam
i travel 299 pretty regular, my sister & father live in Red-Bluff which i will be visiting Fathers day, my dad will be 90 this year. we are retiring/moving to 5 acres in Hiouchi a suburb of Crescent City on the Smith River near the Oregon Border.
Dick Strever