got several of these to trade
CLOSED: walking onion
Are these actual plants or topset bulbils? If the latter, maybe we could combine with a seed trade? I have a few Iris reticulata (miniature iris, mixed colors) bulbs I could include.... Please give me an idea of what kind of plants/seeds you like -- perennials, annuals, tall, short, pink, yellow, shade, sun, etc -- and I'll have a better idea of what might tempt you.
Thanks!!
Gee........I started to set up a trade list to share w/you, but don't have the TIME for that right now!! =0 Complicated.......anyway, I'd LOVE to trade with you, so if you're interested in mother-of-thousands kalanchoe (two types), pregnant onion, ""Mac's Southern Springtime" african violet plantlet, un-named painted leaf rex begonia baby plantlet, cuttings f/named cane, rex & semperflorens begonia, scheffelera plants, and a few other things, let me know!
=) mkj
Critter these are plants
i like perennials what do you have????
mkjones any begonias longs they are rooted
I suspect most of my outdoor perennials are far too frozen into the ground to split & share at the moment, but maybe I can interest you in a houseplant.... I have several AVs, both named & not, have to check to see which ones currently have plantlets ready to go. I also have an angelwing begonia, pictured below, that I'm planning to take cuttings from this weekend (I'm told they should root readily). I know spider plants are pretty common, but I have a big green one (not variagated) that throws enormous spiders that hang down 4 to 5 feet.... I've potted up a few babies from it, and they've only just started throwing spiders, but it looks like they may well end up as impressive as the mother plant.
I also rooted some cuttings of a wonderful trailing small-leaved coleus that grew like gangbusters along the borders of my front beds last year. By overwintering a cutting or two, you'll have a plant big enough for a dozen or more cuttings in the spring, and they root in water in about a week. So, it's not a perennial, but it's easy to perpetuate from year to year in the garden. You can find a picture of it on my trade list if you look at Balsam Impatiens.... the plants in the photo have been cut back recently, so they appear more upright, but they also cascaded nicely down the sides of a half-barrel container
I mentioned seeds because I'm also trying to figure out what would tempt you to trade from your post on the ST forum. Again, PLMK what sort of things interest you....
Figured I may as well add the coleus pic here too!
I alreay have the angle wing begonia not intersted in spider i have that my self.Coleus would be a annual for me ,but if it is rooted i might try that.Robin
Lovely name, Robin. =) Mine's Kathleen. Anyway, I have rooted & throwing B. dwarf eyelash nigramarga, the unnamed (I'm 95% sure it's Seattle Twist....was potting up new plants, and a leaf fell off, I stuck it in dirt, didn't label.....but there were only two others, Savannah Pink Parfait & Hilo Holiday, and Seattle is the only one w/a twisting leaf), and Don Miller cane rooted.
JLMK! =)
mkj
I have some nicely rooted cuttings of coleus, one with a dark plum leaf, small edging of green, and another with pink in the center, then some plum, then some green at the edge. Email me if you're interested, and please also let me know how to safely send them in cold weather, as I haven't traded plants before.
Thanks!
mk jones would love any roote one robin
mkjones would love any rooted robin
critter;I am just lloking for rooted no cuttings im not good with cuttings tried other things.
Best way to pkg is was told by another gardener...
1. Never wrap the plant (leaves) or enclose it in plastic. This will cause rotting and wilting.
2. If at all possible never send soil with the plant.
3. Take the seedling or plant and check for healthy roots coming from the stem. Make sure the plant is very healthy before shipping. Rinse all soil away from the plant by placing under the faucet. Gently wrap the roots with a moistened (not wet) with a Bounty paper towel. Then use a sandwich bag...none ziplock (this plastic is soft (or plastic wrap) Wrap the plastic around the paper towel with the roots. Only the rooted part and apply a piece of tape to secure the plastic around the rooted stem. Then rinse the leaves. Place your crumpled shredded paper in the bottom of the box. Then place the plant on top. Then place more crumpled shredded paper on top of the plant. I hope this helps.
Hiya, mainesroses--been busy, sorry! How about trading your onion f/the rooted Don Miller begonia? It's a cane-like bush with white on green veining, and BEAUTIFUL hanging pink blooms. They're huge. =) Monday morning post?
Just let me know,
=) Kathleen
mkjones i would love to my addy is robin davis 52 elm st milo maine 04463 send me yours robin
In the Spring....when the snow has melted if anyone wants more Walking Onions or called Egyptian Walking Onions I should be able to get them from the garden and the greenhouse.
:) Donna
Hey, Robin, mine is:
Kathleen Wilson
34 Meadowbrook Ln.
Trophy Club, TX 76262
Great trade--thanks! =)
Thanks for the info on packing, Robin! It's fine if we can't manage a trade this time; I'm sure we'll swap something down the road. But I was curious.... the cuttings I took struck strong roots and were potted up about 6 weeks ago, and they have started putting on new growth.... at what point is a "rooted cutting" considered to be a "rooted" plant? As I've said, I'm new to plant trading, so I'd appreciate help with that sort of definition.....
Thanks!
If you do have strong roots.If you see a plant grabing the soil when lifted.Robin
Your begonia went out today, Robin! =)
mkj
I have a pregnant onion is it similar to a walking onion?
I am not sure Robin
no they are not the same.
Walking onions have little onions bulbs on the top and as the tops bend
over the little ones touch the ground and start up new ones,
and the pregnant onion has little bulbs on the side of the large bulb.
hope this helps..
Dillpickle's right (LOVE that "handle," by the way!)--the pregnant onion has literal "pregnancies." The side swells, and then, upon pulling back the skin, there's a litter of baby onions attached. It blooms a stalk (about 4'), having blooms that resemble the "Frozen in Time" av.
mkj
The onions arrived Friday--thanks, Robin!
mkj
Do you have any more walking onions? Will these survive zone 5's winters?
lmk,
Eddiegirl
Eddiegirl if they can survive my winters they sure can survive yours. If anyone doesn't have any to share with you now, contact me when it the snow melts so that I can send you some.
:) Donna
yes i have more
mainroses...the picture I've attached...are these walking onions? A friend of mine thought they might be, but I'd like to know for sure. Thanks.
i cant tell i think maybe
What are their distinguishing characteristics, that I might be able to look for, or do they not have any to really speak of? My friend thought they were because of that little ball on the top. He said it'll get heavy, fall over, and wherever the seeds touch, they will sprout another onion. I'll do some research to see if I can find anything out about them.