You are ready to write your own book then Ma Vie! LOL I bet desert gardening would actually be a hit. I doubt very many books are written on it.
Rosamond buds opening this evening...
Thanks, MaVie!!!! My Monika book was already open to pages 33/34, I've read it over and over. No wonder I had problems - it's a wonder I had any success at all last growing season, whew...
MaVie
Kell's suggestion that you write a book is a "w o n d e r f u l" suggestion. Gardening By MaVie with all your 'earthy' suggestions and include a lengthy chapter on Brugs!!!!
When you have fully recovered I do hope you will seriously consider doing this.
Judy
here is a good reading material that pertains to flower form and color... scroll down to find Eclipse/Kyle's explanations... http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/447767
what u ladies takes for granted... English language is a matter of great importance to me. remember it is ur native tongue, whereas it is my second language. try to put urself in the shoe of bilingual person... whose native tongue can be any other language. a biligual person will think and speak in the 1st language known to them... in turn will try to translate in English. of which another problem is encountered... there are no word/s to explain some other language terminology into English. one of the few reasons why it takes me a while to response or not participate in any thread.
writing a book has been suggested one too many a time, but since i was medically diagnozed to be suffering with dyslexia. communication is a wee bit of a problem to deal with... not to mention getting old. so writing a book is out of the question for moi! but there is a wishful thinking that it will be a darn waste not to share info gathered thru experiences in my lifetime as far as gardening and cooking is concerned. the only way, i participate in some thread. so don't be offended if u don't see me around. i try my best.
having said that... if my writing do not make sense at all, now u know why ha ha ha ha ha!
sorry Margie, didn't mean to hijack ur thread.
MaVie, I do check Accuweather every day. Last night at 11:00 p.m., it was 56 degrees with 83 percent humidity with wind speed in the direction of east southeast 3 miles per hour and clear. I think it is wonderful that you take the time to share your experiences with everyone here, and I think you speak perfect English. What you pass on here will be passed on again, and that is much appreciated by everyone.
Kell, thanks for the epsom salt tip. I think we get ours at Costco in milk carton containers by the six-pack. We are expecting rain here too. When it is raining, there is 100 percent humidity. What you experienced in New Jersey was probably a combination of high humidity and high heat.
Clare,
thank you. my preferences for weather predictions are AWS and Wunderground for some accuracy and details on their forecast. so far no rains, only cloudy and chances of rain till Sunday. no winds and only 37% humidity.
I think I remember Monika saying that epsom salts help unlock other essential minerals in the soil and make them more readily availble to the plant. I started using it on my brugs last year, and it certainly didn't hurt them. Its very humid here. It'll be interesting to see if I end up with darker seedlings -- its so hot and humid here.
By the way, Margie -- your brug is very pretty! Looks happy and healthy!
Great photos and information. I am glad to see your Brugs doing so well, Margie. It gives me great hope that I will be that lucky, too. Are there any that grow particularly well in full sun? I am running out of garden, yet my Brug obsession is only just beginning. I wonder if DH will kill me if I start chopping down fruit trees?
Thanks for sharing the info on Epsom salts, Kell. I have only been growing roses for a short time and that sounds like a great tip.
Oh yes Angela, I promise your roses will thank you with lots of flowers. Which kinds do you love? I presently am in a David Austin phase.
I have lots of mine in full sun, even Snowbank. I do not know how much hotter you are there. I do not think the sun is that hot here. Are you planting in the ground? I think they do better in full sun if hot if in the ground for they do not dry out so easily. Lots of water helps if it get too hot. If in a pot, you can always move them more into the shade.
Clare, I never thought to look at Cosco. In what section do they hide the Epsom salts?
Kell, I'll ask DH when I see him. It's either in the medicine section or in the garden section, but I'm willing to bet medicine section.
I am due for a Costco run. I just love their big salads. The spinach one sounds good right now. LOL
LOL, Kell. I've never tried their big salads. I will have to now. DH wasn't sure if it is Costco or Sam's Club that he buys the Epsom Salts from. We tend to alternate between the two when we shop. Do you ever go to Sam's Club? It's just like Costco with slightly different items. Let me know what you find:-)
We do not have a Sam's CLub here do you believe!!! I wish we did. I am thrilled we have a Lowes now in addition to HD. I seem to spend my life in Lowes and HD. My bank account too.
Whenever I take a trip, even a short one, I want to stop at all the HDs to check out what kind of plants they carry. You can find different kind of plants if you wander far from home base. My husband just goes nuts. LOL
Get their salads. I love all of them except the one with fried chicken. Oh I am hungry, time for breakfast. I bought chicken sausage, low fat. I can't wait to try them.
I bought some chicken sausage too the last time I was there, and it was delicious, but it had jalepeno in it which was very hot! Gosh, now I'm hungry too! You know, Home Depot sells plumerias during the summer for about $10 each. They come in white, pink, and red, and they come from a grower of plumeria called C-Stars Nursery, which is a local grower. If you happen to see some in your area, snatch them up! Time for breakfast for me too:-)
Oh thanks for the tip. I would love a red one.