MG Photos

I'm new at growing morning glories, and was lucky enough to get hold of a few very special seeds.
Here are the results...
JMG "Fujishibori"

This one was named "JMG Multipatterned blue". I had three flowers today... Here they are:

Number 2

and number 3.

Very pretty :) it's nice here on a wintery day to see such beautiful photos.
Laurrie

hi elsa
oh my those are pretty :))

pam

Lovely MG blooms! :-)

Nice Elsa!! I love the Multipatterned blue one!!

Thanks, everybody!

Gorgeous blooms.

Real beauties there, Elsa!!

Very!pretty! m.glory photos.

Elsa, what kind of sun exposure do you give the vines? Do you fertilize them at all? If so, what kind and how frequently do you fertilize them?

Hi Joseph,
I am growing these in dappled shade after my "Hanahubuki" got burned by the hot African sun even though it received morning sun for only three hours. I have a large fence that lends itself to climbers, and there are some Lagerstroemias growing close to the fence.

The fertilizer is given once a year. Here in SA we have what I call "Loo Poo". It is fertilizer made from human excrement that has been treated to kill all "harmful bugs" (it actually smells a lot like chlorine before it is worked into the garden). I use it after the winter to top dress the lawn, and I also make sure to put lots in my beds. Once the "Loo Poo" has been watered it smells like any other manure, and one can actually see the grass turning greener on a daily basis. From dull to green in less that a week. I know it sounds unbelievable, but it's true.... The earth worms also love it. I have big, fat happy ones in my garden. One would think that the "chlorine" smell would be coming from something harmful to the environment.
I am actually very lazy when it comes to feeding my plants. I keep on postponing, and before I know it the growing season is over.
How do you do it? I have drooled over some of your photo's and love to hear from people with more experience than me.

Elsa

That is very interesting about the sunlight intensity in the morning frying the vines. I grow mine out in the bald open sun and they seem to do ok, except they wilt in the heat of the day. I am glad you have a more protected area to grow the vines.

In the past I have used a basic chemical fertilizer for the JMGs, one that promotes flower production (the phosphorus component of the N-P-K formulat, I think). I used perhaps once every 2 or 3 weeks. This year I am going to use fish emulsion fertilizer combined with planting the seedlings using a mycorrhizae fungus product as a root dip before I plant them. I am thinking if I can get a robust root system started early on in the season the plants would fare better against mites.

Joseph

So far the only bugs I've had are snails and slugs. What causes the mites?

Elsa, not Joseph but just wanted to say my plant books say mites attack when conditions are dry and dusty, less humidity even though the soil might be nice and moist. My lvs get dusty and here come the mites; The bane of my
existance. Woe is me.

I am uncertain how the mites make it to the leaves. I am thinking maybe they hitchhike on larger flying insects.

Interesting... Wouldn't it be nice for us gardeners if we could prevent all these nasties attacking and infecting our plants? I try to garden eco-friendly, so that means going around, mixing concoctions, picking bugs off the plants by hands etc. My neighbors must think I'm crazy.

Elsa123 - I sent you a dmail...did you receive it...(?)

Thanks(!)

TTY,...

Ron

Hi Ron,
Yes, I replied to it (or thought I did!). I have added you to my Trade Tracker. Will let you know as soon as the seeds are ready to mail.

Elsa