Haven't played with AVs for awhile...
Now I'm getting the urge again.
Found a decent noid at Home Depot...
Promised myself I won't start ebaying again...but you know how that goes!
Here's a pic of my new noid...only AV for now.
Sharon
This message was edited Oct 21, 2008 10:57 AM
An only child?--it will get lonely!! ^_^ Don't forget to check out the DG martketplace. Glad to see you here, haven't been here too long myself but already know---the folks on this forum are the BEST!!
Tommie
Oh Sharon,be careful!! I'm thinking of starting up again,too.I know I won't stop with less than 2-3 hundred gessies and begonias.I'm a hopeless adict.LOL Maybe after I retire?????
Lynn
I AM retired...that's part of my plant problem...now I have the time, but am trying to remember I have to live on Social Security ...can't go wild on ebay or ordering. Sigh....
Probably a good thing?????
Sharon
Hi Sharon,
I'm starting over too. I lost most of my AV's last year to mealybugs and only had 1 leaf survive the summer. I don't have many out of the ordinary plants to offer in trade, so I keep checking the Marketplace to see if anything appeals to me.
There are some beautiful offerings on there, I am just not good at propagating the leaves, so I will probably go the big box noid route also!
Welcome ladies..2manyplants thats a lovely AV your growing ^_^
2manyplants,
Once the bug really bites you again, you will find so many people wanting to trade or give away excess plants and leaves that most of your expense will just be the ingredients to mix your soil and a good quality food.
You don't even need pots to start,just bathroom Solo cups and some sort of homemade prop box and maybe a few shoplights if your home is too dark.
For minis especially,I love old brandy snifters,etc. thay are so easy to find at garage sales or Goodwill.
Happy you have the time now.
Lynn
Welcome aboard to a group of gessie lovers and yes, we have great sales compared to ebay on DG Marketplace. YOu have to get familiar with it. We are so happy to have you on the forum.
Gail ^__^
oh no.............I have forgotten how to do the smilie!
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Gail - it is ^underscore^ (only one underscore).
Thanks,I forgot too.^_^
Lynn
Let me try again ^_^
Thank you, Syrumani!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did it!
Lynn, how do you keep from overwatering in brandy snifters and such?
where is underscore? for a smiley face?
bonnie
It is above the - (minus) so shift - makes a _
edited to add: there is a great glove co-op going on. (I bought the nitrile the last co-op and they are awesome !
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/915248/
This message was edited Oct 22, 2008 8:06 AM
i have nothing above my minus key,your talking about the numbers?
Not the one on the number keypad the one on the qwerty keyboard. (sorry--forgot about that)
i guess mine does'ent work.. i have tried them all.
bonnie
Be sure to hold down the shift key (caps lock will not work) when you hit the - (the one next to the 0) and it should work. There can be no spaces between either of the the ^ and the_ . It took me awhile to get it right.
mrsbonnie - Try this . . . hold down the Shift key, then click the following buttons on your keyboard . . . 6-6. The "-" is the button on the right side of the 0 (number) on the number row at the top of the keyboard (under the F-keys).
There is also the Test forum: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/test/all/ . I would suggest going there, and looking at other posts, or start a practice thread . . . I've got a few in there when I was figuring out the italics, quoting, etc.
Dragonfly53,
Water them carefully with an iced tea spoon or an eyedropper.Let the water run down the insides of the glass,not right on the crown.You can put a layer of stones,sand or long spaghnam moss underneath if you want to.Think of it as a terrarium without a lid.Mini Sinningias are outstanding planted this way.
Lynn
hey i finally got the smiley, now here's hopeing it works.^_^
bonnie
looking happy there bonnie!!
I won't remember this the next time I need a smiley. So I will try another time to be sure.....^_^
i like this kitty!
>^-_-^
Ok ... don't mind me, I was having a blonde moment there. ^_^ I've just been lurking, didn't have anything to say, didn't mean to hit send! ^_^
well, you werent the only one! Kitty is missing whiskers!
>^-_-^
HA! On the GW AV forum someone else put up a pic of a HD plant for possible ID.
They think it's Optimara Anika. Looks mighty like mine.
I'm gonna pretend it is...don't plan on showing or selling, etc...so to anyone I give leaves to it will remain a 'NOID', but I'm a-gonna call her Anika just for my own info!
Nice to have a name, even if it's a 'maybe'!
;0)
Sharon, who is looking (and bidding) at ebay waaaay too much...
If it's Optimara, it could very well be Rhapsodie Anika! Check this out: http://www.optimara.com/optimarafieldguide/varietiesa-l/anika.html
Sure looks like your AV!
Could be!!
Thanks!
S.
You're welcome ... it's a pretty one!
What is the GW AV forum? And I'm gonna try this... ^_^
Hmmm-is it supposed to make a smilie?
I think that is the "other" gardening community-- Garden Web
Yep, Garden Web.
A lot of us in the Southwest Forum fled to Dave's when they changed the way they did things....some of us still sneak back there on occasion just to see what's happening.
Usually it's not much...lol...
But I did probably get my noid sorta kinda identified.
That's a good thing...
=0)
Sharon
I had been posting there a few years ago, when Joseph (Gerris2) told me about DG . . . I don't think I've been back but once, and that was only to answer a message . . .
Thanks-I musta been suffering from brain drain after a long day at work! I visit the GW from time to time also.
I don't even know what it is...........never been there ...........and have no use to go there.........(smiling)
Hmmm....anyone gone there lately? Do they have a violet forum? ;:-O ... I once fell asleep waiting for a page to load!
went there a couple months ago to post a trade-- had one person respond, who never got back to me. Not nearly as fun over there.
