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Seedling, Bed, and Tipsy Pot pics

15 years ago

This is the first bloom on one of my seedlings. It's fairly large...about 8 inches.

SO MANY STARS X LONG STOCKING

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This is one of my seedling beds. It's a long bed...about 150 ft. Lots of scapes, but no blooms yet. All of the amaryllis are also seedlings. I crossed them just like daylilies. This bed gets no care...it's do or die for these plants...like Rick's "mother nature bed". Where is Rick? I miss his posts and hope he's well.

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This was a fun little project this spring...my Tipsy Pots -

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Kathy

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tweetypye
15 years ago
Love that seedling bloom Kathy...and those amaryllis are gorgeous. I've been adding some of them to some of my beds for early spring bloom. Don't you just love that "tipsy" pot idea? I've been thinking about doing one in my garden, but you know how it is, just haven't gotten around to it!

I've wondered about Rick myself. I've emailed him several times but have had no response. If anyone has any info about him, please share. I sure hope all is well with him and his family.
Jan
Julia WV (6b)
15 years ago
I think I may try the Tipsy pot idea. Need to add some garden art in the beds. For some reason the second photo is showing just a box with an X in it. I tried "show photo" with the mouse but nothing. Then when I click on the box it takes me to the website...Maybe my spam blocker is doing something.

I too have noticed that Rick has not posted and hope he and his family are okay.

Julia
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I used lots of 2-inch pots, but they were also about 2.5 inches deep. More sprouted than not. So probably depth is important. I had to drain flooded trays during and after rain pretty often and had soggy pots, too. Many of the bigger ones (milk jugs and juice cartons) I didn't put in trays, just on the bare ground. That meant I had to water those more frequently, and what I started doing for the sprouted ones just before planting time was rotate them into and out of trays to water them. It's my first year, too, and I banked an entire relandscape/partial lawn removal on it. Nearly 400 containers, many were the 6-pack 2-inch, some were 2-inch peat pots (not plugs), and many more were empty milk and juice cartons and milk cartons. The past few weeks I removed the sod, dug and amended the new beds (clay/rock here), and planted just about everything. Just finished culling the ones I've given up on and still have dozens of containers hoping for a spot in my garden. They're all about the same size as what's in your containers, some a little smaller, but with true leaves.
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Kathy, I too love your gardens, especially the planning. Great job and I'm so glad to see all of the pictures. I have not been able to grow any Asiatic or Easter Lillies. I need to research them more. I've tried twice already. I have a lot of Amaryllis that do very well and purple and blue Irises for Louisiana gardens and beautiful Gladiolas. 17 Rose bushes are tough with our humidity, but the roses are beautiful, wish I could say that for the foliage. The get sprayed a lot, but they are definately no "knock-outs". I always learn too late! I just purchased other varieties of Daylilies and Bearded Irises from websites, and look forward to seeing them bloom. Wish me luck!!! Right now the plants are looking good, but I spent a fortune on them, and anxiously await results. De-Weading is crazy!~ But I do my best. I'm alone in the gardening projects. I also built a small brick patio and put trellises and flowers. Since I am not able to kneel down, or squat (bad knees from an accident) I had to sit down while laying the bricks on top of the pebbles and sand! I layed 3 rowes of bricks behind me and "scooted" as I grabbed and placed the bricks down. What a site to see. It took me 4 months to make a 15' patio. Then I built a small Butterfly garden, and the butterflies and Hummingbirds came, and then my 21' iris and daylily garden. All this happed in 2011. I'm worn out. Will post pictures later, even if they are not well "planned". They are my haven. Wishing us another year to be "Hurricane-free". Mary
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blue23rose
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Nice seedling!! I really like the bed too, it's going to be beautiful once all those dls get going.

I got a tipsy pot set from my daughter and son-in-law last year for Mother's Day and it added a nice vertical interest to my flower bed. I really like the way it looks. My top pot split last year though, so I am going to have to get a new one to replace it this year.
berrytea4me
15 years ago
I love the Tipsy Pots! They are sooooo cute!

Is this something you make? If so how do you glue the pots together. Looks like a fun project.

Sorry, I can't see your other pictures either. Just see a red x.
opnjmprs
15 years ago
Very nice looking seedling, and that is one LONG seedling bed. The Amaryllis look very pretty too!! Being in the south, I guess you don't have to lift those out in the fall.

To bad no one has a snail mail address for Rick. I miss his posts and pictures also. I think the last time I saw him post here was August of last year, when he was involved in making that new patio area by his house so his dog would have a place to stretch his legs. Hope he, his family and his dog are all doing good.

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katlynn719
Original Author
15 years ago
Jan, I know exactly how it is. I've been meaning to do the tipsy pots for years and just got around to it this spring.

Julia, The tipsy pots were a fun project. You'll enjoy it.

blue23rose, I've never seen a kit...cool!

berrytea, I made mine by threading the pots over a long metal rod that I pounded into the ground. Just need to make sure the metal rod will fit through the drainage hole of each pot.

Linda, correct...no need to lift the amaryllis here. I'm waaay to lazy to bother!

Glad everyone enjoyed the pics -
Kathy

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