Dirty

11 years ago

Today I played in the dirt. Planted 9 salmon geraniums and 6 varigated candle vine plants. Also put together a hanging basket of double petunias. Now have to sit and wait for them to grow up..then bloom. It did feel good to get my hands dirty.

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sheilajoyce_gw
11 years ago
Tried to buy impatiens today at the garden section of Home Depot. They did not have any in stock. So I bought fertilizer and tomato starts. I only have space for 4 plants, and this pony pack had 6. Guess I'll see if daughter wants one or two.
jemdandy
11 years ago
Lucky you. We are just now loosing our snow pack. Most of it went away yesterday, but there are still patches of snow where it had piled deeper or in shade.
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prairie_rose
11 years ago
We don't plant anything outside around here until the long weekend in May. I just started my tomato seed. Would love to have a little color around here. So happy and jealous for you AAA!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
Sheilajoyce, impatiens will continue to be in very short supply until researchers are able to come up with a hybrid truly resistant to impatiens downy mildew.

I haven't bothered to grow it from seed for about three years and I wouldn't dream of buying any from a garden center.

I try to wait until the estimated last frost date for my area before planting anything. I've got many flats of annuals and tomatoes nearly grown up and ready to plant, sitting outside on the patio. It won't be until the middle of next month for me. By then, my plants will be in full bloom.

I will begin sowing more and more of my leafy greens directly into the garden.
OklaMoni
11 years ago
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Audrey, you do realize, you most likely have to cover those plants, and bring potted ones inside next week? Supposed to get cold again...

I got my hands dirty too, I weeded. :)

Moni

the following was posted on the gardenwebs Oklahoma Gardening:

wxcrawler

All
indications from most long-range weather models is for below-normal
temperatures, starting about March 21. So Mr. AT is probably correct.
I'm not so sure I'd classify it as a "cold blast", but at least parts of
Oklahoma will likely see freezing overnight lows. This is not unusual
for this time of year. Models are less in agreement for what happens by
the end of the month and into April. There is a trend in the models
toward below-normal temperatures continuing into mid-April. We shall
see.
kayjones
11 years ago
What is the botanical name of your variegated candle vine plant?
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
11 years ago
It's a Plectranthus...P. coloides.

Here's a picture
party_music50
11 years ago
Interesting... I've never heard of "candle vine", but see it's what I'd call variegated Swedish Ivy. Didn't know a variegated existed.

I got my hands dirty yesterday! started my earliest seeds (parsley, eggplant, and a few diff long-season peppers).

I've grown impatiens from my own saved seed for many years -- so while I started with hybrids, I'm probably growing F15s at this point, and I seldom end up with a color I don't expect. lol! I had been led to believe that they would basically all revert to fuchsia-pink, but that wasn't the case at all.
Amazing Aunt Audrey
Original Author
11 years ago
Moni the temps according to all 3 local stations say it will drop no lower than mid 40's. Highs will be in the upper 60's and 70's. But I'll be careful.
kayjones
11 years ago
I haven't heard of Plectranthus being called the candle vine.
Amazing Aunt Audrey
Original Author
11 years ago
Heres a link with a picture etc

Candle Vine
cheryl_okla
11 years ago
We are so wet here, I can't get much done. I have started to clean flower beds. By now I normally have my onions and potatoes in :( not this year
Amazing Aunt Audrey
Original Author
11 years ago
I'll post a pic of what I planted when it stops raining.