Three I am really happy about
perle_de_or
5 years ago
First one, this is 'Ann', first bloom for this plant. It did nothing until I put it under a grow light bulb, the curly type. It also gets some window light, but it took off after I moved it under that bulb. The bloom is a little darker than in the photo.
Next is 'Lunar Lily White', it is taking off and blooming well. It had pH issues and I had to wait for it to out grow that. Its growing in an east window, natural light.
Next is '"Bob Serbin'. I only had a baby plant, but then a friend from our local club gave me this large plant. The red looks like velvet. It is in a combination of window light and a grow bulb.
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perle_de_or
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Am I a happy weed OR a happy seed I may have planted?
Comments (2)YIKES...better get it out quick, thanks...See MoreI am about to quit growing tomatoes!! I am at my wits end!
Comments (16)Cool, Worth. I like to make peace between our native Lepidoptera and gardeners. I asked a while back if planting cilantro really did work. I think if it does, it will be the best way to build that bridge between us and insects. if hornworms only stayed on their side of the fence, no one would ever have incentive to kill them. they are large, high-profil insects which have big appetites. If you think a hornworm is voracious, try feeding out some Cecropia or Polyphemus cats! Sheesh! Cecropias get nearly 5" and a Poly is only 4' at the longest, but thicker and heavier than a tobacco worm. Well, Carolyn posted how cilantro does not always work. Maybe even mere coincidence. I have NO cilantro and still NO hornworms at all! Last year, I regularly combed my neighbor's tomato plants and found only 6 or 7 larvae--all of which were parasitized by the dreaded tachinid fly. This fly [an introduced species, has not only taken a huge toll on sphingids, but has been responsible for the extinction of a few saturniids and is still taking a huge toll on existing species! My neighbor told me just 30 years ago, hornworms were everywhere. I can believe it. Nature is out of whack and the virtual local extinction of the beautiful Io moth only proves it! I used to find Io's like you find hornworms--30 some years ago. I always reared Io's every summer. Now, I haven't even seen a wild Io in 15 years! Yes, hornworms are quite pretty. Not as ornate as our sat cats, but remarkably designed and strategically camouflaged. Green, the color of most plants, caterpillars and even some birds--is also my favorite color. Another hornworm and non-pest, is the ash sphinx, also found in Austin, and the ofen colorful white-lined sphinx. Unfortunately, disease, not insects, has destroyed much of my crop and if I don't get hornworms soon, I'm just going to abort about half of my plants!...See MoreI am about to have my first range/oven in over three years!!!
Comments (1)So sorry to hear about your little one. I know many ovens get hot, so don't know how to advise you other than consider induction for maximal safety....See MoreI am so happy I am bursting........
Comments (15)Stacy, do yourself a favor and get yourself an external hard drive. I got one at Wal Mart at Christmas time. For about $100, it will back everything up that's on your computer. It comes with the usb cord. stick one end in the external drive. Stick one end into the computer. It does what it has to do without any help from you. When it's done, you unplug it. Next time you feel compelled to "clean" and screw up the pictures, or anything else, everything will be safe and sound on the external drive and you can put it back on the computer yourself....See More
Hyn Patty, Western NC Mountains (USA)
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