To save a peacock
lori239
6 years ago
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Comments (11)jackie, I guess our individual preferences are a good thing, otherwise we may be all stuffed together in a limited amount of territory :-) We get nice warm summers - low 80's are common but not much above. What we don't have is summer humidity or much snow in winter or hard freezes. Nurseries are open all 12 months of the year and you can garden and plant in January if you want. Yep, it's tough to get tomatoes to ripen unless you start them early and keep them protected from early season cold, but it's pretty easy to create microclimates to do so, as well as getting potted acidantheras to bloom. And yes, our plant palette is HUGE - I'd have a very hard time giving up the selection of broadleaved evergreen shrubs available and hardy here to relocate to an area with more distinct seasonal and extreme temperature changes. Besides that, it's beautiful here :-))...See MoreAutumn Prelude-- Blossom Peacock and Picotee
Comments (2)I love the way Picotee looks with BP - colors compliment each other. Can't wait till "nick" blooms ;-) Someone ate his leaves (I saw a grasshopper around that planter looking guilty) so that's gonna set him back a bit, but he's doing ok and sent up new leaves. What a great vase arrangement! But can't I send you some asparagus fern for extra greenery? I know you need a nice big pot of it - lol. Alana...See MorePeacock echeveria in decline
Comments (10)Just a thought...what if you were to take it out of the pot and check the roots? See if they're healthy. Then, we'll officially know. Have you looked for any insects that may have infested the plant? I would think you would have said so though. Any powdery look to any of the leaves etc. (might be rusty, black or white)? I'm just trying to throw out more ideas. Seems like when a plant is in such decline you're limited by the clock. If the roots are unhealthy: 1) Cut a section of the stem out. 2) Get a small, sterilized pot (can sterilize by soaking pot w/90% water and 10% bleach for 30 minutes) 3) Put fresh soil mixture in pot (you kinda want something fine, but w/decent drainage - peat is OK in it for now) and mist soil moist throughout 4) Set stem cutting sideways (will root at each node where the soil is touching & will have offsets above the soil) and make sure the soil doesn't dry out, but isn't too wet. 5) Set it in bright light, but not direct. It might take a few weeks, but it will regenerate and you'll have a new plant at each node. When they're big enough you can cut them apart and plant them in the mix w/out peat if you want. Peat, for now, will help concentrate the moisture where it's much-needed. You may also take each of the larger, healthy remaining leaves and set them on top of the soil, wounded side to the soil & they'll also root and create new plants....See MoreFloor Plan A or B-huge difference-Serious Doubts!!
Comments (32)I know this will be hard to understand... but just looking on paper at the 2 plans I think Plan B does look like it fits nicely-nice walls, openings ,flow ,etc. If I was looking at 2 plans for a NEW home, for some reason I believe I would pick plan B. Seems more 'safe' as well. But I guess Plan A is intriguing since I have been living in this house it seems like the connection to the backyard and patio will be really used frequently and fits how we use our kitchen/outdoors. Yes there are some reservations-some mentioned above in 'what I don't LOVE about it". One of them was my concern in making that back wall with doors and wet bar "wonderful and dramatic" as cilantro says. My fear is we will try this and not get there. I posted the 3d drawing we got from a kitchen /cabinet place and it was quite underwhelming.But with crown ,trim work , proper colors hopefully it could get there. I do think I need a back window in the wet bar-we would love to use this as a 'staging area' for grilling with a pass thru and this is my 'side view ' of the yard from the clean up sink. In previous posts we tried using a walk in pantry to eliminate the 'butler type pantry hallway leading to the office, but we preferred that space open (there is a window in the office and thought that may also help keep things a little 'brighter at that side sink'. If there were additional changes to be made to improve PLAN A I would love to hear more - I know Rhome and bmorepanic helped a bit with that already. I think I would consider taking some space from the laundry room and making the mudroom a bit larger. 3 growing boys that play every sport imaginable could use lots of hooks,cubbies,etc Other things we are considering is 1)either wrapping the oven counter around into the pantry space or 2) having some framing /trim work to transition into the 'butler pantry area' so it doesn't seem like one really long hallway where you are trapped between floor to ceiling pantries on each side. On the left side we may make this a counter with cabs/drawers underneath rather than a floor to ceiling 15" pantry so we have a 'landing spot ' to either load the pantry or for our cell phones or something. Just some ideas...would love to explore more of getting plan A perfected if possible. Thanks....Sorry for the length!...See MoreJenn TheCaLLisComingFromInsideTheHouse
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