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Comments (14)Ha, well the first seeds I remember planting as a kid was disasters........errrrr I mean asters. There was some kind of promotion with whipped topping and we ended up with 2 or 3 packs of these seeds. So my mother said I could just sprinkle them in the strips along the fence where she always had me plant petunias for her. So I just sprinkled....and these really ugly tall flowers grew up. I really was not impressed and that is how I renamed them disasters. Some of these darn things came back the second year. I snuck in and yanked them out. As it was one or two survived for a few years...I don't know how, I kept pulling them. I was always sneaking in and taking beans from the dry pantry and planting them in a little dirt in plastic caps and growing them on the side of the veranda. My mother always laffed when she would find them. The very first plant I bought after I was married was a fuchsia. We just happened to be at the hardware store...and they had only a couple huge wooden hanging baskets. My mouth dropped open and so did Dh's. He asked me if I wanted one....of course I said yes. Then asked the price. It was over $40. That made me really question if I wanted it or not. I knew nothing about this plant at the time, the guy selling them told me how to look after them. And my wonderful DH, said okay.....and we were off with my first beautiful fuchsia.......and so the love affair began.(with fuchsias that is. haha). Sierra...See MoreMy Very First Hoya (Pic) Very Excited!!
Comments (2)Hi and welcome! Gorgeous hoya you got there. It's called H. carnosa 'Krimson Princess'. Ok, let me try and answer the questions you had... "When should I repot it?" - You really don't need to repot it unless it's COMPLETELY rootbound (no soil left). Exotic Angel (the company where your hoya came from) uses a very peaty mix, so just make sure you let it dry out completely before watering. When I buy EA plants, the first thing I do is take the bottom saucer off...and I leave it off. This will allow it to dry out faster and allow more air to the roots. If you notice roots sticking out after removing the saucer, you'll need to repot. But in order to get blooms, you'll want to keep the hoya rootbound, so keep the pot as small as possible. "Should I put this outside or inside next to a window?" - If I lived in Florida I'd definitely keep it outside. Hoyas can happily live in temperatures much lower than 70 (depending on the hoya of course...and this is one that will do fine in that weather). You will have more chance of blooms if you keep it outside. But if you decide to keep it outside, just know that the sun may bleach out the leaves a little. "It says high light, morning direct sun should be okay?" - Yes, that should be fine. If you notice signs of sunburn just move it to a more shady spot. In the summer, I put a bunch of my hoyas, including the one you have, in direct morning sun...they do great. "Does it look like this plant is big/old enough to maybe flower this spring?" - That's not an easy prediction to make! Yes, it looks big enough to bloom, but it also depends on what conditions you have it in and on how stubborn it is! One thing you'll learn with hoyas is patience...getting blooms can take quite some time, so just enjoy the foliage until then. You'll know when it's close to blooming when you see a peduncle (the small stems that grow from the main stem...that's where the flowers will come from - and never cut those off, as it will continue to put out flowers from the same peduncles over and over again). "Is there something I need to do to keep this from staying variegated?" - This happens with mine as well, and I just leave it be. I guess if you don't want the all green coloring to take over (which is a possibility, although your's looks like most of the leaves are variegated), then cut off the green leaves. Good luck with your new hoya. And be forewarned that they are VERY addicting!! Gabi...See MoreWhat was the first thing you chose for your kitchen?
Comments (56)I just posted my almost done kitchen recently. The cabinets are a similar to robin's egg blue and the backsplash and paint will be white. Marble counters with white vintage sink. I realize that this type of kitchen isn't for everyone, but I definitely did pick something that enhances my mood everytime I spend time in it. The way I figured out it would make me happy was to go through SO many magazines and books. For a year. It was easier for me b/c I knew I wanted the style to match the house......then whenever I saw a kitchen with painted cabinets I thought it was so beautiful, but I could never do that. Literally, when I saw these pictures my heart would leap in a happy way. For a while I thought I was going to do an all white kitchen that would be like a canvas and I'd add accent colors that would make me happy. I was settled on that b/c it was rational. All the while I was still looking through magazines and books, trying to focus on white kitchens, but whenever I saw a colored kitchen I'd almost stop breathing. All of a sudden I took the leap and committed to permanent color and I couldn't be more happy that I did. Here is a link that might be useful: My Kitchen...See MoreDo you have a Picture of your very first quilt?
Comments (21)I made several handquilted "quilter friendly" panel baby quilts before I actually pieced what I consider my first quilt. My son wanted a quilt made similar to a 2"x2" picture we saw in Quilter's newsletter magazine.The picture was a square wall hanging so I took that 2x2 picture my LQS and picked out 20+ colors of Kona cotton solids but had NO idea how much I needed so I got at least 1 yard of each!! (I am STILL using some of that fabric!) I found a pattern and started sewing after I cut all those fabric strips (yep, rotary cut). It is the size of a twin sized bedspread so it hangs down over the side of the bed. I hand quilted using black thread (on black fabric ... yikes!) Each black triangle has a pattern quilted into it as well as a stitch-by-the-ditch along each color strip! After 10 years the black Kona cotton has faded and the cotton quilting thread is breaking but it is still a really warm quilt to cuddle with. He's moved out and the quilt is still here because his grandma has made the queen sized bedspread quilt for him now. Sue/polardream...See MoreJilly
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