FMN SWEET THINGS PART II
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Reflections From A Gardener Part II
Comments (24)Devon I enjoyed reading your lovely poem, so refreshing. You have done an excellent job. Thanks! Just like you I often turn down meeting friends for lunch because I would much rather find time to deadhead the spent blooms on my roses bushs or to get in that first fertilizing for the season. Gardening for me is very theraputic, so relaxing, so peaceful, I love it. I just realized this week that my Billy Baffin, Blue Jay, White Cockade, Red Fontain attracts a lot of buzzing bees, which can be pretty scary, but nice. Brandy, what comes first your birthday or christmas? Well I checked your member page and your birthday is after christmas. Well now is the time to start telling your love ones, boyfriend or husband that you need a nice digital camera. Give them plenty of time so that you can get a top notch camera. Its a must have. Niecey...See MoreNew Spring Pics, Part II
Comments (35)Hostaholic, your winter picture could make a beautiful Christmas card. I know it is not what you want to see about now, but there is beauty in it. I will have to take more pictures of things here, they are all bursting forth. One big and older pot of jasmine and clematis and black eyed susan vine is in bloom. The deep purple clematis and the bright orange b-e-susan-vine were looking back at me as I noticed them from the dining room window. The jasmine is ready to burst forth too....white spidery blooms. And I refreshed a bowl of mini hosta to sit on the umbrella-covered deck table. Little Tiny Tears has a scape. I showed it to DH, and he laughed. He never imagined hosta could be so tiny. The little Dixie Queen, from Savory's, is a nod to our first dachshund girl, Dixie. It is looking fine, and is the largest of the 4 tiny hosta in that very healthy bowl of minis. It has two Tiny Tears (from different sources), a Pandora's Box, and Dixie Queen. And takes up about a square foot of space on the table! No pictures of the minis yet. I was packing away winter clothing today. :/ Dancing Queen on 4/18/13 with her disco ball Alex Summers same day And here, if you have the patience to find them, are a medley of fragrant hosta including: Emerald Charger, Tortilla Chip, Mama plantaginea (in the black dress to left), Liverpool White, Hadspen White, Fragrant King (only one dormant), Sweet Marjorie, Guacamole, Holy Mole, Sugarbabe (smallest fragrant supposedly), Aphrodite, AND Iron Gate Glamour. And sweet Princetta, another fragrant. Like I said, I'm fond of fragrant hosta......See MoreMay flowers part II
Comments (80)/David Too funny that you don't like the taste of papaya fruit and grew one anyway. I guess that's the mark of a true lover of plants. Try eating papaya with some fresh lime juice squirted on top - it's key! Thanks for sharing your tips for growing papaya and mango from seed. I really like all the brown tones in the surigaoensis, especially when there are still closed buds nearby. What a cluster! I keep chopping my padangensis, so I'm probably never going to see flowers, but this is one of my favorite Hoya blooms - like tiny water lilies. /Mike I like to use the papaya seeds in salad dressings, although I'm not above simply crunching them beneath my teeth either. A bit bitter that way, not exactly what I'd eat a whole bowlful of, but it's hard not to interact with such pretty seeds. I guess I don't have to worry about worms! My birthday was Monday (May 30 - Memorial Day) and today is my sister's birthday, but I just love the birthday wishes. Thanks everyone! I always feel like people should get to celebrate their birthdays all month. Pug, I'm so impressed that you noticed when my birthday was! :O /dance...See MoreTomatoes You'll Never Plant Again - Part II
Comments (56)This year, the first year, I grew Early Girl, Yellow Pear, Patio, and Husky Cherry Red in 5-gallon buckets. I harvested one ripe tomato from each of the Early Girl and the Patio plants in the last week of May and first Week of June. The Patio produced about 20-25 tomatoes, most of which were unimpressive. The Early Girl has produced and is still producing, but the taste is only somewhat better than the ones at the grocery store. The Yellow Pear and Husky Cherry are both producing ok, considering the EB, pests, beginner learning curve, limited sun, etc. The Yellow Pear is very mild. I don't mind it but I won't grow it next year because the taste isn't my favorite and it is a beast size-wise. The Husky Cherry toms are actually quite tasty, so I might grow one, but it has a hard time with EB. I have one Celebrity that I planted in early June that I haven't harvested from yet. I try to stay with small-fruited prolific varieties because of my limited sun. Next year I'll probably plant Husky Cherry and Celebrity depending on how it does. Based on some of the recommendations here I'd like to try Sun Gold or Sun Sugar. I'm also intrigued by Tumbling Tom....See More
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