John's Plants - Over the Years and Through the Woods
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Getting Amaryllis flower through out the year
Comments (5)Dear Uncle Arif, AOA, I tried this almost 4 times before having my own Amaryllis bulbs in my new house. I have done this with my friend who is a Doctor in Karachi, Pakistan. And in my point of view it worked very well. Amaryllis is one of the easiest Bulb to grow, you can mold it's life style according to your needs :) The only problem I face, which bugs me is potting soil/ medium I'm not fully satisfied with my potting soils. I use same potting soil for all kind of bulbs but few kinds never bloom that nicely that they should be. So I'm still working on potting soil. About temperature I can maintain temperature very easily but i think now I have a small seperate fridge for them :) otherwise my family gonna eat my Amaryllis bulb this season other than apples :) I have also posted one topic "Amaryllis Growing Commerically" and i think it's worth reading. One of my uncle trying to make a Green house for growing Amaryllis Commerially, in this regard he is planning to purchase 3000 bulbs through me. Uncle this season I'm importing 44 Bulbs of Amaryllis of 10 new Varieties which I didn't have. I have ordered already. All in all I'm importing 14 Bulbs of Girraffe, 14 Bulbs of Celica (one of my favourite). 10 Bulbs Papillio Butterfly, San Remo, Charisma, Dancing Queen, Apple Blossom, Benifica, Red Peacock, Lady Jane. The size of these bulbs would be 34+ Cm , except Papillio Butterfly which would be 24Cm+ I'm looking for more varieties of double flowering including ; SNOW WHITE, ALFRESCO, AMALFI, BALLERINA, BELLISIMO, BLUSHING BRIDE, CANDY FLOSS, CARNIVAL, CUPIDO, FIRST LOVE, FLUFFY RUFFLES, JUNGLE BELLS, MILADY, MY FAVOURITE, ROZETTA, Razzmatazz, THAI THAI and ZOMBIE. I will purchase all these varities in time. Let's see when time permits :) Rest everything is fine. I will let you know when I will get new bulbs of this season. I'm waiting for them anxiously. Once again the only thing which bugs me is POTTING SOIL/MEDIUM for Amaryllis! With Best Wishes & Profound Regards, Ammar!...See Morewhat plants have you let behind over the years
Comments (22)I dunno - I find my tastes and whims are very cyclical - I get easily bored and, after sowing and raising a plant a couple of times, they go on my 'done' list and may retire, sometimes for years. Foxgloves, for example, have been and gone at least 3 times over the last 15 years. Sweet peas - some years, I simply don't bother, some years, I have a perfunctory attempt and other years (this one) I find I have some 200 seedlings of around 20 varieties. Even so, brugmansias and abutilons have largely been banished (all that overwintering cuttings). Bedding plants have just about disappeared off my radar. Echinaceas (you all know the ones) have been a source of much disappointment so I stick with the reliable gaillardias and heleniums if I want orange daisies. Bearded Iris (what was I thinking - a huge clump of over the topness with blooms which last for a week and sordid looking leaves all summer - yeah, I am getting my coat). Eryngiums (fad plants - nasty, prickly things, only one left) Verbena bonariensis - ubiquitous (now the little mexican daisy, erigeron karvinskiana is following suit in the UK - everywhere) Centranthus (blown in from next door (we are no longer speaking!) Acanthus (bullied into it by Mr Campanula ( who trained as a plasterer and had fond memories of casting acanthus leaves and egg and dart mouldings - divorce imminent) As for roses - my fervour continues unabated but I still wince in horror, thinking about the hideous Blue Moon (shudder) and spectacularly ugly Queen Elizabeth (yep, really getting ready to duck) - it is wildlings all the way for me now - in fact, a love of all things rosaceae has been the one constant in my gardening choices....See MoreI planted a few things over the past two years
Comments (11)I have over 45 minis now with more in the works. Since I am pretty much out of room for giants, large and mediums I am reworking my want list by adding all sizes from the hosta registry so I know what I can squeeze in. I have a lot of Giants and Large that are spaced out for maturity which has taken up a lot of room. I have a few around my Empress Wu that will have to be moved out within the next couple of years but pretty much everything else has its own space to grow. As I watch certain hostas develop I am finding a few that I do not like and will have to get rid of like Whirlwind, Carnival and Twilight. My mature Frances Williams will probably go too. I already gave away a mature Love Pat because I don't like how the leaves hold all dirt and debris. I did keep a start from it since I have had the plant for 20 years. Someone gave me Abiqua Drinking Gourd as a gift so I can't get rid of that one....See MoreEasy closets versus John John Louis Home Solid Wood Closet System
Comments (19)A few years ago, I purchased EasyClosets systems to increase the utility of closets in a 1950's-era ranch. It worked out pretty well. The systems are easy to install (the hardest part is probably finding your wall studs, followed by cutting the metal closet rods to length - or vice versa, if you're not comfortable with a hacksaw), and they provided a lot of extra hardware for putting the pieces together. One closet really fought me on the installation of the top shelf pieces, I suspect because the back wall was a bit bowed, but the other three units installed without problem. I didn't order any components with drawers, as I just don't trust cam locks and MDF to provide durable, long-lasting drawers. The biggest problem I've had was when disassembling and removing a unit to repaint the closet, a cam lock got stuck and ended up breaking a pretty large chip out of one of the shelves. It's at a bottom, back corner so with a bit of epoxy it's barely noticeable, but it's a reminder of one of the drawbacks of that type of assembly. In use, the closets have proved very durable, and they made the closets a lot more functional. My preference would be to have a similar system in solid wood for my current home; I now have walk-in closets that could use some TLC, but I would be reluctant to remove the (paint grade, pine) shelving that's currently in place to install something other than another solid wood product, and I wouldn't mind adding some drawers or cabinetry where I would want some quality joinery as opposed to screws or cam locks. If you're going for pure "bang for the buck", Rubbermaid closet kits are a lot cheaper - albeit more cumbersome to install and a lot less attractive. The EasyCloset systems proved to be a selling point when we moved; they looked pretty much as good as new, the hardware components (belt rack, tie rack) are quite solid, and while the closet systems are recognizably melamine they blended quite well with the natural oak in the house, including the closet trim....See Moresocks
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