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It would be an early summer here, if it hasnt still been declared. Shall be missing the rains, and yes, the growth spurts.
I see there are many animal threads here and also on flowers, foliage, but little on plants/gardening and photography in general. Could we use this for that, posts of ur plots, gardens or harvests?
I see there are many animal threads here and also on flowers, foliage, but little on plants/gardening and photography in general. Could we use this for that, posts of ur plots, gardens or harvests?
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I live in Philly, which means garden-planting season isn't coming until May 1st. Seems mean, since it feels like May 1st now. (It's warm enough to wear summer clothes.) I saw a daffodil ready to bloom at hubby's rehab center. I hope it's kind enough to bloom if I can get him outside in his wheelchair this weekend. (Physical rehab during the week, so he's too tuckered to travel then, but nothing happens on weekends, so there's a chance.)
This will be the second year I gardened without his help, and the first year was easy, because it was also the first year I gardened, so I only started with four tomato plants then.
Since my other hobby is blogging from the viewpoint of my stuffed animals, I have a picture of that first garden preparation (with the "Garden Gals" -- the female stuffed animals who think they are the gardeners in the family.)
Same gardening space. Same family of stuffed animals to tell the gardening tales, but a few years later when we had a video camera. (My voice, raised slightly higher, because I'm trying to make a voice for Spaulding, my first teddy bear that started this strange hobby of mine.
Also my hand occasionally. lol)
[video=youtube;bO2gINZD04s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO2gINZD04s[/video]
I'm not sure how gardening will go this year. In the last four months most of my day is either trying to deal with everything I need to deal with before (or after) going to visit hubby, or I am visiting hubby. Container garden, so it requires watering with someone aiming the hose in all containers (except for the cactii and succulents) every day, which takes about an hour -- including weed picking, minor little quick fixes, like a tomato needs to be staked, and admiring and smelling each plant. Hubby has been the muscles and the troubleshooter for our garden and now he's not here. Not sure if he'll see the garden at all this summer, so, boy! I really would like a place where we can talk gardening and exchange ideas again. (Many of our plants are perennials so there is no option to simply skip caring for the garden. That AND we planted a blackberry bush last year, and I so hope it fruits!
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(I find it funny that PW and I exchanged ideas on this post last year, we both left since then and both came back with new names. I am wondering if he's ready to plow his garden yet.)
This will be the second year I gardened without his help, and the first year was easy, because it was also the first year I gardened, so I only started with four tomato plants then.
Since my other hobby is blogging from the viewpoint of my stuffed animals, I have a picture of that first garden preparation (with the "Garden Gals" -- the female stuffed animals who think they are the gardeners in the family.)
Same gardening space. Same family of stuffed animals to tell the gardening tales, but a few years later when we had a video camera. (My voice, raised slightly higher, because I'm trying to make a voice for Spaulding, my first teddy bear that started this strange hobby of mine.
[video=youtube;bO2gINZD04s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO2gINZD04s[/video]
I'm not sure how gardening will go this year. In the last four months most of my day is either trying to deal with everything I need to deal with before (or after) going to visit hubby, or I am visiting hubby. Container garden, so it requires watering with someone aiming the hose in all containers (except for the cactii and succulents) every day, which takes about an hour -- including weed picking, minor little quick fixes, like a tomato needs to be staked, and admiring and smelling each plant. Hubby has been the muscles and the troubleshooter for our garden and now he's not here. Not sure if he'll see the garden at all this summer, so, boy! I really would like a place where we can talk gardening and exchange ideas again. (Many of our plants are perennials so there is no option to simply skip caring for the garden. That AND we planted a blackberry bush last year, and I so hope it fruits!
(I find it funny that PW and I exchanged ideas on this post last year, we both left since then and both came back with new names. I am wondering if he's ready to plow his garden yet.)
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We do not have them, but neighbors have lots of this.
So what type of palm is it?
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I wish you luck. I have a black thumb I inherited from my mother.I have a huge backyard Id love to fill with flowers and pathways and I dont have the foggiest.
Im so stupid that I bought planters that sit on my deck railing and filled them with flowers. They popped up and were so pretty,I hope hope that my black thumb was gone.Then the rainy season came,drowned them. When I looked that the bottom of the planters later I could faintly see, "drill holes on bottom of planter" Ya, so I stink at growing anything. I pretty much give up. 
Thanks lynn for sharing all that. Busy day i can only log in now but this is short. You havent shared that vid before, have u? Thre must be how many species in the small space u mentioned before, didnt u? It was a quick view also, so i'll try to look again to see what i can recognize.
Btw, the first image is of a banana. Got u there! The next is the Oxalis, and it is small as thats the first oxalis i found on searching in plant sketches. there are other varieties, but more on this later.
Btw, the first image is of a banana. Got u there! The next is the Oxalis, and it is small as thats the first oxalis i found on searching in plant sketches. there are other varieties, but more on this later.
I just saw elizabeth has started a thread on gardening long before. For those who care to read still.
http://christianchat.com/miscellaneous/59436-gardening-thread.html
@depleted.. Was only searching for another image of Oxalis, and found that it can als be added to salads--but watch the oxalic acid-- and has medicinal properties.
Oxalis (Purple Shamrock / Love Plant) | Our House Plants
This plant is reminding me of magenta again..
http://christianchat.com/miscellaneous/59436-gardening-thread.html
@depleted.. Was only searching for another image of Oxalis, and found that it can als be added to salads--but watch the oxalic acid-- and has medicinal properties.
Oxalis (Purple Shamrock / Love Plant) | Our House Plants
This plant is reminding me of magenta again..
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I wish you luck. I have a black thumb I inherited from my mother.I have a huge backyard Id love to fill with flowers and pathways and I dont have the foggiest. Im so stupid that I bought planters that sit on my deck railing and filled them with flowers. They popped up and were so pretty,I hope hope that my black thumb was gone.Then the rainy season came,drowned them. When I looked that the bottom of the planters later I could faintly see, "drill holes on bottom of planter" Ya, so I stink at growing anything. I pretty much give up.
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Im so stupid that I bought planters that sit on my deck railing and filled them with flowers. They popped up and were so pretty,I hope hope that my black thumb was gone.Then the rainy season came,drowned them. When I looked that the bottom of the planters later I could faintly see, "drill holes on bottom of planter" Ya, so I stink at growing anything. I pretty much give up. View attachment 145559
I suspect your planters didn't have drainage holes under them and you, rationally, assumed if they came without holes, who needs holes? Been there. Done that. More than 10 times before I learned. lol
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Exactly!! No surprise you and I think alike. lol The only thing I seem to do well with is majesty palms,which you plant and leave alone. So if I can find flowers like that I'd be solid.
lol The only thing I seem to do well with is majesty palms,which you plant and leave alone. So if I can find flowers like that I'd be solid.