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Post by Mumsey on Jan 18, 2022 6:29:57 GMT -5
claude, I don't see an image on your last post??
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Post by claude on Jan 18, 2022 9:52:12 GMT -5
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Post by datgirl on Jan 18, 2022 11:02:39 GMT -5
claude,beautiful. Mine is just starting to grow. I found it on a clearance rack after Christmas. It was the only one not sprouted and growing in the box.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jan 18, 2022 13:18:18 GMT -5
claude, is that clock European? Bavarian? German? It looks like an antique; it's very, very lovely.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jan 20, 2022 15:32:17 GMT -5
DS was making out a late seed order, so I tossed hollyhocks, sunflowers, and marigold into the cart, because we seriously Need. More. Flowers. I've depleted my existing hoard, so I figured it was time to re-up.
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Post by heirloomfan on Jan 24, 2022 16:08:15 GMT -5
Mumsey I grew that Celosia for the first time last summer. They grew very well, one thing is that they show them often as pink and they seemed to start out as a light tan, and didn't get the pink color until they had reached about their full height. They're supposed to be nice for drying too, will grow them again this year. I test planted them a bit late in a pot but they did well.
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Post by claude on Jan 24, 2022 16:24:09 GMT -5
SpringRain🕊️, The clock, It’s German steeple w a working west minister chime and pendulum works. I love clocks...I have an ogee pendulum too and a steeple clock. I love old clocks. I was gifted one w the births of each of my children. Who needs roses? 😊
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jan 24, 2022 21:42:44 GMT -5
claude , I don't collect them, but I enjoy them, especially when I think of and observe the craftsmanship that created them. My father has one that his grandfather made; it's an heirloom, and one which I'll keep for myself. There's also an heirloom table, with (I believe) leather inserts. It's really unique. Every time I look at your photo, I think of Bavaria.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jan 29, 2022 16:31:47 GMT -5
Planted a nice dwarf Buddleia last year --- it established, bloomed a beautiful blue and grew to four feet with several branches. It's time to cut it back to get bigger, branchier, and bloomier this year. Therein lies the rub... My pruning-anything-averse wife and son both squeal in horror at the thought. It doesn't matter, I'm putting my wheels down, sharpening my pruners, and doing it anyway, dag-nabbit. So there.
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Post by desertwoman on Jan 29, 2022 16:47:30 GMT -5
Imagine their delight when they see how beautiful it will look this next season! Wheelgarden,
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Post by claude on Jan 30, 2022 8:17:14 GMT -5
I remember my horror when the just booming mums I placed up and down the driveway got a haircut..have faith Claudia, have faith! They were Gorgeous 3 weeks later!
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Post by binnylou on Feb 2, 2022 18:25:42 GMT -5
armjr…hibiscus question…in pictures that you posted 7/1/2021, I see what looks like hibiscus growing in large clay pots. Are these hardy hibiscus, or do they get stored under cover for winter temperatures. I’ve tried growing hibiscus in a raised bed, but I lost it. I forget the variety, but it was winter hardy. I’d consider trying again, especially if a container would work in my area. I’d happily drag it in to the garage for the winter. I’d just like the big show of color. Are you doing anything special to help your plants survive recent cold temps? Thanks.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 3, 2022 5:09:52 GMT -5
binnylou, I've not grown them in pots, but the hardy ones in the ground are cut down to about 1 ft in Fall, then caged and cages filled with leaves for protection. Have never lost one. Then I cut them to the ground in Spring.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Feb 3, 2022 10:24:33 GMT -5
Time to start some flowers seeds. Looks like I will probably have an extra day off tomorrow, at least I hope there will be no school tomorrow, 3-6' predicted on present track, depends if the center slips eastward or not. Petunias, Celosia and marigolds to start.
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Post by armjr on Feb 5, 2022 7:01:59 GMT -5
binnylou, One of my main forms of exercise is hauling large clay pots of hibiscus in and out of the garage/shop/house/greenhouse/shed/etc... We must have 15 or 20 of the doggone things in various sized pots in addition to what seems like a multitude of other potted plants. I counted 230 one year.... We don't have that many any more (by design), only about 100 or so... I have no idea what kind they are. I just call them red ones, orange ones, etc... I trim them back each fall to facilitate moving and stick the cuttings in gallon pots. This winter I'm nursing about 20 of those. I expect half of them to make it, which will be plenty... I've been threatening to build a proper greenhouse if I can hide it from the taxing authority. Every time I drive a nail it shows up on my property tax bill. More later Alan
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