Insomnia Thread...

[Willow87]

Yes they arrived fine. I have them planted in a community pot. Once they get bigger I transplant them. Thank you again. I showed my mom the babies and she laughed and told me was I going to plant all of them.

[jreidsma]

Hope you have enough room for all of them :ha:

Just got Debian installed on my ipaq, so that's solved. Will test it now.

[Willow87]

LOL I hope so too. I sprayed them with some liquid seaweed and water. Just enough to moisten the soil.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Jordan, about Henry. ;) I sure miss that little guy something awful. :(


Hope you guys are having a good night. Heading to Wal-Mart briefly but be back shortly.


Gonna be eating this little berry tomorrow...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2451.jpg


Chat soon...


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[Willow87]

Sherry those strawberries look really good. Thats the next thing I want to grow in my aero garden

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm saving lots of seeds from this crop, to share. Alpines seem to do well in the A-G.


Just got home. Hope everyone's having a good Wednesday.


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[Willow87]

Do the strawberry seeds need cold stratification to germinate? A cold front is moving in and I brought in most of my houseplants. Friday morning we may see our first freeze here. I hope not. I'm going to cover the rest of my plants with blankets and hope they make it through the cold temps

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I germinated mine, outside of the A-G. Although no cold-strat was necessary I did sow them in cooler weather near an open window. I transferred the seedling into the aero-garden later. What a sucess it is. I'd like to grow another one.


Gonna gobble this one tomorrow morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2465.jpg


What a treat to have fresh little berries like this! I grew them for Henry too and I was gonna share them. He would have loved them.


So I was just misting my aero-garden plants. The mites are after things and I want to keep them away. I've been cleaning like crazy. Mites hate bleach and cleanliness.


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[Willow87]

I think my room is still fairly warm but sometimes it can be the coolest room in the house. I bet Henry would have loved the berries. I've never seen mites and I hope I never will lol. I have had white flies and mealybugs before

[The Hollyberry Lady]

It's because I went away, and couldn't keep as on top of things as I would have liked, when it comes to putting the run to mites. I hate those little bastards! :ha:


I've actually grown strawberries for Henry in the past and he always loved them. I've also sprouted seeds and fed him the sprouts, for the nutritional value. He would have very much enjoyed these sweet little Alpine berries. They're really delicious. Wish I could share with him. :(


I bet you could easily get a strawberry seed to germinate in your bedroom, Cam. You could keep the little pot near the window until you see a sprout.


I guess I spoke too soon, Janan. You asked in email about my little blue plant. It's growing new branches that have buds all over them...some even open! Looking forward to seeing more of those colorful peppers. How's your little blue doing? I forget.


I was thinking of starting some more seeds in some empty pods in some of my A-G systems but not sure what just yet. I gotta go look through some stuff.


Here's an A-G pepper shot I took tonight of 'explosive amber'...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2497.jpg


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[Willow87]

I think I'm going to get a pack of strawberries and try to germinate them or look for some at Lowe's. I had to cover my plants today because we may see a freeze here. I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed and pray that it will be warmer than forecasted

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Sounds like fun, Cam!


So how's everyone's night going?


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[Jananas Bananas]

Just loaded some pictures for posting! Same time as you I see Sherry! :ha:

Cam believe it or not, we actually have a freeze warning posted for tonight also. Very early for us here in Central Texas!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nice to see you, Janan! :waving:



Your dinner looked yummy. Portabello mushrooms are my favorite.


I got busy today and didn't take a whole lot of pictures. Busy with seeds now...


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[Jananas Bananas]

:waving: Hi Sherry!

I still have a few plants I need to cover or get in. SO...... I am piddling on the computer instead! :ha:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm going through seeds, while at the computer! :ha: Don't feel bad.


Gonna have some yogurt and sow a couple seeds in the A-G's...


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[Jananas Bananas]

Fixing Greg an all vegetable supper was taking a chance. He is a true meat and potato man. Well I did have bacon in the tomato salad, but not enough meat to count! He liked it a lot though, and I thought it was delicious.

Gotta go grab a few more plants! :)

[jreidsma]

I have found a magical thing called the bananabuck shop! :woohoonaner: I am changing my fonts and stuff :ha:

I actually had a freeze about a week or so ago I think.... :ha:

Hope everyone is having a nice day :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

That's a fun area, Jordan. Enjoy! ;)


Ok so I sowed one of those Miracle Fruit seeds, Janan. Hoping to have success with at least one popping for me. Did any of yours sprout?


I was just finishing putting away my seeds for now. Guess I'm gonna do a lot of aero-gardening over the winter. FUN! :D


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[Jananas Bananas]

I had only one seed sprout. Here it is right now. It started in the LadyBug, but I have moved it to another unit, so I could free up the three pod for our experiment.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/JaNan16/20111103068.jpg

See how it already has one leaf turning brown?

Sherry, I bought 50 of those darned seeds! And less the seeds I have shared I have ONE plant! I have sowed the others in both the AG's and sterile starter peat. I have been really disappointed in them.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

So are you saying that many of the seeds you sowed, didn't germinate?


I had one in my A-G before that looked like it would sprout and I thought it was, but then it just turned to mush. It will be interesting to see what happens with the 8 seeds I have left.


The center of yours looks healthy...and that's what's important because new leaves sprout up from there. I think in the end your plant will be beautiful. Take that brown leaf off anytime now.


Congrats on having a plant though. It's cool you grew your own from seed! Hope it keeps growing lots for you over the winter.


Do you find things germinate better in the winter, in the A-G's, Janan?


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[Jananas Bananas]

Yes, I have tried to start all of what I had left. I sent seeds to you first as soon as I got them, to Greg and Jordan and no one else has had any sprout either. I think Jordan may have just started his though.

No I haven't had anything that seems it has a preference. I think I have had as many things germinate in the heat of the summer that I had in the early Spring. Did I have one in the winter? I don't think I did. You had yours quite a while before I talked myself into getting an AG. I would have to look back into the AG thread.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Happy Friday, Gang! :waving:


Thought I'd pop in and say hi!


Ok well thanks for your input, Janan. I guess we all experience the aero-gardens differently. I find things germinate and grow better for me in the colder months.


So what are everyone's plans for the weekend?


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[cherokee_greg]

All the seeds I put in on the second round did nothing. Than I got a mold problem. Im lost now dont know what to do. I turned it off. Im going to have to start all over. Any pointers on how to begin again, What about the mold ? Thanks for any help.wow I put this in the wrong thread !!!! Sorry Im out of it are was I ever in it ? LOL

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good air circulation is a way to prevent mold. Try a small fan blowing off to the side.


Janan, didn't you use peroxide with a q-tip to rid the mold off the sponges? I can't recall but I know you said something about it once.


Don't get discouraged, Greg. ;) Clean your system out with bleach and disinfectant. Even wash the baskets that contain the sponges. Use new sponges and try not to touch them too much, especially with unwashed hands.

Even when you're sowing the seed in the sponge...just drop it inside but don't put your fingers on the sponge. Mold can grow from the bacteria on our hands.


When waiting for germination, take the lids off each day for 5-10 minutes a few times, to discourage mold growth as well. You also have the option of sprouting your seeds in soil, but then transferring the seedlings to your A-G later.


Not to worry Greg...I had problems when I first started too. It's easy to get discouraged but I had the aero-garden site to turn to and people helped me with the minor difficulties I was having. Now I love my A-G and have since bought more systems! You will love yours too, Greg. You just need to let us know what is happening, so we can help you through snags. ;)


I believe these things will solve your problems. Give it another try and make sure everything is clean.


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[Willow87]

Good afternoon everyone. Janan luckily the temperature was warmer than freezing. I can't believe you were under a freeze warning too

[jreidsma]

Hi,
My miracle fruit have not sprouted yet.

Are there any other things to spend the bucks on other then threads, username, and title stuff?

I am going to a friends Halloween party! :D And I am going as, you guessed it, a cat! :ha:

They had a cat costume at the store but it showed a bit more then what I was comfortable showing... :eek: So I just got some ears and a tail :D

Hydrogen peroxide kills mold, so does cinnamon.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hi Jordan!


My miracle fruit seed looks swollen today. Let's hope we all get at least one sprout.


I put a geranium plant in one of the empty pods to see how they perform in the A-G. I was gonna start one from seed, but why not get ahead of the game a little bit. It's about to bloom!


Just hanging out and gonna load some shots shortly...


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[Willow87]

Good afternoon everyone. Today I picked up a couple of Kalanchoe plants that were 50 cents a piece.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/002-18.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/003-16.jpg

[Jananas Bananas]

Those are beautiful Cam! I LOVE Kalanchoe. There are so many different kinds and they are all beautiful in my opinion! Such cool succulents and such beautiful bloomers. I have a red/orange blooming right now. There is a picture of it in "what's blooming in your garden" thread.

Keeping my fingers crossed for your Miracle Fruit Sherry! Somewhere, I think you asked if anyone tried starting them in soil. I have only tried 6 in the AG the rest have been in sterile seed starting medium. And yes, I use peroxide to control molds.

Jordan I am keeping my fingers crossed for you too!

Greg, did you ever try starting any of the Miracle Fruit I sent you (any method)?

[jreidsma]

I am trying mine in soil, they haven't done anything yet. I might dig them up and check on them soon and make sure they haven't rotted or anything.

Got some new cactus seeds to sprout from a nice person on Plantswap :) Will get them planted soon.

Very pretty plants Cam :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I really want to get a sprout on one of those miracle fruit seeds and hope we do. I'm reluctant to sow them all at once because if one method doesn't work, I'll still have some left to try another. One of them has got to do something. :D


Nice flowers, Cam! :goteam:


Great deal you got them for as well! I was gonna buy a little orange tree this weekend but didn't. I'll be getting some plants from Bob soon and so I gotta leave room for them. One of the plants Bob is sending me is a dwarf orange tree so I think I'll wait. :)


Hi, Jordan! :waving:


I hope your miracle grow seeds haven't rotted on you. That would suck! :(


So I'm just hanging out at home tonight. Since Henry died I haven't really felt like going out much and am still grieving him. My poor sweet little adorable bird boy. My mom and I were reminiscing about him again today and laughing at some of the things he would say and do.


He was a bit jealous of Buttons sometimes and he would fly over to his cage, land, and walk right up to Buttons and say 'you be a good boy'. :ha: Henry was the one of course that needed to be a good boy but he'd blame it on Buttons. Once I saw him peck Buttons' nose and I scolded him for it. He flew off somewhere, resentfully squawking at me for interferring. He could be very naughty when he wanted to be...but still adorable and cute even so.


So my plant addiction has taken over since I've returned home. I want to sow a hundred seeds! :ha: So glad I kept coming back each week when I was at the cottage, to water and feed stuff. Everything is thriving and it's grown a bunch in a few months.


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[tommyg]

I had a question for you.
I noticed at my local stores that you can buy a pellet garden.
How are those and would you suggest I use one before spring to try to grow some seeds? or are they not that effective usually?

[Willow87]

I hope I can keep the kalanchoe alive. I always seem to kill them. I had one that had an orange bloom on it a few years ago but I neglected it. There were also several flats of cyclamen that were 50 cents a piece

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Describe a pellet garden...what is it? I've never heard of one but love new garden stuff. Do tell...


Good luck with your Kalanchoe, Cam. Pretty color. :)


Ok I'm gonna go try to sneak a few shots if I can...


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[Jananas Bananas]

I've been really tight with mine too Sherry! I have exhausted all mine though. I think I will go ahead and order a older bush from eBay, even though I have the baby one. They are so expensive, but so were the seeds considering they were seeds after all.

Sherry did you see my new pink one? I posted it in the cacti thread.

[Dangermouse01]

I had two miracle fruit seeds that I put into a pot of just plain potting soil about the end of Sept, one sprouted about a month later at the end of October (a little over 4 weeks), the other hasn't shown yet. Both were put in soil less than a day after removing them from the fruit. I had them on a south facing window sill and placed a clear plastic cup over them (like a little green house) and gave them a spritz of water about every three days, so they were kept pretty moist.
I put another in just potting soil a few days ago, same set up. My plant has only one ripe fruit on it now, but some small fruits and more buds.

I have heard that they can take as long as 8-10 weeks for a seed to sprout.

Don't give up on them to quickly.

DM

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks for the input, DM. :D


I will check out your picture in the cacti thread, Janan. Might have missed it.


So what are everyone's plans for today? It's gorgeous and sunny here. Did you guys remember to turn the clocks back?


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[Willow87]

Good morning Sherry. Its cloudy and mild here. I think we may see some rain the next couple of days which would be great. I found a Goji sprout and a couple of Pomegranate sprouts
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/1159.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/1160.jpg

[tommyg]

I was thinking I like putting cayenne pepper on my food. Has anyone tried growing cauenne pepper? I might give it or garlic a try in the spring.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Cayenne pepper is one of most favorite types for culinary use. I have seeds for not only red cayenne but also yellow and purple as well. Yummy!


Sprouts are looking good, Cam. Growing the pomegranate will be so fun.


How's everyone's Sunday going today? I've been out enjoyng this gorgeous weather!


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[Willow87]

Thanks Sherry. My other pom seedlings grew a little this year. I think the extreme heat slowed them down. I want to plant them in the ground but if I'm still here, I will plant them next spring

[The Hollyberry Lady]

What do you mean, if you're still there? Are you moving?


I have a total thing for berries, as you all well know. I even like the false sprigs that come out in the stores this time of year, if they're of good quality. Here are some really beautiful ones I got at this one greenhouse...


So pretty and appealing...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2580.jpg


I just totally love them...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2588.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

:waving: Hi Gang!

Sherry those are Christmasy looking!

Oh Cam, they are so cute! Is that a dwarf pom or other? From the seed I sent?
Yeah, are you moving. if so where to?

~J

[Willow87]

My mom wants to move to another place next year because the price keeps raising on the property. I'm hoping we can move, this place has so many problems. Janan the pom seedlings are the 'Wonderful' seeds you sent me. I haven't seen any of the 'Nana' variety yet but hopefully soon

[Jananas Bananas]

You still going to stay in the Plano area? I don't blame your Mom at all!!!

I just got a new variety called Russian Giant (pom). The fruit are huge - not sure how big the bush gets.

I am glad the Goji are already coming up for you too. I have had really good luck with them!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hi everyone. ;)


Yes, they do look Chrismassy Janan, but they also remind me of Fall too with all the berries on the shrubs and trees. I saw a pot done with nothing but the false sprigs of gorgeous berries everywhere. It was one of the most stunning garden pieces I've ever seen...even though it was fake. Some fake stuff is gorgeous when it's good quality. We have an artificial plant store here that is incredible. Of course I'd never buy a fake plant but I was super impressed with their collection and how authentic things looked.


Anyone ever tried these water globes?


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2594.jpg


My mom picked a few up for me the other day and said they're supposed to water your plants for nearly two weeks. I just used them on the plants that I don't shower each week in the tub. I thought they looked kinda cool and they're made of glass.


I took a shot you're gonna love Janan. Gonna post it in the image thread...


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[Jananas Bananas]

Yes, Sherry I have about 10 of those glass watering globes.

OK I will go check out the image thread! :)

[jreidsma]

Has those watering globes worked for anyone? Mine just dried up too fast and ended up just being there for looks :ha:

There is fine white hair coming out of the soil of my miracle fruit :( Will check on them tomorrow and see if they are doing anything.

Nice pictures everyone :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Do they work well? I mixed some fertilizer into them as well...my water-soluble DNF that Richard so loves! :ha:


Well so what did you think of the shot? There are others in the strawberry and A-G thread.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh Hi Jordan! We were posting at the same time. Too funny about the globes being good for decoration only. Do they really suck that bad?


Ok here are all the strawberry shots. Tell me which one you guys like the most...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2600.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2601.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2599.jpg


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[jreidsma]

When I tried them they sucked. :ha:

They might work for some though .I haven't used them much and just gave up after a while.

[Jananas Bananas]

I love the tiniest little fella (third). So precious. Yes, I love those shots!

I use them when I am not at home. They work well to keep everything watered while I am gone somewhere. I water everything really well first, then fill up the globes. If your pot is dry they won't last very long. I like them because they are pretty though! :ha:

Hmmmmm. A fine white hair doesn't sound like a plant. Sounds like a cat hair (I get those in my plants a lot :ha:) or the start of that spider webby looking mold.

[jreidsma]

Lol, we posted at the same time :ha:

Its the weird web looking mold that gets on seeds. I will check them over soon though.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Well did you use them like Janan said, or did you stick them into a dry pot, Jordan? :ha: Too funny that they worked for Janan but not for you. Maybe you should try again.


Is it ok to fill the water right to the very top, Janan?


Yes, the third shot is cute, but I like the first one best of all. :D


So now the white marigold is standing straight up tall and so is the double petunia seed in my A-G as well. Pretty fun stuff, this aero-gardening is. I'm enjoying it. I can't believe I have grow tail already on my Aurora seeds. I sowed them fresh from a fruit however so maybe this is why. Seems to be unusually fast for a pepper seed. Hope the plant grows just as fast.


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[Jananas Bananas]

Oh yeah, you can fill them to the top because the water will immediately run into the soil into the pot. I fill them to the brim and put a finger over the hole until I stick them in. The only complaint I have with them is the soil gets into the neck part. When you go to refill them you have to clean out the potting soil to get the water back in. This happens even if you use a pencil or something to make your hole first. Which is good to do because you don't want to break their necks. I mean they are glass after all. They will be really good when you go back to the cabin.

I know I really love this AeroGardening too. I get bored with things easily, but I am still fascinated and enjoy the heck out of them.

Have you started anything in yours yet Jordan?

[jreidsma]

I haven't started anything in mine yet. I am still waiting for the stuff from Sherry. But when I do get the stuff and get mine running the micro toms are going in them :)

Well going by that most of my plants are succulents... :ha:

No no no, just joking. I used my water orb in my peace lily but it would just run right out of it or get clogged up. Then it broke :ha:

[Jananas Bananas]

Jordan, Did we ever give you this?

Home Of The AeroGarden From AeroGrow International (http://www.AeroGrow.com)

They are running sales every week right now - and through tonight at midnight it is free shipping. You just never know what is going to be on special next. I know Sherry is sending you some stuff, but if you stay active with this you might want to check in once a week to see what they have going on.

Ah ha! Now the truth comes out! You BROKE it! :ha:

[jreidsma]

:ha: It broke after it didn't work ;) I was using it for a while but ended up just not being worth it. Then once I repotted the plant the orb fell out and shattered on accident ;)

Jordan the orb killer :eek: :ha:

I didn't know that aerogarden was having specials on stuff. Will have to check it out.

All I need right now are the three sponges.

[Jananas Bananas]

Well you won't find any for 50 cents!!!!! :ha::ha::ha::ha:

But you will eventually need a new bulb and more sponges and stuff like that. You can't buy those bulbs with that kind of butt on it anywhere. I can't here in Austin anyway. I have to order them online. I have bought many used units, so I have replaced a several pumps and bulbs in my used units. I need to replace the bulbs in the one I bought new also.

[jreidsma]

I am confused on the 50 cent joke..... I am sure I will get it in a minute :ha::ha::ha:

Ya I will need the other stuff after a while, but for now everything is working. I just need the sponges for now :)

[Jananas Bananas]

Didn't you tell us you got yours at a garage sale for 50 cents? :03:

[jreidsma]

Ahh :ha::ha::ha::ha::ha: Yes I got my aerogarden for 50 cents

I was trying to figure out why the sponges would be 50 cents, and then I thought you meant shipping, then I got confused cause that made no sense :ha::ha:

lol......

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I apologize Jordan about not sending the sponges sooner. It's too bad that Cam couldn't have mailed ya a few since I sent him a giant bag of about 125 of them directly from Aero-garden awhile ago. ;)


I don't actually have a bag of sponges but I will get some. How many do you need? I didn't realize your whole set-up was waiting on me! :eek: I thought you had a few for now.


I guess I'll have to get some this week but let me know how many you need...


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[Jananas Bananas]

Believe it or not, I have gone through that size bag in about 3 months! I really hate algae, so I start with a new one every time. I have tried cutting it off and all sorts of stuff, but once it gets on my fingers I'm DONE! :ha:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yeah Janan, but you also have 12 systems!!! :eek:


Cam only has one so I bet he has lots of sponges and being that he's in the US like Jordan it would likely only cost 50 cents to send them! :ha:


Ok so I've been worried about my Antonhi peppers because they're supposed to turn white but they look like they're turning chocolate...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2605.jpg


Guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens...


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[Jananas Bananas]

Yes, they DO look like they are going to be chocolate. Sherry I don't think there is any way those are going to turn white! Has Bob grown them? If so how did they do for him? You are the most knowledgable person I know on peppers (and every other plant for that matter) and if it has you bumfuzzled who knows!!! :ha:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

"Bumfuzzled".....:ha::ha::ha:


That's the first time I've seen that word. Too funny, Janan! :ha:


Yup, I feel the same and don't see how they could turn white. How very strange. Bob ordered them for me from eBay and they came from some other country. Guess I'll just have to see what happens with them. Hope they're tasty at least.


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[Jananas Bananas]

Sherry I Googled them. Here is a link.

Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds (Canada) Heirloom and rare varieties, certified organic, farm grown (http://www.hawthornfarm.ca/peppers.html)

Here's a whole bunch of pictures!

Antonhi peppers - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS387US387&gcx=w&q=Antonhi+peppers&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1333&bih=645&sei=%20mD24TqvkH8_JsQK4muDfAw#um=1&hl=en&rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS387US387&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=mD24Tv3TJuyFsgKUj7nUAw&ved=0CD0QBSgA&q=Antohi+peppers&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=e1e2c732749fa6a1&biw=1333&bih=645)

When I Googled Antonhi mostly yours, mine and Cam's pictures came up. I guess there is not a second "N" in the name.

Antonhi peppers - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS387US387&gcx=w&q=Antonhi+peppers&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1333&bih=645&sei=%20mD24TqvkH8_JsQK4muDfAw)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I must have had the spelling wrong but the package showed pale creamy whitish peppers. I guess they're obviously not Antohi peppers afte all. Wonder what they are! Hope they're tasty.


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[Jananas Bananas]

More mystery peppers! Just what you need, eh? :ha: I don't know, I like the chocolate looking peppers. I like that little curly kind of look to them too. I wonder if they are sweet or hot? Too bad they don't taste like CHOCOLATE!!! My favorite tasting peppers so far have been FISH! What country did they come from?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

They're an African heirloom, Janan.


Not sure if these mystery ones will be sweet or hot but I suspect sweet because of their size. Guess I'll know soon enough...


So I'm just hanging out tonight reading and fussing over my A-G plants. I just love having berries growing. They cheer me up. Henry would be all over them if he was here.


Tomorrow I should be gobbling about four or five of them. Might put them on my cereal.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok Jordan, since Cam's not coming to your rescue, I have located three sponges in one of my boxes and I will send them off quickly in an envelope for now, so you won't have to wait any longer.


I honestly didn't realize you were waiting on me like that. Hopefully if I send them by tomorrow, you'll get them by next Monday. Sorry for the wait but at least you can get started. Do you want me to include a few of the Alpine strawberry seeds too?


Oh and Janan...can you help me with my three-pod system? I've lost the manual and don't know how to turn it off at the same time each night. It seems to be different from the others.


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[tommyg]

Hi Hollyberry lady. I was curious. Do you have a website or blog?

[Jananas Bananas]

Sherry I posted a link for you in the AG thread.

I just saw the post a few minutes ago.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Janan, thanks for that link. It was very helpful to me. I had no idea about the plug being the way to set it. Very different from my others. It was coming on in the middle of the night when the other systems were off. Thanks again.


Nope, I don't have a website or a blog, Tommyg. Others have asked me that too. ;)


Jordan, I've got your sponges in an envelope and I'm going to mail them this evening. Let me know if you want any seeds for now also.


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[tommyg]

You can create one for free on blogger.com. I only ask because I do have a blogg and was wondering if youd like to write an article about gardening or any thing youve learned from it. I could then publish it on my site and give you credit for it.
Let me know what you think.
Tommyg

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks for the offer and I may take you up on that at some point. Right now I have a lot on the go and am in the process of writing a children's book about my little Henry. Someone encouraged me to do it a long time ago and I feel inspired now that he's passed away. I started it recently.


I could check out your blogg sometime if you'd like, Tommyg. :)


Well if I don't hear from ya Jordan, I'll just send the sponges and the strawberry seeds to you for now. ;)


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[tommyg]

Sure that sounds great. Its in my signature. Can you beleive that its 71 here today. That means that my sunroom is probably about 82 degrees. My plants must be really enjoying the weather.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I am very jealous to hear that! :ha:


We're sitting at 63 though so it's not so bad. In fact that is super warm for us this time of year. Indian summer in November.


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[Willow87]

Good afternoon everyone

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good afternoon, Cam. How are things?



I've been busy gabbing on the phone with a friend. Deciding what to make for dinner...



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[Willow87]

Hey Sherry everything is great. It rained here today which was nice, luckily the severe weather was east of here. I found more poms had sprouted and I'm soaking the Mexican Bird of Paradise seeds Janan sent. I made some Tamale pie in the slow cooker. My family seemed to enjoy it alot. I've been finding more healthy foods to cook in the slow cooker since my family's schedule changes a lot

[The Hollyberry Lady]

By slow cooker do you mean a crock pot? I like them lots in the summer when it's too hot to have the oven on.


Mmmmmm, I enjoy healthy food so that's great you've been making sure the family is fed well, Cam. I am still deciding what to make tonight.


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[Willow87]

Yes I call it slow cooker because one of my friends didn't know what a crock pot was lol. I made taco soup the other night, which is one of my favorites. My mom and sister and I are going to plan what we are going to cook for Thanksgiving. Were definitely making more desserts this year. Last year me and my sister made a homemade cheesecake with raspberry sauce, this year she wants to make apple dumplings which are really good. My mom never could find my aunts recipe to bread pudding, she passed away several years ago and the recipes on the internet aren't even close

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh yummy I love old recipes from Grandmothers and aunts. I come from a long line of good bakers and cooks.


So that taco soup sounds delicious. What's in it?


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[Willow87]

Yes my aunt was a great cook and so was my grandma. We lost a lot of their recipes unfortunately. Taco soup has ground beef, kidney beans, black beans, corn, taco seasoning, onions, Rotel and diced tomatoes. I think there were some other things in it but you put sour cream and chopped green onions on top. The juice from the corn and beans makes the soup part. Its very good. I think a previous recipe used Italian dressing seasoning instead of Taco seasoning. I remember seeing your pictures under the what's for dinner thread. My mom is looking through the Southern Living magazines for recipes right now. My sister wants to make some type of alcoholic drink too. I remember the Strawberry Daiquiri she made last year with fresh strawberries. It was really good

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Does that ever sound delicious, Cam. I wanna make that now too! :ha:


I didn't end up cooking any dinner tonight after all. Just had a bowl of cereal with nuts, shredded coconut, raisins, and pieces of banana in it. It was delicious!


I was just snapping a few shots for some thread or other...


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[Willow87]

LOL you should make some. That cereal sounds really good. I've been eating granola cereal with raisins.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good Morning, Insomniacs! :08:


Hope everyone is have a great Wednesday. Our weather has been really warm lately and I'd like to take a little trip again soon before the snow falls.


Jordan, your sponges are on their way! :D


I really might make some of that, Cam. It just sounds so damn good. ;)


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[Willow87]

Good afternoon everyone. Sherry I found some crock pot recipes for chili that I want to try. I can't seem to chose which one though lol. The Tamale pie has been a favorite of my family now. I've cooked it twice already. Sherry I posted some pictures of my Thanksgiving cactus bloom in the Succulent and Cacti thread. I thought it was going to be red and white like another one I have but it turned out to be multi color (red,White,fuchsia, and orange)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hi everyone!


Cam, your Thanksgiving cactus is lovely. I saw the shot. I bet you're very happy to have it.


I love chili. The spicier and hotter it is the better. I bet your slow cooker chili will be delicious, Cam. Great you're making a lot of good meals for the fam.


So how's evryone doing tonigt? Who's around?


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

It's beyond my bedtime, so I bid you all adieu. :ha:


G'night gang. :waving:


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[Jananas Bananas]

:waving: Morning Gang!

Been up since 4 this morning! UGH! That's why I try not to fall asleep too early which I did last night.

Yug are you up working somewhere?

Cam will be up soon I know he is an early riser. That is a gorgeous blossom on your Thanksgiving cactus! I have a few tiny little buds on a few of my plants - they are some I bought after they put them on sale last year so I don't know the color on them yet. I hope I don't have blossom drop, if I don't I've got one that has a bunch on it. I will try to get a picture this morning.

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Don't feel so bad Janan...I was up until the same hour! :eek:


Anyone growing Coffee? Here's my little plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2721.jpg


Coffee plants are said to make very attractive houseplants and they will even produce coffee inside! I don't actually drink coffee but I still think it's cool to grow it.


So how's everyone's day going? I think I might make sticky honey garlic spareribs tonight. Just hanging out taking some shots right now. Here's a good one I got today of one of Janan's marbles...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2720.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Sherry those are so pretty! The glossy leaves on the coffee plant are festive looking to me. I saw in another thread the whole plant picture (marbles). It looks like a bonsai!

[Willow87]

Thanks Janan and Sherry. Sherry I've grown coffee plants before. I had one for 3 years and it got pretty large but stupid mealybugs killed it. I love the leaves on it

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I've never pruned it once but it's just naturally a very dainty and petite plant. I love it. Thank you for sharing it with my, Janan. ;)


Yes the coffee plant is very intersting and I look forward to watching it grow.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh hi, Cam!


I'm working on a really cool shot right now, if I can get it just right. This camera and these lenses are way too fricken cool! :08:


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[Willow87]

Hey Sherry. I'm cooking chicken fajita Enchiladas for dinner tonight.

[jreidsma]

Hi everyone :)

Sorry I didn't answer anything for a while, I was in the ER at the hospital with an IV stuck in my arm. Had a really bad migraine and was out for this whole week.

Thanks for sending out some sponges Sherry :) I will be sure to send you something nice in the spring time ;) :D Also thanks for the strawberries :)

I just scanned over the pages that were posted while I was gone, sorry if I missed anything

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Wow Jordan...hope you're ok!


You're welcome for the three sponges and the strawberry seeds. Hopefully they won't take too long to get to you.


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[jreidsma]

Thanks :)

Hopefully I wont go through something like that again...

At my physical I got subscribed some co-q-10 vitamins or something and some new pain relievers and some stuff. Hopefully they will help.

I gave up on debian on my ipaq desktop, trying to install openBSD now ;)

Once it warms up again I will send you some seeds or something.

Do the alpine strawberries do well in the aerogardens? Are they very small?

Hope you are having a nice day :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Do the Alpines do well in the aero-garden?! :eek:


Didn't you see my shots of them? Check it out. Here they were last night in my A-G. You can see the whole plant growing out of my system...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2693.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2670-1.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2678.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2677.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2666.jpg


Well Jordan, do you think they like the A-G?! :ha:

[jreidsma]

:ha: Ahh, yes now I remember them :ha: Sorry, forgot those ones were the alpines... :eek::p:rolleyes: I feel incredibly stupid now :ha: I have been keeping up with every single post put on the aerogarden thread.

Let's just pretend I never asked this question ;) :ha:

:ha::ha::ha:

[Willow87]

I hope you are alright Jordan

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No worries Jordan...I got a chuckle out of it. :ha:


The strawberry seeds I sent you are from the plant in the picture. I'm gonna get some off to Janan asap too because I think she'd like to grow them as well.


I wasn't sure if Cam was into them or not.


Ok check out this nice shot I got today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2741.jpg


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[Willow87]

Wow Sherry, you always take great pictures. I was thinking about growing some of the gold bell peppers that Janan sent me because my mom said the price of peppers has gone up.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Cam. I like the shot too. Not as clear as I would have preferred and I know I could have got it clearer but I gave up. The light just wasn't quite right and I waited too late in the day to get the picture.


I have to say my favorite shot of all over the last few days, is this one...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2690.jpg


I'm really enjoying my new dslr camera. It was well worth the money.


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[Willow87]

Is that a fruit from your Jerusalem Cherry plant?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yup!


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2681.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Of today's batch I love this one. The soft purples with the creamy whites and water drops are perfect!!!! :)




http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2741.jpg

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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Janan. ;)


I like this one too...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2752.jpg


Those are the marble peppers I harvested today for seeds.


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[tommyg]

marble peppers look amazing. Wow, never though they could look like that.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

It's one gorgeous plant, as I illustrated in your 'indoor potted pepper' thread...and I only have a hundred seeds. So if you want some, just let me know. Did you ever see my 'little blue' pepper plant, Tommy? You'd love it.


Let me see if I can find a shot from a few months back...


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[jreidsma]

Nice pictures everyone :)

When I decide to not check on here for a hour or two, everyone gets on and post :ha:

We called the headache clinic and are trying to get me in earlier then Feb.

Can't wait to get my aerogarden set up :D

Sherry, did you also send the basket/pod things the sponges go in? If not I will need to quick order some.

Still laughing about the strawberry thing :ha::ha::ha:

Recorded another song off youtube. :) Slowly increasing my music count!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No I didn't send any of the baskets...had no idea you needed any. I only have the baskets that go with my units though and I don't think I have extras...right now anyway. Sorry. :(


I'm gonna order some stuff from aero-garden myself...likely at Christmas time. Just some sponges and some extra baskets...things like that. Not buying anymore aero-gardens for me...unless they're for gifts, like Janan is doing.


So I hear we're supposed to get some snow tonight!!! :eek: It'll be our first one this year but it might not stay for good quite yet...hopefully.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh and sorry you're getting migraine headaches, Jordan. Hope the docs can help ya with those. My friend used to get them when she was a teenager but they subsided later. Hope yours does too. ;)


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[jreidsma]

No problem, about the baskets.

I really hope I can get this migraine thing under control. I am sick of them.

I will order some AG baskets off ebay or Amazon within the next couple days.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I hope you get control of them too. Good luck and let us know.


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[jreidsma]

Oh, also, it snowed today! Along with hail and a bunch of other stuff! :(

You better be ready Sherry ;) It's probably gonna get you next :eek: :ha:

This 11th grader I started to talk with moved here from Las Vegas this year and he has never seen snow! :eek: he was freaking out :ha::ha::ha: The snow was sticking to his coat and he was yelling and stuff, he didn't think it was gonna stick to him or something.

Installing Xubuntu on my ipaq, means openBSD, and Debian don't seem to work on it.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I guess it's just supposed to fall tonight but it's not gonna accumulate. I'm not ready for snow yet.


Too funny about the 11th grader. :ha:


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Happy Friday, gang!


Today is Remembrance Day...or Veteran's Day for you Americans.


What's everyone up to?


I'm just hanging out and snapping a few shots. Thankfully we did not get the snow we were expecting last night but it's on the way! :eek: Hope everyone's having a great Friday so far.


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[Willow87]

Hey Sherry I had to help my mom clean a friends house today. Tomorrow I have to help my mom get the house cleaned up for Thanksgiving. My sister wants us to cook more things for Thanksgiving dinner

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh yeah, you guys are having Thanksgiving soon. We had ours in early October. I like it better having a big space between Thanksgiving and Christmas. You Americans must get sick of turkey, having the two holidays so close together like that.


I'm not sure what to cook for dinner but I've got a craving for tomatoes, garlic, and basil so it could be pasta. Not planning on kissing anyone tonight so I guess it'll be ok. :ha:


Hoping for NO snow.


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[jreidsma]

Does this look like a good deal or what?
the essentials for aerogarden 3 pods baskets nutrients | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/essentials-aerogarden-3-pods-baskets-nutrients-/180743501864?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1526f828)

I am going to order it later tonight if my dad feels like it. He has the credit cards ;) :ha::ha::ha::ha::ha:

I am hoping for no snow also :ha:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

That would be cool. Hope your dad gets them for ya.


So what are you gonna grow in your aero-garden, anyway?


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[jreidsma]

The micro tom Jana sent me, the alpine strawberry you sent me, and something else to go with them. Still need to decide on what the third will be.

Very excited to get mine started :D

[Willow87]

I don't really like turkey but my family does. Usually we cook a small dinner for Christmas

[The Hollyberry Lady]

You don't like turkey, Cam?! :eek:


Now that's one I've never heard before. :ha:


Well, I might have slipped you one or two pepper seeds, Jordan. ;) Maybe you'll join our hot pepper obsession and grow one in your pod. :D


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[jreidsma]

:ha::ha::ha: Sure :D

I grow peppers during the spring and summer. Once it warms up again I will have even more peppers to talk about ;)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm baking some banana muffins right now.


Yeah, peppers are a cool thing to grow anytime of the year. ;)


I'm just reading my camera manual and waiting for the muffins to be done. Half of them have walnuts and the other half don't.


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[Willow87]

I'll eat a little piece of it but I don't care for it lol. We always have plenty of left overs of turke. A co worker told my sister how to make turkey flautas with left over turkey. I miss eating muffins especially banana muffins and blueberry. I told my mom that I wanted to bake some bread for the holidays, since I want to use my bread machine. I baked white bread a couple of times in it, and it was the best tasting bread I had eaten lol

[Jananas Bananas]

:waving: Hi! Just dropping in quickly to say hey. Just got home a little while ago from taking hubby to get a free Veteran meal from Texas Roadhouse. Now I am vacuuming because I had a niggling feeling that something was up. And sure enough hubby has a surprise party scheduled for me tomorrow. :birthdaynana: After 17 YEARS of marriage he KNOWS I hate surprises! :eek: Very sweet and nice gesture, but I don't feel prepared and I feel like my house is a mess. UGH! :(


May be able to take a break and catch up later with the posts! ~J

[Willow87]

Hey Janan, that's nice of Texas Roadhouse to do that for veterans. You reminded me that I have to help my mom do a major cleaning of the house tomorrow, which I don't look forward to lol. That's nice for your husband to throw a surprise party for you. :goteam:

[jreidsma]

I know what you mean Janan :ha::ha::ha: When it comes to parties and larger stuff like that I don't like surprises either. I would rather have everything planned out right then.

I just ordered the aerogarden stuff I posted before, should get it at the 17th to the 24th apparently.

[Jananas Bananas]

Jordan you are one of the most patient people I have ever known! I would have been going crazy trying to get my AeroGarden started up. I know you have been anxious I'm sure, but wow patience, patience, patience! :ha:

Yes, Cam, and here I am typing on my computer instead of cleaning again. I had to take a break though. It's only about 68 degrees in the house right now, but I was wringing wet with sweat, getting overly stressed and fretting.

And yes, that was very sweet of Greg. I love him so much for it. He was trying to do something that hasn't been done before - which is the "Surprise" Party! :ha:

[Willow87]

So today is the big day Janan:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

What day is your birthday, Janan? Hope you have fun at the party! :birthdaynana:



Good morning gang! So nice that Bob has joined us again in the aero-garden thread! I finally got him to get his system going again and join us. He's gonna grow all hot peppers this time around. Can't wait to see his stuff.


So I yook the little pot of colorado blue spruce tree seeds out of my freezer. Can't wait for sprouts!


Happy Saturday gang. :D


It's sunny and gorgeous here today...and no snow!!! :woohoonaner:



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[jreidsma]

Happy surprise party! :D :goteam::woohoonaner::birthdaynana:

Patience is a good thing ;)

No snow yet either :D :woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Snow is only good in December...after that it's useless! :ha:


So I sowed a Filius Blue in my A-G today. It's gonna be one cool pepper plant with purple/blue fruits that ripen red.


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[jreidsma]

We agree on something else again! :ha: Snow is only good in December for the holidays. After that its worthless.

Got all of my sacred water lotus dug up and cleaned up. Because I don't have a place where they wouldn't freeze, they are going in a tupperware container in my refrigerator ;) :ha::ha::ha::ha::ha:

I thought they would be more like a single root system them the leaves came from that. It was more like some weird vine underwater that spread for feet! :eek: :ha:

I got arch linux installed on my ipaq, and it works! :D

I didn't know it though and the Arch Linux OS has no graphics or desktop at first boot..... I had to install every single little thing I wanted! Oh well, it looks how I want it to now ;) I installed XFCE for the desktop. Then clamav, chkrootkit, rkhunter for security. And then libreoffice and a couple text editors

[The Hollyberry Lady]

That's the tuber, on your lotus Jordan. Handle with care because it can be very brittle and if it snaps, the lotus will die!


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I was looking through old pictures tonight and I came across this utterly adorable one of Henry. Remember this one?


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3195.jpg


He was tired after a shower and decided to have a little nap while I was toweling off and brushing my teeth! :ha: I think it's my favorite shot of him because it's just so utterly precious and cute.


Gosh I miss that bird.


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[jreidsma]

Very cute pictures, yes I remember it very well :D

The fact that you still remember him and miss him shows how good of an owner you were :)

Just got a sago palm from the store :D its cute :D Will show some pictures later.

I was very careful with the tubers of my lotus, don't worry :) Only one did end up in half and that was because it rotted a bit in the middle.

Where I was in the ER Monday and didn't get a chance to get them inside they froze a bit and rotted in a couple places. Overall they look ok though :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Jordan. ;)


I was just posting on my new blog...


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[jreidsma]

:woohoonaner:

I have a blogger blog also! We should follow each other! :D

Mine is Exotic Michigan (http://www.jreidsma.blogspot.com/)

:D

Heres my new sago palm:
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01387.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01388.jpg

It was just so cute I had to get it ;) And for only ten dollars it wasn't that badly priced either :)

EDIT:
Hmmm... for some reason I can't follow your blog, and quite a few of the things on mine aren't showing up correctly. Maybe they will tomorrow.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nice palm, Jordan!


Yes, we should follow each other on our blogs...that would be cool. ;)


Hope everyone's having a great Sunday.


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[jreidsma]

If you read my thread I just made on the palm then you know what happened....

The store took such bad care of it that it had rotted, and was moving onto the inside of the plant. I cut it off and am going to try to root it with rooting hormone.

This is exactly what happened to my last sago, the store I bought it from over watered it drastically. this one looks a bit better so maybe it will root and be ok.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Sure hope it roots for you, Jordan. That would be cool.


Just loading some shots and thinking about sowing some seeds. I'm in the mood to germinate some plants. I was thinking of sowing another blue cornflower seed because I accidently killed the one in my aero-garden! :eek: It was gonna bloom soon too. I snapped the base of the plant while showering it. I knew I should have supported it more, but it was too late. :( Now I have to start over.


Hope your party went well Janan. :D Are ya hungover?! :ha:


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[Jananas Bananas]

Hi Gang! :waving:

Well, yes I guess the party went well for the most part. No I am not hung over, I am not a drinker. :)

The guys spent most of the afternoon, working on plumbing. Due to the drought the ground shifted again and busted the water line coming from the road to the house. They had to locate and make repairs. Then today, we had another one and Greg and I had to do the same thing. :( So we have been very busy and have had our hands full!!!

Sorry about your new Sago Jordan. A lot of stores do that to plants. They have one person per shift assigned to "water the plants" - so often they are watered at least twice a day whether they need it or not - no matter what type of plant.

My birthday is on the 16th of the month - same day of the month as yours Sherry! :)

I haven't had a chance to do any update pictures. Everything is doing pretty well though. Put a few plants back outside because we are in the mid to upper 80's again. They seem to like it out there more than in the house.

Greg was going to take me out of town this week for my birthday, but with the pipe issues we may have to postpone it. Oh well, not anything we can do about it, sad to say! :(

I think supper is ready, so will check back in later! ~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Great the party was a success. Hope the food was good and you had a piece of cake for me too. :ha:


Oh yes, I forgot, our birthdays are both on the 16th but on different months. So your b-day is in a few days! :birthdaynana: Please don't tell me you're buying another aero-garden for a present! :ha:


Hope you have a good dinner, Janan. Maybe you'll post what you're eating in my thread...since the rest of the snobs on this site never do.


Ok, gotta go sow one more seed in my aero-garden...


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[Jananas Bananas]

Just you and I are the main picture posters on the dinner thread, but we sure do get thanked a lot for posting them and I'll bet make a lot of people hungry doing it! :ha:

I had chicken and dumplings tonight (not home made - but still very good - I was in a hurry tonight), which I didn't get a picture of. But I have taken a few pictures for posting to the dinner thread that I haven't yet so I will try to get a couple of those posted this evening.

I will take a picture of our dessert tonight though. Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream on top! :)

[jreidsma]

If I ever make or get anything decent looking I will post it ;) I usually eat Ramen noodles and macaronis though :ha::ha::ha:

[tommyg]

ramen is decent with a little cayenne pepper and fresh scallions, small amount of curry powder too. It eat that from time to time.

[Jananas Bananas]

Did I ever tell you how hubby fixes Ramen? He will cook the noodles as usual, but will pour all the water off. Use Ranch dressing stirred in with the seasoning packet. It is really good like that and it makes it like a noodle side dish. Sometimes with the chicken flavor he will serve it over a chicken breast. We eat a lot of Ramen also. :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Never heard of those noodles but they sound yummy. I had honey garlic chicken with rice and snow peas but I forgot to get a shot tonight.


Janan, I am gonna send out some seeds your way in a short time. I thought you might like a few of those Filius Blue hot peppers. I sowed one in my A-G.


I was munching a few berries tonight and they were so tasty. I'm just tickled to pluck them from my little plant.


I'll also be eating these within a day or two...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2828.jpg


Not to worry...I'll save some seeds Janan! :D


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[Jananas Bananas]

Ramen I think are usually found in the pasta isle Sherry, or maybe by the Asian food or soups. The are like 20 cents or so a packet. It's usually a staple for college kids. :) They have different flavors like chicken, beef, shrimp, they have a spicy pepper one too you would probably like. The flavor packets taste a lot like bullion cubes to me.

What size are the Halm's Gelbe - a cherry tomato size? They sure are a beautiful color.

[tommyg]

yup they are not healthy at all, but great when on a serious budget. Mostly I like the size and texture of the noodles. Perfect size for soup. Sometimes i'll make a hearty soup and put the noodles in there.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh you mean..."Mr Noodle"!!! :ha:


I didn't know what the heck you guys were talking about!


Yeah I don't eat them but I used to when I was younger. I don't like salty fake packets added to my food and would rather make my own homemade sauces and broths. Sometimes you're in a hurry though and can't take the time.


They are a large cherry tomoto size Janan...the Hahm's Gelbe. They are from Darr and she's a member here but I can't recall her screenname offhand. I think I sent her some pepper seeds in exchange. The plant is really pretty and I'm so glad I'm growing it. I have a feeling those little yellow balls are gonna be yummy.


I don't think my miracle fruit seed is gonna sprout. It's always covered in white fuzzy mold and I'm sick of cleaning it off. Today I was so mad I dumped peroxide on top of it! :ha:


I'm gonna try sowing a miracle fruit seed the good old fashioned way and a way I know best of all...in soil! :D I bet I can get one to germinate in soil.


There's hope yet for the banana passion flower seed. It's looking fat and swollen. I'm looking so forward to seeing it come up. Hope it does. I'll grow it as long as I can in the A-G and then pop it into a pot until Spring.


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[Jananas Bananas]

I knew you knew what it was!!! :ha: Yes like Tommy said not healthy, but quick easy and cheap! :ha:

I tried them in sterile seed starter soil too Sherry! Good luck! I am trying the damp paper towel and baggie right now!

I haven't had any luck with passion fruit either. I had that one forever from the two year old seed in one of the AG's and just loved it there. I just let it grow and grow and I tucked it around the other units. It was gorgeous! Spider mites got to it while I was traveling though. Wiped it out pretty quick! :(

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yeah, the plants really gotta be showered and misted regularly to not get overtaken by mites. I hate those buggers! Now that I'm back home, they don't stand a chance.


Ok yeah, I'll try two in soil and 2 in a moist paper towel Janan...the miracle fruit seeds. There's gotta be a way to get these babies to sprout.


Time to take some shots of some seedlings...


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[tommyg]

That might be a good idea. It might need a lot of heat so in a plastic bag it might do well. But I have no clue.

I just wrote up a quick post on my blog if you wanted to check it out.

If anyone likes my blog feel free to "follow me or subscribe"

Thanks!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok I will check it out, Tommy. I did three new posts on my blog last night as well. How do we subscribe to each other's blogs? I'm new to all of this but love it.


Will we gets emails when someone posts something new on a blog we're subscribed to?


Jordan, what's your blog site address? I liked your suggestion earlier about following each other. I just don't know how to do it yet.


Janan, hope you'll check out my blog too. The link is at the bottom of my signature if you wanna go see it. ;)


I'm gonna do a post on my blog about germination techniques soon.


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[tommyg]

You should see follow me or subscribe on the right side of my page. Yes i think they can email you updates, but when you go to your main page while logged in youll have status log of all your subscriptions and their newest posts. I did take a look at your new posts. Good stuff.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I just read your "Why I Started to Grow Fruit Trees" story. I enjoyed it very much. Sounds like you're gonna be addicted to gardening, like we all are, very soon. :ha: I can just tell.


Glad you saw my new posts on my blog. It's more fun when other people read and see your stuff of course...otherwise you feel like you're on a garden forum, alone! :ha:


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[tommyg]

Thanks! Another warmday here. My plants wil love it.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good morning!


Might go downtown later to take some pictures. Possibly even some sneak street photography! :ha:


Hope everyone's having a great Monday morning so far.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Wow, we are really warm today for this time of year...it's 55!!! :eek:


It's not sunny though but tomorrow is supposed to be. Might save my downtown trip for tomorrow instead.


Just sowed another miracle fruit seed in soil. Fingers crossed they come up. Hope yours do too, Janan.


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[Willow87]

Hi Sherry. Its going to be 81 here today with a chance of rain tonight and tomorrow. A few of my epi cuttings have roots on them. I'm so glad some rooted

[tommyg]

Wish I put my strawberry plant outside today its 63! I will tomorrow.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

81?!!! :eek: Wow, that's warm!


Not to worry Tommy...your strawberry plant will be ok inside too. Bet you can't wait for fruits.


See my Venus Flytrap?


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2880.jpg


I've kept it going for three months now. Two of those months it was at the cottage. It's even caught a couple gnats. It's sending up new traps from the center of the plant constantly.


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[Willow87]

LOL yes its unusually warm here, I'm ready for the cold weather. Your venus fly traps look great. I had one of those a few years ago and I killed it after a couple of weeks

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Cam. I sure hope I can keep it going over the winter too. I kept one alive once for over a year. I give it nothing but spring water.


Wonder if a venus flytrap plant would thrive in the A-G since they naturally grow in bogs. Now there's an idea. I'm afraid to kill mine though so not sure if I'll try it until I come across a 2nd plant somewhere.


Glad I stayed home today because it's raining now. Tomorrow is supposed to be super sunny.


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[Willow87]

Well it seems to be happy right now. It would be neat to grow one in an AG. I hope it rains here, my yard is getting cracks i it again

[The Hollyberry Lady]

It is pretty happy right now, that's for sure. I have it in a deep glass vase with a lid over half of the top. It's such a cute plant. I try not play with the traps too much because they die quicker if you do and it takes a lot of the plants' energy. It's caught a few gnats I noticed a couple times though. Must be why I never see any around.


I'm reading my camera manual and loading pictures...


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[Willow87]

I saw some for sale at Lowe's the other day. I need something like that by my houseplants because I'm starting to see gnats again. I read that peroxide and water kills the larva in the soil so I'm going to try that to see if the gnat population declines

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Those blasted gnats are giving you trouble again, eh Cam? Good luck with the peroxide mix.


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[Willow87]

Yes they are. I hate those things lol. I never really got rid of them. I'm going to set out some water/soap traps for the adult ones

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I've used raid before to kill the airborne ones. I hate them too...the little bastards! :ha:


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[jreidsma]

Exotic Michigan (http://www.jreidsma.blogspot.com/)

That's my blog.

I keep going to your blogs but I can't find how to subscribe anymore. The bar on the top of the page is gone and under the followers there's nothing....

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I cannot figure out how to subscribe either.


I am about to post on my blog again shortly...


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[Willow87]

Wow everyone is starting a blog. I wish I could start one but I don't know how to lol. Sherry that's a good idea about using raid. I actually bought some natural bug killer, I wonder if that would work?

[jreidsma]

Setting up a blog is actually pretty easy. There should be vieos about it also, maybe youtube it and see what comes up.

It reached about 45 degrees at 4PM today :eek:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok I think I figured out how to follow a person`s blog. Go on their blog and click `join this site` at the bottom. Then it asks if you want to follow. I just joined Tommy`s blog. ;)


It`s easy Cam. I knew nothing either. Just click on my blog and then I think it gives you the option to sign in and create a blog of your own.


I just finished releasing a new post on my blog.


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[Jananas Bananas]

Sherry, my Little Blue is only an inch and a half tall. Should I pinch off those buds? Surely it cannot make peppers that tiny can it? I am so worried about it, since I have really had to struggle just to get one past the sprouting stage!!! It hasn't grown taller though it has put on a few more leaves.

That Venus Fly trap is very cool. I have had them before but I always kill them.

I believe it got to 89 here today. We are actually supposed to get some rain tomorrow!!!!

[jreidsma]

On my firefox there is nothing to follow people for some reason. I cant post either.

I went to my blogger dashboard and added you guys to my follow list. Sherry, and tommyg

[tommyg]

ya you can't post unless you sign in. That depends on the blogger's settings.
On my blog below my picture it should say join this site.

Making a blog is simple with blogger.com Everything is setup for you as templates, but you can also go and edit the code if you want so it is very flexible.

Sherry, make sure to activate google analytics so you can see when you get traffic, from where, what times, where they are viewing ..... It is a google product. So you use the same login as you use for blogger.

Tommyg

[The Hollyberry Lady]

The first blossoms may fall off anyway Janan, so don't worry. All pepper plants get buds on them when they're "too small", so don't worry about it and just watch the show. The plant will continue to grow and get more leaves, branches and buds. It sure is a cutey, Janan.


Oh I thought you were on the same sight as Tommy and I are on, Jordan. I find it pretty easy and straightforward for the most part. I'm just new at it but I'm learning as I go along. I like how easy it is to post shots too.


Ok Tommy, I'll check it out. Not sure I know exactly what you mean yet.


Cool that Bob posted in the aero-garden thread today, eh? He's growing all of my hot pepper varieties I sent him. I gave him one called Fluorescent Purple, Janan....but I lost track of it. I'll get some seeds back from Bob for us. You'll love it!!! :goteam:


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[tommyg]

Google analytics is a powerful tool to see how your site is viewed in cyber space. Blogger has its own tracking service which is probably good enough for most people.

I myself am learning SEO, Search engine optimization , and finding ways to create more traffic to my blog and my website.

I'd say disregard my google analytics idea unless you are trying to make a business or money from your blog. Sorry about that.

[tommyg]

The great thing about us having blogs and working on them is that we can create a small coalition. We can each offer somewhat expert advice from experience and refer "our readers" to each other to learn more about gardening. The more followers, the more views, the more views the more comments, the more comments the more eye balls on our sites, and the more of that the more we can actually help others out there garden themselves. So a win, win for everyone.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nope, I just did it for fun...and to share information. :D It's like having your own little site.

Hoping you guys will all create blogs on the same site as Tommy and I and we can all follow each other's. That would be cool.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok I didn't realize that about people posting. I posted on your blog, didn't I Tommy?


What the heck are you guys waiting for? Help us out and post on our blogs, will ya!!! :goteam:


I'm gonna go post on yours again now Tommy...


Did you read my information about germination?


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[tommyg]

I'm going to check it out.
yes blogs are fun if you keep up with it.
Over time you get readers who come back to see what you're up to.
Or people searching for information on something specific and land on your page.
When i did my fruit and plant research about 70% of the information I found was from blogs, a lot on forums and some on company sites looking to sell and educate at the same time. Blogs are a powerful resource.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I think I just saw that Jordan joined my blog site!!! THANKS Jordan! :D


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

It's true because I've been using this screenname for a long time and sometimes when I look up certain plants on the internet, my name is there with links to garden sites and my pictures are shown too! It's pretty neat.


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[tommyg]

There are two other good things you can do to get more visibility to your blog. When you are posting pictures in your post click on the picture. This will give you more settings. I think one says caption. You can add a caption that is directly linked to the photo. This way when someone goes online and types that name they may find your picture. The search bots can not identify images unless they are named. So try that out on your pictures. Name them and with enough hits they'll start popping up on search engines as an example of the word you chose.

I know when I go online I want to see what a fruit or plant looks like I type the name and the picture pops up. Without a label it is just a jpg file or whatever.

Another tip. Under every post (when editing) you'll see something that says label and a place to enter stuff. This is a good way to organize your posts so people can search for what they want. So if you write about germination, and tomatoes, you might want to type those two words there. Then someone viewing your site can click on tomatoes and it will pull up all articles with that label or "keyword" in it. So if you get into a habit of adding labels to all your posts that helps the viewer find the information they are looking for.

Just some tips. Hope that helps.

If you look at my blog on the right I have a list of tags. Those are all my labels.

See what I mean?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Although it was difficult at first, I finally posted on your blog, Tommy! Maybe you'll post on mine sometime...so I don't feel so all alone there. ;)


Wish you'd join too, Janan. I'd join your blog if you had one and post lots. We have the same interests. :D


Ok so yes those tips do help very much, Tommy. Thanks for being so helpful. I like people like that. ;)


So I'm thinking about what to post next on my blog. I was thinking about doing a post about aero-gardening at some point. I'll definitely start labelling my shots.


This is kinda fun. :goteam:


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[Willow87]

I guess I need to check out everyone's blogs.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

That would be nice, Cam. Maybe even start a blog of your own!


Janan, hope you will check out our blogs as well. ;)



So how's everyone's Tuesday going so far? Jordan, let me know when you get the sponges and seeds I sent you. Did your dad order you the baskets?



It's kind of a nice day and I was thinking about going downtown, with my camera. Not sure just yet though until I make a few phonecalls.


Chat soon...


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[tbaleno]

I have to check out everyones sites again. Everytime I don't log in for a few days I get so far behind in the posts. Also, I need to post on my site more. I'm currently trying for another hydroponic watermelon and I haven't posted on it on my blog yet.

[jreidsma]

I had to go on my ipad to go one all your sites. I joined Sherries and tommyg's.

Maybe its a bug with firefox.

I haven't gotten your sponged yet. I did order the basket sponge and fertilizer combo I showed earlier on Friday. I should get it any time also.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I seem to recall it didn't take too long whenever I mailed your seeds before Jordan...within a couple weeks. So glad you got the baskes and you'll be good to go.


Funny that some braindead moron was implying that I don't pull through on my seed mailings! An absolute joke among jokes because I'm known on many gardening forums for my generosity and endless seed sharing. Not that I need to defend myself to someone who is obviously speaking directly through their arse, but it just makes me laugh. :ha:


So I got busy today with company and wasn't able to get downtown yet. I want to though because there are things I'd like you guys to see.


How's your weather, everyone? Ours is so nice...and snow-free. Loving it.


I'll get to your pm in a few minutes, Tommy. ;)


I'd love to see your new post on your blog, Tom! That would be cool. Nice to 'see' you again. :waving:


Hope everyone's having a terrific Tuesday.


Chat soon...


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[jreidsma]

We are still snow free, but not for long probably.

How do you like my ramen noodles! :D ;)

I can post on blogs now, maybe it was just a bug that needed worked out with firefox?

[jreidsma]

Here's some random pictures my parents took the other day

http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01394.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01395.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01396.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01397.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01398.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01399.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01401.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01402.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01403.jpg
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01404.jpg

And this is a tree from a month or so ago:
http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/DSC01328.jpg

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks for the pics, Jordan! Love that first one!


I love sky pictures.


Wow I think you commented on my blog Jordan! You're so nice...thank you. ;)


If any of you guys start a blog, I will post and follow it as well. It could be really fun and our blogs could be educational to lots of people trying to get good gardening advice...other than lame internet links and textbook advice. Actual gardeners who have hands-on experince...like we all do. :)


So I was thinking of taking a shot or two in a few minutes. Tonight I am eating my first Hahm's Gelbe tomato from my aero-garden! :goteam:


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2928.jpg


Aren't they a cute pair?


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[Willow87]

Wow those are some great pics Sherry and Jordan. It made it to 82 here today and we missed out on the rain.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I can't believe how warm you guys are Cam. You're so lucky!


Thanks about the shot. I was just taking a picture of a piece of pasta! :ha: Do you guys have "Scooby Doo" pasta in the US?


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[tommyg]

Haha.. maybe I don't know. I'm going to start using flash when taking my pics in the afternoons, much better color although the shadows are deep.

Today I found a small sprout growing in my bunching onion container. I doubt its bunching onion and just wondering what it is and what seed was in there. I guess I'll have to keep an eye on it.

Also, I posted an update video last night of my banana plants on my blog.
Check it out.

[jreidsma]

Just got my aerogarden stuff from ebay today! :D :woohoonaner:

I am going to clean out the bowl and everything again ad have it set up and running so all I have to do is put the seeds in it when I get the stuff from you Sherry.

Can't wait :D

[tbaleno]

YAY You! I bet it was a great thrill to see the package. Sherry is great. She always sends cool stuff. I loved the pepers she sent me.

[Willow87]

My internet was down most of yesterday and today. Some construction workers cut the cable line by accident, so I didn't have phone, cable, or internet lol

[tommyg]

Just cut up some scallions to put in my ramen soup. They look and hopefully taste very good.
Here is a picture of them right after I cut them from the plant.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t3NMwruK1_s/TsWiHfZ5xjI/AAAAAAAAAP4/wL9ow_cgZUg/s1600/THP_7657.jpg

More pics on my blog.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hey you guys! :waving:


Sorry, but I've been a bit busy. Hope all is well and you are enjoying the weekend. The sun is shining here today and it's not snowing so this is a good thing.


I just thought I'd post and show a few shots, but I'm going shopping for a new winter coat today and gonna get an iPad too.


Hope to be on later and show you some more pics. I'm gonna start a new thread later too with some new photos, but I'm working on more. :goteam:


Hope you guys have a super day. ;) Miss you all. Chat soon...


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[jreidsma]

I just switched RAM in some of my computers. I put 512MB in my ipaq desktop and put its 384MB in my dell dimension l933r.

Just got some pachypodium horombense seeds form a friend on plantswap :) Can't wait to plant them :)

Going to "Golden corral" later for my uncles birthday. Its an all you can eat buffet and they have this new chocolate waterfall thingy :D I know what I am eating for supper! ;) :ha::ha::ha:

Had a small migraine last night, I am getting sick of them.

[Jananas Bananas]

Hi Gang! :waving:

Jordan have you seen anything sprouting in the AG yet? Beautiful sunset pictures!

I wondered where you were Cam! :) I was traveling this week.

Sherry those twin peppers are too cute!

Tommy how did the scallions taste. They LOOK like they taste good! :)

Tom how have you been? Do you have a bunch of stuff growing back in your basement?

~J

[jreidsma]

Nope nothing sprouting yet. Maybe the micro toms will come up soon :)

[Jananas Bananas]

I think my MicroToms came up within a few days! They are so adorable. The seeds I sent you were from my tomatoes shown in the AG thread, so the freshest I could have sent. Hope they pop soon! :)

[jreidsma]

I bet they will soon :)

I remember when I was growing them outside :D they are very cute and small plants :D They will match my aerogarden very well :)

[tommyg]

They tasted good. I also picked some of my parsley and that tasted good as well. Hope they keep growing.

[Willow87]

Hi everyone. I got a new Thanksgiving cactus plant to replace the yellow one I gave away. I hope everyone is having a great Saturday

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/002-23.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/Cballen87/003-21.jpg

[jreidsma]

That is a very healthy looking cactus :)

[tommyg]

That's funny. I was at home depot today and almost picked up a cactus. The round ball type. hmm

[Willow87]

I saw some larger ones but I decided to get a small one. They only have 2 colors this year. Red and the dark pink. I wish there would have been white,peach, or yellow

[Jananas Bananas]

I haven't been since last week, but neither HD or Lowe's had any yet here. Beautiful choice Cam. I really love those things! I would love to have a big one in the center of the table for Thanksgiving.

[tommyg]

I found some at mine in the indoor plant section. It was mixed in with the "foliage plants" and other hanging plants. Hope you find some.

[Willow87]

I hope you can find some too Janan. I love Thanksgiving cactus plants too, I saw one called 'Aspen' when I was searching Google. It had a very frilly flower on it.

[Jananas Bananas]

I really don't need any more. I think I have about 8 or 10 plants. But I want a blooming one. I just went to check on mine and I do have one that is fairly close to blooming. It might make it by Thanksgiving. The others are all behind the big one. So if I don't find a new one that I just HAVE to have, maybe my old ones will fill the bill! :)

A frilly one sounds really pretty Cam! What color was it?

[Willow87]

I wish my red TC would bloom but I don't even see any buds. Its developing new segments. The Aspen one was white with a pale pink center.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I guess since it's after midnight...Good Morning! :waving:


I've had a busy day...shopping. :ha:


I did not find a winter coat yet and have to go back out tomorrow. I did get an iPad though!!! I haven't checked it out yet but it's wickedly cool and I can't wait to use it. There's no keyboard at all...it's all touch screen!


So yeah the winter coat selection was pathetic. Totally depressing colors...mostly blacks, greys, and browns. Yuck. :(


Your cactus blooms are gorgeous, Cam! Thanks for sharing. ;)


Chat soon...


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[Willow87]

Thanks so much Sherry. I did all my shopping for Thanksgiving dinner today.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good Morning!


Does anyone else have an iPad? Omg they're totally awesome!


I gotta go back out shopping today because I had no luck finding a winter coat, and snow is a coming! I could just wear my coat from last year but I want a new one. Hopefully I'll find something today.



How's everyone's Sunday going so far?


Tommy, I'll be mailing your seeds off late tonight. They won't go out until tomorow morning anyway, so I've got the day.


Jordan, hoping your seeds arrive next week for you. ;)


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[tommyg]

Thanks! I have a couple containers for them already.
I just changed my blog name as I am going to create a separate one for just fruits.
It's in my signature, but I changed it to sunroomgardening.blogspot.com.

Thanks!

[jreidsma]

I have my own ipod touch 4th generation 32GB. And I have an ipaq 2 16GB from school. We all got one in high school this year to use.

They are pretty cool! :D ;) :)

Makes me want one that is actually mine, my ipod touch looks tiny now.

I found this cool thing coming out next month called an "raspberry pi". It's a tiny computer about the size of a credit card! And they are selling them for $25-$35! I will be getting one.

[tommyg]

interesting. I have an ipod touch and the samsung galaxy tab. They are very good to showcase some of my photography.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hi gang,


I got the iPad 2, so it's the latest. I got 32GB but I'm thinking of returning it and getting the 64GB.


This thing is way too cool. I'm loving it. I was using it today at the grocery store because it had my shopping list on it!


I got the black one, not the white one because the salesguy told me the white one tends to turn yellowish over time. I also got a black leather case for it.


So happy I picked one up. Apple is awesome. I gotta get some more apps but I'm just reading the manual still.


My mom has an iPod touch. I bought it for her in the summer. She loves it and uses it all the time...especially for music.


Ok Tommy, just to let you know, I mailed your seeds off today so you should get them within a couple weeks. Our mail service is slow. I meant to mail them last night but it was just too late by the time I got home. No worries, they're on they're way. :)


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[tommyg]

Thanks!
I am concerned that you have not received the seeds I sent you yet. Hopefully you will get them soon.

Tommyg

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No, do not be concerned. They'll be here. It's just that our mail service is slow and they take their sweet time sorting and delivering them.


Keep in mind, we're in different contries. I'll let you know the very day they get here though. :)


So do you use your iPod a lot for tunes Tommy?


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[tommyg]

My ipod? Yup it is almost permanently in my car. I have tons of music on it.
I used to do more with it, but I enjoy my tablet (samsung galaxy) for internet, and all other media. I'm curious why you are interested in getting a larger capacity tablet. Do you put a lot of videos on it? A ton and I mean a ton of music will only fill about 8 gigs total. Apps are tiny maybe 500 megabytes if you have a lot and music, with a lot about 2 gigs.
But, whatever works best for you.

[Jananas Bananas]

:waving:

I always used my IPod for audio books. I could take it anywhere and still listen to my books! I haven't used it in a long time. Mine is OLD compared to all you guys'!!!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yeah I might go a little nuts with videos and movies and don't want to have to worry about space. It's only a hundred bucks more to double what I have now.


Cool that you have an iPod too Janan. My mom loves hers. Maybe you should upgrade yours.


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[jreidsma]

My ipod stays pretty much in my Ihome speaker thing most of the time. Unless I am playing some games or something.

I always go for the most space I can get ;) Even if it is not needed. I stuck with the 32GB though on my ipod because I didn't have the extra money to get the 64GB :ha::ha::ha:

I might look around ebay and amazon some and see how much it would take to build a netbook or laptop with the raspberry pi I am going to buy ;)

Good news, my micro toms in my AG are sprouting. The new root is coming out of them. Maybe tomorrow they will be poking up our of the sponge and I will be able to get a picture of them.

Oh, and also I have this week off of school for Thanksgiving. I go back Monday though :(

[The Hollyberry Lady]

That's cool Jordan that you have lots of time off!


So great you got a micro-tom sprout! Yippeeee!


Oh and Janan, I have a bunch of your little marble seeds germinating right now in soil! :goteam:


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[tommyg]

I'm pretty pumped. Just learned of a new gardening place that's close to my house. They are supposed to have tons of gardening equipment. And a lot of seeds and things like that. I'll have to visit this weekend and see what kinds of things they have. I think they have aero gardens, trellises, hanging gardens, atc. They are called worm's way and I believe they are in a couple states. Has anyone been before?

[Jananas Bananas]

I was hoping you were going to say Miracle Fruit Sherry!!! Great about the baby Marbles though!

Jordan is a GRANDPA! :woohoonaner: :ha: (the MicroToms - get it???)

I have not Tommy, sounds like someplace I would like to go though.

[jreidsma]

I guess I am a tomato grandparent (why -pa). I don't know if I should be happy about that or not ;) :ha::ha::ha:

[Jananas Bananas]

:ha::ha::ha::ha::ha::ha:

[jreidsma]

I am going to have to rebuy all my username changes and stuff. Mine is still screwing up :eek: Oh, well.

:ha::ha::ha: (Tomato nightmares later.... ;))

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Tommy, can you pick me up on your way to that place?! :ha:


I could go nuts in an establishment like that! :eek:



No luck yet on the miracle fruit seeds, Janan. Not even the ones in a moist paper towel on my heatmat are coming up. Blasted things. I want one real bad. Gonna keep trying...


I keep getting nothing but yellow chard coming up! I just continue to pull them out and start another seed. :ha:


Ok so here's my iPad2:


Leather casing...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3039.jpg


iPad...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3040.jpg


I'm gonna download lots of movies and tunes. Plus I want to get a few iBooks as well. What a nifty little thing this is. It fits into my purse!


: )