The Hollyberry Lady's Plants and Flowers

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Pen. Here were my "Connecticut King", "Lollypop", as well as "cappuccino" lilies, and my about to bloom 'white swan' coneflowers today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2967.jpg


"Jacqueline" Asiatic Lily...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2968.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

"Maiden Rose" Pelargonium beginning to bloom in the back sunporch this week. Took this shot today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2996.jpg


My "Devil's Backbone" cutting that's thriving this season. Love the signature zig zag stems...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2989.jpg


"Connecticut King" lilies thriving...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2974.jpg


Freshly snipped "Amythest Beautyberry" cuttings. See the little flower buds already? My shrubs will be loaded with berries this season...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2994.jpg


Guess what this is?...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2999.jpg


Nope, that's not it, guess again! :ha:


I'll give you a hint...


It's produces edible fruits and it's from Beth.


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[sunfish]

"Maiden Rose" Pelargonium beginning to bloom in the back sunporch this week. Took this shot today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2996.jpg


My "Devil's Backbone" cutting that's thriving this season. Love the signature zig zag stems...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2989.jpg


"Connecticut King" lilies thriving...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2974.jpg


Freshly snipped "Amythest Beautyberry" cuttings. See the little flower buds already? My shrubs will be loaded with berries this season...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2994.jpg


Guess what this is?...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2999.jpg


Nope, that's not it, guess again! :ha:


I'll give you a hint...


It's produces edible fruits and it's from Beth.


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Passiflora Quad. ?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nope, but a good guess Tony, and I can see why you picked it but it's not a passiflora.


: o


Another guess, or shall I tell you? Maybe this close-up will help...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2997.jpg


It's going into my garden tomorrow...


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[sunfish]

Last guess coffee

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good guess, but it's not coffee either. Ok, give up? It's a Tamarillo tree. It will produce fruits similar looking and tasting to tomatoes. Can't wait to try them.


Here's my blooming Easter Lilies this rainy morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI3009.jpg


Thanks for your good guesses, Tony.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

"Le Reve" Oriental Lilies blooming this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3037.jpg


Sprig of hollyberries from my "2 in 1" grafted "Blue Princess" Hollyberry shrub with a grafted male "Blue Prince" branch...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3060.jpg


Here's the shrub the sprig was taken from...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3024.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Indoor Pelargonium blooming nicely this past week. Here it is this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3061.jpg


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[cherokee_greg]

Indoor Pelargonium blooming nicely this past week. Here it is this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3061.jpg


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Is this a geranium ? I have one that looks like this I got a cutting from my sister I like it great. You sure can grow some nice plants ! Thanks I really enjoy your pictures

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thank you, Greg! Glad you enjoy the shots. :waving:


Yup, a Pelargonium is a Geranium. Mine is called Martha Washington "Berry Swirl" and they survive great in a cold sunporch over winter and even bloom! I have three different kinds.


Here's some green Hollyberries from my new "2 in 1" female "Blue Princess" shrub with a grafted male "Blue Prince" branch, eliminating the need for two shrubs! I have two already but bought this one for a friend. Said I wouldn't ruin the surprise by showing the whole bush until they receive it in the mail, but here's a few of the green Hollyberries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3070.jpg


They look like they'll turn red very soon...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Couldn't resist and bought this gorgeous purple fountain grass...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3097.jpg


Just transplanted it into my garden this morning, but took a few shots before I did. Isn't the plume pretty? I'll take more shots later when more develop...



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3100.jpg


One of my "Black Velvet Rose" geraniums in the ground...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3103.jpg


Solanum Seaforthianum "Gloria" vine, now outside too...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3106.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

So excited to see my Blackberry Lily flowers after growing them from seed last year and seeing nothing but leaves. I didn't even know what color they'd be but here's my very first bloom this season...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3131.jpg


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[Bob]

Beautiful flower and well worth the wait I'd say.:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Bob. You have the seeds for this exact kind because I sent them to you!


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[saltydad]

Those are the same as my Blackberry Lilies. They are blooming right now. The heavy storms have unfortunately felled many of my plants, including these. Next year I'll be buying tons stakes in anticipation. They are a gorgeous bloom. Congratulations!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Howard...


Sorry to hear about your plants getting ruined!


: (


Do you know if "Blackberry" Lilies are the same as "Toad" Lilies? Or are they two separate plants altogether?

Are they called "Blackberry" because the seeds looks like little blackberries? Curious...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My ripening "Blue Princess" Hollyberries today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3149.jpg


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[saltydad]

Totally different plants. And indeed, they are called Blackberry Lilies due to the look when they seed. Toad lilies are tricyrtis, and Blackberry lilies are belamcanda. Both simply beautiful plants!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks a lot, Howard. So Toad Lilies are different! I want some of them as well. :ha:


Here's my indoor SDC pup today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3155.jpg


Close-up of Hollyberries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3153.jpg


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[saltydad]

Sherry- I'll send you some offsets of mine.

[exovetek]

Sherry, your collection is outstanding. I see why you are called the Hollyberry Lady. I don't have much luck with indoor plants due to low light. Only my kangaroo ferns don't seem to mind.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Gosh thanks, Howard...and Seth!



So you can see why I'm called The Hollyberry Lady, can ya?...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3151.jpg


Just sent a huge "2 in 1" female/male Hollyberry shrub to a pal in the US yesterday and it was super tough to pack securely. Sure hope it makes it safely and undamaged...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

100% female...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3159.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3162.jpg


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[PennyG]

What a gorgeous shrub Sherry.

[justjoan]

Oh my gosh you have the greenest thumb around, I so love Holly, had it growing in my front yard when I lived in southern Oregon, that and an Oak tree in the neighbors yard full of balls of Mistletoe, oh well. I shall relive those times through your pictures, they are the best, you must have a lot of space for growing there! :goteam:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Penny & Joan!


The shrub you guys commented on is called "blue princess' and it is a hybrid variety paired with 'blue prince", known for being one of the most prolific berry producers of all the hollies! It's parents are "blue boy" and "blue girl" which are lovely specimens also but the female isn't quite as showy nor abundant with it's fruit-set as the "blue princess" is.

I enjoy the hollyberries over winter against the snow because they're so cheerful and pretty, but they're stunning in summer too. The bluish holly leaves are very appealing. Brings back fond childhood memories for me as well as many people. Remember the coloring book with the green holly leaf and the berries, you could color?! :ha:

My mom kept a gorgeous female shrub by our backdoor that always had berries on it no matter what time of year - "Blue Princess". "Blue Girl" is nice but she has periods where she is without fruit. Still love both types but "Blue Princess" is my favorite...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3183.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3184.jpg


Yes Joan, I do have a lot of growing space here - both indoor and out. It's about the only reason I stay here anymore, but I won't be here forever. Heading back to the Maritimes someday...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My "Hagley" Clematis vine today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3192.jpg


"Russian Sage" just before I planted it in my garden this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3187.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my blooming "White Swan" Coneflowers...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3213.jpg


More "Blackberry" Lily blooms too...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3214.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3217.jpg


My "Purple Ribbons" Lavender plant that smells like heaven...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3218.jpg


It's not nearly in full bloom just yet but here's one flower just starting to unfurl...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3220.jpg


Very proud to show this mystery banana seedling as well, from one of Tog Tan's seeds. Here it is today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3222.jpg


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[soundofthemusic1]

Thank you, Sheyry, for posting all the photos of your gorgeous plants and flowers for us to admire. I truly enjoy seeing the photos you posted and reading what you wrote in your blogs. It couldn't be more true that you have the greenest thumb that some of us have seen because you can grow flowers indoors so well.

Thank you again for your great efforts!!!

:goteam:

[hammer]

Wow you really have a green thumb.:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hey, thanks guys! :03: Nice of you to comment.


I think anyone with some good windows could do what I do and grow flowers inside as well. I like to grow plants that aren't typically meant for inside, in my living room...



Here's my ripening female Hollyberry shrub today! I can't wait until all of them are red...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3240.jpg


Here too, is one of my hybrid African Daisy blooms in my garden...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3257.jpg


My seed-grown Coleus is blooming in my garden today as well...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3256.jpg


Here's my Tamarillo plant from this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3259.jpg


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[PennyG]

Just gorgeous, Sherry:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Penny!


Here's my dwarf pink Bottstein Hydrangea...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3266.jpg


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[soundofthemusic1]

Sherry,

You dwarf pink Bottstein Hydrangea is absolutely adorable. I thank you for teaching us in the org all the "How to"s. Please continue your great efforts in writing the blogs or posting beautiful flower pictures of yours.

Some of us still have a lot to learn and a long way to go....
Rae from Georgia

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Rae!


A moment I've been waiting for...



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3308.jpg


Buds on my "Gloria" Solanum Seaforthianum vine!!! :goteam: This means that berries will soon follow! Yippppeeeeeee!


I gave you a cutting from my vine Bob, so yours should produce flowers and berries very soon too.


I'll show more shots later but was just excited to see this early this morning.


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[Bob]

Looking great Hollyberry but, I think mine's a ways off from getting a bloom.
I'll post when it does though.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I disagree...


Once that thing gets going Bob, it'll produce some buds for you. It grows fast too, just give it a shot of fertilizer and lots of sun. What a cool vine. So attractive...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3307.jpg


I am bursting to see the purple blossoms and the dangling clusters of berries...


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[soundofthemusic1]

I disagree...


Once that thing gets going Bob, it'll produce some buds for you. It grows fast too, just give it a shot of fertilizer and lots of sun. What a cool vine. So attractive...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3307.jpg


I am bursting to see the purple blossoms and the dangling clusters of berries...


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Sherry,

Can't wait to see your beautiful Gloria Solanum Seaforthianum bloom in purple...

By the way, I recently visited your photo gallery and saw some prettiest tulips. You have shown us some great shots of your lilies in this thread, but I don't remember seeing photos of those tulips.

Such a YOUNG and ACCOMPLISHED gardener you are... Bravo!!!

Rae

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Gosh, thanks Rae! :ha:


These were a quarter the size they are today about three weeks ago...my white & pink Pampas ornamental grass grown from seed. It takes a few years to establish as a perennial before it produces the colored plumes. Here's the white variety...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3371.jpg


This is the pink one...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3372.jpg


Newly planted Hollyberry shrub...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3352.jpg


Tropical Pink Canna bud today in my garden...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3351.jpg


2nd Hydrangea plant in bloom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3341.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Solanum Seafothianum "Gloria" vine buds getting ready to open and set fruit...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3401.jpg


"Blue Princess" Hollyberries ripening...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3404.jpg


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[PennyG]

More great pictures, Sherry

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks again, Pen!



I changed my mind and put in a much more ornamental Hollyberry shrub by our backdoor. A Female "Blue Princess"...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3417.jpg


She's loaded with ripeing fruits...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3418.jpg


Succulent...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3422.jpg


Another small "Blue Princess" female Hollyberry shrub I'll be planting outside tomorrow morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3421.jpg

Earth Star...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3414.jpg


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[Jack Daw]

Looking very good. What's the second plant? (Earth Star)

[saltydad]

Sherry- love the Tillandsia (earth star). They're one of my favorites. I have one in my Butia capitata and one with my mandevillas for the summer.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

All I know is that it's a Bromeliad, Jack. Not sure of the exact variety though, unfortunately.


I'd love to see pics of yours too, Howard. I bet they're stunning...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Originally I thought this was a 25-30 foot long garden but I think it's more like a 50-60 foot one. Anyway, here is was this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3433.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3426.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3427.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3428.jpg


My Canna's are blooming today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3431.jpg

Solanum Seaforthianum "Gloria" vine blossoms opening...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3436.jpg


They very much resemble pepper blossoms and when they drop, berries will be present...

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3437.jpg


Here's where I moved my "Magicberry" Holly shrub to...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3438.jpg


Hope everyone's having a good Sunday. :bananas_b


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[PennyG]

Gorgeous, Sherry!:woohoonaner:

[saltydad]

Sherry- love the Tillandsia (earth star). They're one of my favorites. I have one in my Butia capitata and one with my mandevillas for the summer.

Sherry- I gave you an incorrect name. It's actually Cryptanthus bivittatus, also known as Pink Starlight. Sorry about that.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:LV0h_S_7lsW0nM:http://www.botanik.uni-karlsruhe.de/garten/fotos-knoch/Cryptanthus%20bivittatus%20cv.%20Pink%20Starlite%20%20Erdstern%2 01.jpg&t=1

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Cool...nice to know what I've got! Thanks, Howard.


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[PennyG]

Thtas just so pretty.:goteam:

[PennyG]

The colors are so pretty, Howard :woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Pen...I sure love it too.


Here's a few shots I took about an hour ago:


Blake's Moonflowers about to bloom again, beside Bob's "Blue Princess" Hollyberry shrub...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3461.jpg


Another part of my 60 foot long garden...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3454.jpg


The smaller of my 2 "Amythest Beautyberry" shrubs is ripening beautifully...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3462.jpg


I can never take enough pics...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3463.jpg


Some of the blossoms have dropped on my "Gloria" vine and left behind tiny little green berries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3458.jpg


"French Vanilla" Hybrid marigolds and Basjoo...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3456.jpg


My perennial "Mammoth Pink" Daisy Chrysanthemums are about to bloom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3453.jpg


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[PennyG]

Sherry.....please post some pics when that Mum blooms:woohoonaner:, i cant wait to see it..mine never seem to get that full either

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No worries, Pen...I'll be splashing shots of those gorgeous Daisy-like mums just as soon as they begin to bloom...and you know it! :ha:


Last year they were wonderful but this year they look like they'll be incredible. They are three times the size they were last year...with a four foot spread!!!


: o


I fertilize them with a steady supply of Blood and Bonemeal and this is the reason for their success.


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[PennyG]

Thats it.....blood and bonemeal for my gardens again :woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yeah, the stuff is just incredible Penny and your mums will be massive...

Mine look like a 4 foot wide huge globe with about a thousand buds on it. I just can't wait to see it bloom...


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[saltydad]

Me either!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here it was last season, before I had the garden fully cut...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/586.jpg


Wow, can you ever see how much smaller it was last season compared to this season! It's going to be spectacular! I love the Daisy-like blooms...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's some pics I took this morning:


My ornamental indoor peppers...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3485.jpg


More ripening beautyberries this rainy morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3465.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

More of my peppers from this morning and early evening...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3496.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3497.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3495.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3499.jpg


This pic shows my "Patio" Tomato plant with it's first blossoms. This will be my indoor winter tomato plant. You can also see part of my garden through the window, up on the slight hill across the way...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3491.jpg


Alright, I know I'm obsessed...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3474.jpg


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[Bob]

They look great, do you actually eat all these peppers? You should write a cookbook!

That mum is incredible , I've never seen one so large or with so many buds... what's your secret?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yes Bob...I actually do eat some of the peppers...the ones that taste good anyway. I freeze the extras to eat over Winter too.


My secret to such huge mums is steady and consistent fertilizing, which will make any plant massive.


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[soundofthemusic1]

I couldn't agree with Bob more on how gorgeous your pepper plants look...


No doubt, the orange one is my favorite.


My camera hasn't been working for a while. Otherwise, if I can show a picture of my ornamental pepper plant, you can see the HUGE DIFFERENCE.

Rae

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Rae! I think we were posting at the same time.

I like the orange ones too...so colorful and cheerful looking. Peppers are one of my most favorite things to grow and I especially like to grow them in pots indoors. So easy and fun.


I hope to see shots of yours too, when you can...


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[soundofthemusic1]

You are more than welcome, Sherry.

Just like Howard, a new digital camera is what I need now. :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm thinking of buying another one just in case mine goes on the blink. I would die without my camera! :ha:


Had trouble rounding them all up at once, but here's some more of my peppers:


These ones ripen to a lighter orange than the other orange ones do...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3500.jpg


These ones are shaped different than the others...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3503.jpg


Good luck getting a new camera, Rae. You don't have to spend a fortune on one if you don't want to...even something simple and inexpensive from Wal-Mart will do the trick and take some pretty decent shots. My girlfriend picked one up for 6o bucks and it works great.


: )

[drew leonard]

Beautiful plants and veggies there T.H.L. Wonderful pictures also.

Happy growing!
Drew

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Drew. Glad you're enjoying them. :03:


Here's shot of some fallen fruits that I didn't want to go to waste before I snapped a peek...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3526.jpg


Happy Labour Day! :bananas_b


: )

[soundofthemusic1]

Beautiful plants and veggies there T.H.L. Wonderful pictures also.

Happy growing!
Drew

Yes, indeed. Not only your plants and flowers look very happy, Sherry, you also know how to take pretty pictures.:goteam:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Gosh thank you, Rae! http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/flowerpink.gif


I think plants make terrific subjects for picture taking...


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

These ones are rippin' hot...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3544.jpg


Chrysanthemums blooming around the front...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3542.jpg


Can't wait for my "Mammoth Pink" Daisy mums to open! Anyday now...


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

My SDC pup from Bob...



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3553.jpg



: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my Bromeliad today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3563.jpg


"Rose Pink" Lily sprout...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3564.jpg


Waiting for more plants to emerge byt here's how they looked last year...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/127.jpg


Here's some sedum from Texas that's really taking off for me...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3556.jpg


To my surprise I noticed it started to develop flower buds...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3570.jpg


: )

[PennyG]

That Brom is beautiful, Sherry!!:woohoonaner:

[Willow87]

Wow those lilies are gorgeous!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Willow! :03:


Here's some shots I took this morning:


I'm so excited to see my massively huge Daisy Chrysanthemum bush bloom. This shot shows it, along with my Russian Sage, Purple Fountain Grass, and Musa Basjoo at the end...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3592.jpg


It's just absolutely gigantic this season and this is the direct result of Blood & Bonemeal...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3571.jpg


Getting ready to bust...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3574.jpg


Also took this shot of my "Black Velvet Rose" hybrid Geraniums today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3588.jpg



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3584.jpg


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[Willow87]

That mum is beautiful. The heat killed mine off this summer. No matter how much water I gave them they still shriveled up, so I just pulled them up lol. I have some Russian sage but i think its past its prime because its really leggy. I've had it for 10 years. Your garden is gorgeous

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here they are partially blooming this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3612.jpg


Here's my "Blackberry Lily" seeds that've burst out of thier pods! So ornamental...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3614.jpg


Here's one of my newly planted, seed-grown, Pampas grass plants getting much bigger. I planted it a couple months ago. The roots are establishing this year so next Spring it'll really be something, but here it is for now...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3602.jpg


Here were my "Amythest Bautyberry" shrubs yesterday...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3608.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3607.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3603.jpg


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[Willow87]

Wow HBL your yard is so green and vibrant! I love the beautybush its beautiful!

[PennyG]

Gorgeous, Sherry:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my Bromeliad blooming today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3616.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's some shots I took this weekend:


My perennial "Mammoth Pink" Daisy Chrysanthemums blooming like crazy...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3621.jpg


More attractive "Blackberry Lily" seeds that look like blackberries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3633.jpg


Perennial Solanum Seaforthianum "Gloria" vine berries growing...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3634.jpg


Many more blossom clusters forming...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3631.jpg


One of the "Amythest Beautyberry" shrubs yesterday. The berries are really ripening up...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3640.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3639.jpg


These White Tail Deer shots are my prize shots this weekend though...


Here's is a close-up pic I took at the cemetery yesterday, of a buck who was practically smiling and posing for the camera...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3646.jpg


Guess I must be a real deer charmer, because they weren't afraid of me at all and I was even talking to
them! :ha: They were very calm and I was among 10 of them that were spread across the graveyard over a wide area.

Here was another shot I got of two fawn, a doe and another buck. I was steps from them!


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3645.jpg


A side shot of my Chrysanthemums...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3637.jpg


Hope everyone's having a good Sunday.


: )

[PennyG]

Gorgeous shots, Sherry:08:

[hammer]

Very nice.:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here were my daisy mums this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3653.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3650.jpg


More "Blackberry Lily" seeds...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3649.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Beautyberries are nearly fully ripe...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3661.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3662.jpg


Indoor "Patio" tomatoes just starting...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3669.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3667.jpg


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[Caloosamusa]

They look Great!! :jalapenonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Caloosamusa!


It's never had so many berries as it does this year. Those shots below are kind of blurry because it was windy that day and the branches were whipping around, but when it is completely purple this October and the leaves are blushed with marroon, I'll show both shrubs again...


Thought I'd show this sedum here too, blooming this morning in my indoor bathroom garden: :rolleyes:


This plant came from Texas in the form of cuttings recently and now they've rooted and are flowering...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3681.jpg


I love the way the little flowers look like mini pink lilies...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3684.jpg


Lots more buds that will bloom soon...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3683.jpg


Thanks Zac!


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

More shots I took today:


My Tamarillo plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3685.jpg



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3709.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3687.jpg


Outdoor "Patio" tomato fruits...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3688.jpg


Solanum Pseudocapsicum "Gloria" blossoms today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3694.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3695.jpg


Here's the berries when the blossoms drop...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3696.jpg


Beautyberry cuttings in glass of water with ripening berries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3714.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Indoor "Patio" tomatoes today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3809.jpg



Young seed-grown Japanese Red Maple tree, turning red this Autumn in my living room...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3806.jpg


Here's a shot of two beautiful October trees near where I live...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3788.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3768.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Close-up shot I took this morning of my indoor "Patio" tomatoes...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3823.jpg



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[drew leonard]

Those Tomatoes look very happy to me. Great job Sherry!

Drew

[soundofthemusic1]

Those Tomatoes look very happy to me. Great job Sherry!

Drew

I absolutely agree with you, Drew.

I saw the tomatoes pictures Sherry had been posting, read her postings in another thread, Tomatoes, and I said to myself: I have to take care of my tomato plants very differently next time. ;)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Rae & Drew! :03:



I am glad you've learned from me Rae, and I bet next time your tomatoes will be wonderful. :goteam:


The worst and most challenging problem with growing edibles indoors, is keeping pests away, that would otherwise be kept in check by beneficial insects outdoors.


If you're consistent though and you shower your indoor tomato plant regularily, you'll never see a bug on the plant.


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3843.jpg



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[Bob]

Sure everyone elses tomatoes are about done and you start showing off!!!

Well done HBL:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/emo1.gif



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[soundofthemusic1]

Sherry,

Good thing that tomato plants don't cry when you give them baths like new born babies do - I still remember those good old days. :eek:

I will reply to some other threads of yours and your last pm at a different time.

Thank you again!!!
Rae

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks for the post Rae...always love yours. :waving:


Here's my sole female "Blue Princess" Hollyberry hybrid shrub this afternoon in full south sun..


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3861.jpg


Here's my mystery banana plant given to me as a gift from ShearMe in Texas (Zac). I just dug it up and out of my garden last night and brought it inside with a pup attached to the mother...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3851.jpg


This shot shows how the new leaf is already beginning to push up and out. You can see my "Patio" Tomato plant as well in the corner of my south and east windows, so it's nearly constantly saturated in sunshine!


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3852.jpg



Here's a shot I took today of the trees just steps aways from my place. It's always a joy to watch these three beauties turn color each year...



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3862.jpg

If you look through my living room window in the 2nd shot you can see the trees from the last shot. It's the view from my living room window and it's so pretty as you can see...


: )

[drew leonard]

Very nice Sherry! you may get 3-4 leaves on the larger banana this winter if it gets that much sun. Those look like Acer Rubrums. they truly are beautiful trees!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Drew, because I really didn't know what kind of trees they were but wanted to. :ha:


What if I put the banana plant under my 400 watt metal halide? Never grew a banana plant under it before so I might experiment.

Today though, the plant was saturated in natural sunlight for many hours.


: )

[Bob]

A beautiful view from that window Hollyberry!

[drew leonard]

I think that would be a great idea! Especially those weeks that seem to be nothing but clouds.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Bob & Drew!


Thank you too for your recent compliments in pm Drew...I've just been a bit too busy to respond but didn't want you to think I was rude! :ha: I appreciate your kind words.



Here's a Dragon Fruit cutting from Bob...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3915.jpg

Looking so forward to growing it!



Here's my tomatoes again...the largest one is gonna turn red any day now...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3911.jpg


Took this shot last week and had to show it here as well...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3887.jpg



Ok, one more...




http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3894.jpg


Happy October!


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

HAPPY NOVEMBER!



Here's my dwarf Hydrangea plant turning purple...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3978.jpg


"Amythest Beautyberry" shrub tonight with light shining on it...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3980.jpg


Ripening indoor "Patio" tomatoes...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3975.jpg



Solanum Seaforthianum berries. Hoping they'll ripen so I can collect the seeds inside...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3973.jpg


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

More shots I took yesterday:


Shows Beautberry shrubs in the daytime now that the leaves have all fallen off...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3981.jpg


2nd shrub...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3985.jpg


Close-up...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3983.jpg


Tomatoes getting even more red...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3989.jpg



Blooming Christmas or Thanksgiving cactus, not sure...

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3987.jpg


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Took these shots today of the 7 new indoor "Patio" tomatoes beginning to ripen for me...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI4026.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI4024.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI4022.jpg


More shots of my Amythest Beautyberry shrub...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3995.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3997.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3999.jpg


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[PennyG]

Nice!!:woohoonaner:

[drew leonard]

Ok..... Let's eat!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Pen & Drew! :waving:


Wish I could share! ;)


: )

[drew leonard]

So do we!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

The few left that I'll be harvesting for dinner today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00044.jpg


My Beautyberry shrub...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00036.jpg


One of my "Blue Princess" Hollies...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00039.jpg


Dragon Fruit cutting rooted and growing...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00042.jpg


Two new super dwarf cavendish pups...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00041.jpg


: )

[PennyG]

Great pictures, Sherry:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Not the greatest shot but here's a red geranium I've got blooming right now...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00073.jpg


Plus a nice strand of "String of Pearls" succulent that really took off for me...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00127.jpg



I just got a new camera so I'm still getting used to it. :ha:


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my new Thanksgiving Cactus...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00180.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00186.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My Viente Cohol plant from Bob...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00205.jpg


And of course another shot of my new blooming beauty...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00211.jpg


: )

[Bob]

Looking good HBL! If you can keep it growing overwinter and not bonsai it :ha:, it should flower for you next year.

[PennyG]

You can do it Sherry!!:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Bob & Penny...I'll sure try! :goteam:


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's some shots I took today of some of my succulents...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00354.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00357.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00360.jpg


My Siam Ruby...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00356.jpg


Loving the shimmer of these cactus blooms today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00326.jpg


Here's my "Caerulea" passiflora vine that I cut back to over-winter indoors...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00316.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My dwarf pink Bottstein Hydrangea is showing many signs of new growth tonight...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00717.jpg


Blooming white Thanksgiving cactus...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00690.jpg


Snowy Hollyberries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00658.jpg


Frosty "Blue Girl"...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00661.jpg


Dragon Fruit cutting rooted & growing...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00636.jpg


Cannas and bananas...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00547.jpg


2 new SDC pups...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00528.jpg


: )

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Goofing around and made this video today of some of my stuff...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I made another video...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's a prickly pear cutting from Janan that already had roots on it...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00866.jpg


Two new Super Dwarf Cavendish pups growing from the mother plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00851.jpg


"Blue Tequila" Agave from 'Jananas Bananas'...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00774.jpg


Succulent cuttings from Janan...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00766.jpg


"Leopard Spots" mother of a thousand cutting, also from Janan...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00760.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

These 'Devil's Backbone' cuttings are growing like crazy this Winter...

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC00970.jpg


Love the zig zag stems whice are signature of this plant.


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[Jananas Bananas]

Oh I like that!!!! That is a succulent too isn't it?

I know my hoya and rubber trees are considered succulents. I haven't even started taking pictures of those. :ha: ~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Janan, I'm not too sure what it is but now that you've mentioned it could be a succulent, it makes it even more intriguing to me! :D


Someone from California sent me the cuttings and I'd be more than happy to share some with you also. I shared them with Bob too and I think he's got them growing.


I will tell you Janan, that it's a poisonous plant...but then so is Poinsettia! :eek: Just be careful with it if you've got pets that like to chew leaves. Fortunately for me, Henry will only chew leaves if I offer them to him or if put him on a banana leaf and encourage him to take a bite.


Even still I have my devil's backbone cuttings that have now grown into a plant, in the bedroom behind the curtains, competely out of his reach. ;)


I just googled Devil's Backbone (Pedilanthus Tithymaloides)...


Pedilanthus tithymaloides, Devil's backbone, Zigzag plant, Jacob's ladder - TopTropicals.com, rare plants for home and garden (http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Pedilanthus_tithymaloides.htm)


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[Jananas Bananas]

A lot of our most beautiful plants are poisonous, unfortunately.

Poisonous House Plants (http://www.the-baby-safety-site.com/poisonous-house-plants.html)

That site has a lot of good information listed there - but they don't even come close to listing everything. Devil's backbone is also a nickname for mother of thousands. (They show a picture of it there)

My cat's chew on plants ever so often. but they seem to only like my ponytail palms, or airplane (spider) plants, the flowing type. I have bought cat grass for them, but they don't chew on it. (shrug) ~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Great site Janan! ;)


Ok there must be different kinds because mine's not like that one in the picture...although I wish it was! :ha:


In Spring when I mail you some wonderful goodies, I'll be sure to send you some snippets. It's cold hardy too and can easily stand an open winter window! :eek: Glad you kinda like it...me too.


I think you sent me a piece of your hoya Janan...but the cutting didn't make it on account of the cold. :(


Was it one that would've produced those pretty dainty flowers that look like they're made of wax?! I love them. :)


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[Jananas Bananas]

Yes, the hoya makes the dainty little waxy looking flowers. They are succulents too. Sorry it didn't make it.

It's just nicknames, like all our bananas have different ones in different places.

I haven't seen too many plants that I don't like. Hmmmm, that might be worth thinking about. What plants do you dislike? I don't like poison ivy or poison oak, because I am allergic to it. Though I must admit I like the "look" of poison ivy and the colors it turns in the fall. I don't like crab grass I guess. Oh, I don't like bull nettle, or other nettles. They hurt when they sting and I have been stung by them many times. I have read that nettles make a good tea, though I haven't ever tried it that I am aware of. ~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I used to think that lemon balm was a type of nettle but have since found out it isn't. It sure grows invasively like one though! :eek:


It's one of my most favorite herbs and when I thought it was a nettle, I too heard that nettle made excellent tea...to make a long story short, I've been making lemon balm tea for years now as a result. It's so tasty and delicious.


I don't like invasive plants...even if they're pretty. I like to keep them contained in pots so they don't go everywhere.


I also don't fussy plants...like them to be easy-going. :)


Also not a big fan of nursery plants unless they're above average.


I tried to get a hoya cutting once from someone I had previously shared many seeds with, but they blew me off and made excuses not to share so I took the hint. ;)


Here's my Siam Ruby as of a few minutes ago. It's surprisingly red for this time of year...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01002.jpg


Even the new leaf coming in is looking like it's going to be really red! :goteam:


Thanks Bob! :D


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

"Blue Princess" female holly cutting that's over 6 months old now. It's got swollen leaf buds and it's rooted. Expecting it to start growing in Spring/Summer...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01093.jpg


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[drew leonard]

Sherry, How often are you getting new leaves on the Siam Ruby?

Thanks,

Drew

[The Hollyberry Lady]

When it's bright & sunny I get a leaf every couple weeks, Drew. When it's dark and cloudy, the growth slows considerably.


I think it's going to go under my halide soon but not sure. It seems to be doing well where it is.


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[drew leonard]

Sherry,

Will you take a picture of your M.H. light and post so I can check it out? I am currently using 2-120 watt flood type grow lights (as supplemental light of course) on my AeAe and get a leaf every 2weeks. Does it have a ballast or can you just plug it into the wall?

Thanks,
Drew

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Sure thing Drew, here it is...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/447-1.jpg


I use a 400 watt warm deluxe SunMaster bulb...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/450-1.jpg


Here's the box...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/453.jpg


It's a full spectrum bulb that supports gemination, vegetative growth, and blooming, all in one. ;)


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[drew leonard]

Thank you so much!

Do you leave it on 12/12 when you do use it?

How much do they run? How far away from the leaves?

If you think of any other answers to any other pertinent ?'s I might have please let me know.

Drew

[The Hollyberry Lady]

You're welcome!!!


At one point Drew, I had it on for 18 hours a day but 12/12 is great too. :)


I usually have the bulb 1-2 feet away from the plants, but this also depends on the particular plants under it. Some plants can take stronger light than others. You always know though because if the plants are too close, they get scald marks on the leaves. :eek:


Seedlings generally like to be a good 4 feet away from this kind of high intensity discharge bulb.


Some people like to bother with several different bulbs for several different stages of growth. In my opinion though, it's a big hassle and it's costly too, so I picked a terrific SunMaster bulb that supports all the stages of growth.


It's a complete full spectrum bulb that has a balanced rich blue content for healthy vegetative growth, but also 50% more orange-red light for maximum flowering. It also promotes accelerated linear growth and germination too! It has a higher PAR watts/lumen rating than most HID
sources. :D


For people wanting to choose and buy a grow light...


Buying a light system is very much a personal choice, so beware of people who try to tell you what to buy and who presume to know your needs. The best thing to do is to go to a few stores or call them and explain your needs...ask what they suggest or recommend. Educate yourself and you'll soon know exactly what you want and need.


Happy Growing! :waving:


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's a shot I took today of my first cherry "micro" tomato in my south window...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01412.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my baby Earth Star Bromeliad today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01603.jpg


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[PennyG]

I love the pink color on that one, Sherry!!:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Penny! :waving:


Maybe I can send ya a baby sometime. Bet the mother will produce tons more this year!


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[PennyG]

I just cant get over the color, its stunning!! :woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I Know...it's just so vibrantly pink! :goteam:


When I first saw it at the greenhouse, I had to have it. I also got another nice pink and green striped one awhile back too...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/089.jpg


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[PennyG]

Beautiful :08:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Pen! ;)


The succulent at the back of the pot is from "Tugo" in Turkey!


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01675.jpg


The one at the front is called "burrito" baby burro's tail.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here too are my "Devil's Backbone" cuttings taking off nicely this Winter...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01679.jpg


Gaultheria Procumbens "Winterberry" dwarf shrublet...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01682.jpg


White succulent...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01691.jpg


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[Vickie H.]

Hollyberry Lady you amaze me with all your plants. Thanks for posting your pics of your plants.








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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thank you, Vickie! I think yours are lovely too. ;)


Here's my 5 year old orchid today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01699.jpg


The blossoms seem a bit more freckled to me this time around...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01701.jpg


I accidently cut off the first flower stalk but it sent up another! The wonders of orchid food. :)


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[saltydad]

Really stunning!!

[Caloosamusa]

Saltydad is right about that! I love that color of Purple!
:jalapenonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hey thanks you guys! :waving:


I was shocked to see it this afternoon, actually. The stalk and the blooms were hiding behind my shelf and I didn't even know until today when I was dusting that the plant had sent up another stalk that's now blooming! :eek:


Talk about surprise...I was so happily stunned to see it there. :D


A few months back the plant had a huge flower stalk on it that was loaded with flowers, but I cut it off by accident! I am so thrilled that it sent up another one though, while I've been ignoring it. :ha:


I noticed it's more yellow and freckled in the center of the flowers than it has been in past years. Kinda cool.


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[castawaykev]

I set up a small ornamental nursery last year. We now carry (some grown from seed) 10 types of Banana, windmill palm, japanese maples...etc... I am looking for new types of both Japanese maples , tropicals (cold hardy) and banana.

Kev
Honey Tree Nursery (http://www.thehoneytreenursery.com)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I get my Japanese Red Maple seeds from a gardener in Turkey...collected from his Crimson Queen weeping maple tree.


The seeds are never true to the parent tree apparently, but I've still had some very red and appealing seedlings come up for me. The seeds were in my fridge for 6 months before they popped.


Good luck finding what you're looking for. ;)


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Succulent...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01807.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01809.jpg


"Polka Dot" cuttings taking off...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01806.jpg


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[tbaleno]

The first one kind of looks like a snow covered christmas tree.

[drew leonard]

Like the one from "Whoville" on the Dr Seuss Christmas special!!!

Drew

[The Hollyberry Lady]

You're definitely right, you guys! That's so cool. Makes me love it even more! :08:


Here's my new Weeping Pussy Willow tree...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC01812.jpg


I totally loved them as a child and was so happy to find this special beauty! :D


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[tbaleno]

I liked them as well

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Neat, Tom. ;)


It's more special to me because it was a childhood favorite. I didn't know they had weeping ones though! :goteam:


It's like a little dwarf tree. There were only 2 left after I bought this one. I admit it was a bit costly, but I simply couldn't resist. I had no idea they were winter hardy to our zone! How cool is that?! :eek:


Apparently, it's grafted. Hope it does well for me because I sure adore it. :D


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Rooted & growing weeping pussy willow cutting...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02200.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

The lime green and pinkish growth is new on my Gaultheria Procumbens dwarf shrublet...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02376.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I grew this maple tree from seed and it got kind of neglected and in fact...I thought it was dead! :eek:


Today however, I noticed it was sprouting two new shoots from the "dead" branch...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02409.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

This mystery seed-grown geranium is going to bloom soon...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02445.jpg


Can't wait to see the color...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my rubber plant today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02680.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm really going to enjoy watching these burgundy variegated "Maverick Star" geraniums bloom soon...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02716.jpg


Siam Ruby from Bob, pretty red for wintertime...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02681.jpg


"Hot Marble" Pepper from JaNan, in aero-garden...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02735.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Gorgeous shots as usual Sherry!

That burgundy leaf sure is pretty (close enough to purple for me :ha:) What color is the bloom on it?

Yeah, that is real red for winter time! Good Job!

I love plant pictures when they have water droplets on them. They look so clean and refreshed! ~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

"Maverick Star" is pink with white centers. ;)


I love the burgundy leaves too with the green edging!


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

New additions to my potted collection...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02879.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02880.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my mystery geranium about to bloom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02917-1.jpg


You can see the bud...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02918.jpg


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[drew leonard]

Those are cool pctures Sherry... I bought a variegated rubber plant about aweek ago at Lowes (big box) for less than 3 dollars; of course it was in a 4'' pot.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

If you can Drew...post a shot of it in the insomnia thread...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm sure enjoying these seed-grown surprise geraniums today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03401.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03448.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm enjoying the redness of this rubber plant too...



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03489.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's some shots of my stuff today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03572.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03552.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03554.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03529.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My SDC today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03722.jpg


Here's a red dwarf Canna leaf too...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03720.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I placed my growing Gaultheria Procumbens in a cool window and the leaves are turning especially red as a result...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03824.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03843.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my seed-grown "little blue" hot pepper plant in my aero-garden today, with two little ones in the bottom right corner...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC04294.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

This is an excellent variety for people who want a high yield of large, fat cherry tomatoes, but who may not have a lot of sunshine to offer. This type does well indoors and it can even thrive in part shade! :eek:


It doesn't like a lot of fertilizer either, and it grows less than a foot tall...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC04336.jpg


I've been growing this type for 4 years now and it's just perfect...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC04329.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Chocolate Mint this morning...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/DSC04423.jpg


Orange Mint cuttings under glass until they root...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/DSC04424.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Some of my roses on my dwarf Rose Tree are beginning to bloom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/DSC04444.jpg


Sure cheers up a wet dreary day. :)


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's on of my Aloe Polyphylla seeds standing up tall tonight in my aero~garden...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/DSC04470.jpg


This is a very rare & unique succulent species that can spiral in both a clockwise and counter-clockwise direction. This link will show you what it's like...


Aloe polyphylla | The Gem of the Drakensberg | Aloe Santa Cruz | Aloe Plants (http://www.ecotree.net/spiral_aloes.shtml)


How unbelievably cool is that?! :eek:


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[Willow87]

YAY Sherry! Your aloe looks great!:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Still blooming in my bathroom window...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0090.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

More of my "Table" tomatoes are starting to ripen today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0191.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Looking very tasty! Have you ever eaten fried green tomatoes? They are delicious!!!!

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I've heard they're good but I've never had them, JaNan. ;)


I removed some of the leaves off my tomato plant today so the sun could get more at the fruits.


Try to refrain from jealousy! :ha:


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0223.jpg


I'm gonna use them all to make a pot of sauce to pour over pasta. Yummy!!!


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[cherokee_greg]

Looking very tasty! Have you ever eaten fried green tomatoes? They are delicious!!!!

~J

mom makes fried green tomatoes they are so good :08::08::08:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0387.jpg


My mouth is watering! :ha:


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

This pic shows the very first seed-grown Solanum Pseudocapsicum "Jerusalem Cherry" and "Gypsy" sweet pepper I ever grew...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/scan0002.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Beautiful as usual. Those tomatoes are making my mouth water too!

~J

[drew leonard]

Sherry; I am curious as to why you would remove the leaves from your tomato plant. Won't the tomatoes ripen faster with more energy provided by photosynthesis from those leaves that are removed?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/bumblebeeflowers.gif



It might be a concern when the leaves and plant are young Drew but I find that when the crop is ready and ripening, the leaves are old and yellowing anyway. I remove the ones that are dying off, to get more sun at my tomatoes. The great thing too is that when you remove a tomato leaf, another begins to grow in it's place within a few days.


I'm still harvesting fruits from my plant. Here's a shot I took earlier today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0412.jpg


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[palmtree]

I love cherry tomato plants! They are the ONLY tomato plant that did well for me. All the others get eaten up by bugs.

[drew leonard]

Sorry Sherry; I had not seen in any other pictures that those leaves were dying! I would not thought anything of pulling those myself.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Mostly all the leaves are yellowing now Drew, but new ones are growing. ;)


Blake, I'm not sure if you're in this thread but here are a few of your "chilly" chili peppers today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0471.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0573.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My 'little blue' fruits in my aero-garden are looking so pretty tonight. ;)


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0642.jpg


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[cherokee_greg]

My 'little blue' fruits in my aero-garden are looking so pretty tonight. ;)


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0642.jpg


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What do you feed your plants ? They always look so nice ! Wow !

[The Hollyberry Lady]

DNF...Dutch Nutrient Formula, Greg! It's organic. Thank you! ;)



Here are some other mystery hot peppers that just started to develop over the last few days on a purplish plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0793.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My dwarf "Winterberry" shrublets are putting on lots of new growth this spring...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0831.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here are my petunias finally blooming...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0909.jpg


And my Celosia...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0838.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's one of my canna leaves opening today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0918.jpg


I've also got mystery hot peppers everywhere...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0924.jpg


There's just a sea of them...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0925.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Kitchen window Coleus...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_0946.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My Quicksilver geranium going into full bloom...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1021.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

You're drowning in a sea of peppers! :ha:

That QuickSilver sure is a beauty! And I love all the leaves coloring! Did I see you post a picture of your Red Head Lettuce in a thread, or was that your coleus?

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No, that's Coleus. I grew the red lettuce for Henry and just kept harvesting the new tiny baby leaves for him to eat, until it got too hot and the plants bolted.


Yes, Quicksilver is one of my favorite geraniums and this plant is doing exceptionally well. There's a lot more buds on it than you can see in the picture. I love the soft shade of pink.


Yup, peppers are everywhere here! :ha: I pick and eat then daily. They're all hot and delicious so how can I resist. Yummy. I'm already planning a dinner for today, and of course including them in the recipe.


Soon time to water a few plants...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

New little polka dot plants popping up...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1072.jpg


Loving the deep, rich colors of this Coleus...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1062.jpg


It's definitely one of the nicest I've grown...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1069.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's the back of my Quicksilver geranium blooms today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1129.jpg


Also, a couple of my mini bell peppers are getting larger...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1133.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1186.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

How adorable are these baby mini bell peppers today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1260.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

They look like adorable little green baby butts! So cute!!! :ha:

What is the Jolly Green Giants' little friend's name? Is it Sprout? Little baby Sprout's butts! :ha:

Take some toothpicks and attach the Johnny Nardello's on there for legs, a yellow squash up side down for the torso. Let's see a petunia blossom for a tu tu skirt. A Little Blue pepper for the head. Some burrito succulent for the hair on the head. I need some help for the arms (maybe some curly noodles). Anyway, I can just about picture this in my head. :ha: Can you?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

You are too funny, JaNan. Tell me something...have they confirmed your reservation at the nuthouse yet?! :ha:


Oh I'm still laughing at this post. You called them 'Johnny Nardello', but it's 'Jimmy
Nardello'! :ha:


I just can't wait to see what color they'll ripen to when they're done growing. I never have good luck with mixes or get the color I want but I was hoping they'd turn out chocolate colored because they're not so common. I'll enjoy them no matter what but it would be nice to get some cool ones that you don't see too often. Fingers crossed.


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[Jananas Bananas]

:ha::ha::ha:

Oh didn't I tell you I escaped from there YEARS ago! :ha::ha::ha::ha:

That's what I'm here for, (OK now picture Natalie Wood as Gypsy Rose Lee singing "Let Me Entertain You!") :ha::ha::ha::ha:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Only you would be picturing these things. I just thought they were cute, but you took it to a whole other level!!! :ha:


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[Jananas Bananas]

I have a very vivid imagination. Greg just came in and asked me what I was laughing at so I read him our last couple of posts. Of course he got to see the "LIVE" version and by the time I was singing "Let Me Entertain You" he was laughing too. I told him only he got to "see" it though. :ha::ha::ha::ha:

I have been drinking peach iced tea all afternoon so I am all wired up! Figures since everyone else is tired.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Now you've got me wanting to make one, just so I can see it. :ha: It would be cute though.


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[Jananas Bananas]

Well. except for the hair, you could make a salad out of if after you took pictures of it for me to see! Let's see, what edible would make good hair. How about a little Angel Hair pasta? Then you could make some wings with lettuce or chard and have yourself an edible ANGEL!!!!! YEAH!

Oh, if it has turned into an angel don't forget the halo! A little tiny onion ring! WooHoo!:woohoonaner:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok, enough silliness. :ha:


Check out Blake's "chilly" chili plant today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1334.jpg


Actually, it's about 7 plants in one small pot but they are short and dwarf-like so it looks like one plant. The peppers are killer hot.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I was told banana pups don't even have to have roots to cut them from the mother and that they can still survive. This will be a experiment...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1357.jpg


It's a Super Dwarf Cavendish. Let's see what happens...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I love daisies...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1364.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my variegated geranium this evening...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1393.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

That looks like you could EAT it!!! Wow that is pretty. And you had no idea it was going to look like that? Is this something you bred, Sherry?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

The seed came from a mix but it didn't mention anything about there being any variegated types! I was so shocked and amazed when the buds started to open. Some of the petals have stripes, while others are speckled. I've never had one like this before. How totally cool!


I can save lots of seeds and share them, so I'll be sure you get some too, JaNan! :D


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok here they are going into full bloom beside my 'fish' pepper plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1477.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Celosia today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/100_1718.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My Coral Bells perennial called "Berry Smoothie"...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_0952.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

Very pretty and cheerful! How is your little Super Dwarf Cavendish without roots doing pictured below? Did it make it and grow roots? I have a Truly Tiny rooting in the AG. It's growing a little, but slowly. They grow slow anyway.

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

It was rooting Janan, but it died while I was away! :(


Yes, the color of 'berry smoothie' is so bright and cheerful looking. It's an easy-to-grow plant and there are other colors too.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

This is my lovely lemon/lime colored "June" perennial Hosta...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_0963.jpg


It's growing great indoors.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My Venus Flytrap plant is growing like crazy here at the cottage...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1001.jpg


I bought a 'Skeeter's Broom' Dwarf Japanese Red Maple tree that's growing lots of new leaves ...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1006.jpg


OMG I love it...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1216.jpg


More soon...


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[Willow87]

Your Japanese maple is gorgeous Sherry. I have one but every summer it defoliates due to the heat.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Cam. I'm really enjoying it and will be taking it home with me when we leave here...if we leave here! :ha:


Here too, is my variegated and very colorful Croton plant, which allows you to enjoy the splendor of Autumn hued foliage all year round...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1217.jpg


My dwarf mini sunflower plant with two new flowers about to open...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1221.jpg


This is a deciduous dwarf purple-leaf Concorde Barberry which has beautiful maroon foliage that becomes even more intense during Fall. It will have small yellow flowers followed by red berries...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1219.jpg


The leaves are so pretty...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1220.jpg


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[Willow87]

I love Crotons. I have 2 of them that I've had for 3 years. Usually I kill them, but the 2 I have now have been very tolerant. My mom's friend had one that bloomed for her indoors. It was a weird flower. I love barberries but do they have thorns on them?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

The one I have isn't thorny, thankfully. ;) I really dig the purple leaves though. :08:


I think Croton plants are beautiful and the one I have reminds me of Autumn.


Here's a nice Rudbeckia plant I also have at the cottage...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1210.jpg


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[Willow87]

My friend has some mini barberry plants and they have sharpest thorns, but the foliage is beautiful. I love croton plants too. Do Rudbeckias have a scent?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nope I don't think they do have a scent.


I better go check more closely for these thorns you're talking about...


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[Willow87]

Rudbeckias definitely remind me of fall. I think there are thornless varieties of barberry

[Jananas Bananas]

I used to have a couple of large barberry. Mine were thorny too. They do have pretty leaves and cute flowers, but I hated the thorns. I have some decent crown of thorns too, but again I hate the thorns. I guess the only ones I really like are roses that are thorny.

Beautiful Croton! I don't have much luck with them either Cam! :(

That dwarf sunflower is cute. How big does it get?

That dwarf red Japanese Maple is gorgeous! I love it! How are all those doing (the ones you grew from seed)? I have tried a couple of those too and they just don't like our heat.

~JaNan

[Willow87]

I'm surprised I've had my crotons for 3 years. They lose some leaves during winter but all of them regrow in spring when I put them outside

[tommyg]

Hi everyone. Here from Massachusetts.
I'm thinking now that I probably should of gotten the musa basjoo instead of the super dwarf cavendish as it gets very cold here in MA. But, in any case, i'm going to take care of my plants and allow them to grow.

How is your banana plant doing now Holly Berry?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Upon closer inspection, I see that the barberry bush does have thorns...very sharp ones! :ha: Guess I'll have to be careful.


The dwarf sunflower plant is about a foot tall, Janan. It bears many flowers at once. Here's a bloom as of yesterday...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1453.jpg


Here are the mums now blooming at the cottage...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1450.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1451.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1452.jpg


Banana plants are doing well and thanks for asking. Here's a super dwarf cavendish pup that I took a pic of a couple days ago...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1436.jpg


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[tommyg]

Great!!
I have a SDC as well and watching it grow daily. Just over 12 inches now.
So its really nice to see how others are growing.

T

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Feel free to show shots of your sdc plant...just not in this thread! :ha:


Oh and Janan, I forgot to mention the homegrown Japanese Maple trees I grew before...


I was worried they needed to go outside but of course I couldn't put them out at my place because they'd be gone within the hour! :ha: I stupidly brought them to my girlfriend's place, thinking that if I reminded her, she'd water them when they needed it...


Yeah right! :ha:


To make a long story short...they're all dead! :eek:


It there's one thing Jen is good at, it's killing plants with total and utter success! :08:


Not to worry, I'll grow some more again soon. They were so beautiful, weren't they?


Loving my indoor Hosta plant these days...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1440.jpg


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[tommyg]

Will do. I"ll probably just put it in my other post.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yes, and please feel most welcome to post in the Insomnia Thread too. We all love to chat and see new pics.


Here are some of our flower bouquets inside the cottage...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1347.jpg



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1352.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1348.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1354.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1351.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Jerusalem Cherry plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1756.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1757.jpg


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[tommyg]

Very nice. I want to attempt a small garden next season, what would you suggest fruit or vegetable wise?

Tommyg

[drew leonard]

Tomatoes Squash Peppers...

I would start by preparing the bed now with organics (compost and worm poo), and work in by double digging and place a heavy tarp on it over the winter months. Start small... 8x8!

[tommyg]

I do get squirrels and a rabbit from time to time.
Tomatoes sound fun. But i might try a dwarf citrus tree or maybe dwarf apple tree.
Hmm

[The Hollyberry Lady]

If you're a beginner Tommyg, I'd start with something easy so that you'll be successful and reap the rewards of your efforts. Nothing wrong with growing whatever you are drawn to though also, and learning through trial & error.


When I first started gardening I grew lots of tomatoes, strawberries, hot & sweet peppers, and swiss chard. Easy as pie, if you can provide some good sunlight (south site preferred), consistent nutrients (organic, of course ;)), and lots of water (sometimes daily when it's extra hot). :eek:


Good quality and well draining soil is everything, and working in some amendments is good idea. I enjoy cow and sheep manure, as well as blood & bonemeal...and I also add a bag of peat moss which will break down clay as an extra bonus. Peat moss will hold moisture longer as well. :D


Keeping an eye on your gardens and watching for problems, is also a good idea. If bugs are an issue, there are lots of home remedies that work very well. I use many spices to deter bugs, that really work...such as hot chili peppers, bay, whole cloves, and garlic. :)


Good Luck! :waving:


Here's some more of my mums here at the cottage...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1759.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1758.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1766.jpg


Just LOVE these purple ones...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1767.jpg


Coneflowers just coming into bloom also...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_1755.jpg


More soon...


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