The Hollyberry Lady's Plants and Flowers

[tommyg]

Thanks!
I still have a lot of time to think about it, but not sure yet.
Tomatoes seem rather easy and are very tasty.
Nice pup! Looks really healthy!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Tomatoes will almost never disappoint, so feel free to give them a try in the garden, as well as in pots. ;)


You can get the best varieties when you grow them from seed, as opposed to buying run-of-the-mill nursery types.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

The coneflowers are really blooming now...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2234.jpg


Jerusalem Cherry plant is ripening up...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2222.jpg


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[Willow87]

Wow Sherry, those flowers are a perfect fall combination

[Jananas Bananas]

I agree! Those Jerusalem Cherry are inedible right? If so too bad because they sure look like you could eat them!

[Willow87]

I think they are poisonous. Mine grew slow this year. I cut the tops off to make them bushy. I'll post pictures of them but you may laugh at me lol

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, guys! :D


My indoor Holly is thriving...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2316-2.jpg


Brought my 'Skeeter's Broom' Japanese Maple tree home from the cottage. Here's the tallest shoot...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2304-1.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

New strawberries forming in my Aero-Garden...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Since I got home from the cottage, my Venus Flytrap is doing really well...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2430.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My Goldfish plant has produced it's 1st bud of the season...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2446.jpg



'Marble' hot pepper plant is really thriving this Autumn...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2439.jpg


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[tommyg]

very nice pictures with your camera.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thank you. I sure am enjoying taking them. Here are my indoor Daisy mum's today...


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[tommyg]

I forgot to ask you but do you have fruit trees as well? Im getting a tangerine tree in a couple days.

[Willow87]

Wow Sherry your plants look very happy and healthy as usual

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Well, thank you Cam. ;)


Oh yes, I've grown many fruit trees. One time I grew a dwarf pomegranate tree in my south living room window and it was ladened with fruits all winter long!


I germinate many lemon and lime seeds. Grown passionflower vines galore and soon I'm getting a little orange tree. I grow Goji berry and Fig as well. :D


Here are some Antonhi peppers that will ripen to a creamy white color shortly....


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2466-1.jpg


A couple of my Alpines today...


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


Love my daisies...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2457.jpg



This is my Calandiva...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2458-1.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My Jerusalem Cherry plant is so cheerful this Autumn. Check it out today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2534.jpg


I have lots of seeds, if anyone's interested.


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[tommyg]

sorry but is that a cherry plant or is that a cherry tomato plant? Nice pics!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Although this plant is from the deadly nightshade family, unlike tomatoes and eggplant, it is completey inedible...and in fact poisonous!!! :eek:


It's strictly for ornamental use only. It's sometimes referred to as "Christmas Cherry".


The seeds germinate really easy and the plant is great for indoors, in non-sunny locations. It loves to be misted.


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[tommyg]

great! something I could grow!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I can surely share some of the seeds. ;)


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[tommyg]

hmm don't tempt me lol
I do have a couple small pots with soil.... and not much else.

[tommyg]

but just a question about the strawberries. Do they start to lift and grow upwards or do they mostly tend to grow outward? Do the stems grow first and then the leafs on them or do the stems with leafs on them grow together and grow more leafs from the same stem? sorry i'm so new to this.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

The strawberry leaves grow upright, and after you have an abundance of them you will then see straw-like stems growing up from the crown of the plant and off other leaf branches, with buds on the end of them. These will be the blossoms where the berries will grow from when the flowers die and the petals drop.


No insect pollination is needed to get a crop of berries, as the plants are self-pollinating. Don't worry if the first few blossoms drop, with no berries. Once the plant gets going and takes off, the blossoms will pollinate each others and lots of fruits will develop. No hand-pollinating is necessary. They're easy to grow.


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[tommyg]

that's good to know. As I repotted the strawberries i think they will take one more day to adjust, but they are still looking healthy.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm excited for you, Tommyg. Good luck with your strawberries. ;)


I love geraniums for indoor houseplants. They bloom continuously, year round, and they're easy to take care of. These ones are the same ones I had blooming in my bathroom window nearly a year ago, going into another bloom today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2538.jpg


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I feed them an organic blooming/fruiting formula (DNF) and I allow the soil to dry in between waterings...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2539.jpg


I also have some hot peppers growing in my kitchen window right now...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2542.jpg


Sweet & hot peppers are extremely east to grow indoors. ;)


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[tommyg]

I may try to specialize in fruits and learn as much as I can about growing them.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Are you looking to grow them in the garden or in pots? Indoors or out?


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[tommyg]

I would like to grow them outside.when not possible then in pots so they can ve moved indoors when needed.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Fruit trees of many varieties are easy and fun to maintain in pots. Are you looking to grow them from seed or buy an already existing fruit tree from the nursery.


Dwarf Pomegranate "Nana" makes a fine potted fruit tree specimen. I like many of the citrus trees in containers.


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[tommyg]

probably small plants would work best for me. but for outdoors maybe from seed is better for watermelon or something like that.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

A dwarf pomegranate tree would only get about a foot and a half to two feet tall in a pot, so you might be interested in something like that, to start with.


Do some research and decide on something that's right for you before you get it. Maybe you'd like to grow a fruiting vine, like passion flower. They're fun and some are excellent for pots and a trellis.


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[tommyg]

That is a good idea.
Hmm

[tommyg]

I like your pics. Any of your plants growing outdoors right now? It gets pretyt cold here.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nope, it's too cold here now for outdoor gardening. Some geraniums, mums and dusty miller plants are still kicking around though but everything else is done.


Here's my Coffee plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2565-1.jpg


Hope it grows some red 'cherries'. Coffee plants make for very attractive houseplants and can thrive for many years indoors...even produce coffee! I don't even drink coffee but I just like the plant.


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[tommyg]

Great looking plant! Do you have a sunroom or greenhouse type room or are these plants all in a kitchen area?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I live in a large apartment with an unusual amount of windows...facing east and south. In my living room, I have two huge south windows and a large east window as well. Plus all the sills are as big as shelves! This apartment is truly a plant lover's dream. :D


Not to mention I have a four foot long fluorescnt lighting set-up, as well as a 400 W metal halide system, and four Aero-gardens too! :goteam:


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[tommyg]

Wow! That's a lot to work with.
You must really be enjoying it.
I cut off some of my scallions last week (yes it is still somewhat small at 6 inches in height), but they said it is still good to eat (the green part) and putting it in my soup.
Hope it tastes good.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I've lived here for 12 years and yes the windows will be missed when I move, which will be shortly. I want access to outdoor gardening or maybe a huge balcony. I was the gardener here for a few years and got lots of experience though so it was a good thing.


I love scallions and bet they'll be delicious in your soup. I'm jealous that I don't have some to harvest! :ha:


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[tommyg]

Scallions taste good. Also its interesting but once they get cooked they flatten out.
I'm still waiting for them to continue growing to about 9 inches or so.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I enjoy onions of any kind. I have seeds for a type called 'onion candy'. Boy are they super sweet!


I love the reddish plant at the back of this bowl full of succulents...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2589.jpg


The more sun it receives, the redder it gets!


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Shot of one of my Alpines ripening tonight...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2632.jpg


Ripening 'white habanero" hot peppers...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2633.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

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[The Hollyberry Lady]

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[tommyg]

great pictures! I can tell you have a lot of light there.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thank you, Tommy. I sure do have a lot of light here and my plants love it.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2743.jpg


"Berry Smoothie" Coral Bells.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Indoor kitchen window Coleus...


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Bromeliad...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2782.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Still a little bit of juice left but it's nearly time to change my 400 W metal halide SunMaster bulb...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2839.jpg


I was thinking about firing it up and growing a crop of something or other...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2826.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Harvested from my aero-garden:


Chocolate sweet peppers...


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http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2995.jpg


Hahm's Gelbe yellow cherry tomatoes from Germany...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2994.jpg


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[jreidsma]

CHOCOLATE!!!

:ha::ha::ha:

You got my undivided attention with that one word ;) :ha::ha::ha:

[tommyg]

wow, very nice pictures.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

This premium indoor or outdoor tropical climber is totally gorgeous and it's starting to bloom for me...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3051.jpg


There are buds plastered all over the entire plant...


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The leaves are so beautiful...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3053.jpg


It's actually a vine and it keeps climbing. The flowers are wildly fragrant and the scent wafts throughout my living room! :D


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

New Alpine strawberries forming in my aero-garden...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3190.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Anyone ever heard of a mini orchid? Here's mine...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3210.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3215.jpg


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[Willow87]

I've seen the mini orchids before. I know a couple of months ago there were some for sale at Lowe's and I think the proceeds went to The American Breast cancer Foundation

[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3226.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Here's my mini Poinsettia. It's about 6" tall...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3260.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3262.jpg


Cute, eh?


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[palmtree]

Nice pics! Everything looks amazing! I wish my plants did that well indoors! Instead most of them just keep on begging to go outside into some summer sun!
I have had mini orchids before, in fact I got one about this time last year. I mounted it onto a tree for the summer (where it grew really well and the roots actually grew around the branches) and then I took it off the tree and brought the orchid in. Now its going to bloom again!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Alex! ;)


My key to success with indoor plants is good light...and fertilizer. Same with outdoor plants too. :ha: Plus the showers I give the plants inside to keep the leaves clean of bugs. These three things are why my plants thrive.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm having great success with my Venus Flytrap plant. It's sending up new traps like crazy. It's been growing steadily since August but for some reason it's more active now than it's ever been. Here it is today. Check out all the new traps coming up...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3364.jpg


It's even catching it own bugs...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3360.jpg


I keep it in a very tall vase with no cover, in a south window...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3361.jpg


Hoping to keep it going all winter. What a cool plant.


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[Willow87]

Wow Sherry, those look great! I love venus fly traps, I just wish I could keep them alive lol.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Cameron! ;)


I kept one alive once for a full year and it even spent six months of that year, outdoors in a fishbowl. It thrived. I'm really hoping to keep this one going for longer and possibly permanently. It sure is a vigorous plant.


I have had many die on me too though, along the way. It's through all my failures however, that I learned what they like and how to care for them best. I only water the plant with distilled or purified water. I NEVER fertilize it either. One time I did feed a venus flytrap and it was dead as a door nail within a few hours! :eek:


They like sunshine but I've found strappled sun is best and I have reason to believe they don't like wind either because it's been responsible for the death of a few of my venus flytrap plants.


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[Willow87]

Maybe that was one of my mistakes, I think Ifed mine. It also got at least a couple of hours of hot afternoon sun in the summer and that may have also killed it. Yours looks so happy and its catching little bugs too

[lkailburn]

Nope, it's too cold here now for outdoor gardening. Some geraniums, mums and dusty miller plants are still kicking around though but everything else is done.


Here's my Coffee plant...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_2565-1.jpg


Hope it grows some red 'cherries'. Coffee plants make for very attractive houseplants and can thrive for many years indoors...even produce coffee! I don't even drink coffee but I just like the plant.


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Great shot! I've got a coffea arabica that i picked up this summer. It was already 4'tall by 4' wide. It's now closer to 5' tall. So far has been very easy indoor plant, we do have a small cheap incandescent grow light above it but i bet with good windows it could do without. When we bought it, it already had green cherries on it, it has since flowered on a few occassions but has not formed any new fruit. so far the greenies haven't turned red but i'm still hopeful :-). Another easy indoor plant: cacao! we have one in the same room as the coffee :08: I can dream of days of coffee and chocolate haha.

-Luke

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Ok so if you picked it up this summer Luke, and it had cherries on it already, coffee plants must produce faster than they let on they do. I bet the fruits will ripen. Then you can grow more plants from the beans...or make a cup of coffee! :ha:


Wow, a cocoa plant. Now that's cool. I want to grow a vanilla bean vine.


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[lkailburn]

Yeah so far the existing fruits have not shriveled up or dropped off so that's atleast good. Since we've had it, i think it has flowered 2 or 3 more times. Not over the entire plant, but maybe 1 large branches each time, with a dozen or two flowers each bloom. what are the conditions that yours is in? have you noticed continual growth like i have?
the cacao is actually said to be a very very picky plant to grow. so far it has done well. Its biggest killer is lack of humidity (they say it likes 80% humidity). I thought for sure it would die here in colorado. the humidity in our house is 15-20% in the winter (ack too dry! a whole other story). But we keep an oscillator style humidifier in the same room, near the cacoa and run it most days. Even with that, the humidity probably is no more than 50% and yet it is growing constantly. It's not a fast grower but the growth tips are constantly changing. In fact, when we first repotted it, i lifted the plant up too high and snapped clean off the top growth point. Since then, it has started pushing out two new tips from the break! :-) It is an understory plant so NO direct light. We have it next, not infront, a large west window and so far has shown no signs of burn.i plan on keeping it indoors year round.

I would love to do a vanilla orchid, i hear they are great for bathrooms with showers. do they need a lot of light? Our bathroom does not have any windows.

-Luke

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I am pretty sure they do need good light and I also heard the blooms can only be pollinated by a certain insect in the mediterranean region. If you get one, you gotta hand-pollinate the blooms.


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[Jananas Bananas]

I have Vanilla Orchid. It is a very special plant for me. I have mine in my bay window which does have a lot of light year round, but I also have an AeroGarden and other grow lights there, so it has supplemental lighting as well. It is a very forgiving and easy plant for me. Mine has not flowered yet. Yug in Hawaii grows it, I'm sure his have bloomed as he posted pictures of it.

I sent Sherry a piece of mine last year and it died because I mailed it in December! DUH! I keep trying to get a variegated one, but am always out bid at the last minute. I'll get one eventually.

[jreidsma]

Unless you happen to have said insects in the bathroom for some reason....


I would love to have a cocoa tree! :D That would be awesome :D Vanilla would be pretty cool to :)

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Are we talking about the same plant...the one that produces vanilla beans for baking? Long black pods that contain the little tiny black flovorful seeds inside?


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[Jananas Bananas]

Yes!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Very cool, Janan. :D

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[Jananas Bananas]

I wonder if Yug has the right insects, is that in the right area of the world? He is an orchid expert. I may PM him and ask. I wonder if he gets the pods and uses them? Maybe he will check into the insomnia thread and we can pick his brain.

[lkailburn]

Well darn, it's too bad our bathroom does not have any windows. I'll have to save that one for a future time. for all of my indoor plants i hand pollinate if they flower, just to help encourage any chances of fruit growth. In fact, i'm not yet holding my breath but my indoor loquat MIGHT be forming fruit. I have no idea, as I've never watched one go from flower to fruit before but the buds where the flowers used to be are swelling up big time!

-Luke

[Yug]

The insect that pollinates Vanilla planifolia is found in South America. I have to do it by hand, and it helps to do it before noon. The latest I have hand-pollenated a bloom successfully was about 2pm, but that is not recommended. The blooms only stay open 1 day. I can get the 'beans' without a problem, but my drying/curing efforts need some work. If too fast, it gets crispy and is unusable; if too slow, it gets moldy and is unusable. It should be about the consistency of beef jerky - mostly dry, but semi-pliable. Mine is blooming currently, but my d@mn work hours make me miss the blooms 4 days each week. Without pollenation, no pods, and no work on the drying technique. I grow them because they're different, and don't need any special care in this environment. Orchid-wise, they're downright ugly. Some of the leafless Vanilla is more attractive, and many have some red color in the lip.

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[stevelau1911]

I find that with venus fly traps and other carnivorous plants, they need a dormancy period with much colder temperatures so I've been putting them under my tarp bed where I keep my potted boos & other hardy plants which has gotten as cold as 22F at the coldest part of winter. Surprisingly, some of the old traps stay green over the winter.

I used to try taking a venus fly trap indoors, and eventually it seemed to run out of energy and never flowered, but I got much better results when they were over-wintered outside.

I'm having great success with my Venus Flytrap plant. It's sending up new traps like crazy. It's been growing steadily since August but for some reason it's more active now than it's ever been. Here it is today. Check out all the new traps coming up...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3364.jpg


It's even catching it own bugs...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3360.jpg


I keep it in a very tall vase with no cover, in a south window...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3361.jpg


Hoping to keep it going all winter. What a cool plant.


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[Yug]

I had one of those, and grew it until it flowered. Cute little white 5-petal blooms on a long thin stem. Any fertilizer should be extremely weak, and very low in nitrogen. These typically grow in swamps/bogs. They like damp, higher-acid type conditions.

[lkailburn]

I find that with venus fly traps and other carnivorous plants, they need a dormancy period with much colder temperatures so I've been putting them under my tarp bed where I keep my potted boos & other hardy plants which has gotten as cold as 22F at the coldest part of winter. Surprisingly, some of the old traps stay green over the winter.

I used to try taking a venus fly trap indoors, and eventually it seemed to run out of energy and never flowered, but I got much better results when they were over-wintered outside.

interesting! i have an "octupus plant" (can't remember the actual name) that i have indoors in a mini-greenhouse that so far seems to be doing quite well. any idea if the dormacy applies to "octupus plants"? lol

by the way, where in NY are you? i grew up in rochester.

-Luke

[stevelau1911]

If the octopus plant is a tropical species, then no, they won't need a dormancy, but you just need to find out what its native climate is. I'm 7 miles south of Rochester in henrietta. The cool part about venus fly traps is that they make pups like crazy so I can get a bunch of divisions each year and give them away.

BTW here's my sarracenia white pitcher plant and venus fly traps back in august. They made a lot of growth since then since they tend to grow super fast during the warmest part of the year, especially when I used the wall o water on them.
http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz246/stevelau1911/DSC05715.jpg?t=1323824946

[lkailburn]

very cool Steve thanks for the info.

HBL - the coffee tree heard us talking the other day. I went and looked at it this morning and look what i found! two cherries are starting to turn color :-)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47193&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47193&ppuser=10645)

I also found this this morning. Our mostly dormant pom has thrown out a flower for us! Notice how we have also decorated the tree haha, they are our charlie brown christmas trees this year rather than going out and buying another tree just for the holiday.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47192&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47192&ppuser=10645)

-Luke

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Congrats, Luke. :D Great that they are ripening for you!


Nice shots Steve and Yug. Thanks for the info, everyone. ;)


Yeah, that venus flytrap of mine is real busy right now. I can't believe how much it's growing at this time of year. It seems to be feeding itself and too many times I killed VFT's from over-feeding. Not this time though. :D


I give it distilled or purified water too, because I killed a few of them from using plain old tap water. We'll see how it continues to do...


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[justjoan]

Help, I am trying to over winter my pepper plants inside and I know you are the expert on this. Should I cut them back or???? I know I have been away for sometime, trying to get back in the swing of things, just been soooooo darn busy, hoping you can help. One of them is a Tabasco and the other is a spicy little devil like a Thai and they are hanging in there but wonder if there is more I should be doing. Thanks so much:waving:

[The Hollyberry Lady]

It's real easy Joan...as long as you can provide warmth and sunshine. The most common killer of indoor pepper plants are spider mites...so I suggest you shower your pepper plants in the tub each week, paying special attention to the undersides of the leaves.


A south or east window would be ideal, but west and north can work too. I fertilize my pepper plants if they are actively growing and producing throughout winter. This keeps them happy and the yields substantial.


I prefer to save seeds from my pepper plants and start new ones each year. Although pepper plants can be perennial indoors, I find them more vigorous and plentiful when they are young and new. Older pepper plants tend to get woody and tough, and often pruning them is necessary so that new fresh branches can grow.


Is it possible to see a picture of your plants though Joan, before I recommend pruning them? Are they actively growing and producing?


You'll want to also make sure you rid the plants of any insects before bringing them in, by re-potting them into new sterile soil for indoors. Then you'll want to check the plants over for any pests and shower them. If given enough warmth and light, they should continue to grow for you all winter long!


Hope this helps. Let me know how they work out for you...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Just opened today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3486.jpg


Coffee plant is thriving...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3480.jpg


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[Yug]

Nice phal.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks Yug...it's a mini!


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

My double hybrid petunia plant that I grew from seed in my aero-garden is about to bloom soon...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3715.jpg


It's from a mix so I'm looking forward to seeing the color...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I love this Jasmine vine and can't wait for it to start growing again in spring...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3853.jpg


Those are some Orinoco banana pups off to the right of the pic. :D


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

I love my flowers in winter...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/3rd%20album/IMG_3903.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_4920.jpg


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[Jananas Bananas]

WOW! Love that purple Rose! One of the best pictures I have ever seen! :goteam:

[TRAY]

I have to agree with JANAN, Very impressive photo!

[palmtree]

Awesome pics as always Sherry! Is that Jasmine a condeferate jasmine? I have a nice sized one that bloomed indoors (still has a few blooms on it) and the fragrance was amazing. It really fills up a room at night, its one of my favorite blooms! Hopefully it will bloom again when it goes back outside in a few weeks!

[john_ny]

The Jasmine looks like a Madagascar Jasmine (Stephanotis) to me.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hey, thanks guys! :waving:


Yeah John, that's exactly what it is! ;)


My Chenille plant is blooming...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_5346.jpg


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[lkailburn]

love the foliage on the jasmine. does it stay green all winter? we have a regular jasmine(forget the name actually) but it defoliated for the winter time, and is now just starting to push out buds again. Thankfully, we thought maybe it was a gonner lol.

-Luke

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yes Luke, the leaves do stay green all winter long.


Great that your Jasmine made it. Congrats! ;)


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6026.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

This year's window pansies today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6050.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6057.jpg


They smell terrific.


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[Willow87]

Sherry that is a beautiful color. Mine never did make it

[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6058.jpg


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[drew leonard]

Quite beautiful Sherry!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Thanks, Drew. It's a Caladium.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6090.jpg


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[auburnfan28]

Is the Caladium like an elephant ear?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yes, exactly!


How to Grow Elephant Ears (Caladium Bulbs) | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_4906293_grow-elephant-ears-caladium-bulbs.html)


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6066.jpg


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

A lot of people don't realize just how fragrant petunia flowers can be....particularly in the evenings when they release their sweet scent. Not all of them smell but the purple or white types are your best bet if you're looking for fragrance. This type is one of my favorites and just last night my bedroom had the nicest smell wafting through it because I have them growing and blooming in my bedroom window...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6126.jpg


Petunia plants are easy to get seeds from. The leaves are sticky so when the seedpods burst, they literally throw tiny black seeds everywhere and they stick to the leaves making them easy to collect.


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

New spring growth on my Madagascar Jasmine vine...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6152.jpg


Variegated geranium...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6150.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6174.jpg

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[The Hollyberry Lady]

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2012/IMG_6190.jpg


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