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The colors are so pretty, Howard :woohoonaner:
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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...  Another part of my 60 foot long garden...  The smaller of my 2 "Amythest Beautyberry" shrubs is ripening beautifully...  I can never take enough pics...  Some of the blossoms have dropped on my "Gloria" vine and left behind tiny little green berries...  "French Vanilla" Hybrid marigolds and Basjoo...  My perennial "Mammoth Pink" Daisy Chrysanthemums are about to bloom...  : ) |
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Sherry.....please post some pics when that Mum blooms:woohoonaner:, i cant wait to see it..mine never seem to get that full either
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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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Thats it.....blood and bonemeal for my gardens again :woohoonaner:
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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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Me either!
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Here it was last season, before I had the garden fully cut...
 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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Here's some pics I took this morning:
My ornamental indoor peppers...  More ripening beautyberries this rainy morning...  : ) |
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More of my peppers from this morning and early evening...
    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...  Alright, I know I'm obsessed...  : ) |
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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? |
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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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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 |
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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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You are more than welcome, Sherry.
Just like Howard, a new digital camera is what I need now. :) |
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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...  These ones are shaped different than the others...  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. : ) |
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Beautiful plants and veggies there T.H.L. Wonderful pictures also.
Happy growing! Drew |
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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...  Happy Labour Day! :bananas_b : ) |
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Gosh thank you, Rae!
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These ones are rippin' hot...
 Chrysanthemums blooming around the front...  Can't wait for my "Mammoth Pink" Daisy mums to open! Anyday now... : ) |
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My SDC pup from Bob...
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Here's my Bromeliad today...
 "Rose Pink" Lily sprout...  Waiting for more plants to emerge byt here's how they looked last year...  Here's some sedum from Texas that's really taking off for me...  To my surprise I noticed it started to develop flower buds...  : ) |
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That Brom is beautiful, Sherry!!:woohoonaner:
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Wow those lilies are gorgeous!
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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...  It's just absolutely gigantic this season and this is the direct result of Blood & Bonemeal...  Getting ready to bust...  Also took this shot of my "Black Velvet Rose" hybrid Geraniums today...   : ) |
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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
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Here they are partially blooming this morning...
 Here's my "Blackberry Lily" seeds that've burst out of thier pods! So ornamental...  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...  Here were my "Amythest Bautyberry" shrubs yesterday...    : ) |
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Wow HBL your yard is so green and vibrant! I love the beautybush its beautiful!
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Gorgeous, Sherry:woohoonaner:
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Here's my Bromeliad blooming today...
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Here's some shots I took this weekend:
My perennial "Mammoth Pink" Daisy Chrysanthemums blooming like crazy...  More attractive "Blackberry Lily" seeds that look like blackberries...  Perennial Solanum Seaforthianum "Gloria" vine berries growing...  Many more blossom clusters forming...  One of the "Amythest Beautyberry" shrubs yesterday. The berries are really ripening up...   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...  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!  A side shot of my Chrysanthemums...  Hope everyone's having a good Sunday. : ) |
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Gorgeous shots, Sherry:08:
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Very nice.:woohoonaner:
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Here were my daisy mums this morning...
  More "Blackberry Lily" seeds...  : ) |
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Beautyberries are nearly fully ripe...
  Indoor "Patio" tomatoes just starting...   : ) |
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They look Great!! :jalapenonaner:
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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...  I love the way the little flowers look like mini pink lilies...  Lots more buds that will bloom soon...  Thanks Zac! : ) |
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More shots I took today:
My Tamarillo plant...    Outdoor "Patio" tomato fruits...  Solanum Pseudocapsicum "Gloria" blossoms today...   Here's the berries when the blossoms drop...  Beautyberry cuttings in glass of water with ripening berries...  : ) |
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Indoor "Patio" tomatoes today...
 Young seed-grown Japanese Red Maple tree, turning red this Autumn in my living room...  Here's a shot of two beautiful October trees near where I live...   : ) |
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Close-up shot I took this morning of my indoor "Patio" tomatoes...
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Those Tomatoes look very happy to me. Great job Sherry!
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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.  : ) |
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Sure everyone elses tomatoes are about done and you start showing off!!!
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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 |
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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..  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...  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!  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...  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... : ) |
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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!
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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. : ) |
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