Insomnia Thread...

[Jananas Bananas]

Good Morning Gang!

Those pictures are so beautiful Sherry! I agree with Cam, you should just move there. No sense paying rent at two different places. Especially when you love one so much and come to hate the other!

Cam you must have totally fallen in love with Daturas! I love them too, but really, what don't I love when it comes to plants?

Jordan, the man I got the stapelia from simply called it the "stink" plant. It reminding me of the one Sherry has so I got some of it. The flower is a little different than Sherry's so I know it is a different type because he did have one blooming. If I am remembering the flower correctly it looks like the stapelia variegata Stapelia variegata | Flickr - Photo Sharing! . Hope that helps!

~JaNan

[jreidsma]

Hi,
Thanks I am looking forward to when it flowers, but then kind of not at the same time

Sherry, are you sending out my 3 aerogarden sponges when you come back in October then?

Glad you like it there so much looks like a very nice place to be

My computer is hating me right now. I usually run forums and a game I play, but for som reason the game is slowing my computer down really badly. I am typig stuff on here and it is taking it a minute or more to show up. So I might not be posting much for a little bit. I need to find out whats going on. I don't have a virus or anything, and everything is working perfectly....

Hope everyone is having a nice timsorry for so many typos, the computer is running very slowly and i can't go back and fix them... will be back with a answer hopefully.

[Willow87]

I have fallen in love with daturas lol. Ever since my one outside bloomed. I'm glad I have the more ornamental ones. Here is a seed pod on my datura that bloomed last week.

[Jananas Bananas]

Pretty wicked looking seedpod isn't it? There will be hundreds of seeds in one pod too.

I cleaned out my Extra Tall AG this morning and restarted some new seeds. One is a Triple white datura. They are pretty old seeds, but I will see if they will do anything. I put two seeds in it. My datura are one of the few things that seem to make the transition from AG to soil very well. Neither of mine seem to have a wilt period like the other stuff I have take out of it. They haven't blossomed for me yet though.

~J

[Willow87]

The seedpods look so cool. I probably won't be saying that once I pick them lol. I didn't know there was a triple white datura. I will probably have to grow mine as houseplants, hopefully they will live through the winter.

[jreidsma]

Datura's are awesome! I have some seeds for the double purple ones. Maybe I should plant a couple more soon.

The seed pods are pretty cool, I haven't seen one in person though. I bet that it might hurt a bit when picking it

Stapelia flowers are one of the weirder things I have seen for a while. They stink and kind of look like rotting stuff but then again have some weird sense of beauty to them

Mom is making CHILI!

The problem with my computer was that the java update I did a couple days ago didn't update correctly. So the computer screwed itself up. I fixed it though.

Windows with more of its problems

[Jananas Bananas]

The seed pods on the ornamental daturas are not thorny like that. These are from my double purple.

This is what it looks like right after the flower fall off.



A little more growth



This one is almost fully grown and waiting for it to ripen



~J

[Willow87]

Wow Janan those seed pods look so pretty. I guess I'm going to have to wear gloves when I pick the seed pod from my datura. A couple of people are wanting seeds from it on PlantSwap. I look forward to seeing my Double Yellow and Triple purple blooms. The seeds that I planted outside havent sprouted yet, though when I soaked them, they sprouted roots. Chili sounds so good right now. I had some grilled chicken breast on grilled Texas toast with cheese and sauerkraut and some cajun chips on the side. It was really good

[Jananas Bananas]

Both your dinners sounds extra yummy! I love chili with saltines and Texas toast with grilled chicken! Mmmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmm! You are making me hungry again. I had a dill pickle sandwich on wheat bread with cheesy potato chips for lunch. But it is almost supper time!

Cam I actually have seeds from the Datura that is growing in the gardens of Ernest Hemingway, did I ever tell you that? I always thought that was really cool!

~J

[Willow87]

I had plenty left over for a meal tomorrow. I should send you some lol. That's amazing, you have a piece of history in your garden.

[Jananas Bananas]

Maybe you can open this link and read about them. I am always fascinated by this kind of thing.

Hemingway Datura Devil's Angel Trumpet Key West SEEDS! | eBay

I'll see if I can find some triples for you to look at.

24+ LARGE TRIPLE WHITE Devil's Trumpet/Datura Seeds | eBay

Datura Metel - Triple White Devil's Trumpet - 200 seeds | eBay

Datura Metel Devils Trumpet triple yellow 25 Seeds | eBay

~J

[Willow87]

That is so neat. The Triple White is beautiful! I look forward to seeing my Triple purple bloom

[Jananas Bananas]

Cam, this is my Hemingway datura that I started from seed in the AG. I like that the stem is dark purple and stays that way. It is about a foot and a half tall right now and I guess I started the seed this past Spring.



~JaNan

[Willow87]

It looks so healthy. I wonder if mine will have purple stems?

[Jananas Bananas]

I think your purple ones will have purple stems. The others will probably be green.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Great plants, gang!


Woops sorry about that Jordan...yup I can mail ya some sponges when I get home. I didn't know you had an aero-garden?


I also have a cool grow bulb for you that you can screw into a desklamp. Remember I told you about it?


We didn't really intend on extending our vacation this long but it's just what we needed. Now the rent is so cheap because of off-season, that it's merely pocket change! This is a little house is what it is, with absolutely everything, even a fireplace!


I would like to move here but I'm not sure if it's realistic. Besides that, winters here will be way harsher than London, being beside the lake. It's just a fantasy really but I'm not sure if it could be a reality. The man I'm renting from did offer for me to stay for the winter however and gave me a good monthly price as well. I've got some thinking to do...


So it's kind of weathery out but this is the best time for pics...I thought I'd head to the lake for a bit and see what I can shoot. Be back later...


: )

[Willow87]

I hope mine starts sprouting soon. The cottage sounds wonderful. My aunt has been trying to get me and my family to rent a cottage in Oklahoma. She goes there every year and she always tells us how beautiful it is there.

[jreidsma]

I have had a aero garden for quite some time now. Remember I got it at a garage sale for 50 cents, then we set up a little trade for some sponges, the light bulb you had, and maybe a aero garden 3 light bulb. And then once it warmed up I would send you something or maybe order you something from seedrack.com like we did last year.

The beach cottage does sound pretty cool Too bad I don't like water

Maybe if you moved by the lake it would be more Michigan-like All these goofball lakes everywhere.

My purple datura had purple stems. It only made it a couple inches tall though

The datura's leaves remind me a lot of some egg plants and similar plants. But then the purple stem sets them apart

I might be getting a bunch of computer items off craigslist from someone in Kalamazoo Waiting for the reply back.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yes, I think we could arrange that Jordan. No problem. I won't make promises but I'll see about mailing it all out before I return home so you won't have to wait so long.


Going to London tomorrow. It's my grandmother's birthday and I have plants to water and fertilize. Today turned yucky and rainy on us but still warm and not too windy.


Yes, you and your family should rent a cottage Cam. It's too fun and cool. You can swim whenever you want to. Tonight if the rain stops, we might have another campfire and roast some marshmallows.


How come you don't like water, Jordan? I almost seriously drowned, twice in my life when I was a kid, but it didn't change how much I love water and I was never afraid of it. I took lessons and became a great swimmer...even a lifeguard!!!


Chat soon...


: )

[Willow87]

Roasting marshmallows sounds fun.