Insomnia Thread...

[Jananas Bananas]

Hi Gang!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[The Hollyberry Lady]

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


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


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


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


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[Jananas Bananas]

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

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

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

[jreidsma]

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

[tommyg]

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

[Jananas Bananas]

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

[The Hollyberry Lady]

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


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


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


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





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


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[Jananas Bananas]

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

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

[tommyg]

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

[The Hollyberry Lady]

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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[Jananas Bananas]

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

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

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

[The Hollyberry Lady]

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


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


Time to take some shots of some seedlings...


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[tommyg]

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

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

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

Thanks!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

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


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


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


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


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


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[tommyg]

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

[The Hollyberry Lady]

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


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


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[tommyg]

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

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good morning!


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


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


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

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


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


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


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[Willow87]

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