Insomnia Thread...

[Willow87]

Here is a picture of the Love Lies bleeding. I cant wait until the flowers get longer. I think I gave it too much Nitrogen because the flowers are suppose to be a darker red, but these are a fuchsia color. I also wanted to post a picture of the sunflower bud

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Good Morning!


Gorgeous pics, Cam and Tom!


Love the Banana plant. And that Love Lies Bleeding is just stunning! Nice cheerful shots to wake up to. I'll have some for you guys shortly.


I've been up for an hour actually, but I've been showering a few more plants. Yes, I am really going to miss these windows, Cam. They're a gardener's dream, is what they are...and I can practically grow just about anything in here, with such amazing light.


I have three windows in my living room, two if which face south, and then a third that faces east. One of the three windows is a large picture window and and the sills are like shelves. I have a window in my kitchen and my bathroom....as well as a large bedroom window too. There's 15 plants in my bedroom window, alone!


Gonna post a bit, but not sure how long I'll be logged on. Hope everyone's having a good day so far.


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[Willow87]

Good Morning Sherry,
Thanks for the comments. How are you this morning? I hope your new place has plenty of windows. At my old house it had several east facing windows that my plants would enjoy, and in my room there was a huge bay window that had a seating area. I miss that house lol. Unfortunately my bedroom faces the north so I have limited light, though I do have a floor lamp that I used during winter. I miss having plants in my bedroom

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Oh I can see why you miss your old house with all those great windows, Cam. I will find a way to have just as many plants at my new place too, regardless of windows, because I've got lots of supplemental lighting. Plus I'll have a huge balcony or patio!


I doubt I'll have a bathroom window in my new place because it's rare for an apartment, but I'm gonna buy another aero-garden for my bathroom so I can continue to enjoy flowers there. I've had flowers in my bathroom window for so long that I can't give them up!


So yeah, I was working on another food for the food remedy thread, and I got it done early this morning but had to find a good picture from the internet for the post. I found one and just released the post a few minutes ago. It's about basil. I really like that thread, and hope to cover all the healthful foods eventually.


So I'm around on and off, cleaning my apartment and packing up more stuff. I'm cleaning things before I pack them...ornaments and china dishes, etc. It's a lot of work but I don't want to bring boxes of dusty things to my new place. I'll be shaking the dust off my feet when I leave here, and not looking back. You wouldn't believe the goings-ons around here lately, but it's too negative to get into. Predictible anyway, and I'm not allowing it to affect me even one bit. When no one reacts, their game is no fun and boring, so this is how I handle it.


So it's sunny here today but not super hot or muggy, thankfully. I think I might have a petunia that's gonna be pink or some color, in the pot with the purple ones. I could have sworn I sowed all purple ones, but these look like they'll bloom pink! Kinda cool because I was wishing I'd planted more. Waiting for them to open.


Hope your day is going well, everyone.


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[Willow87]

I definitely do miss windows but they can be a blessing and curse. The few south windows that I have let in so much heat during summer. I'm so glad you will have alot of room at your new place, you will probably inspire others to garden as well. When I lived in an apartment for a while, my patio looked like a jungle. I would have random people ask me about my plants and what I used to fertilize them because they were so lush.
Unfortunately I lost practically all of them in a freak hailstorm (this was years ago) I love basil, especially sprinkled on top of spaghetti.
I need to save up for one of those aerogardens lol. That way I could have plants in my room again lol. I just love your purple petunias. I want flowering plants in my house LOL.

[tbaleno]

The banana in the picture is an SDC.I think I was told the pups have to be a foot tall or so before you can seperate them. When it is I am going to give one to my coworker. He likes growing fruits and vegetables too. He is stuck in an apartment, but the banana plant should be a good container plant for him. It probaby won't take too much space.

[Willow87]

It looks great Tom, its nice of you to give a pup to your coworker. Right now my Sumatrana is the only banana producing pups. I'm hoping that my basjoo will at least produce a pup this year

[The Hollyberry Lady]

"Stuck in an apartment"...LOL! I grow more plants in my apartment than most people grow in their gardens!!!


So yeah the banana plant is cool, Tom. I have an SCD too and it's in a pot.


So how's everyone's evening going so far? JaNan, I see you've joined us again. I saw all your posts and thanked them.


Just hanging out until 8:00 or so then I'm going out briefly, but will be back to chat tonight if anyone's interested.


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[Jananas Bananas]

Hi Gang!

I know that's right Sherry (your apartment growing!). Just finished eating pizza for supper with a humongous strawberry for dessert. I took pictures to post in the dinner and strawberry thread. I haven't loaded them onto my computer yet.

How's everyone doing? It's hot, hot, hot here. Somebody told me that bananas didn't grow if it's over 90 degrees, so I guess I won't see anything out of mine for a while. 104 today and it may be more when the remainder of the reports come in.

I have to feed the animal children here soon and water the outside plants, but want to let my supper settle a little bit first!

Yeah, I posted a few pictures this afternoon. Have a few more to post, later.

~JaNan

[Willow87]

Hi Janan and Sherry. I had to do some watering because some of my plants were wilting. I think we got to 100 here Janan. There was supposed to be a slight chance of storms but no rain here.

[tbaleno]

I did some mowing and now I'm watching hockey. I'll be around all night. I saw those yummy strawberries. I'm still envious.

[Jananas Bananas]

I ate ONE for dessert tonight Tom! They are sweet, sweet, SWEET!

You had asked about separating pups on your SDC in the Pup thread. I think a foot is a stretch. From experience, I have separated them at just a couple of inches tall and they have done just fine. They have a tendency to throw a lot of pups out and I personally think it saps the Mother of strength so I usually only leave two at the most on the Mom. That's just my opinion and my experience and I am sure there will be a lot that disagree.

We don't even have a chance of rain here, Cam. The forecast is identicle from day to day - 103 days 79 - 80 + nights. I really need to move someplace tropical again. (somewhere that isn't expensive!!!)

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I think JaNan's right.


Sometimes too, the pups don't just zap the mother of strength...they kill her altogether!!!


This happened with my original SDC plant, and the plant I have now is a big pup that overtook the mother.


I was emailing with Markku a little while ago and he told me the pups don't even have to have roots to remove them and they'll still be ok. He said if I want the mother to continue to thrive and perhaps flower, I should remove the pups that develop.


Very, very interesting indeed.


Alright JaNan, I want to see the dinner that went with those strawberries!!! Damn those look too good! I want one.


So who's winning, Tom? Hockey is a huge sport here in Canada and if you don't like it, it's like you're from outer space or something. I like live games as opposed to watching it on T.V.


So I'm around and bored! Everything is done. I even changed my a-g water tonight and added nutrients. I also had to do some pepper plant pruning so the other plants in the system that are just getting started can have a chance to build themselves. Things are looking fantastic.


Ok, so who's still around?


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[tbaleno]

Games over. Boston won 4-0. Should be an interesting day at work. I expect all my co-workers are going to be very tired.

I'll probably be up a few more hours watching all the celebrations. The neighbors are shooting off fireworks.

I forced my son to watch the last few minutes. I told him that championships are hard to win and he may not see it again for a long long time. I was his age the last time the bruins won the stanley cup.

[Jananas Bananas]

Yep, I got all my things done too (including shaving my legs!!!) Private joke!!!

Dinner was just pizza Sherry! It was delicious, but not anything that should have gone with the fancy strawberries! I could only eat one it was huge. I know it took about ten bites to eat just one. A girl sent them to a guy that just dumped her, so he gave them to Greg because he didn't want them. Isn't that awful!!!! Greg said heck yeah I will take them home! I mean they are pretty and certainly yummy but you know.........

~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yes, I suspect it's going to be a long night for me too...I'm not tired at all.


I was going to post a couple shots in the dinner thread later of my supper and dessert...if JaNan ever gets around to posting hers first!


Not sure what to do with myself but I'm working on some information for Pisces for the Zodiac thread.


Any requests for the food remedy thread? I wasn't sure which one to pick next.


Yeah that's kind of mean about the guy not taking the chocolates but there's also 2 sides to every story and who knows...maybe she's a psycho! At least someone enjoyed them. It would have been more mean to throw them in the trash.


Too funny about shaving your legs. I gotta do mine tomorrow morning.


Ok then, so does this mean they'll be no pizza shots in the dinner thread and I should just go ahead and post mine? I had a yummy supper tonight.


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[Jananas Bananas]

How about tomatoes?

Yes, I got them there - second attempt!

Yeah, maybe so.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Well I'm popping on to say hi...and then popping off and saying goodbye!


I did post about tomatoes though JaNan...hope you enjoy.


Be back later...


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[Willow87]

Hi Sherry I'm just trying to stay cool today. How are you?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Hi, Cam. I'm kinda feeling like the weather...gloomy and depressed. It's raining here. Not really super down, but I miss my mom being next door. We talk a lot on the phone but it's just not the same. I hate it.


I was trying to think of what to make for dinner but I think I'll just have leftover steak and onions with something or other. Not feeling real hungry just yet. I released some more information I typed out for the Zodiac thread. It's so much fun finding out peoples' signs and describing them. Do you know what your Chinese sign is Cam? I think you're a Cancer though, right?


So JaNan, are you around too? I haven't taken any new shots today and now it's all dark looking in here.


Oh, I did collect some seeds from the marble and little blue plant today...and the table tomato plant as well. Lots for sharing.

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