I hope everyone is doing well. I was sick for a long time. then out of state at my parents for a bit while I was gettin better. Im home and happy. Oh and even really sick, I packed my flowers up and took them with me! I left about 10 down with my mom.
But i was very excited to get back on and...
here is a recent pic of that impatiens that snapped off...remember i soaked it in a cup of water for a few days then stuck it in a peat pot and just crossed my fingers....
welllllll it worked!!! look how happy it is!!! i think my thumb is gettin a light shade of green!!!!!
i will wait till all my current seedlings are planted, potted, or given away before I start anymore... but then I will get everyones opinion of different seeds to try out
I dont plan on planting any of the Impaitens outside. I live in an Apt and only the wildflower seeds im growing will go outside. The coleus and double impatiens will be potted and then set on my greenhouse on my balcony during the summer... how my balcony is faced and the overhang...I only get...
no I have never grown orchids...i have never grown anything till last month when i planted some seeds that are pictured in my other post...so its all very very new to me still :-) but yes..i wouldnt want to spend alot of money on an expensive flower... thats why
im starting with wildflowers and...
thanks everyone! all these plants were only planted 5 weeks ago! that impatien...is only 4 weeks old since sprouting! do you think it will bloom this year? I heard some plants dont actually flower till the 2nd year
lol i think im too new of a seedling grower to have instincts yet... haha but I would say....even tho they are soft and wilty and sad..they are still alive and I think they are still soaking in the growlight to give nutrients to the new leaves
that are growing...? hmm?? orrrrrrr my other...
after all my current seedlings have grown and been planted and im ready to start over.... does anyone think it would be possible for me to grow these in my house? I dont know what zone they are or anything about them, but they are my all time favorite!!! well orchids
in general are my all...
I went ahead and took the plastic liner off the little green house so it gets the air in my whole apartment now. I still have not got a fan, but plan too soon...just had other things interefering lately...
and thanks for the compliment on my tat... I love dragonflies and butterflies...
this is the one that snapped right below the leaves...i soaked in a cup of water for a couple days then stuck the little nub in a peat pot yesterday.
the only thing that concerns me is the first real leaves...are really soft and wilty...are they going to die? all the 2nd and 3rd leaves are...
so my little double impatien that snapped right below the leaves... is still growing! how long should I wait till i know it will be ok for sure?
its been a few days now and the new leaves are growing... but i dont want to get my hopes up just in case.... but i did stick it in a peat pot 24...
just wanted to jump on and say hi real quick... ive been in the hospital for a few days.. I knew i was sick...but... oh well, life happens... I watered well and left lights on the whole time... just got home...a few of them are a little
"sad" looking but they are almost dried up, i think they...
im up in ashton :-) ya we usually get snow thru the middle of may always....and usually at least once the first week of june.....so I think if i wait till about june 6th I should be safe to plant them outside if I do the whole thing
about puttin them out for a couple hours every day then...
also learned im in zone 4... that freakin sucks!!!! super short grow period for plants! thats it, now i want to move south.... I would like to live in zone 7 or up.....or maybe in hawaii and grow my favorive 2 flowers in the whole world
Birds of Paradise and Butterfly Orchids...
i just love you guys!!! your so awesome! yup I am in south eastern Idaho... im an hour away from wyoming and an hour away from montana and 2 hours from utah... I dont know where silver city is tho.
so im not seeing any bugs at all...but I noticed something growing on over half of my...
oh also...what would happen if i didnt have the grow lights on for like 3 days? if they got only normal daylight? would they die? just curious cuz i might be going out of town next weekend I would water them well b4 i left, but didnt want the lights on the whole time I was gone...so jut...
omg im laughing so hard...which is actually quite comical when you have laryngitis!...its all squeeky sounding.. but yes..i dont think i can ever truley thin out things... I would just take all the weaker babies and put them in thier own special spot and nurture
them...but as im noticing....even...
yes it does feel like im growing little babies... my mom says its cuz my youngest child out of 6 is 8 years old and I cant have anymore children and im gettin baby hungry... so what do i do...i buy a fish tank and am breeding guppies and buy a
green house and growing baby plants.. lol which is...