What's Growing In Your Garden? Horticultural Science

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Racoon

Nice corn Turtle...

Unfortunately for me, thats how it ends up coming out the other end in the morning too.

The squirrells got all my corn this year, the buggers; so I hope it was GMO seed

Danke schön Racön. My luck that the corn was late & my squirrels were busy with my sunflowers. I'm planning to turn up more yard over the Winter & put in a bigger patch of corn in the Spring.

My garlic hasn't poked their heads out yet, but here is a shot of my Winter wheat all up & hunkered down.



Back in a bit with a few more garden shots from the darkroom.

Here we goes then:
My last two cherry tomato plants

One of my 2 small patches of leeks:

Part of my wildflower bed:

Garden overview
cornstalks for compost & to retard erosion
jack-o-lanterns for compost & to retard witches:

[simcha]

Last fall, I gave away the next to last Bonsai tree I had; my remaining tree I kept by someone's request. It is a 7 year old varigated cypress which I started from a cutting. I'll try to get a picture for you soon.
My obsession for Bonsai lasted about 8 years, during which time I collected over 120 trees with more than 60 varieties. I collected from the wild, collected & planted seeds, & started some from cuttings. I did not strictly adhear to Japanese traditions, either in my selection of species or manner of display.
It was good therapy for a few years, but then became a burdensome entanglement. Twice a day, everyday, they had to be watered... Anyway, I have just the one now, & an uncomprable connection to trees still.

Wow, Turtle! ... i'm impressed. Ha'Kavod! ["(with) The'Honor(s!)"]
... i'm also a horticulturalist & a tree and fruit-tree planter from the age of 8 or 9.
... i've tried also to make Bonsai's from willows and myrtles in the past.
Just asking: ... Do You remember the "Sand-Terrarium-Fad" that swept the east coast of the United States during the mid to late 70's ??
I was in to it!
Simcha.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by simcha

Wow, Turtle! ... i'm impressed. Ha'Kavod! ["(with) The'Honor(s!)"]
... i'm also a horticulturalist & a tree and fruit-tree planter from the age of 8 or 9.
... i've tried also to make Bonsai's from willows and myrtles in the past.
Just asking: ... Do You remember the "Sand-Terrarium-Fad" that swept the east coast of the United States during the mid to late 70's ??
I was in to it!
Simcha.

Danke Simcha! I vaguely recall 'sand terrariums' from the 70's, but I never tried them. On the willows as bonsai, I had good luck as long as they were kept watered, and I don't recall trying any myrtles. In the unlikely event that I get into potted trees again, I would be doing it to produce native tree/shrub stock for planting in the wild. Cuurently I have zero, nadda, zilch potted trees.

[Racoon]

We just had over a foot of snow and ice...
Several bonzai's were completely buried.

I uncovered them yesterday and set them in a safer place next to the house.
A couple turned reddish brown.

I hope they're still alive in springtime



:keepsfingerscrossed:

[froggy]

What's growing in my garden? In Wisconsin right now, the only thing growing in my outside garden is the depth of snow. But inside...

I have 2 new guests this year, Kaffir lime clone that I have under t5's and Im trying to grow a toiletpaper oyster mushroom. It still has ~ 18 more days until I should see some results and plan to place the rotting TP carcass on my kitchen table for everyone to enjoy.

[Ganoderma]

my coffee are giving me beans now, right before christmas

[DFINITLYDISTRUBD]

Originally Posted by Ganoderma

my coffee are giving me beans now, right before christmas

That's friggen awesome!!! Lucky!

[Mercedes Benzene]

On Monday I purchased an Epiphyllum Oxypetalum from the internet. It's a cactus that is renowned for blooming for only one night with fragrant, dinnerplate-sized flowers.
Blooming age occurs after a couple years and I'm not entirely sure how old my specimen will be.

Fingers crossed it comes today.

[Racoon]

Originally Posted by Mercedes Benzene

On Monday I purchased an Epiphyllum Oxypetalum from the internet. It's a cactus that is renowned for blooming for only one night with fragrant, dinnerplate-sized flowers.
Blooming age occurs after a couple years and I'm not entirely sure how old my specimen will be.

Fingers crossed it comes today.

I'm wondering how your Irridated tobacco came out..

But an Epi-Oxy sounds cool.

How do you ship something like that? considering its floweringstage>?

[Mercedes Benzene]

Originally Posted by Racoon

I'm wondering how your Irridated tobacco came out..

But an Epi-Oxy sounds cool.

How do you ship something like that? considering its floweringstage>?

The tobacco never happened, as I quickly became occupied with more legitimate endeavors.

The company that I purchased the Oxy from has informed me that it is only 6 to 9 months young, so it is not yet capable of producing flowers. Since it's winter, they ship their plants in insulated packaging, with a heat pad.
I'm still worried about it though. Theoretically I should have received it yesterday, but since Fed Ex doesn't deliver on New Years, I should get it today. The bad thing is that it had to sit in a cold warehouse somewhere for a day.

Keep your fingers crossed.