What's Growing In Your Garden? Horticultural Science

[Michaelangelica]

I got some tobacco seeds from Redwood City Seed company (California) one year.
As I was not sure how to grow them I asked my Local Govt AG. Dept. for info.
The amount of spraying they recommended was horrendous -about 40 chemicals before they even were seedlings!
I thought "bugger that" and just threw them in a pot to grow-or not.
They all came up; and grew into large plants. Probably the easiest thing I have ever grown from seed.

You just wonder how much the carcinogenic activity of tobacco is related to the chemicals used in production of the plant and the finished product.?

[Racoon]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

I got some tobacco seeds from Redwood City Seed company (California) one year.
As I was not sure how to grow them I asked my Local Govt AG. Dept. for info.
The amount of spraying they recommended was horrendous -about 40 chemicals before they even were seedlings!
I thought "bugger that" and just threw them in a pot to grow-or not.
They all came up; and grew into large plants. Probably the easiest thing I have ever grown from seed.

You just wonder how much the carcinogenic activity of tobacco is related to the chemicals used in production of the plant and the finished product.?

Tobbacco grows like a simple weed. extremely easy.

More simple than Mary Jane.
Theres a lot of science involved of course If you want to produce the best or best around

[Mercedes Benzene]

My Epiphyllum should arrive tomorrow!
FedEx shipping says that it departed a facility in New Jersey this evening. Only a couple of states away.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Mercedes Benzene

My Epiphyllum should arrive tomorrow!
FedEx shipping says that it departed a facility in New Jersey this evening. Only a couple of states away.

how did you find out about them?

if it quits snowing & raining here like Noah knew , I got some tilling & sifting of some sod to do in the garden. some of the garlic came up, but will have to wait til spring to see what I get.

[Mercedes Benzene]

Originally Posted by Turtle

how did you find out about them?

I came across an Epiphyllum forum on the internet by chance. It turns out that there are many people who are completely obsessive over these plants. Many have *hundreds* of plants and growing cuttings.
It's a crazy hobby.

[Mercedes Benzene]

Got it
It's a rather small cutting, with two lateral growths off of the main cutting (which is cut off; I'm assuming it was used to make another cutting.)

Tomorrow I'm going to head out to hunt for soil ingredients. This is going to be one big experiment, since I don't know what mixture of components to use.
Resident epi-growers have their own "special" mixtures... but these can vary greatly due to differences in personal preference and local climate.
I'm thinking something along the lines of a cactus soil/perlite/sphagnum mix.

I'll re-pot it into something larger (maybe 4-6") as it is currently in a 2.5" pot, and it's somewhat root-bound.

Now for pics!

[Racoon]

I heard that Tobbacco is allowed to be grown in areas of Uranium Mine Trailings..
??

I'm glad I 'm not a smoker ..
at least unless 420

[Racoon]

Bird Shit is alwyas good feed.

Depends on what you're trying to grow.
Bird shit never hurts

[Mercedes Benzene]

Okay, I have successfully (?) re-potted my E. Oxypetalum. I say successful in that I was able to transplant it. I'm hoping that it actually takes root in it's new medium and survives!

I ended up going with a a mixture of approximately 1/3 Cactus soil, 1/3 Perlite, and 1/3 volcanic rock. If I had to bet I would say there is more soil (volume wise), but the ratio of the masses of the components should have been approximately equal.

Here's a picture of the supplies I bought, and one of the final product. I ended up *not* using the peat moss, because I figured it might induce root rot. Instead, I plan on buying a coarse orchid bark mix to incorporate into the soil... if I can do it without disturbing the cutting too much.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Mercedes Benzene

Okay, I have successfully (?) re-potted my E. Oxypetalum. I say successful in that I was able to transplant it. I'm hoping that it actually takes root in it's new medium and survives!

That is the sum & total of gardening; hoping for survival.

I started 5 new Youth-on-age plants in pots just so I could keep up with you. This is a native plant to my area and I collected the Momma plant at Lechtenberg Forest.



Also shot a short vid of my garden. Starts with compost pile, goes to Leeks, Garlic, frost-heave patch, another compost , my new expansions, and ends with my wildflower patch.

YouTube - veggie & wildflower gardens