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« Reply #45 on: June 26, 2008, 01:44:13 PM » |
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Beautiful flower pictures, Trudy. I like the photo with the bug.
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« Reply #46 on: June 26, 2008, 02:53:14 PM » |
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These flower photos truly say "Summer's here!"
Another of my favorite signs of summer here happened last night--I saw the first fireflies! (I know you in the South have had them for months.) They are a special part of summer for me.)
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« Reply #47 on: June 26, 2008, 08:23:26 PM » |
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Trudy, very nice catch w/ the bugs on your Glads!
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« Reply #48 on: June 26, 2008, 10:46:25 PM » |
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I really like the lightning bugs too. We have had them here for quite some time but I don't think there are as many as usual this year.
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« Reply #49 on: June 29, 2008, 02:46:51 AM » |
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Gorgeous gladiolas, Trudy! Hard to imagine them blooming already. Here's some of my pink peonies. |
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« Reply #50 on: June 29, 2008, 09:56:55 AM » |
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Klondike, What a beautiful picture. I've never seen one so big. Love it.
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« Reply #51 on: June 29, 2008, 10:11:56 AM » |
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Beautiful pink peonies, Klondike, and nice shots of them as well. So pretty!
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« Reply #52 on: June 30, 2008, 04:15:04 PM » |
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Really pretty photos! Summer has been here in Houston since the middle of May with temps in the 90's....a little to hot for this So. Calif. transplant...but I'm sure I'll get use to it some year. Does anyone know a good fertilizer for Hibiscus? Mine are in need of a little pick me up and I can't figure out what to use.
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« Reply #53 on: June 30, 2008, 05:10:29 PM » |
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Beautiful flower pictures, Klondike!
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« Reply #54 on: July 01, 2008, 12:05:41 AM » |
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Glad you enjoyed the big pinks.  ChelsAndPhoebs, Hibiscus are so beautiful! I had one in a pot a couple of summers ago. The flowers were a vibrant warm red. Didn't make it over the winter. (Seattle area.) I just fertilized it with either fish emulsion or a generic flower fertilizer. I might have added some epsom salts to those. I do that with roses, too. But I see they make fertilizers just for hibiscus. Sounds like they need iron. http://www.hiddenvalleynaturearts.com/acatalog/fertilizer.htm |
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« Reply #55 on: July 01, 2008, 06:30:16 PM » |
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Klondike -
Hibiscus do have to be taken indoors during the winter in cold areas. I have 2 of them that I have had for about 10 years. I take them in when the temps reach the 50's in the Fall, some years I cut them back and some years I don't (I don't want them to get TOO big). Usually, they drop every leaf when they are brought inside within a few days. Scared me the first time it happened! But, they sprout new foliage over the winter and sometimes even bloom indoors. Then I take them out again in the Spring. Although they are supposed to like full sun, I find that a spot with some shade part of the day works better. The leaves seemed to get sunburned when the temperatures get into the 90's and they are in the sun all day long. I have a red one, and a double peach one. I only regret that the blooms only last for 1 day, sometimes 2 if the weather is a bit on the cool side. They do require lots and lots of water!
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« Reply #56 on: July 01, 2008, 06:44:35 PM » |
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klondike- Did Poco water it ? I had 1 in a large planter that wintered inside for yrs & always came back. Then I planted it in the ground & Trooper & Remy killed it in a few weeks.
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« Reply #57 on: July 02, 2008, 01:26:38 AM » |
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Mandy, thanks for the tips and info. I tried keeping the hibiscus in the garage over the winter, but I think that was too cold. I'll try the house if I get another one. At least I'll not panic if it defoliates. I thought I lost a passionflower the year before last. (This stays in the ground over the winter.) But this year it came back and is already blooming. I'll see if I can get a photo. Lesliek -  . I think Trooper is a big guy! Poco just 'nutures' the garden.
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« Reply #58 on: July 06, 2008, 12:30:15 PM » |
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Epsom salts for roses? I'll have to try that, too. I do empty tea bags into a container and put the tea leaves on top of the soil in the pots that hold my miniature roses. Have forgotten why I do that but did notice an improvement in the bushes when I began this practice. Guess I should google "tea leaves +roses!" Here's a rose that doesn't belong to us but caught my attention yesterday:  |
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« Reply #59 on: July 06, 2008, 12:46:12 PM » |
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Great pictures.
Carolo, a lady that belongs to some rose club told Me to put epson salts under the soil around My roses. Good idea. i never heard of tea. now I'll have to try that.
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