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News Bulletin: Two days ago the woman sometimes known as Cloudy was spotted in a plant nursery in Northern New York! Eye witness accounts say she was feverish and glassy eyed as she ran from shrub to tree to perennial, reading tags, sniffing flowers, and touching leaves. One witness says the deranged garden-crazed CloudMinder towed a 3foot x 5 foot wagon behind her and tossed plants and flowers in with total abandon! If you live in the area, plan a trip to the area or have any connection whatsoever to this madwoman, be warned, she's now armed with annuals and considered dangerous! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif This has been a service of the public emergency broadcast system! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/admin1.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/admin2.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/admin3.gif Teehee..I have snapdragons! Sweet and pretty and even PURPLE ones....and begonias and dianthus (pinks) and salvia of a red/white striped variety and geraniums, lots of geraniums! I have impatiens, LAVENDER ones...never seen them before, but I got my old standby pink and white ones too. Coleus! Never had it, but my other leafy choices weren't available....OH OH OH.. I have FLOWERS! *eyes start to glaze over* Warning, warning! You are in close proximity to a Garden Fever case! Be prepared to nod frequently as she recites plant names and colors and to smile politely as she regales you with the care, sun and feeding requirements of each plant. Do not show boredom, hide your yawns! She will quizz you on those requirements! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif If you hold out long enough Cloudy will wander off into her yard, plant books in hand and sit, planning what would look good where, in what height and color and which will take sun and which need shade....etc.... and you can escape! HAHAHHAHAHAHA...er it's late and er, I DID get flowers! TEEHEE CloudGardener http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever |
I've got the Time/Life Complete Garden Guide
So I'm redy for the quiz... AND, I started an herb garden on my patio.... not too bad for a SingleDawg!!! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/hihi.gif ------------------ http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/rudedawg.jpg http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/rd.gif |
Hey Cloudy, when you get done up there, How's about coming down to Kansas and planting a few here?
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flowers...? *snniiiiiffff* hmm... where are those? err... ahh!!! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
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Herb garden! Wow, that's great RD! I plan to have one someday. Still working the landscape. Went from bare clay to not bad in 4yrs but needs much more work! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif What are you growing? Fresh thyme, oregano and chives are divine! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Oh and watch the chives, they seed EVERYHWERE! A friend of mine had a lawn full of chives! Smelled great when they mowed! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no.../1orglaugh.gif CloudFlorist ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever |
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For salads and cooking, I've got sage, thyme, oregano, chives, cilantro, and dill. For teas, I've got mint, chamomile, lemon grass, and something else... LOL I forgot what the fourth tea is ?!?! oh well... It's just a small container garden... ------------------ http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/rudedawg.jpg http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/rd.gif |
cloudflorist? mwahahahahahaha!
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Hi Cloudysniffler,
Do you do weeding - I could use a hand, the "jungle" has gotten a bit out of control in the past month. I'm supposed to be out there now, but I am using the excuse that it is raining http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif. ------------------ http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/davros1.gif |
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Davros? What's the pay like? LOL Er, weeds...uh, I only pull em when I think of it! Which is usually when the weeds are bigger than the plants I want there! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no.../1grlaugh2.gif LOL I'm sort of into laid back gardening...maybe one day I'll write a book, make a million and HIRE a weeder... teehee Cloudy (hi Ryan! ) ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever [This message has been edited by Cloudbringer (edited 06-03-2001).] |
What you mean you will PAY me for being a weedhea........oh weeder um nevermind http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif
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Sunny, er, I mean Cloudy,
Congrats on all the new additions to your garden! Glad to hear I am not the only one planting and potting with reckless abandon! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif I am currently working on repairing and rejuvenating one of the windows in Grandpa's bedroom (on the outside of the house). I have a Star Jasmine blooming in a pot and waiting to be planted and trellised up underneath it when I finally finish and add a new screen so that he can open his window and enjoy the scent. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif Rex's Grandma on his dad's side gave me and asparagus fern in a pot which I hung on the porch, next to the asparagus lace that grows under Grandpa's TV room window. I put that stuff on a couple of trellises after re-doing that window already. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif She also gave me some potted reddish purple petunias which I hung on the opposite side of the porch and a potted red bougainvillea that I hung outside my own bedroom window until I get the time to plant it out there. She gave me a variety of polka dotted plant cuttings that I have potted and growing in windows and on a new set of wire shelves that I recently added to the porch and strung wayward queen's crown vines through. Between her and Rex's mom, I have every color of calancho growing out there too. Rex's mom bought me the Time/Life Big Book of Flower Gardening. I am using it as a guide to keep from killing things that don't like a lot of sun and saving those that do lol! I also bought myself a book on pruning in order to learn how to maintain things since in AZ all I ever had to do was prune my roses, tend my houseplants and ocassionally weed my gravel yard. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif It will come in really handy when ever I start shaping up the backyard! My annual bed got shaded by queen's crown vines and hasn't produced more than some tall sprouts. And I was so worried that the cats would squash them all LOL! I am thinking of trying to move the plants into pots that I can place in sunny areas, but until we actually get some major renovations done in the back yard, those places are few and far between...at least where we would be able to enjoy them. When we took the bat up north, I snagged a baby evergreen off of the edge of their parking area where it had been getting trampled. It is doing well in a pot in my yard and as it turns out is a cedar tree. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Congrats again and happy gardening! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Moni Hey Rudy! I'm impressed!!! Way to go HerbDawg! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif ------------------ http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/ltp4.gif |
Ok Cloudy, your secret is out. You must be related to my wife. I get glassy eyed daily as my wife recites the lates .3 inches every plant has grown, along with what has and has not bloomed, and what plant gets the Holly Tone next.
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Caleb, Azurewolf...sigh ..NO NO NO! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no.../1orglaugh.gif
Moni: well you are a busy bee in that yard! I love the look of asparagus fern but they can be messy when they dry out and drop all their leaves...er, I think they need water...yes, I'm quite sure that's what mine was missing...er before it turned all brown...LOL! I had one in college. Needless to say, it didn't survive. I got pruning guides last year. Do I look at them before pruning my roses, winterberries, barberries or mugo pines? Nah! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no.../1grlaugh2.gif So far everything is thriving. The rabbits did a whole lot of free 'pruning' for me on several of my rosesbushes (all mine are low maintenance rugosas)and all but ate two of the little winterberries to the ground!(deciduous holly for anyone who isn't familiar with it!) I started the winterberry as little seedlings from our Conservation and Wildlife group 4 yrs ago. Looked so silly, planting twigs in my clay mud...sigh..but now 7 of the 10 are at least 2ft high and almost as wide and 4 have berried!!!! Nothing so pretty as those bright red berries on bare branches in the winter snow! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif Gaelic, teehee! My yew shrubs get the Holly Tone next! LOL!! *far off look in the eyes, muttering about slow drip watering, CB walks off to the garden shed* Cloudy ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever |
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You sound just like her!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! Is there no escape? Can there be no respite?
(Sounds of Gaelic writhing and twitching on the floor.) Although, I did get grass growing on two major bare spots on my lawn this week. ------------------ Gaelic |
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Hey Cloudysniffler,
I hope you keep those plants alive for longer than you managed with your Wizards and Warriors party. Hmm, wonder what the average life expectancy on those annuals are (should I go for the obvious year, or will I get better odds if I bet on 3 to 6 months - what's the spread http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...s/biglaugh.gif ). Sigh, can't afford a weeder anymore - may have to do some myself if the rain clears tomorrow (Davros does quick rain dance and asks Cloudy for a few more showers). ------------------ http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/davros1.gif |
i have succulents.. theyrecute.. you know them cb?
anyways, i have a green thumb. i just dont use it.. so i dont have to use any pruning guides and such... but i dont have any interest in that kinda stuff http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...es/bahamut.gif http://www.123imagehost.com/images/s...y/chiharu1.gif You know what happened. We are ONE, WE ARE, ahh.. er... I AM http://www.hometown.aol.com/lasttrue...hiharumut4.gif ...wehehehe and... Stay ahead of the Avalanche or risk being buried...;) |
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Grandpa planted asparagus lace under his window years ago and it has thrived on lots of water. Since it is said to be so hard to grow, everyone was afraid to touch it and it went wild eventually, working its way behind the window awning and up into the roof. This spring, I tore it down to the ground and let it lay there while I did all the needed repairs to the window and house behind it. When I went to put it back up, I was reminded of what a pain it is to untangle Christmas lights LOL! I ended up losing about half the length on each vine because of the way it wrapped around itself and strangled the middle portion of itself to death http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif but it looks like it has survived my cutting, unwinding and threading through the trellises and there is new growth which is promising. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif The asparagus fern gets plenty of water lol, I have never had one prior to now but Grandma made me promise before she gave it to me that I would put it where it would get plenty of shade and plenty of water. So far, so good. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif Quote:
I think I will need the pruning guide, lol...for the first year I was here, everything I touched died, much to my dismay as I had been planting and potting sucessfully for many many years prior to my arrival in Texas. It took me almost two years to bring Rex's late grandmother's only surviving houseplant, a philedendron, back to life. When I was down to the last three inches of live stem with no leaves I was ready to cry if it had died. It now has three leaves and a brand new shoot sprouting up next to it now so I am sure it will survive me LOL! It was devastating to know I could possibly kill one of the heartiest plants on the planet! I just spent the last couple of hours re-caulking the window edges and priming the aluminum awnings that I'll be putting back up after I paint them and figure out how to construct two new braces for one that had fallen apart from neglect. I am excited to get the project finished so that I can plant that jasmine and move around to the other side of the house where my own windows are and start on a whole new set of cut-out awnings...I am thinking of road runners and maybe coyotes over there. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif I would love to add a lilac to the grounds (i.e. under my own windows lol) but I am afraid they might require more water than we are willing to put out in the summertime...they are more northern plants after all but can grow sucessfully 'round these parts. I guess I can settle for the bougainvilea, which itself will require enough water and can grow wild all over the whole side of the house whenever I get around to getting it in the ground. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif Happy gardening! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Moni ------------------ http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/ltp4.gif |
i have a question!
how often do you water you plants? moni or cloudy, or whoever is funny.. nah im just making that rhyme http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...es/bahamut.gif http://www.123imagehost.com/images/s...y/chiharu1.gif You know what happened. We are ONE, WE ARE, ahh.. er... I AM http://www.hometown.aol.com/lasttrue...hiharumut4.gif ...wehehehe and... Stay ahead of the Avalanche or risk being buried...;) |
Hiya Bahamut!
It all depends on the type of plants...some I water lightly twice a day (the ferns) some only once a day (most everything else), some when the soil starts to dry out, and then I have two (I forget what they are lol) that only get watered once they have completely dried out. I let the rains take care of my aloe vera and most of the trees in the yard. Philedendrons can grow in soil kept moist or pure water. Best bet for any plants you don't know about but know the names of is to do a search on the internet on them...you'll usually find at least one page dedicated to how to take care of them. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Moni ------------------ http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/ltp4.gif |
ahh... no, im just asking in general..teehee.. cloudy!, umm stormqueen, reain over my garden!!! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif
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If you want storms you should pray to Talos, oh wait, we aren't in the Forgotten Realms, (thank goodness we aren't, I couldn't stand being on the same world as that damn Elmunchkin for a second,) pray to Thor in that case, he's a storm-god.
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That or just look at the nearest storm cloud and tell it like you mean it;
"Come this way!" http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif Moni ------------------ http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/ltp4.gif |
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My annuals live right up to the first killing frosts, dear doubting Davros! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/tongue.gif Cloudy, with plenty of rain today...sigh... ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever [This message has been edited by Cloudbringer (edited 06-03-2001).] |
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In fact, I have to go water it. ------------------ Gaelic |
UPDATE: Grass is wet and continues to grow. Dirt less visible with each passing hour.
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Maybe a passing druid cast Plant Growth on his lawn? Or maybe a cleric of the Cow God Moooooh cast Manure on it.
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I water as the plants need it, Bahamut! If we get a nice steady,soaking rain, I only water my flowers in the window box on the Shed porch because they don't get the rain, but all the others do. If it's really hot and dry, I may 'deep' water things once or twice in the week. Plants in containers dry out quickly and get watered daily for the most part.
If trees and shrubs are new, they get regular deep watering once/week or every 10 days or so for their first year or two. I tend to go with pretty low maintenance and native plants so I don't do a lot of extra watering and fussing. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Cloudy ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever |
For some reason, my yard seems to stall the growth as long as possible, but then launches grass so quickly it would stab into your foot if you were standing on it. In a week I'll have no worry of rain runoff in the newly seeded areas. That means two weeks total time with seed on the ground.
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Cloudy and Gaelic,
I just seeded a small area of our yard with grass...I think it was less than a week ago or just a week ago. The grass pkge (Kentucky Bluegrass) says it has a ten to fourteen day germination time, however, yesterday it sprouted out of the ground and stand almost two inches tall today! With the exception of the spots where some people tromped through it the day before, it looks great! The cats can't wait for me to stop keeping it moist so that they can lounge in it...they are waiting in line LOL! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Moni ------------------ http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/ltp4.gif |
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I am as green as that grass with envy, Moni! I am using a fescue. It's a hearty and fairly uniform grass that looks great when the weeds are clear. My problem is the clay soil. I have to spread a thin layer of topsoil to achieve any results. I also make liberal use of fertilizer, but I am careful not to burn the grass with it. |
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Best thing for that clay is a mix of types! Kentucky blue, ryegrass, and fescues! Light layer of soil/sand on top of the clay and the seed on that. Takes about 2 yrs to fill in but WHOOO! Does it fill in! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif Cloudy ------------------ http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight Heart Mind Soul Forever |
How are those little bunnies coming along Cloudy? http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif
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I hope. ------------------ Gaelic |
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