Definitely not. It actually looks like a kumquat.
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Definitely not. It actually looks like a kumquat.
Beautiful little weeping "feline" (for the word catcher) willow.
I know, it's silly what it allows and won't allow.
I think there is a tester. Next season buy one which stays lite even if a bulb goes out.
The only fruit I kept in a pot and brought inside in the winter was a fig.
I thought fig trees were ok outside. Don't they go dormant?
I have one outside, which I cover with a garbage can for the winter. It dies down to the ground and comes back up each year.
getting out of time and no computer until Monday afternoon. Will be missing you guys. Have fun.
The above was for the chat thread, but works for you guys too.
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Yes, it is a weeping ***** willow.
(I'm tagging @Yellow Turtle01 just for the heck of it)
I think it's a "golden bean kumquat", or "Hong Kong kumquat".
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I think I've mentioned here that I've been looking up all my flowers. I'm pretty pleased that a lot of the human-edible flowers are tortoise friendly. I had some time last night and put together a thread of everything I've looked into so far. I debated whether I should put it here and settled on the "Diet" forum. The post was probably kind of too long, but I enjoyed making it---almost like a journal entry I hope you guys check it out and let me know if there are other flowers I should bring in for my dear Mavis
I hope you guys check it out and let me know if there are other flowers I should bring in for my dear Mavis
Sounds like it should be pretty when fruiting.
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Seed issues...
Last year every single garden and annual flower seed germinated WITHOUT a HITCH, whether I was indoors or direct seeding outside! Not a problem! I felt like I finally got this down... I am a garden goddess-watch me grow! ....well ....not so much this year...
Poor temps? Poor seed sources?
This year, I had to change where I start my seeds inside and don't think I kept the soil warm enough. I also tried out seed from different places (including Amazon and the grocery store --uh oh), some have worked great, some are taking too long to germinate, and some have had only a few seeds germinate every time I plant a batch. --hmmm...Too many possibilities, from bad seeds to a bad way to start.
Now or NEVER
In a couple weeks, I'm going to go back to my previous tried and true methods. See if my hubby can help me out with improving my lighting and I will probably be putting in a catalogue order to Jung seeds and Gurney's. -Everything I got from these guys has germinated over the past two years. I gotta get these seeds growing NOW, so my plants are big enough to produce when I plant them after my frost date the middle of June or there will be NO POINT. My anticipated last frost date for this year is 6/8 my anticipated FIRST frost date is 9/7----but I don't believe this at all because this is what my yard looked like in early AUGUST!!!...
We're LUCKY if we have a 90 day growing season!
What CRAZY person thought it would be a good idea to have a large AFRICAN TORTOISE HERE!?!? and then ditch her in a snow storm!?!?!?!
AND WHAT CRAZY WOMAN IS DETERMINED TO MAKE A GO OF IT AND KEEP THIS SULCATA FOREVER!?!?!...
<Sigh>....try, try, again!!!
Last year every single garden and annual flower seed germinated WITHOUT a HITCH, whether I was indoors or direct seeding outside! Not a problem! I felt like I finally got this down... I am a garden goddess-watch me grow! ....well ....not so much this year...
Poor temps? Poor seed sources?
This year, I had to change where I start my seeds inside and don't think I kept the soil warm enough. I also tried out seed from different places (including Amazon and the grocery store --uh oh), some have worked great, some are taking too long to germinate, and some have had only a few seeds germinate every time I plant a batch. --hmmm...Too many possibilities, from bad seeds to a bad way to start.
Now or NEVER
In a couple weeks, I'm going to go back to my previous tried and true methods. See if my hubby can help me out with improving my lighting and I will probably be putting in a catalogue order to Jung seeds and Gurney's. -Everything I got from these guys has germinated over the past two years. I gotta get these seeds growing NOW, so my plants are big enough to produce when I plant them after my frost date the middle of June or there will be NO POINT. My anticipated last frost date for this year is 6/8 my anticipated FIRST frost date is 9/7----but I don't believe this at all because this is what my yard looked like in early AUGUST!!!...
We're LUCKY if we have a 90 day growing season!
What CRAZY person thought it would be a good idea to have a large AFRICAN TORTOISE HERE!?!? and then ditch her in a snow storm!?!?!?!
AND WHAT CRAZY WOMAN IS DETERMINED TO MAKE A GO OF IT AND KEEP THIS SULCATA FOREVER!?!?!...
<Sigh>....try, try, again!!!
The true meaning of gardening is to try try try and never stop trying. Didn't I tell you that? lol
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you're RIGHT! I LOVE IT!
Alright! I had to get some coir yesterday, so I took a trip to Petites, and my tree was GONE!
Reaction to discovering it missing-
-They did have other citrus trees, but I'd never be able to grow an orange or lemon here, too cold. Plus, the big trees cost around 200$
So, I asked if they usually carry those in the summer (because it IS a winter fruiting plant) and was helpfully told they sometimes do have a few.
Who knows, it was probably there 5 minutes before... should have gotten off TFO
Reaction to discovering it missing-
-They did have other citrus trees, but I'd never be able to grow an orange or lemon here, too cold. Plus, the big trees cost around 200$
So, I asked if they usually carry those in the summer (because it IS a winter fruiting plant) and was helpfully told they sometimes do have a few.
Who knows, it was probably there 5 minutes before... should have gotten off TFO
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ha ha ha...the pictures you always come up with!!! I imagine you sitting at a super computer with multiple screens and millions of pictures attached to buttons ready to be used at a moment's notice!Alright! I had to get some coir yesterday, so I took a trip to Petites, and my tree was GONE!
Reaction to discovering it missing-
-They did have other citrus trees, but I'd never be able to grow an orange or lemon here, too cold. Plus, the big trees cost around 200$
So, I asked if they usually carry those in the summer (because it IS a winter fruiting plant) and was helpfully told they sometimes do have a few.
Who knows, it was probably there 5 minutes before... should have gotten off TFO
It's too bad that it wasn't there. I didn't even think about the fact that it would be WINTER FRUITING...ooooooh...aaah. I know NOTHING about citrus other than where to find the oranges at the store. Keep us posted on your kumquat exploits. Also, I do not have the experience you have with overwintering potted shrubs etc. I'd love it if you decided to post about that some time. Have a good day!
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whoooo---eeee! This catalogue has TONS of Zinnia I have never seen before. They have at least three pages just of Zinnias which are good tortoise food...
http://www.territorialseed.com/category/s/1
Queen red lime:
(look how big these are!) Zinnia-Benarys Giant Series Mix:
Zinnia-Swizzle Cherry & Ivory:
I've only grown the purple ones. I hope Mavis thinks they taste as good as they look. My garden just got prettier
http://www.territorialseed.com/category/s/1
Queen red lime:
(look how big these are!) Zinnia-Benarys Giant Series Mix:
Zinnia-Swizzle Cherry & Ivory:
I've only grown the purple ones. I hope Mavis thinks they taste as good as they look. My garden just got prettier
