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Photo Album / Re: Green Smoke - Redux
« on: June 11, 2007, 05:48:05 AM »
Thanks joeyb5980.
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Photo Album / Re: Director George T. Moore
« on: June 11, 2007, 05:47:46 AM »
Thanks joeyb5980.
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Come on...come on already...
« on: June 10, 2007, 09:02:13 PM »
Yes, I saw it... I told you to keep posting.
Last year I had one bloom.
My wife was great and took some pix. I worked everyday from dark until dark and missed it until the petals were on the ground.
I was really bummed out.
There is an impending work/ strike issue that might have me camped out at my store for the next few weeks so I might miss it again.
Tim
Last year I had one bloom.
My wife was great and took some pix. I worked everyday from dark until dark and missed it until the petals were on the ground.
I was really bummed out.
There is an impending work/ strike issue that might have me camped out at my store for the next few weeks so I might miss it again.
Tim
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Pond Chat / Re: Need help with new water feature please.
« on: June 10, 2007, 07:43:23 PM »
Well I was going to reply but I see Johns beat me to it.
Good luck with your new project.
Tim
Good luck with your new project.
Tim
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Pond Chat / Re: First Lotus Bloom of the Season, 2nd day bloom added, its really changed.
« on: June 10, 2007, 07:41:32 PM »
Great shots Kim. Keep posting.
Chief, don't trim the stems below the water line. The lotus can actually drown if too many stems are cut below the water level.
Tim
Chief, don't trim the stems below the water line. The lotus can actually drown if too many stems are cut below the water level.
Tim
847
Pond Chat / Re: starting to get lots of blooms.
« on: June 10, 2007, 07:38:16 PM »
Great shots Gary.
Tim
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848
Terrestrial Gardening / Evergreen Wisteria
« on: June 10, 2007, 07:17:52 PM »
Here is my Evergreen Wisteria in bloom. As the name says, it is an evergreen.
The colors of the flowers are extremely deep and intense.
You can smell the blooms from across the yard.
Mmmmmmmmm....smells good.
Tim
The colors of the flowers are extremely deep and intense.
You can smell the blooms from across the yard.
Mmmmmmmmm....smells good.
Tim
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Photo Album / Director George T. Moore
« on: June 10, 2007, 07:04:42 PM »
Here is Director George T. Moore in bloom today.
In the sun and out as well.
I hope you like him.
Tim
In the sun and out as well.
I hope you like him.
Tim
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Photo Album / Come on...come on already...YES!! Finally... And now the end...
« on: June 10, 2007, 07:00:47 PM »
Come on...come on already...
I'm waiting.......................
Tim
I'm waiting.......................
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Lily Floral Boquets
« on: June 10, 2007, 06:52:06 PM »
Here are some Lindsey Woods up close.
Tim
Tim
852
Terrestrial Gardening / Re: earliest Brug bloom for me...EVER!
« on: June 10, 2007, 06:34:37 PM »
Thanks so much for the answer Johns.
Tim
Tim
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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Looking for Colorata
« on: June 10, 2007, 06:25:53 PM »
4 days later... blooms a poppin.
Tim
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Viviparous Lilies
« on: June 10, 2007, 04:38:39 AM »
Tropicals mainly. But not all tropicals.
If you look at the comprehensive waterlily list on the victoria site it lets you know if a lily is a tropical, hardy, a day bloomer, a night bloomer and whether it is a vip or not.
http://www.victoria-adventure.org/waterlilies/names/names_a_z.htm
This is about a 2Mb page so open it in a new window and go get something to eat or drink if you are on dial up. You'll need to be patient.
For tropical vips you are looking for the designation at the beginning, right after the name in bold of TDV.
There are only a few hardy vips. They are all thought to be the progeny of Colonel A.J.Welch. Unfortunately this seems to be more of a lucky happenstance than something you can count on.
Hardy vips actually are said to produce a new plant from a spent flower instead of from the pad like a tropical vip.
Tim
If you look at the comprehensive waterlily list on the victoria site it lets you know if a lily is a tropical, hardy, a day bloomer, a night bloomer and whether it is a vip or not.
http://www.victoria-adventure.org/waterlilies/names/names_a_z.htm
This is about a 2Mb page so open it in a new window and go get something to eat or drink if you are on dial up. You'll need to be patient.
For tropical vips you are looking for the designation at the beginning, right after the name in bold of TDV.
There are only a few hardy vips. They are all thought to be the progeny of Colonel A.J.Welch. Unfortunately this seems to be more of a lucky happenstance than something you can count on.
Hardy vips actually are said to produce a new plant from a spent flower instead of from the pad like a tropical vip.
Tim
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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: earliest Brug bloom for me...EVER!
« on: June 09, 2007, 08:25:17 PM »
Johns,
Please tell me the secret on those blasted plants.
I saw your picture with you 20' specimens with your lovely wife last year.
I tried them in pots, I tried them in the ground.
They get foliage, if I am very lucky one or two blooms and then the plant goes dormant, dies etc.
I had a red (sanguinea) that was full of foliage 3 weeks ago. Now there is none and I don't know if it is going dormant or dying.
I bought it full and happy 2 months ago.
It is 90+ here. I have high humidity 90+% most of the time.
I have a white bicolor and a pink that were decidious through the winter and now they have as much foliage as the red had 3 weeks ago.
I have tried flowering fertilizer, I have tried Osmocote, I have tried a little water, a lot of water.
The few times I would get blooms, that was a death knell as it would bloom once or twice and then quickly lose all of it's leaves like it was too tired to continue.
I can usually grow just aboout anything but these things elude my abilities and charms.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Tim
Please tell me the secret on those blasted plants.
I saw your picture with you 20' specimens with your lovely wife last year.
I tried them in pots, I tried them in the ground.
They get foliage, if I am very lucky one or two blooms and then the plant goes dormant, dies etc.
I had a red (sanguinea) that was full of foliage 3 weeks ago. Now there is none and I don't know if it is going dormant or dying.
I bought it full and happy 2 months ago.
It is 90+ here. I have high humidity 90+% most of the time.
I have a white bicolor and a pink that were decidious through the winter and now they have as much foliage as the red had 3 weeks ago.
I have tried flowering fertilizer, I have tried Osmocote, I have tried a little water, a lot of water.
The few times I would get blooms, that was a death knell as it would bloom once or twice and then quickly lose all of it's leaves like it was too tired to continue.
I can usually grow just aboout anything but these things elude my abilities and charms.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Tim
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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Blue Lilly of the Nile
« on: June 09, 2007, 08:15:30 PM »
MikeW,
I like your way of looking at things
... it doesn't help since I look things from a strange angle most of the time
... but I do like you viewpoint.
Tim
I like your way of looking at things
... it doesn't help since I look things from a strange angle most of the time
... but I do like you viewpoint.
Tim
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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Ostara, JoAnne Pring, water celery, etc.
« on: June 09, 2007, 08:10:48 PM »
I am still in a stage where I sell a few but I am more interested in trying to get crosses so I need the most flowering plants I can get at the same time.
I had tried unsuccessfully to get crosses to set seed for 3 years.
Last year was the first time I was ever able to set seed.
Unfortunately the black buckets I was trying to grow them in got so warm in Oct & Nov that it cooked virtually all of them.
That really sucked because I had good seed from Lindsey Woods..rare, Star of Siam and 12 other crosses.
So back to the drawing board this year.
I got Craig's hybrids so late in the year and I fertilized them heavily so I could see their blooms that I had to baby them throughout the winter and they did not tuber.
The only one that did tuber was Ostara. I got 2 that I separated last week from the parent plant. They have about 1 inch leaves now.
It looks like you still have that as I saw it listed in your "for sale" post.
I do not have but one of each of Craig's as I looked for 3 years before I got them here.
JoshS was kind enough to assist me in getting them last fall.
Is there something specific you are looking for as you did not mention it in your correspondence.
Tim
I had tried unsuccessfully to get crosses to set seed for 3 years.
Last year was the first time I was ever able to set seed.
Unfortunately the black buckets I was trying to grow them in got so warm in Oct & Nov that it cooked virtually all of them.
That really sucked because I had good seed from Lindsey Woods..rare, Star of Siam and 12 other crosses.
So back to the drawing board this year.
I got Craig's hybrids so late in the year and I fertilized them heavily so I could see their blooms that I had to baby them throughout the winter and they did not tuber.
The only one that did tuber was Ostara. I got 2 that I separated last week from the parent plant. They have about 1 inch leaves now.
It looks like you still have that as I saw it listed in your "for sale" post.
I do not have but one of each of Craig's as I looked for 3 years before I got them here.
JoshS was kind enough to assist me in getting them last fall.
Is there something specific you are looking for as you did not mention it in your correspondence.
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Viviparous Lilies
« on: June 09, 2007, 07:52:40 PM »
Maryvonne, it is not the quickest way but it does work. I used to put the into a 20 gallon tub. When I separate then specifically by variety I put them into basically 2 gallon black buckets with water.
The black gets the water temps up over 100 degrees during the summer here.
Kat, its funny, the water on the summer is hotter than a shower but when you reach down into the decayed bottom the water is about 70 degrees.
Jen, you have got to get one. If you buy one and you treat it right you will most likely have extras by the end of the season and that does not even count getting it to tuber over the winter which many times is another plus.
It is the one of the easiest way to propagate lilies. The plants you grow from vivips are clones of the parent and worthy of keeping it's name as opposed to seedlings that must go as mutts.
If they are different enough from what else is out there and named, they could get their own name.
Tim
The black gets the water temps up over 100 degrees during the summer here.
Kat, its funny, the water on the summer is hotter than a shower but when you reach down into the decayed bottom the water is about 70 degrees.
Jen, you have got to get one. If you buy one and you treat it right you will most likely have extras by the end of the season and that does not even count getting it to tuber over the winter which many times is another plus.
It is the one of the easiest way to propagate lilies. The plants you grow from vivips are clones of the parent and worthy of keeping it's name as opposed to seedlings that must go as mutts.
If they are different enough from what else is out there and named, they could get their own name.
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Lily Floral Boquets
« on: June 09, 2007, 07:39:31 PM »
Jen,
I think maybe you misunderstood.... I grow the lilies and I put up with her Koi.
I meant you and I were the same in that I went for the lilies while my wife loves the Koi and goldies.
I actually do all of it.
So far I have a N.Colorado and my as yet unnamed lavendar in the new Koi pond. They tried to kill them but I have gotten the better of them so far.
As you may have seen in the updated pics of the Koi pond I posted for you they 2 lilies are growing and blooming.
I have one pool with nothing but my unnamed lavendar. Ken Landon, the god of all things waterlily is growing one out at his place in San Angelo to see how big he can get it for final evaluation.
I need a large number of plants in case he decides it is worthy of naming.
If you don't know who Ken Landon is, he owns and controls the International Waterlily Collection. The largest collection of lilies, species and hybrids in the world.
Now I have to build something new or get a bunch more pools.
I have 3 victorias that are quickly outgroing the confined space I have them in. I have 4 more that are not that far behind.
I have never attempted to grow them before. I got seed. Most did not germinate. The 1st 5 plants died in an embryonic state so I chunked all the rest of the seed in to see if I could get something to live. Well boy have I done it now. The 3 that are getting too big have 6 inch pads at this point. The others have 2 inch pads.
Tim
I think maybe you misunderstood.... I grow the lilies and I put up with her Koi.
I meant you and I were the same in that I went for the lilies while my wife loves the Koi and goldies.
I actually do all of it.
So far I have a N.Colorado and my as yet unnamed lavendar in the new Koi pond. They tried to kill them but I have gotten the better of them so far.
As you may have seen in the updated pics of the Koi pond I posted for you they 2 lilies are growing and blooming.
I have one pool with nothing but my unnamed lavendar. Ken Landon, the god of all things waterlily is growing one out at his place in San Angelo to see how big he can get it for final evaluation.
I need a large number of plants in case he decides it is worthy of naming.
If you don't know who Ken Landon is, he owns and controls the International Waterlily Collection. The largest collection of lilies, species and hybrids in the world.
Now I have to build something new or get a bunch more pools.
I have 3 victorias that are quickly outgroing the confined space I have them in. I have 4 more that are not that far behind.
I have never attempted to grow them before. I got seed. Most did not germinate. The 1st 5 plants died in an embryonic state so I chunked all the rest of the seed in to see if I could get something to live. Well boy have I done it now. The 3 that are getting too big have 6 inch pads at this point. The others have 2 inch pads.
Tim
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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Blue Lilly of the Nile
« on: June 08, 2007, 07:43:01 PM »
I've got several of them. My blue ones were liars though.
They were blue the first two years and now the same plants are blooming in white..!!#$%@!
White is okay but I bought 2 blue and 2 white, now all of them have gone white on me.
Traiterous little monsters.
Tim
They were blue the first two years and now the same plants are blooming in white..!!#$%@!
White is okay but I bought 2 blue and 2 white, now all of them have gone white on me.
Traiterous little monsters.
Tim
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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Garden photos
« on: June 08, 2007, 07:38:01 PM »
maryvonne,
Great shots... dreary days really make the colors pop don't they?
Tim
Great shots... dreary days really make the colors pop don't they?
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Viviparous Lilies
« on: June 08, 2007, 07:34:42 PM »
If you noticed from the closeup pics above, each lily has 4 or more flowers and that was just feeding off of the decayed plant material which had been heavily fed when it was still part of a plant.
Tim
Tim
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Photo Album / Viviparous Lilies
« on: June 08, 2007, 07:31:26 PM »
Ok, I know several board members were not overly fond of vivips. I however think if God had not created them it would have been a great genetic invention.
All summer long as I trim pads from lilies I grow out certain vivips that I need more lilies of those varieties. If I am careful and separate them I will put them into individual buckets to grow out.
When I am in a hurry though which is much of the time, I just cut them and throw them into 2 piles... vivips and non vivips. The non vivips go into the compost pile.
The vivips go into a kiddie swimming pool. There is no dirt, no soil just water and decaying leaves. It looks pretty yucky until the plants really start breaking down.
Over the winter, many of the vivips that had started growing turn into nice little tubers.
With the 90+ degree temps, I noticed flowers starting to bloom a few weeks ago. I took a pic early 2 days ago when there were a number of flowers up.
I pulled up about 10 lilies that were blooming this evening. I had to tear out numerous other small plants and throw them back into the pool.
I was going to pot them up in dixie cups but 4 of them had root systems so large that the roots would not fit into an 18 oz. dixie cup.
So if you like your lilies and you have some vivips, do yourself a favor and toss them somewhere to try and develop into something for you.
I use buckets and even a fish tank with a heater and lights to quickly develop many of mine but as you can easily see, the lazy man's way works too if you can be patient.
Tim
All summer long as I trim pads from lilies I grow out certain vivips that I need more lilies of those varieties. If I am careful and separate them I will put them into individual buckets to grow out.
When I am in a hurry though which is much of the time, I just cut them and throw them into 2 piles... vivips and non vivips. The non vivips go into the compost pile.
The vivips go into a kiddie swimming pool. There is no dirt, no soil just water and decaying leaves. It looks pretty yucky until the plants really start breaking down.
Over the winter, many of the vivips that had started growing turn into nice little tubers.
With the 90+ degree temps, I noticed flowers starting to bloom a few weeks ago. I took a pic early 2 days ago when there were a number of flowers up.
I pulled up about 10 lilies that were blooming this evening. I had to tear out numerous other small plants and throw them back into the pool.
I was going to pot them up in dixie cups but 4 of them had root systems so large that the roots would not fit into an 18 oz. dixie cup.
So if you like your lilies and you have some vivips, do yourself a favor and toss them somewhere to try and develop into something for you.
I use buckets and even a fish tank with a heater and lights to quickly develop many of mine but as you can easily see, the lazy man's way works too if you can be patient.
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Sapphires for you to enjoy
« on: June 08, 2007, 07:11:48 PM »
Thanks so much tootsie
Tim
Tim
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Photo Album / Re: Sapphires for you to enjoy
« on: June 08, 2007, 03:13:02 PM »
Kay,
Mine die back to the ground each fall with the exception of the Beloti, the one I got last summer. It seems to be an evergreen here.
It is the same one Mike in CA. has all over his pergola.
Tim
Mine die back to the ground each fall with the exception of the Beloti, the one I got last summer. It seems to be an evergreen here.
It is the same one Mike in CA. has all over his pergola.
Tim
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Chit Chat / Re: Whatever happened to Eagle Eye and Bullfrog?
« on: June 08, 2007, 12:52:03 PM »
Teresa contacted me last night.
She doesn't get on the forums much anymore evidently.
Many of the others have evidently all moved to Koiphen for good.
I don't know about Easgle Eye or bullfrog though.
I went there lase night to see what it was and many of our regulars who left during the fallout from last month are there and posting regularly.
What I don't understand though is the one person who caused a major portion of the problems here is still posting over there and still seems to know everything. Why if that one person with a bad temperament is there would anyone want to go be regularly exposed to that banal attitude.
I evidently don't get it because I much prefer the exchanges without the bickering and name calling.
Tim
She doesn't get on the forums much anymore evidently.
Many of the others have evidently all moved to Koiphen for good.
I don't know about Easgle Eye or bullfrog though.
I went there lase night to see what it was and many of our regulars who left during the fallout from last month are there and posting regularly.
What I don't understand though is the one person who caused a major portion of the problems here is still posting over there and still seems to know everything. Why if that one person with a bad temperament is there would anyone want to go be regularly exposed to that banal attitude.
I evidently don't get it because I much prefer the exchanges without the bickering and name calling.
Tim
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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Did I tell y'all
« on: June 07, 2007, 10:55:07 PM »
Whatever will you do.
Do we need to get you into a program for lily bloom withdrawl?
Tim
Do we need to get you into a program for lily bloom withdrawl?
Tim
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Chit Chat / Re: Cooling his belly
« on: June 07, 2007, 10:11:19 AM »
Is the other little guys name Hobbes by chance???
I don't blame them. I take the hose to my head throughout the day while outside.
Tim
I don't blame them. I take the hose to my head throughout the day while outside.
Tim
869
Bog Gardens / Re: New Koi Pond with Bog Garden Incorporated
« on: June 07, 2007, 10:04:21 AM »
Here is the best closeup view of the side...
Tim
Tim
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Bog Gardens / Re: New Koi Pond with Bog Garden Incorporated
« on: June 07, 2007, 09:59:12 AM »
Hi Jen,
I pm'd you just now.
Jen asked the following...
As to the side view of the pond. It's a tight space between the other pond on one side and the arbor on the other but here are a few shots from around the yard...
Tim
I pm'd you just now.
Jen asked the following...
Quote
Will you please pretty please go take a side shot of your pond so I can see how the design would look up against my house?so I thought I would just add it here.
As to the side view of the pond. It's a tight space between the other pond on one side and the arbor on the other but here are a few shots from around the yard...
Tim
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