Archive for April, 2018

Succulent Seedlings

Saturday, April 28th, 2018

Decided to clean out my box of seed collected from a variety of sources. Found an envelope labeled succulent seed, grass-like, with a harvested date in 2016.

Half filled one inch paper pots with cactus mix. Planted 5 seed in each pot–one each corner and one in the center (March 21, 2018).

Succulent

April 23, 2018 I found sprouts emerging from what appears to be small bulbs. The seedlings are so small and fine, I missed the transformation from seed to seedling.
Succulent

Pretty sure the seeds were harvested from this plant.

Succulent
Succulent
Succulent

Recently the plant had numerous small white flowers, followed by seed pods. I had been tossing the seed into a cactus mix filled terra cotta pot.

Succulent
Succulent
Succulent

Succulent

Succulent

Yesterday (April 27, 2018) I placed five succulent seed on a dampened bamboo towel.

Bamboo Fabric
Succulent Seeds
Then placed the lot inside a plastic bag.
Succulent Seeds

The plan is to keep the bamboo towel slightly damp and to wait (hope) for the transformation.


New Additions to My Garden Cost a Total of $1.62!

Saturday, April 28th, 2018

Farm Supply has shelves of plants with reduced prices. Often the plants are not pretty, they have gone through a bloom. May be leggy. May need cleaned up a bit.

Today I found 3 succulents on the clearance shelves for .50 each.

Plant 1 Became 3 Plantings in the Garden

Succulent 1

Succulent 1

Succulent 1

Succulent 1

Plant 2 With Buds

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Succulent 2

Buds This Morning April 28,2018
Succulent 2

Plant 3 and Cuttings for Possible More Plants
Succulent 3

Succulent 3

The Leaves for Possible More Plants
Succulent 3

Example of Leaves Growing More Plants
Succulent with Plantlets

I spent a total of $1.62 for my new plants!

Not exactly a rule, but I try to plant new plants the day I bring them home. I popped the succulents in the garden after dinner and before the cleaning up.


Fungus Not Seedlings

Friday, April 27th, 2018

Did not find Dietes and Calochortus sprouts, found this–

Fungus

Fungus

Fungus


Blooming Succulent

Friday, April 27th, 2018

Blooming Succulent

Blooming Succulent Detail


Trapped Cactus Update

Friday, April 27th, 2018

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus 04272018

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus Bud Detail 04272018


Weeds can be Beautiful

Friday, April 20th, 2018

Weed

Weed with Extremely Small Pink Flower
Difficult to Photo Document

Weed

Weed Growing in Pot with Tomato Plant

Weed

Weed Growing in Garden Path

Weed

Weed Leaf Detail

Weed

Weed Harvested Seeds

Weed

Weed Detail of Seeds

Weed

Weed Detail of Seeds


Blooming Lotus berthelotii

Friday, April 20th, 2018

Lotus

Lotus berthelotii first blooms of the season.


Trapped Cactus Update

Tuesday, April 17th, 2018

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus Starts 07/28/17

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus Starts 04/15/18.

One section is heavy and resting on the ground. Have taken starts of the new growth and placed them in other areas of the garden.

Plan to build a small trellis to support the cactus to keep it a bit more upright.

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus One of Two Buds

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus Second of Two Buds


Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus April 15, 2018

Trapped Cactus

Trapped Cactus April 15, 2018 Buds

Trapped Cactus Bud

Trapped Cactus One of Two Buds
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Trapped Cactus Bud

Trapped Cactus Two of Two Buds
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Birthday Greeting From Bob

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Birthday

Birthday


Garden Today

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Brug and Wisteria

Wisteria and a Brug