9:55am Yes!… I’m getting Ponyo from Netflix tomorrow… #
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Found Pineapple Seeds + More Grafting…
12:27am The Winged Bean that I soaked wasn’t doing anything, so I took an xacto knife and carefully removed the bean’s coating… #
2:45pm It was so fascinating seeing Cocoa fruits in a Kashi commercial. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before. Had to rewind it several times… #
2:46pm Found about a dozen Pineapple seeds in a Pineapple… Guess what imma do with them?… #
4:28pm Grafting European Pears, Asian Pears, Persimmons and Apples… #
A Whole Bunch of Gardening Going On…
12:45pm I’ll be planting alot soon and almost out of blank plant labels, so I’m erasing (they were written with pencil) used ones to be reused… #
4:06pm Tulips and my Mom’s Azaleas are blooming the the back yard… #
4:19pm Borage, Osteospermum and Snapdragon are blooming… #
4:28pm Comice Pear graft, Asian Pear near sink and Persimmons are starting to open its buds… European Plum near veggie bed is starting to bloom… #
4:31pm Envy, Fruit Smoothie and (Seeds from 2005) Zinnias are sprouting… #<
5:39pm Sowing 3 types of Tomatoes: Black from Tula, Beefsteak and Rutger-Select… #
5:43pm Sowing various Peppers: Emerald Giant, Golden Marconi, Red Bell, Carmagnila Rossa (G3), Sweet Mini Red, Sweet Mini Orange and Thai Dragon… #
5:49pm Sowed other Nighshades: Easter Eggplant, African Orange Eggplant, Congo Trinidad Pepper, Datura Golden Queen and Datura Purple Queen… #
5:54pm Almost forgot to sow the Scarlet Chinese Eggplant (G2) seeds… #
6:36pm My Mom is top dressing her hanging tuberous Begonia with compost… They are starting to sprout… #
6:46pm Sowed some flowers in cell-packs outside: Tithonia Torch, Moonflower, Cleome Rose Queen and Cleome Four Queen… #
6:46pm Sowed even more flowers in cell-packs outside: Orange Butterfly Flower, Blue Flax, Statice Rainbow Mix and Coreopsis Plains Bicolor… #
6:47pm Sowed Strawflower Dwarf Mixed Colors in milk carton container… #
6:50pm Sowed 4 veggies into cell-packs outside: Misome, Miike Purple Giant Mustard, Marvel of Four Seasons Lettuce and Broccoli Raab… #
6:51pm Kiwis, Figs and Pomegranates are starting to leaf out… #
6:54pm It’s been a busy day in the garden and it’s now dark… I would stay out longer to sow more seeds, but the mosquitos are annoying me!… #
10:35pm I noticed that the Sugar Cane now has a second sprout. The first one is about 3 inches now… #
Planting Tons of Seeds…
5:37pm is out in the backyard planting tons of seeds… #
Chayote Progress…
9:45pm When I left work, my Chayote was 11.5 inches tall… I wonder how tall it will be on Monday… #
Carpooling + Conan + Courier…
11:55pm Finally home… It’s been a long day… Eating dinner now… Trying to eat all the meat before midnight… #
12:57am I hope they have Fish and Chips at the cafeteria at work tomorrow (Friday)… I have a craving for Fish and Chips!… #
8:54am My casual carpool driver is air drumming (with his fingers)… Hehe… I really like his playlist: LMFAO, BEP, Keri Hilson, John Legend… #
2:40pm I usually don’t like Microsoft stuff, but I kinda like how the Microsoft Courier looks… j.mp/a7V7Me #
3:32pm And Conan O’Brien is THE SHIT. Conan O’Brien is THE SHIT. #
10:50pm So glad I carpooled today. Going home, my driver asked “are you Joel?” It was my high school classmate Patrick! Dang! We talked up a storm! #
Garden Progress…
11:50pm The Peach ‘Flavorcrest’ graft is blooming… #
11:51pm Peach ‘Elberta’ in Veggie Bed is starting to flower and leaf out simultaneously… #
11:53pm The Peach ‘Stark Saturn’ graft (on Peach ‘Elberta’ in Veggie Bed) is starting to leaf out… I don’t think it even bloomed… #
11:55pm Sparker Radish seeds are finally starting to sprout… #
11:47am My Chayote is now 10 inches tall!… #
12:10pm I brought my new Epidendrum Green Hornet Orchid to work… As I was watering it, I noticed it had a scent which reminds me of Alyssums… #
Orchid Box/Basket Inspirations…
I was looking around Flickr for Masdevallia Orchids in Orchid Boxes/Baskets and found a few photos that inspire me:
limahuli’s Masdevallia hybrid
sycamorecreek77’s Masdevallia pinocchio ‘Sycamore Creek’
and Phragmipedium Stairway to Heaven ‘Sycamore Creek’
Plant Lady2009’s Babies Dove in a bird nest
low.’s orchid basket
This is a alternative way of making a Orchid Basket:
red head10’s Orchid basket
Ideas for a octagonal Orchid Basket:
jhainaut’s Orchid Basket-05 and Orchid Basket-01