Begonia Leaf + Things I Didn’t Know About Begonias…

Posted on August 18, 2011 by joelignacio

I took a broken leaf from my Auntie’s Begonia. It’s from a tuberous-type Begonia with double white and red flowers. I’m hoping that I can grow a baby plant from this leaf.

As I was searching Flickr and YouTube for information on how to propagate a Begonia from a leaf cutting, I discovered that some (or maybe all) Wax and Tuberous Begonias are edible. Now I have to try the one’s we have.

Below is a YouTube video from EatTheWeeds that explains how to eat them.

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Firecracker Begonia + Horseradish Update + Sowing a Bunch of Seeds…

Posted on February 23, 2011 by joelignacio

The Firecracker Begonia that I sowed on Feb. 8 finally sprouted this weekend, even though I doubted that they would. They are so tiny and there are so many of them!!!

Compare the sprouts to the tip of a pen.

The Horseradish sprout that I found on Feb. 5 has sprouted roots. I’ll plant it in soil and slowly harden it off to go outdoor.

Finally, I sowed a bunch of seeds this evening.

They include:
– Tomato ‘Brandywine Red’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Copia’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Azoycha Yellow Russian’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘San Marzano’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Hippy Zebra’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Hawaiian Pineapple’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Speckle Red Roma’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Vntage Wine’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Red Zebra’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Red Pear’ (G2/2010)
– Tomato Tree
– Pepper (Sweet Mini Red G2/2007)
– Pepper (Sweet Mini Orange G2/2008)
– Pepper (Trader Joe’s Sweet Long Red G2/2010)
– Butter Daisy
– Cerinthe ‘Purple Bells’
– Larkspur ‘Giant Imperial Mix’
– Alyssum ‘Easter Bonnet Deep Rose’
– Bells of Ireland
– Tweedia caerulea (G2/2007)
– Nasturtium ‘Alaska Mix’ (G2/2010)
– Datura metal ‘Golden Queen’
– Datura metal ‘Purple Queen’
– Starfruit
– Tidy Tips (G2/2010)
– Tomato ‘Woodle Orange’
– Pepper ‘Golden Marconi (G2/2010)’

A Whole Bunch of Gardening Going On…

Posted on March 6, 2010 by joelignacio

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… #

A Whole Bunch of Garden Photos…

Posted on June 10, 2005 by joelignacio

Today I was able to take a whole bunch of garden photos, including some fruits, vegetables, flowers and other stuff in my garden. So if you have the bandwidth, check behind the cut.

Vegetables

Cucumbers