I went on a shopping spree and purchased a whole bunch of new plants.
From Westbrae Nursery I purchased a Apple Cider Pelargonium 
that smells really good.
From Lowe’s in Vallejo, I purchased: Wizard Coleus, Texas Tarragon and a Hydrangea for my Mom.
I also found a unknown broken red Coleus (Unknown 2011-02)
that I will try to nurse back to health.
I finally see a sprout emerging from the African Violet (Variegated) cutting I planted on May 13 (about 29 days ago).
When I got home from work, I made three Coleus Pots:
Coleus Pot #1: Colorblaze Dark Star, Gay’s Delight and Unknown from Sloat (Yellow Scalloped).
Coleus Pot #2: Unknown from Sloat (Red Autumn-like), Wizard Jade, Wizard Coral Sunrise and Wizard Scarlet? (Red Yellow-edge).
Coleus Pot #3: Radical Wonder, Colorblaze Royal Glissade and Rudy Jewels.
I went to the library again and got five books:
– Propagation Basics by Steven Bradley
– Plant Propagation A to Z by Geoff Bryant
– Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates by Robert Kourik
– Rodale’s Successful Organic Gardening Vegetables by Patricis Michalak
– Gardening 101 by Martha Stewart
I transplanted my overwintered Coleus Wizard Rose triplets into a bigger pot. Here’s the clippings before and after. (The parent plant and more cuttings are in my July 8th entry right above the hula guy.)
Before (June 3)
After (July 11)
Here’s some pics from the garden:
Tendergreen Bush Bean
Chater’s Double Hollyhock
…and for dinner, we finally had that Yellow Submarine Cucumber, which at 10 inches long and 3 inch diameter, was still young (seeds were still soft)
Friday, July 8
At work, I butchered the Coleus that I overwintered in my office. The plants are so leggy (about 3 feet tall). I’ll root the cuttings and plant them as a group once they’ve rooted.
Overwintered Coleus Wizard at work
Coleus Wizard Green(?) Cuttings
Coleus Wizard Rose Cuttings
After work, I passed by Target and bought a Yellow Cape Fushia (Phygelius Funfare) along with an untagged striped Coleus.
I also passed by Home Depot and got another bag of potting soil and steer manure. I also got a six pack of Sonnet Mix Snapdragons, to plant along the ones I planted yesterday.
Once home, I saw my mom’s broken Jade plant (see previous entry). I’m not sure what to do about it so I just left it for now. I’ll post a query online and see if anyone has any suggestions.
I planted the Snapdragons and pulled some weeds while my mom dead-heads the roses and Kelly (our dog) plays on the grass.