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Last SF Flower and Garden Show…

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I just read from 

[info]greenshadows

  journal that this year’s San Francisco Flower & Garden Show will be the last one :(

I’ve only learned about this Flower & Garden Show two years ago, but since then, me and my Mom really enjoy going. We usually make a day of it, bringing food and armed with our cameras. It’s a such big garden extravaganza for us… and there are so many cool things to see, buy and do…

I already requested a PTO day from work for Thursday, March 19 to go.

Here’s a news article about the news: NW Flower and Garden show to end

Here’s the Garden Show’s website: www.gardenshow.com

Here’s some photos I took from 2008 and 2007.

Car Tune-up + Garden Purchases

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I took my car into the shop for a tune up early this morning before going to work. I wish I had the knowledge and energy to fix my car on my own, but I don’t… so I pay for it. It costed me more than I thought, but hey someone did it for me…

New Garden PurchasesOnce I got it, I passed by an large discount store to get some q-tips… I noticed that the garden department was still open and I saw tons of seeds and bulbs and they already had Tomato seedlings for sale… but I didn’t get some ‘cuz it’s still too cold in the mornings.

I ended up buying:
– a bag of Potting Mix
– Jiffy Peat Pots
– Zinnia ‘Envy’ seeds
– Carrot ‘Big Top’ seeds
– White Onions (bag of 80 small bulblets)

Slug + Snail Patrol…

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It’s about 11:45pm and I just got in from picking slugs and snails from the garden. Eww…

Winter ’09 Garden Plan (2009-01-31)

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This is what I have planted so far in my Square Foot Garden Vegetable Beds.

Winter '09 Garden Plan (2009-01-31)

It’s Hot…

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Yesterday, I spent the day in San Francisco, celebrating my friend Wincy’s Birthday. We went to the West Portal district and had a Mexican lunch… Yumm!… Afterwards, we walked around the shops. I happened to see a hardware store that was selling a Coleus… so, knowing me I had to get it. Hello Coleus ‘Red Ruffles’.

Today, it was really warm, reaching the mid 90s (°F). Once it cooled down a bit, I fertilized with a water soluble fertilizer, spray almost all my plants. That was pretty much the extent of my gardening.

I did notice that the tomatoes are finally fruiting… and I saw my first tomato!!! YEAY!!! It’s a Great White Tomato that is about half an inch wide. The Cucumbers are also starting to flower. Below is the Sikkim Cucumber blossom.

My First Tomatoes

Sikkim Cucumber Blossom

While in the garden, I snacked on some of our yummy Italian Plum, which I think is my favorite fruit in the garden.

Yummy Italian Plum

Message Bean Emerges

Oh yeah, one of the Message Bean has emerged. The other one rotted :(