12:36am I need to do some research on Orchid Wooden Pots… I want to make some for my Masdevallia Orchids… #
6:19pm My Chayote at work has really sprouted!… It has about 7 branches with the tallest about 5 inches… j.mp/clf0rT #
7:47pm Brought in my new Maxillaria tenuifolia (Coconut Orchid) to work today… I have to pass by OSH tonight and get some Orchid Mix. #
5:16pm Lemon Verbena is breaking dormancy and starting to leaf out… #
5:18pm The grafted Peach ‘Flavorcrest’ is starting to bloom… #
7:26pm Potted up my new White Chinese Ground Orchid into a one-gallon pot… #
7:47pm Are Broccoli leaves edible?.. We got a bunch of Broccoli with leaves from my cousin and the leaves look almost as good as Collard Greens… #
8:30pm Winter-sown Zinnia ‘Whirligig’ is already sprouting… #
[update]
turtleinashell from LiveJournal send me this link:
Broccoli Greens! on Daily Grocery Co-op
11:52pm I purchased 5 Masdevallias: Masd. Red Panda, Masd. Huayna Picchu, Masd. Ruby Slippers ‘Baby’, Masd. Flying Colors & Masd. Tovarensis… #
11:53pm I also bought Maxillaria tenuifolia (Coconut Orchid), Bletilla striata var alba (White Chinese Ground Orchid) and Epidendrum Green Hornet… #
12:10am Short orange flowers are in bloom along the freeway near El Cerrito. I think they are Wild Calendula or something similar. #
12:18am The hills along the freeways are really green with splotches of yellow from the Wild Mustard flowers. My Mom says the hills looks like maps. #
11:29pm Harvested some Swiss Chard (about 8 bigs leaves) from the garden and will try to dehydrate them like the Kale Chips… #
I can’t wait for winter to end…
I’ve hardly gardened in our yard after being discouraged by some really cold weather… well, relative to our normal weather. We’ve had a couple weeks below freezing, which is normal elsewhere… but is kinda rare for our area.
Here are a few of my indoor winter projects:
Coleus: I’ve been overwintering my Coleus in my bedroom again and I think I now have around 40-60 different cultivars. Several didn’t make it, but most survived, some better than others. I’ve had problems with mealy bugs and ants, and can’t seem to get rid of them. I actually took everything out of my room today and sprayed them off in the back. Hopefully, I got rid of a majority of them.
Orchids: I have also started a small collection of Orchids, which I got as gifts or pass-a-long, or $5 baby plants I got from Home Depot. I recently added a few more with plants I got from the Pacific Orchid Expo which was in San Francisco this weekend.
Cactus: I (re)discovered a package of Cactus seed and planted them…. and they are growing really well.
Mango: I thought I would try planting a Mango seed from a Mango we got from the grocery store, just for the heck of it… I didn’t think it would grow, but surprisingly it grew really really fast. It’s a little more than a month since I planted the seed and the plant is now about 7 inched tall.
Feijoa (Pineapple Guava): I got several seedlings of a very tasty Feijoa, which a grower was giving away at the last scion exchange. I’m trying to grow them and hopefully in a few years, I’ll have my own Feijoa tree.
One other kinda big thing happened last month was that the company I work for moved to the building next door… and luckily my new cubicle has windows!!! Now I can garden at work… and I now have more than half of my overwintering Coleus on my window sill :)