• Marsha's garden 2019/20(optimistic here, lol.)

Posted: **Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:39 pm**

MsCowpea wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:09 pm That Passion Flower is stunning. Such an amazing looking flower—looks like an artist’s rendition of a flower that isn’t based on anything real.
But there it is in all it’s glory.

Thank you! I'm just over the moon!

Posted: **Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:47 pm**

How long did it take from seed to fruit on that passion flower?

Posted: **Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:52 pm**

Nan6b wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:47 pm How long did it take from seed to fruit on that passion flower?

I think about a year and a half, maybe 2. Douglas(gardenboy17) was giving out the seeds a while ago on Tville.

Posted: **Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:08 pm**

It's a beauty! I wish we were able to grow those exotic flowers here.

Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:29 am**

Update on the arbor and passiflora vines. The arbor is looking so nice, finally. And look at all the fruit forming. So far I've counted 9.

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Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:36 am**

I have some Phaelenopsis orchids in bloom. The first and third are grown from a seed flask. I bought the second one.

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Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:39 am**

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Tarragon, my dog, Ella Fitzgerald, and my cat, Carbon.(guess what I named her after?lol.)

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Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:43 am**

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Some tomatoes are still producing, and you can see mango trees with fruit and blooms in the background.

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Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:42 am**

Ginger2778 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 3:55 pm
Labradors wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 3:19 pm Oh I'm SO jealous Marsha! I've always wanted to grow Passion Flower, but I can't in the north . I hope you get lots of butterfly visitors .
Thanks Linda. It's been a steady stream of zebra longwings and gulf frittilaries. Many GF caterpillars on it right now.

I grow it just for the gulf fritillaries. They keep it pretty well stripped once the weather warms up.
Your passion flower is beautiful, they always make me happy.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:31 am**

New cucumber plants, 3 days ago saw they were justvreeming with new pickleworm larvae. Hit em with BT, and that worked. Repeated to be sure.This is how we roll to get successful cucumbers here in S.FL.
Now I have to enclose them in tulle wrapping every night to keep those nocturnal pickleworm moths out. Grrrr!

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Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:32 am**

I remove the wrap every am.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:37 am**

You sure have to a lot of work to get your cucumbers Marsha.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:49 am**

MissS wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:37 am You sure have to a lot of work to get your cucumbers Marsha.

It's kind of ridiculous. That's why most here say they don't have much luck with them. I'm a special kind of stubborn though.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:39 pm**

I love the colours of the wraps. So much more fun than all white.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:47 pm**

Growing Coastal wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:39 pm I love the colours of the wraps. So much more fun than all white.

Thanks! Haha, you have to take your joy where you can get it.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:57 pm**

That's a huge case of "You're not going to get MINE!"

Last year I started covering the cuke bed with row cover right after supper but I'd forget to remove it until about noon. Duh. Eventually I just gave up on covering and fortunately only lost about four cukes to the little bastiges. Who knows how bad or not they'll be this year so thanks to your inspiration I'm going to try to do a better job.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:17 pm**

GoDawgs wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:57 pm That's a huge case of "You're not going to get MINE!"

Last year I started covering the cuke bed with row cover right after supper but I'd forget to remove it until about noon. Duh. Eventually I just gave up on covering and fortunately only lost about four cukes to the little bastiges. Who knows how bad or not they'll be this year so thanks to your inspiration I'm going to try to do a better job.

Haha, glad I'm inspiring someone! I'm also really glad I only grew 3 plants!

Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:42 am**

It's working!

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Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:41 pm**

Ginger2778 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:39 am 20200315_103129.jpgTarragon, my dog, Ella Fitzgerald, and my cat, Carbon.(guess what I named her after?lol.)20200315_103236.jpg20200315_103248.jpg

What is the breed of your dog?

Posted: **Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:31 am**

Cuke success! Love it!

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