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| Waahooooo!!!! :))p |
Now.....50% is how many of my seeds actually sprouted. Whaaaa :(
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| The empty cups are the ones that didn't sprout. |
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| Our vegetable garden is really taking off :) Stowell's corn in the back left corner, Collard Greens & tomatillos in the top right, Red romaine, green romaine & Red Curly lettuce in front left, purple peppers, cilantro & tarragon in lower right. |
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| Marigolds as insect control throughout the vegetable garden. |
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| My little succulent group, ready to be planted in a cool new planter for our new patio area. Oh yeah one of my yummy dragon fruits I picked this morning. |
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| My sole surviving 'Moon & Stars' Watermelon Grow baby grow!!! |
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| My sole surviving 'Black Krim' tomato The more sun the tomatoes fruit get, the darker in color they turn; almost like a "purple black". They are one of the most delicious tomatoes I have eaten! |
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| Our little rabbiteye blueberry bush is doing quite well. Hoping for some delicious blueberries this year, even if it's just a handful, lol. |
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| This is a Butterfly Ginger, Hedychium coronarium, hence the shape of the white flower. It actually smells like a gardenia flower, super sweet! The leaves smell like spicy ginger when crushed. |
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| The Butterfly Ginger flowers don't last very long so enjoy them while you have them. The plant is a tuber which means they grow long hard roots (looks like a carrot) which can easily be dug up & transplanted. Great plant to mix into a tropical landscape! |
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| A variety of newly transplanted orchids tied to the Florida native Simpson Stopper tree. |
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| Vanda's & Dendrobiums attached to our Montgomery Palms. Mixed in with the orange plume flower, a variety of heliconias & Bee Hive Ginger. |
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| Cattleya Green Emerald 'Orchid Queen' Absolutely love this orchid! Smells divine! There are two more unopened blooms in the front right corner. |
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| C. Green Emerald 'Orchid Queen', easy orchid to grow with 3-4" flowers, super fragrant, gorgeous colors, and thick waxy petals. A real show stopper! |
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| This is how long the actually orchid is & how small the root system it. Here it is just starting to grow the flower spike earlier this week. |
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| My best friend bought this most unusual orchid for my birthday six years ago at the Redlands International Orchid Festival. If you haven't been to the Redlands Int' Orchid festival, it is a must go!!! Yes, it is drive but well worth it! I have acquired alot of my collection from that show! |
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| Different angle of same orchid. The tag has since disappeared so if anyone knows what it is I would love to know, lol. It was in bloom when I brought it home & never bloomed again until now. In the picture above you will see that even the root system didn't grow. Hmmm, interesting......LOL :) |
WISHING YOU ALL A MOST AWESOME WEEKEND!!!
I've answered my question by looking at your other posts. You definitely have lots of orchids! They're a bit more rare in northwest Indiana. Thanks for the photos! They're inspiring.
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DeleteLOL Jean you are a hoot! Yes, I ended up moving all of my orchids out of their pots into various trees and palms around the landscape. Boy what an undertaking that was. You can see them in my black ironwood tree in my post "Final Moving Day" back in Sept of 2012. Though I really should post an update on how they look now, thanks for reminding me lol. Can you have tropical plants in NW Indiana? Probably indoor plants? Hope you have a great week!
DeleteBest wishes,
Sheri