Jun
10
2013
I Checked the Wild Raspberry Plants
Author: siggyThe fruit is at least a week away. The black raspberry plants just budded the last few days.
Jun
10
2013
Yesterday, I Tracked All The Blackberry Plants
Author: siggyYesterday, I tracked all the blackberry plants for they had white buds and tried to remember where the plants were in the woods when they ripen.
May
21
2013
The Gigantic Pink Flower
Author: siggyTwo days ago my “monster” cactus bloomed outside. It has tentacles that are four or five feet hanging over the side of the pot. We bought it with several two buds on it and with two flowers. We knew it liked the spot we put it in outside for the two buds did not dry up. When it flowered, again, the entire width of the unfurled pink petals was five inches. Inside, one single white flower protruded–God’s handiwork! I never saw such a gigantic pink flower on a cactus.
May
13
2013
They Were Calling For Frost Overnight
Author: siggyThey were calling for frost overnight. It was the coldest day in ten days this spring–top was the fifties. I wrapped up our “monster” cactus in paper. It took me fifteen minutes and also parked our Gerbera daisy temporarily in the garage. I was not taking any chances with both plants. It was abnormally cold today and I wanted spring to come back.
May
11
2013
Our Gerbera Daisy Was Hardy
Author: siggyOur Gerbera daisy was hardy. It has had five large pink flowers that lasted a long time–weeks. Now the color is washing out. One flower is almost completely white. Several times the flowers sagged. All it then needed was a little water and the flowers perked up. It must like the spot it was in. And I am excited three new buds were coming up. It was a small thing but I love looking at it every day and checking its progress.
May
10
2013
We Have A “Monster” And An Unusual Cactus
Author: siggyWe have a “monster” and an unusual cactus. It has half a dozen tentacles on it four feet long and three and four inches wide. We bought it at the local Amish store. We had to transport it very carefully for we did not want to break off any of its tentacles. I have never seen one like this one. We found a good spot for it outside. It was flowering when we bought it. It had gigantic pink flowers and it must like where it is for the last two buds are still developing, which is a good sign.
Apr
29
2013
The Resiliency Of The Gerbera Daisy
Author: siggyMy Gerbera Plant was really resilient. 
The five flowers were drooping at least twice because it needed water but perked up after I gave it water. The petals on one were languid but again perked up after, again, I gave it water. At least one night I left it outside when it was too cold but it revived when I brought it in a warmer environment. My wife got it for me. I love looking at the big flowers. I hope she found a good spot for it and it keeps shooting out new flowers. It is one hardy plant.
Apr
25
2013
The Wild Violet Was Unusual
Author: siggyThe wild violet was unusual: a pale white with a light blue in the center. Years before, we transplanted the uniquely (WAS unusually) colored wild violet from the backyard in my old house and each year the bed spreads. I have never seen one (???) a wild violet colored like that. The flowers are usually a deep blue.
Apr
22
2013
The Gerbera Daisy Perked Up In The Garage
Author: siggyI was concerned about the small pot that had two of the five Gerbera daisies drooping. I checked. It did not need water. (I checked, it did not need water.) I had stuck it in the garage overnight and the two flowers perked up. It actually hit thirty-one degrees last night. It was just too cold for them outside.
Apr
16
2013
I Tend My Garden In My TV Room
Author: siggyI tend my small garden in my TV room on the book case by the window. There is several different kinds of cactus. They grow very slowly. A Christmas cactus hangs from an hinge on the top right corner of the window. I only got it back when I promised to water it regularly. I was neglecting it and its leaves were drooping badly. My wife finally watered it. On a speaker is a gigantic (about four feet tall) cactus. We used to put it outside when it got warmer but it was becoming too large and too heavy to transport: thus its present site for it does not get enough light to grow further. We have a rubber tree which has really gotten large: its leaves almost reach the top of the window. It keeps shooting out new leaves. There is also a snake ivy plant that is having a growth spurt now and each of the three branches have new leaves coming up. The one on the left is growing particularly quickly. That is my small garden in my room. I watch my plants carefully.
Apr
16
2013
My Gerbera Daisy Plant Perked Up
Author: siggyYesterday the healthy Gerbera Daisy plant my wife bought for my birthday was “sagging”: all five flowers were drooping. I gave it water in the morning and by the evening the flowers had perked up. I was thrilled. I will plant it in an area it did good before. I like looking at the big peach colored flowers. It is one of my favorite daisies.
Apr
9
2013
I Am Watching My Snake Ivy Grow In My Office
Author: siggyI am watching my snake ivy grow in my office. It has three main stems and each one has a new leaf shooting up. The one to the left is growing the fastest. I could almost see the change in growth from day to day. The other two leaves are growing, too, but not as quickly as if most of the energy of the plant is concentrated in the other one. It appears every spring the snake ivy has a growth spurt. I like watching my plants.
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