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25 Mar 2009Moving the indoor gebera back outside Gerbera Daisy and House plants gardenBringing the gebera back outside. We’ll see how it does.9°C / 48°F
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25 Mar 2009Moving the gebera back outside Gerbera Daisy and Container gardenLast year at the end of the growing season I moved my gebera daisy inside. It did bloom for a little bit, but then died. I’m going to bring the pot back outside today and see what happens.9°C / 48°F
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25 Mar 2009New location on the horizon for tomato plants! Tomato 'Grape' and Fruit and Vegetable gardenI’m planning to plant our tomatoes in a different place this year so that they get more sun. We’ll see how they do!7°C / 44°F
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25 Mar 2009Buy a dahlia this year? Dahlia and Container gardenLast year I seem to recall that I put too many plants in one big container. The dahlia was one that I moved, and when I did it got sort of bushy. Then I took drastic measures and cut it back. Learned my lesson…leave the plants alone! I think I’ll buy another dahlia this year, maybe ...7°C / 44°F
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25 Mar 2009Gerbera - moving it outside Gerbera Daisy Moved and House plants gardenI brought my gerbera daisy in for the winter, and it did bloom a little bit. Now, however, I’m going to bring the pot back outside. We’ll see what happens!6°C / 43°F
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25 Mar 2009The hosta survived! 1 2 Hosta Budding and Container gardenLast year I received several hosta plants from a co-worker. I potted them up to give them a start, and then planted them in the fall. I was hoping that they would last the winter and grow back in the spring. Well, I definitely see some activity there now! I can just barely see a little bit of p...7°C / 44°F
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02 Jan 2009Putting this garden to bed for the winter Fruit and Vegetable gardenIt’s winter here in Chicago, so the vegetables have all been harvested. I thought I would take a brief minute to sum up. The tomatoes did ok, the zucchini was so-so, and the rhubarb was fabulous. The lettuce did well until I let it go to seed (I’ll try again next year). I’m ...Cloudy -2°C / 29°F
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02 Jan 2009Putting this garden to bed for the winter Fruit and Vegetable gardenIt’s winter here in Chicago, so the vegetables have all been harvested. I thought I would take a brief minute to sum up. The tomatoes did ok, the zucchini was so-so, and the rhubarb was fabulous. The lettuce did well until I let it go to seed (I’ll try again next year). I’m ...Cloudy -2°C / 29°F
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25 Sep 2008Moved the hosta and planted them in the ground Hosta Moved and Container gardenSunny 23°C / 74°F
I finally planted the hostas in the ground! Let’s see if the few weeks we have of fall will be enough for them to take root. I would love it if they would grow back after the winter!
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25 Sep 2008Repotted and growing well Gerbera Daisy Potting Up and House plants gardenSunny 23°C / 74°F
I moved one of the gerberas from the outside garden inside the other day. Here’s what it looks like right now.
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