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22 Jun 2009blooms!Sunny 27°C / 80°F
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08 Jun 2009flowers, kind of late this year. Backyard garden and Four O'Clocks 'Tea Time Mix' FloweringSunny 17°C / 63°F
i’m pretty sure these flowered a lot earlier last year. so far, i’ve seen white, yellow, and fuchsia flowers in that order. no pink yet. and no flowers from the front yard yet, either. those were really late to come up.
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08 Jun 2009new flowers are pink! iceland poppies and Backyard gardenSunny 17°C / 63°F
i remember the flowers from this plant being either white or yellow, but now i can’t find pictures to prove it. maybe it hadn’t bloomed yet and i’m confuzled. either way, the new flowers are the perfect color of pink. i’m usually anti-pink but it’s perfect for these...
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08 Jun 2009my first zinnia flowers ever! zinnia Blooming and Backyard gardenSunny 17°C / 63°F
when i last took pictures, there was only one off-white flower, but now i have a hot pink one and a candy pink one. i’m so excited about them; they’re so cute and cheery.
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08 Jun 2009almost done flowering. Black Hollyhocks Harvesting and Backyard gardenSunny 17°C / 63°F
The flowers are on the very ends of the stalks now, and the seeds in the first flowers are ready to be harvested! I’m so excited that I’ll have more of these to swap and re-plant.
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29 May 2009convolvulus - transplanted Convulvolus "Enchantment Mix" and Backyard gardenSunny 17°C / 63°F
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29 May 2009moonflower - transplanted Moonflower - Giant White TransplantedSunny 17°C / 63°F
it surprises me how slowly this has been growing. it better speed up if it’s going to make it to 15’ like the packet says.
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29 May 2009nasturtiums - transplanted Nasturtium 'Moon Gleam' Transplanted and Backyard gardenSunny 17°C / 63°F
i have a sneaking suspicion that there were next to nutrients in the starter soil i used and that these will do a lot better once they’re a little more established in the ground.
they’re in an area that had a ton of nasturtiums last year. i was watering a lot because the one plant sti...
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19 May 2009ladybugs are everywhere Black Hollyhocks and Backyard gardenHazy 18°C / 64°F
there are probably ten on the hollyhocks by the chimney alone. i fish at least five out of the pool every day. they’re on the lemon and in the square planter. all adults. hoping for more larva!
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19 May 2009sprouting Moonflower - Giant White Sprouting and Backyard gardenSunny 21°C / 70°F
only one of the four has sprouted so far, but i’m still hoping for at least one more.
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