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19 Feb 2013
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The remaining seeds from him was sown today after spending 6 weeks in the fridge. -
06 Jan 2013
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Tinkering down in the basement early this morning, I made an inventory of the crinums I am growing. Some of them has bloomed and some has not. This journal will be my reference in case tags disappear from the containers. Ellen Bosanquet Elizabeth Traub Herbertii Moorei album Powellii Powellii ...
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19 Dec 2012
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Crinums, Irises and Hostas (Oh My!) :)
The eleven huge pots of crinums were moved from the garage to the basement. The fifty or so pots of irises and 6 pots of Hosta Lemon Lime were moved to the garage. They will be staying in there for the duration of winter. -
19 Dec 2012
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The weather is considerably mild. I have been procrastinating to plant the four lily bulbs I bought from the Iowa Regional Lily Society. Today, I was so glad they were finally planted out. OT American Flame and Brian Bergman’s Orange Trumpet Seedling were planted side by side. Asiatic Da... -
19 Dec 2012
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Another batch of Amaryllis seeds sown
On the 14th of this month, I have sown two of my crosses, Bogota x Rapido and San Remo x Rapido as seen on photo number 2 and 3. This morning, Wedding Dance x Graffiti was sown. I got 8 seeds in a trade all the way from Hawaii. Yesterday, Exotic Star’s roots were hydrated and hope to get i...
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26 Nov 2012
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Earlier in the AM, I have sown seeds of Emerald x unknown, my own cross. Also from a trade, Lovely Garden x Fairy Tale. Both have 14 seeds each. I used the flotation method, I found out that I ran out of sterile soil mix. -
25 Nov 2012
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After I scored some nice peonies last fall, I repeated the adventure this year. The plants’ prices are drastically marked down. This year I brought home 13 pots of peonies. These were acquired in two trips. I got: 2 Duchesse de Nemours 2 Paula Fay 2 Sarah Bernhardt 2 Karl Rosenfield 2 Ka...
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25 Nov 2012
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Yesterday, I brought the pot upstairs after spending almost a month in the basement. What a month it is as the leaves and flower stalks have grown. I poured a little amount of Brandy not vodka as what people had advised. Adding liqour will prevent them from growing too tall. This is the first...
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11 Nov 2012
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I spent almost all day today cleaning up the garden. Since I do not have a written journal for the irises I planted here, I grabbed a pen and a piece of paper and jot down the names written on the tags before calling it a day. Conjuration Vibrations Pallida variegata Cat’s Eye Starwoman H...
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02 Nov 2012
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My neighbor traded his peony for some of my perennials. Pictured is the peony rhizome I got from him. It is about 20 years old. Its flower is pink and I think it is Sarah Bernhardt. I saw it blooming last spring. I divided it and planted in different spots in the garden.
