My Garden

Sunflower with Guest

2008-07-30T08:41:00.001-07:00

I guess I have to get up at the butt-crack of dawn in order to catch a glimpse of the excitement in the garden.

Velvet Queen

2008-07-23T19:56:00.001-07:00

Velvet Queen Sunflower

2008-07-23T09:01:00.001-07:00

Green Fly

2008-07-15T12:41:00.001-07:00

Velvet Sunflower

2008-07-15T12:31:00.001-07:00

Crab Spider

2008-07-15T12:26:00.001-07:00

Love in a Puff Flower

2008-07-12T12:33:00.001-07:00

Catnip nutlet and some seeds

2008-07-11T16:39:00.001-07:00

Catnip Nutlet

2008-07-11T16:38:00.001-07:00

Coleus Flower

2008-07-04T16:27:00.001-07:00

Catnip Macro

2008-07-02T18:48:00.001-07:00

Zinnia

2008-06-30T22:37:00.001-07:00

Red Bird of Paradise

2008-06-22T22:12:00.001-07:00

Red Bird of Paradise

2008-06-22T22:11:00.005-07:00

Red Bird of Paradise

2008-06-22T22:11:00.003-07:00

Red Bird of Paradise

2008-06-22T22:11:00.001-07:00

Black Eyed Susan

2008-06-22T01:42:00.001-07:00

One of three black eyed susan vines. This one has four true leaves at 17 days old. Too bad my gourd seeds are not doing as well, they haven't even germinated :(

New Coreopsis bud

2008-06-22T01:33:00.001-07:00

Here is one of two new buds on this Mardi Gras flower. There was an unfortunate accident where the stem broke over and I thought this guy was a goner. I ended up trimming it down a bit to shorten it and a few days later these new flower buds sprouted. Hopefully these will make it further than the older ones did.

Catnip Flower

2008-06-21T11:05:00.002-07:00

I'm not really sure what that red thing is on the left. Maybe those are the seeds. I can't really tell just yet.

This is the first picture that I am satisfied with taken out of my micro light studio. I will need to run to Micheal's in a little while to pick up some poster board for the background.

Celosia

2008-06-20T10:10:00.001-07:00

Here is the flower from another angle.

Celosia

2008-06-20T10:04:00.001-07:00

Took this just to pass some time by. My new Sage plant should be delivered today. :)

Catnip

2008-06-18T20:42:00.001-07:00

A tiny water drop.

Catnip Flower

2008-06-18T20:41:00.001-07:00

Catnip Leaves

2008-06-18T13:05:00.001-07:00

Fun with Lighting

2008-06-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

Fun with Lighting
Originally uploaded by mexifelio

A bunch of Catnip flowers ready to bloom.

2008-06-17T16:24:00.004-07:00

Catnip (Nepeta cataria) flowers.

2008-06-17T16:17:00.000-07:00

A Love-Bug!

2008-06-17T15:34:00.006-07:00

Some Coleus flowers starting to open up.

2008-06-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

Runner Bean 'Scarlet' (Phaseolus coccineus).

This one is growing extremely fast and is already pretty big for only after a few days.

2008-06-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

Close-up of a flower bud.

A flower's beginning.

Mardi Gras.

A little flower bud in the background.

Extreme Close-up.

Petals starting to open up.

2008-06-14T11:25:00.000-07:00

A little visitor to the Garden. Can you spot him?

He must love the smell of basil.

"Make sure you get my good side!"

2008-06-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

Runner Bean 'Scarlet' (Phaseolus coccineus) 7 days after sprouting.

2008-06-13T16:13:00.000-07:00

Love in a Puff vine 10 days after sprouting. His stem is so tiny, I hope he doesn't fall over!

Close-up of the leaf.

2008-06-13T12:55:00.000-07:00

It doesn't look like much has changed with the Snapdragon cuttings. On one hand the leaves aren't really growing any more, but on the other hand they haven't withered away and died. I could pull it out of the soil and see if any roots are coming out, but I don't want to risk any damage. For now I will just keep them in the greenhouse and see what happens.

2008-06-13T12:16:00.000-07:00

Here are Coriander flowers nesting all up in Basil plant's grill.

2008-06-13T11:04:00.000-07:00

Another flower bud on the Coleus.

Wow, Mina's hair really is everywhere.

2008-06-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

Snapdragon Pictures.

Looks a bit monstrous eh?

A look inside.

Deeper inside.

Ohh, I'm having twins!

2008-06-13T10:02:00.000-07:00

Mardi Gras opening up its petals. I am assuming they would spread out and fill in. He looks kind of like a wet cat right now. :)

2008-06-11T18:21:00.000-07:00

The lone survivors of a packet of red sunflower seeds. I had no idea they would be this hard to grow!!! I think there are about 2 or 3 seeds left out of the entire pack. I felt so bad because the wind kept knocking them over since I had them in these little plastic fruit cups. They have now been upgraded to this huge pot. I hope I am repaid by at least ONE flower. Is that too much to ask?

2008-06-11T11:22:00.000-07:00

Love in a Puff at 8 days old!
He is growing really fast. I can certainly see why this would be considered a weed in some areas even though I am a little skeptic seeing as how I only had one seed germinate out of five.
I am still calling him my miracle baby. :)

2008-06-11T11:19:00.000-07:00

This Celosia flower bud is coming in just nicely!

2008-06-11T10:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some newly sprouted Black Eyed Susan (Thunbergia alata) vines. The picture is a little blurry because it is from my camera phone. Hopefully I will be able to take some clearer shots in a few days.

2008-06-09T19:19:00.000-07:00

Snapdraggon (Antirrhinum majus) with it's flowers almost open.
I had to re pot this guy because he was getting a little too overcrowded. Hopefully he will live through the transition and doesn't die.

2008-06-09T13:45:00.000-07:00

Here are three sweet pea vines (Dipogon lignosus) that I transplanted into a 10" terra cotta pot with a huge trellis for them to play with.

2008-06-09T12:11:00.000-07:00

Here is my second attempt at cloning. I was pruning the tops of my Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) flowers and decided to see if I could get any new plants to grow from the cuttings.

I cut them just under the nodes to allow for root growth. I left on just the few leaves you see here so that it can still photosynthesize light. I dipped the stem into a light mixture of water and fish emulsion to see if that would help stimulate root growth. After placing them into a flat with seed starting mix, I put them into a little jiffy greenhouse with the corner left barely open.

You can kind of make them out here in their new home.

Here is to hoping good things happen :)

2008-06-08T13:14:00.000-07:00

Here is Camden helping me out in the garden.

Does he look like The Nothing?

2008-06-08T11:35:00.000-07:00

Mina did not want to be left out of the fun. Here she is making sure that this Spanish Flag, or Firecracker vine
(Ipomoea lobata) has just the right scent.

Maybe a little nibble on the leaf will help promote new growth.

2008-04-30T22:32:00.000-07:00

Pampas Plume (Celosia) a few weeks old.

Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides)