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Even my jalapeños and Hungarian wax peppers are turning red this year. The thinner skinned Hungarian wax and cayennes are drying nicely on a plate in my kitchen. The others I will clean and freeze soon for winter chili.

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Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to peppers on 2007-09-14, 18:40:40

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Perhaps the mention of sunflower plants conjures up images for you of Vincent Van Gogh drawing inspiration from the countryside of Provence. But as Marie Iannotti points out, sunflower plants...

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The Museum of Science in Ft Worth is going to be remodeled, and the native plant garden along the east side of the building is going to be torn out. Beginning today, the plants are available to anyone who wants to try to rescue them.

We were there just last week to see the Star Wars exhibit with our grand-daughter and I snapped a few pictures of the garden. The garden is long and very narrow, sandwiched between a street and a parking lot, with a zig-zagging path through the middle of it. There are supposedly five different regions of Texas represented but there is not much noticeable differences.

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Yesterday's frustrated post and the resulting comments got me thinking. There are quite a few garden things that I enjoy seeing, or can at least appreciate, but simply do not want to have in my own garden. Over time, I have come to think of these things and "Nice, but NIMG." Not In My Garden. . . .

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Posted by Blackswamp_Girl Reblogged by Old Roses to design on 2007-09-14, 18:39:31

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I guess it was bound to happen: My foliage tunnel vision finally came back and bit me, so to speak. I tend to forget about the baby-pink flowering phase of sedum 'Matrona' because I love it all the rest of the year... but why, oh why didn't I think about it when I planted it next to this soft purple Russian sage? The combination is so sweet, is it not?. . .

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Posted by Blackswamp_Girl Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-14, 18:39:10

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Previously we wrote something about the South African Garden Forum. Not that we are ‘going strong’ in only that forum; there is another Garden Forum with members from all over the globe. Yesterday we published a few photos and look to the comments!!!

OK, we are proud of our garden but the real reason we provide the readers of this blog (all succulent plant lovers we assume) to these forums is that these consist of submissions of people who are all dedicated and passionate about their plants and they exchange knowledge freely. Worthwhile to bookmark the home pages of these forums.

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It's Friday again and time for "Show & Tell" hosted by Kelli at "There's no Place like Home!" You are more than welcome to join me for a stroll through my September garden. And at the end of this post there is a very special picture, come along!

Colourful zinnias in my kitchen garden, I like them a lot!. . .

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Posted by Anita Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-14, 18:38:29

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Carol of May Dreams Gardens has invited everyone to write about their very first garden.

You'll love this Carol as you are really into vegetables. At the ripe old age of 10 I was handed the duty of tending the family vegetable garden. Do you know how much fun this was to a 10 year old who just wanted to play dolls ? Well, let me tell you, it was work with a capital W. . ..

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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens on 2007-09-14, 18:36:45

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This one has been doing well, probably because my dog sees fit to give it an extra dose of nitrogen every day! I used to have it under the Poor Man's Orchid, but it wasn't thriving at all, and I temporarily rested it in the pot with the pepper. Then the added nutrients started kicking in and it has been looking fat and healthy since. Now I have placed it (again temporarily) in its own concrete pot but I need to decide where I really want to put it.





I am not sure how big this is supposed to grow so I need some advice and then I can take a decision.

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Posted by Jade Reblogged by Old Roses to aloe on 2007-09-14, 18:36:20

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OK, they've moved into a tree near me! Not only that, it's at the TOP of the tree! I can't reach it and it's driving me crazy. What to do?
Much to my delight, I found an article that talks about just this problem. It also says that we can help ourselves by planting various forms of plants in the ASTER family (Asteraceae) close to the trees that are affected! The daisy-like blossoms attract little ichneumonid wasps. These little wasps don't bother people at all, but they parasitize BAGWORMS!. . .

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Posted by North Country Maturing Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to pests on 2007-09-14, 18:36:11

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Are you a freak for Firesides? Crazy about Cortlands?

You can purchase apples from a changing inventory of 50 varieties throughout the season – from long-time favorites to recent University of Minnesota introductions, including Minnesota’s new State Fruit, the Honeycrisp! Proceeds benefit the University of Minnesota’s apple research program. The AppleHouse is located 1 mile west of the Arboretum in Chanhassen on State Highway 5 and Rolling Acres Road.

For a daily update of available apple varieties call the AppleHouse Hotline at 952-443-1409.

For more on apple growing program at the U of M, check out Jenna Ross’ story on apple breeder David Bedford, father of the Honeycrisp.

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Well, they say cactus, but they mean euphorbia. It's a fashion designer and her grand debut in the Times includes her plant.

THERE are three naked mannequins, anatomically impressive and each tinted a different skin tone, lounging in the hall outside the fashion designer Isabel Toledo’s Midtown studio....

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Where does Ugli fruit come from? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Posted by The Old Farmer's Almanac Reblogged by Old Roses to fruit on 2007-09-14, 18:35:19

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My tiger nuts needs repotting...

Hallo everyone! Thanks for all your kind comments!

I'm finally back. I've worked hard on my paper and was then forced to rest. Now my spirits are finally returning; I want to clean up! You know how a home looks after a member of the household has been immersed in some important task? Laundry in big piles, post (snailmail) ends up whereever there's place for it and, since our roomba has broken a brush, a heavily pebbled floor. . . .

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Posted by Rosengeranium Reblogged by Old Roses to containers on 2007-09-14, 18:35:11

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  Photo courtesy of Icynene.com  Remember, my Top 10 This Next List , where I posted my ten favorite green building products? Number 5 on the list is Icynene®,  an open cell spray foam insulation. ...

reBlogged to environment on Sep 14, 2007, 1:31AM

Posted by Green Talk Reblogged by Old Roses to environment on 2007-09-14, 18:34:31

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Image: National Hurricane Center, 09/04/07

You know how we US Americans are. (Here I am stereotyping again. Just think "in general" so I don't have to write it each time.) We always have to DO SOMETHING. If a hurricane is coming, we worry, we look up the hurricane preparedness guidelines, we protect, we prepare, we evacuate. . .

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This bird's nest was just discovered to be the cause of some recent aggravation and consternation:

Over the past week or so my front yard, below this tree, had become littered with mysterious clumps of debris that looked to me like lint from a clothes dryer. I thought that one of the neighbors had a faulty vent and all their lint was blowing onto my lawn. Enough finally gathered that I took a walk around and picked it all up to put in the trash. . . .

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Posted by Beth Reblogged by Old Roses to birds on 2007-09-14, 18:33:06

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On Monday afternoon and into the evening we finally got around to cutting down / trimming our Sunflowers as per the notice that we received from the city last week.

Last Tuesday or Wednesday we were given notice that our Sunflowers that grow in the boulevard in front of our house were causing an obstruction and had to be trimmed to three feet in height. . . .

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A ripening Brandywine.

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Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to tomatoes on 2007-09-14, 07:23:55

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In August I posted several times about the territorial hummingbirds and the fights that were taking place in my yard. After observing a rather nasty and upsetting fight, I declared that I was no longer going to feed the hummingbirds from a feeder because they seemed to fight worse over my feeder than my flowers. I was not expecting this statement to cause the controversy or responses that it did. Obviously some people feel rather strongly about feeding hummingbirds from a feeder or choosing to feed them from flowers only. This topic from my blog was discussed on a hummingbird forum and some people even got a little personal and made fun of me for my decision.. . .

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Posted by Robin's Nesting Place Reblogged by Old Roses to birds on 2007-09-14, 07:23:44

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Blog Widow John has a hard time watching any nature shows. We go "awwww" for the first 45 minutes at cute furry, feathery, scaly critters. Then they bring you down with "But time is running out...

reBlogged to environment

Posted by Xris (Flatbush Gardener) Reblogged by Old Roses to environment on 2007-09-14, 07:23:15

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It's half September, well almost, so it is once again time for the show and tell about what is in bloom in the garden right now. Months ago it was Carol of May Dreams Gardens who came up with this idea and it is fun to see what is blooming in the gardens of many garden bloggers all over the world. . . .

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Posted by Yolanda Elizabet Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-14, 07:22:57

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Goldfish are fun to draw: they’re all warm, vibrant colors and shiny surfaces. My mate, The Perfect Man, has 11 plump carassius auratus (aurati? what is the plural of auratus?) living happily underneath the pond plants in his water garden. Scooped from the 29-cent comet tank at our local pet store, they have grown prodigiously all summer [...]

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Posted by valwebb Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2007-09-14, 07:21:07

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I did a recent blog entry called Garden Surprises where I documented some of the mutant plants in my garden. Today I discovered one more.

I was collecting seed from this Calendula 'Radio' plant this morning and came across this flower which had several smaller flowers growing out from the base of the main flower. Except for a few petals left on a tiny little flower you can see on the right, the smaller flowers are already in the seed stage. I was wishing I could have seen it while the smaller flowers were in still in bloom!

I got my wish a few minutes later when I saw this same mutation on another plant nearby. This one had three small side flowers growing out from the base of the central flower and they were each still wearing their petals!

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Posted by Connie Reblogged by Old Roses to calendula on 2007-09-14, 07:20:53

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Patchy frost is predicted for Friday night. I thought I had better capture some more pictures of my flowers before they are gone.

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Posted by Lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-14, 07:20:32

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I love this guy Titchmarsh... Basic stuff, but presented in an interesting way, i.e. using sex, caffeine, and leisure to sell gardening (organic!), and the soundtrack is good too. If you are new to gardening, check it out!

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2007-09-14, 07:19:56

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to design on 2007-09-14, 07:19:49

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I like interesting textures and unique effects. I thought the light coming through these seed pods was. . .

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May 27, 2007! Another one of our pretty tulips that my mom has been growing for years. You can even notice the raindrops that have yet to. . .

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This is my sweet little honeybee on a purple coneflower. . . .

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Water lily from the Mercer. . .

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The Phalaenopsis with the new left leaf, and another smaller one growing between the top two leaves.

I repotted the Moth Orchid in a translucent Soup container from Asda, cut down in size, and with lots of holes cut into the bottom.

The orchid mix was a mixture of cut up peat pots and Moss from a hanging basket kit. . . .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to orchids on 2007-09-14, 07:17:54

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This is the closest photo I have to a traditional

Scottish Thistle. I was looking up the lyrics to Flower of Scotland. To my suprise it has an Autumnal twist within the verses...

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to thistle on 2007-09-14, 07:17:34

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I talked a lot about creating Monarch habitat earlier this year with some of my neighbors... but none of my milkweed seedlings (the monarch's host plant) survived.
However, we've seen them in the yard each of the past 4 days (compared with just one sighting earlier this summer). . . .

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Posted by LisaBee Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2007-09-14, 07:17:12

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-14, 07:16:49

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I took a course over the weekend on eco-building and sustainable architecture, and something the instructor told us has me puzzled.

In regard to using gray water from the household to irrigate the gardens, he said that plants love detergent and it actually makes them grow prolifically. I don't know enough about chemistry or botany to know if this is true, but if it is, how would that affect the organic nature of the garden? especially if the plants are used for foods or medicine.

Anyone have experience with this?

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Posted by hexkitten Reblogged by Old Roses to watering on 2007-09-14, 07:16:21

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What could be eating the leaves on my nasturtiums at night? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Posted by The Old Farmer's Almanac Reblogged by Old Roses to nasturtiums, pests on 2007-09-14, 07:16:04

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Smithiantha 'Big Dots Rule'

This summer I decided to grow a number of more unusual Gesneriads, all members of Gesneriaceae, the family which includes African Violets and Streptocarpus. Although I am not addicted yet, I did invest in a number of species and hybirds, including this SMithiantha hybrid called 'Big Dots Rule'. In addition to this, you can see in some other containers in the back, the alpine forms of Petrocosmea, with thier nice, neat, uniform flat rosettes, and some others species, of which, I would need to pull the labels out of the containers so that I could remember them. . . .

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Posted by Matt Reblogged by Old Roses to houseplants on 2007-09-14, 07:15:53

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Recently I attended a seminar, sponsored by Michigan State University, about  current techniques for using compost on organic farms. I learned that the easy  part of becoming an organic grower is to stop using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to grow their crops. The very difficult task is to learn how to compensate for that change by building up the quality of the soil so that they can begin to compete with conventional farmers, in terms of revenue and profits. There is now no doubt they can reach and ultimately exceed that goal, but it takes at least five years of hard work to get there. . . .

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Posted by jeffball@usol.com (Jeff Ball) Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-09-14, 07:15:24

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Revisiting nurseries and public gardens, John Levett catches sight of Henry James but still hasn’t found “The Pottering Garden.” If you have a map to it, contact John in Cambridge, England

Originally posted by Julie

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Plants that are installed in the fall grow more rapidly in the spring and have better root growth. Here are watering and mulching tips for fall planting.

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