Ghetto Gardens: Garden day

Today was a beautiful day. Enjoyed coffee in the gazebo with Dad and my friend Melinda.

Followed by breakfast with Mom and Dad, then it was time for playing in the garden. I had a ton of things that needed to get repotted.

Red Anthurium

She kept having yellowing leaves and realized that she was root bound. Lets see if that took care of the problem. FYI This is one plant that I always have a brain fart when trying to remember its name.

This is the little Rubbertree plant that Dad gave me last year. I also repotted another larger Rubbertree plant.

I have no idea what this plant is called. Here is the back story to this plant. Dad had accidentally broke it off a plant, then he put it in water to take root. When it was full of roots, he gave it to me to plant. I planted her. She did really well but this part of the plant always looked out of place. So I cut her from the rest of the plant, and put her in water. She was full of roots again, so I planted her up and gave her to my niece Tiffany. I am sure she is in good hands.

This was a little volunteer growing beside the path. I knew if I left her there she would die with the first frost. So I dug her up and slapped her in a container. Yes, just one more plant to overwinter, but she is small and won't take up much room.

These are Purple Queen Transcendentia. This is another example of breaking off part of a plant and putting it in water to root. I just can't throw them in the compost pile. Its a sickness, I know.

A few more plants that were repotted. I want to mention that I am at a full panic mode with the Plumeria cuttings. You can see one of the cuttings on the ground in front of the bench. When I planted the cuttings, I believe I used moisture control potting soil. I was worried that they would eventually rot if I did nothing. I had more appropriate soil and decided to repot them. That is when I noticed that two of them did not have any roots. WTF! How does this even happen. All I can do is keep a close eye on them and hope for the best.

I am embarrassed that I let the Purple Velvet plant get into this condition. She has looked pale for awhile, and I was thinking she was not getting enough water. Well, turns out she was a root bound mess. So of course water was an issue. I hate the pot I had to put her into, but there was no other options. Note to self, get more pots at yard sales. You know you can never have enough.

My first Limelight Hydrangea cutting. I put it in the fountain until a good amount of roots formed and, viola.

Here is one of the other Limelight cuttings that I took much later. The roots were not as good, but wish her luck. In the pot to the right of the picture, is Arabian Jasmine cuttings. I have no idea if this will work, but I will keep you posted.

The Holly Fern needed to get out of the small terracotta pot that it previously called home. This pot is a little to big, but again, the planter choices are limited at this time.

This little Impatien volunteer showed up in the front Hosta bed. Avoiding another tragic end if the frost would get her, I slapped her into a pot. We are a good month and a half away from the first frost, but trust, if I don't strike while the iron is hot, I might run out of time.

My little Avocado tree.

If you are interested in growing you're own tree, it is simple. The next time you buy an Avocado from the grocery save the seed. As soon as you use your Avocado, wash off the seed. Plant it in some potting soil, just covering the seed. Give it a nice drink and put it out to get some sunshine. I put this one on the front porch where it received morning sun, then bright indirect light the rest of the day.

Now this little volunteer is quite special. I planted Coleus from seed last year and had them growing in a container just inches from where this little one came up. Coleus are not hardy in my area, and as far as I know, they do not reseed in this zone either. I am completely baffled at how she battled the odds to survive this past winter. Another very small plant that will find its way into the warmth of the house for winter. Yeah.

I replanted this Corn Plant that my Phoenix family gave me. I had one of these many years ago, and she died a quick death. I have always been a little leary of getting another one. Well, here it is and the pressure is on. lol First she was blown over twice by ungodly winds. Now I repotted her in a very large pot, and I have good vibes. Wish me luck.

Another photo of the Arabian Jasmine cuttings.

I transplanted the Limelight Hydrangea that we got last year. I am notorious for trying to force plants to grow where I want them, instead of where they want. It will get you in trouble every time. I transplanted two Swamp Mallow hibiscus plants, one Nikko Blue Hydrangea, and one Wine and Roses Weigela.

The 4 Oclocks and Gazania daisies are beautiful.

I cannot believe that that this Hardy Banana tree has gotten this big. From the pencil sized plant she was just a few months ago, she is definitely out to impress.