New Additions

So I went to my local greenhouse and picked up some plants that are on sale.
I went there because i had gone to 3 stores looking for a pepper plant.. here i finally found one.. But it had no stick to tell me what kind of pepper it is..

We shall see



These are Gypsophila

Salvia & Diascia

Dianthus & Argyranthemum

I think i'm done buying plants now.. aghaaa

MY very own Container

I made my own container today... Bought 4 different types of flowers / fillers in the discount bin and made my own container.

The middle is begonia dragon pink, 2 dusty millers, 2 bidy gonzales & axillaris.

it's a little sick right now.. But it will fill out.

I'm so proud! :)

Additions!

So I killed my cucumber plants. They were SO tiny.. I'm sure they were only a few weeks old & I should have known they weren't ready to be outside .. anywho, Their leaves got burnt and then they died. So I Bought new ones! Burpee brand ( which is my favorite brand )

This is a "pickalot hybrid" pickle type
I still have 2 little marketmore cuc's that might make it.. beside them is a sweet burpless cucumber (3x bigger one )

So I felt soo bad I wasn't growing a beefsteak... when I saw this healthy guy I just had to get him.

This is my rescue dill. I'm trying to Revive it.

and THIS IS A RADISH seedling!!! So exciting!

RESCUED ROSE PLANT

Well I am not sure if it is rescued yet.

I bought a cute rose plant that was in this cute pot shapped like a lady bug. The rose was in ok shape when I bought it. The pot was 1.5 inches wide and 2 deep, which I knew was way too small I waited until the weekend to transplant but within 2 days of having the plant it nearly was dead. I transplanted immediately. It still got sick looking. So I transplanted it again... and took off all dead leaves and gave it water, transplant fertilizer & a misting ( as per internet )

So we shall see... :)

horrible weather

Everything is kind of growing. My camera isn't charged. Sorry.
The weather has been so BAD. It's been mostly cool and cloudy with storms at night. Lots of my friend and coworkers have lost ALL of their gardens to hail. I even listened to the local garden radio show and they were talking about how horrible the weather has been for gardening. Can't really explain why.

My tomatoes are insane! they re really tall, and i needed lots of sticks to keep them up.

Lettuce is taking over!! I'm looking up recipes for different types of salads and things to do with all of it ! Same goes for spinach!

Peas just started to flower and make little pods :)

Little tomatoes and cucumbers are around.

All the flowers are alive and well. All my rescues are happy.Only the ice geraniums haven't flowered yet. They needed some major rescuing, but are almost there.

My rosemary isn't a rosemary. I'm sure it's some kind of a weed. But i'm afraid to kill it. I mean it can "think" it's a real plant too. It's contained in a pot.. And I don't have the heart to kill it. So it's the happiest little weed ever.

more RESCUES!

HAHAHA.

So this is my new hobby. Not Gardening, but rescue gardening! So many plants given a half hearted chance at life.. and then given to the hands of teenagers running the "garden" sections of the department/box/hardware/grocery store. Anywho. I REALLY ENJOY comments. Makes me so happy knowing other people are out there saving the rejects / neglected plants out there!

So here's Todays findings:

Petunia hanging basket with a few sad looking purple with white lines. I believe they are called violet stars :)! I LOVE THEM but refused to pay such outrageous prices.. Well I got this sad and mildly diseased plant for 10$ YEY!


And from the same store is this other petunia.. a "plum crystal" version.



SO I combined them. As I thought they would look amazing together ( oh and I found a white petunia in the mix! ) I think with a little love this plant will be AMAZING, and better then any 50$ hanger thoose stores are asking. ( The other petunia plant I rescued is behind it )

OH and according to some websites on the internet Petunia's represent : Resentment, Anger & "Your presence soothes me"


Rescued Marigold. I loved the colors. You can see some of the sick flowers and leaves.. And the pot it was in before I transplanted it.. .Can you sat ROOT BOUND! Sad.
Here is her new home.. Again.. weird meaning of marigold is : Cruelty, Grief & Jealousy. And another site claimed they bring you money! taking care of this girl!

Here is a picture of the little guys who started it all. The Matrix pansies. I bought them because I liked the name Matrix ( like my new car! ) and bought them, not knowing anything about flowers. Well now ..10 varieties of flowers later... here they are happy as can be!

STRAWBERRIES!!

Despite my moms pleads.. and my with my coworkers advice... I bought a Strawberry plant :) I rescued it from a Box store that was not taking care of her! I have her some water, some sun ( she was not in any form of sun ) some food & was deadheaded and she perked right up!

Seedlings and rescues!

Seedlings are coming along very well.. Cucumbers have a true leaf! Tiny tim and other cucumber germinated finally! Rosemary has a teeny little leaf too.




HERE are my rescues! I saw these little guys on my front lawn.. and no I've never had flowers on my lawn.. So I dug them out and saved them. Put them in a nice can ( folders coffee container .. being eco friendly and reusing it as a pot ) and have them living outside by day in in the basement by night :)