Growing a Zebra Plant (Haworthia)

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Growing Things, Other Houseplants | Posted on 12-08-2010

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Light: Medium
Water: well when moderately dry
Soil: Prefers well-drained soil
Fertilize: Monthly during growing season with a weak fertilizer

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Growing Basil

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Herbs | Posted on 24-07-2010

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Sweet Genovese Basil (Ocimum basilicum):

Plant 1/4″ deep, 12″ apart
Sprouts in 8-10 days
Matures in 55 days
row space: 24″
warm sunny location
rich soil, keep moist but not waterlogged
trim back entire plant to 4″ when it begins flowering.

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Growing Thyme

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Herbs | Posted on 24-07-2010

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Plant 1/8″ deep at 18″ apart
Sprouts in 8-10 days
perennial
row space: 2′

purple flowers in late spring.

Sow anytime in mild climates and mid-spring in cold areas.

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Growing Dill

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Herbs | Posted on 24-07-2010

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Plant at 1/4″ deep, 6″ apart. Seeds need light to germinate so don’t cover with soil, just press into ground
Sprouts in 5-10 days
Matures in 45 days
Space rows 2′ apart

Full Sun away from wind

Don’t plant near fennel (affects the flavor of both)

sow mid-spring in cold areas or anytime in warm climates.

Germinate in 10-20 days

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Growing Cardinal Climbers

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Flowers and Vines | Posted on 24-07-2010

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Plant: 1/4″-1/2″
Vine with large red flowers
Annual, full sun
Grows 6-8 foot long
Sprouts show in 5-15 days
Sow after frost
Blooms in the summer and fall

I’d love to post some photos but I didn’t actually get any of this to grow. Packet Livingston See Origin: Tanzania Run A 2010

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Growing Spearmint

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Growing Things, Herbs | Posted on 11-07-2010

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Mentha spicata
Perennial, zones 3-10

Start indoors 8-10 wks before last frost, germination: 1-2 weeks
space 18″ apart
partial shade to full sun
grows 1 to 2 feet tall

Notes
Current batch: Burpee, Origin Holland, Lot 3

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Growing Morning Glories

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Morning Glories | Posted on 02-05-2010

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Plant: 1/4″-1/2″ deep after danger of frost is over or 6-8 weeks before last frost if starting indoors.

Sprouts in: 5-10 days (10-15 for Blue Star)

Thin to: 12″ (3″-6″ for Blue Star)

Conditions: Full Sun, well drained soil, water frequently

Height: 8′-10′

Type: Annual, Climbing vine, great for a trellis, arbor or fence.

Blooms: summer to fall.

Before planting, soak overnight and/or cut the seed slightly. The outer casing tends to be very hard and doing so will help the seedling to sprout.

Notes

My current crop of Clark’s Heavenly Blue Morning Glories (Ipomoea Purpurea) was sown from Livingston Seed Co, 830 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212.

* Clark’s Heavenly Blues: Packed for 2009 run a, origin tanzania

* Blue and white below are “Blues Brothers”, which is a mixture of Clark’s Heavenly Blue and Blue Star (Ipomea Tricolor) from Livingston Seed Co.

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Aloe Flowers

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Posted by Crys | Posted in Aloe, Photography | Posted on 16-12-2009

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Aloe Flowers

Aloe Flowers

I have one Aloe that’s a couple feet long with these gigantic leaves. This winter, it grew a stalk about four feet tall and then budded!

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