OMG its Jodi!!!!!

Hey Jodi! Good to see your post. Excellent work on the emerald patients. Good to see them coming along.

As for RH, yes the white edging is delicate. My RH came in with its white picotee about a day after opening and become more pronounced throughout the life of the blooms. Mine blooms in 70-80 day and 50s at night. Phoenix Ryan reported similar results as yours. Consequently, my scapes were only about 8 inches tall. Which is good because it had one root in the soil that it grew! Just one!!!! hehe

Anyway-- GREAT to see you posting again. Can't wait to see the pics of your summer.
' Denver RYan

Good save on the Emerald bulb, Jodi. Nice Maguires RH too. Alana

Thanks, everyone! I was really surprised that the Emerald pieces didn't simply rot away in the baggies! There are still a couple of pieces bagged, growing little bulblets... those will come out of the bag as soon as I see leaves trying to grow.

The scapes on my Russian Halo were rather tall... and the white edging not pronounced, at all. I'm thinking it probably had something to do with the fluctuating indoor temperatures... the AC kicking on and off. With one large window unit for the whole apartment, the temperature tends to go down rather fast, then up slowly.

I do love that red, though... the shade is almost a black red when viewed from certain angles. And the stigma tip is a beautiful white, matching the white that did show up on the petal tips and some edging.

All in all, I really like it! I'm assuming the roots are of decent growth... it took quite some time to push up the buds, so I'm hoping the bulb was using energy to grow some anchors!

I've got it in a mix of pine bark, granite chips, perlite, with a bit of vermiculite and a handful of soil per batch. Everything seems to love this medium mix!

Jodi, it will be interesting to see what sorts of blooms you get from the selfs. Lesson learned with Gordie....
:-(
K

Jodi, Great job on the emerald cuttings! They look to be of a nice size? Considering what you had to do. Also happy to hear you got some aussie bulbs : )

Thanks! Actually, the picture of the bulblets is a close-up, so they're still kind of small. The pot is a tall one, but only 4" across, so... the bulblets are about an inch across. Small. Considering that they began as tiny little white marbles, like peas, I guess they are kind of big.

Jodi ((((hugs))))

Missed ya girlfriend!

Maria! Hugs back at ya! I've been so out of touch with everything bulb related this summer... I neglected my indoor jungle, I sent very few emails, and I'm just now trying to get back into the swing of indoor growing! And I'm not even close to being done with outdoor work!

The question now is... where will I put all the tender plants I need to bring inside? ;-)

Oh, I'm sure you'll find room!;)) Hi Jodi, Glad you are back, and posting on the forum again!! I know what you mean about busy...what with our two horses and our 15 going on 30 daughter, theres just been no time for coffee on the forum! things are settleing though, Great to see you Jodi,your roses are Drop dead Gorgeous!!!

Thank you, Beetle! It's great to "see" you all! It's good to finally have some time to myself... I've had to force myself to slow down, though... my back and hips are not cooperating, and the moment I overdo anything, I'm right back to square one... which is horrible pain, and walking like I've been impaled top to bottom by a bent broomstick! Larry's getting tired of playing chiropractor, I'm sure! I'm falling apart, I tell ya!

I vividly recall having 3 teenagers at the same time... 2 sons and 1 daughter... all going on 30! Two out of three now have their own kids... it's revenge time! Gramma and Grampa sugar them up, then hand them back to Mom and Dad! LOL! And Birthdays and Christmas are for buying loud, obnoxious toys, like musical instruments or electronic noisemakers! LOL! Oh, it's so much fun to be Grandparents... you just wait... you'll see! :-)

Ah, yes... horses... a never ending source of work, and joy. Having animals is wonderful... but they do take up a lot of time and energy. I'm glad we're retired from the breeding game... I couldn't imagine having a yard full of bulldogs now! Just having the 3 is work enough! We did just breed my little Maia, though... I doubt we'll be keeping any of her offspring, if she takes. I guess you're never really out of the game... as a breeder.

And the roses... (happy sigh)... it's definitely been a labor of love! I can't even count the number of plants I've put in... we've greatly expanded the rose beds and added roses to existing beds. With any luck, we'll have a mild winter... and next spring and summer will be filled with the scent of roses and their gorgeous blooms! I can't wait!

LOL....'see'!!! Oh I know about the Grandchildren, having 4, and one more on the way! he he...I've always found Drums a Great gift!!their little faces just light up with Joy...not so much their parents!!

can also relate, to a certain degree about aches and pains. sad to hear it gets that bad for you! I hope you have found some method of therapy.

This is why we garden [I think]...such a stress reliever, and soo rewarding!!
Happy Growing!!

Well, between age, Lupus, and the accident injuries, I'm doomed! Chronic pain is awful, but that's what modern pharmacology is for! If I take it easy, it's not so bad. There are worse things in life... and gardening is a great stress reliever.

Last Christmas, we found this awesome game for my youngest grandbaby... you drop plastic balls down a chute, and they pop up into the air and fly everywhere! And, it makes lots of noise! My son and daughter-in-law were less than thrilled... heehee!

Ah revenge of the relatives. I try and buy my sisters kids the noisiest things I can. I'm thinking drums this year. I don't have any kids so she can't retaliate! LOL!

Russian Halo is awesome! Another for the I gotta have list.
Tally HO!
PS glad to see you posting again, I get the best information from your posts.

Thank you, Tally! I really missed you guys. I hope you had a nice summer.

Russian Halo is one from MaGuire's... it was a gift from wonderful friends! I love the red, and it's looking like seed pods might actually make it to a harvest! Yay!

You should see some of the cuttings you sent! Boy, did they grow over summer! I must get some photos to share!