Rainy Saturday

16 years ago

I have had a nice time "Messing around with plants" today. First I sorted out all my Amies who's leaf health I am not positive of and trucked them back to my work room where they will be isolated from the rest of them. They went in under the old light system in there.

Back in my greenhouse I got hubby to hoist a new bag of potting soil into my dry sink so I could pot up my Van Engelen and Colorblends amies.(Danged shoulder still not healed up.) From Colorblends I had Naranja, Grand Cru and Antarctica, 3 of each. From VE I have 3 each of Evergreen, Wedding Dance, Red Pearl and Cocktail. I am not quite sure now why I ordered these variates back in July ...just ones I thought would be useful or fill in gaps in my colors. I do like big white ones.

I also planted up crates of tulips to force in the greenhouse for Valentines Day sales, and early spring bouquets and orders. Hubby moved my old shelves that stood in my collapsible (collapsed!) and we will use that to chill the bulbs outside the north side of the greenhouse.

It feels good to have spent the day this way and get this much done even in the drizzling rain spats. The bulbs look so nice, all big and plump and clean and ready to grow!

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kaboehm (zone 9a, TX USA)
16 years ago
Noni-
I worried about you...weather said you were getting a might strong storm! Glad you had a productive day!
:-)
Kristi (and the GS girls...who are lounging on the patio where it's 78 at 10AM!) :-/
Noni Morrison
Original Author
16 years ago
The big storm is due to hit today. At 8:30 AM here it is getting darker and trees are dancing with impatience. I am so curious as to how this one will be...Sure hope we put that greenhouse together well!

I should go out and make one last picking of dahlias before they are all broken and pounded into the ground.
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Noni Morrison
Original Author
16 years ago
We are now having serious rain showers aka cloudbursts. I was in my greenhouse potting up those amaryllis and it was just like being inside a waterfall! Kind of fun! I closed the vents at the roof peak, and let her rip. DH was out drilling the forgotton weep holes in the framework so he is way wetter then me! I even found a gap in the rain to get back to the house (About 30'away) but It would have been easier had I worn my boots!

Anyhow, all my big orders of amies are now planted except for one that came with an inch and a half long crack between the basal plate and layers of the bulb. As far as I can see, that whole section of the bulb has no way to get nutrition from the roots. I'll try to photograph it tomorrow and show you and see what you think...should I complain to Van Engelen or just plant it and see what happens. IT looks healthy so far, but I can't imagine any scenario but rot. It is one of 3 Evergreens, the ones I most want to do well.
bluebonsai101
16 years ago
Sounds like a fun day in the GH.....my goal is to sit in a GH while the snow falls around me! Hope the new GH stood up well to the storms :o) Dan
Noni Morrison
Original Author
16 years ago
Storm was kind of a bust here in sheltered Puget Sound. Guess it is pretty wild out along the ocean. Just a lot of rain for us,but not spectacular amounts. And it is fairly warm too.