Those are some pretty brugs Kylie....

My gardens are patiently awaiting those awesome plugs from the tropical co-op...lol

Other than that, I been putting flat bricks around in the flower beds to set brug pots on....I have some that will go in shade, but need to find out which ones will do good in some afternoon sun...We're closing in the back 1/3 of our deck for a hot tub room, so that's gonna take away some room for them.

I've got lots of plants showing new growth which makes me want Spring to get here even faster!!!

I think I'm going to redo more beds...I get bored and need to do a 'mix' up...lol

knotz

Well, none of mine performed well last year, so the pressure is on for ALL of them.

I need to expand as well...good idea about the bricks Caren..each pot having its own little patio, lol.

I had wanted to do some raised beds this year for the brugs, but I dont know if I'll be able to afford all the soil I'll need. Gotta try and snag some off craigslist for free..I'm always too late, or the minimum is waaaay more than I need..like 10 truckloads, lol. I wish I could use that much. DH would kill me! lmao!

What ya got!! Lets see what info we can gather here... I am not from your area sooo pretty much No Help..LOL
But I know we have more than a few up your way!!! jroot!!! Where are ya???
If you get board you are sure welcome to come here..LOL
Kylie

my "big debate" this year is where to try planting a brug in the ground. More like the great experiment to see how it does through the summer, when I can't move it into the shade. We shall see!!

I am a huge fan of Cheif and actually just bought my first cross recently. I doubt Ill see a bloom this year either its so young. Theres alway the hope of something Grand!!!

Brandy You have loads of Beauties..We need to talk..LOL
Tell me .. I have to ask...
I saw a pic on Daves that had this beautiful blonde chick in the background.. ..CG I think it was.. Is that you?? I have seen your beautiful babies but you never posted a pic of yourself??
Kylie

No debate here. Since most of mine died in Hurricane Ike I'm replanting like crazy. Got brug cuttings from a couple of people here and they are doing great, out to the garden soon. Another friend and I are going to a friends house to get a bunch of cuttings of hers. Got a few at the last plant trade. And found a great source to buy some I think I can't live without.

Mine usually don't bloom in the middle of summer but the few surviving ones have bloomed several times since the storm.
Tally Ho!
PS, my want list is pretty much ALL brugs until I get caught up with everyone else.

Well that is a difficult question and I sort of am/sort of not looking forward to finding homes for all of these seedlings and cuttings. Lots will be sunk into the ground this year, but still the ones I like most will be in pots that way they will be easier to move in an emergency. I am thinking about just digging a kind of veggie garden plot to plant my seedlings in until they bloom, then next year giving them a better spot if they are keepers. Or maybe planting them in a row along the woods at the edge of the yard.
What does Rafaella look like?
Shawn

Oops, forgot to mention that I am currently accepting donations of potting soil, LOL.

Well, Kylie..I was trying really hard to get ahead by digging some holes along my driveway for the inground
brugs for this year. In some of my areas there is clay...
and...some of the darn holes seems to hold water. I figure
that when it gets hot the water will quickly evaporate. I'm
still thinking about this and STRESSING! LOL. I'm going
to try it anyway....still have more holes to dig yet.
Margaret

Margaret, try getting yourself one of the augers I mentioned in the OT Garden Tiller thread. Use it to drill a 12-16 inch drain hole in the plant holes in areas that hold water. Fill it with a good compost. It should provide some adequate drainage while also helping to improve the soil conditions.

Ryan

Raffaela is a pink Sav single by Berta Blin,, A Beautiful plant that I got from Michael.. @ midwestaquatics..Check him out!!

Daniella, I am putting everything in the ground that will fit. It is much easier to keep them watered & they shade most of the weeds out if you plant them close enough.

I have spent 20 some years bringing in bricks. We got a bunch from houses that were being torn down (don't get them from a building that burned) & sometimes only a few dozen at a time. I leveled the back yard off the porch & put in a brick "patio" without mortar. I just laid them mostly level & kept tossing the extra dirt. When I got out as far as I wanted, I put in a dry stone wall (it will be masoned eventually) & leveled out the topsoil (I didn't need extra & even had some to give away). It is easy to move the paths & I hope to get enough to do in between the raised beds. I have a big stack to work on when the weather warms up.

Linda

This year I want to put a lot more brugs in a permanent home in the ground. Since the brugs freeze back in the shed anyways. Why bother hauling them around. I just safe cuttings in case they totally die in the ground. But so far it looks like they all are coming back from last season.

And then I want a purple brug rofl

Lucy

Chena, you got a Chief? Geeeeeeeeeetowwwwwwwwta here!

J4J? You have a cross?

Chena, how did Chief do?

Yea, last year, with that nasty cold wet 50s we had way deep down into May, EVERYTHING was set back.

I had some that performed. Suzie Q, Sun Goddess, Candida dbl white, Pink Beauty, etc.

But the pressure is ON this year. We're supposed to have a VERY WARM spring in this area which means EVERYTHING should pop WONDERFULLY early this year and keep right on going.

Lower than average precipitation though. (ok, no beefing about the spelling, I'm too lazy to look it up.)

I hope the Sun Goddess works for those I sent it out to.

THOSE are idiot proof. They got fed twice, at the most, were shorter on water (only rain), and were wonderful prolific bloomers. They were on the side of the garage so they were practically IGNORED.

I'm going to move those to a more prominent spot.

Dweeb.. I actually did have The Cheif at one point but that would be one that was eaten at the "Bovine Buffet" :O(
What I have now is a handfull of The Chief X's.
Morg X The Chief is one that should bloom this season not sure I think one more .. The others it will be a while..
Kylie

You had The Cheif?!? If I were you, the cow that ate it would now be a hamburger! LOL!
Shawn

I didn't have it for very long..LOL