Wuzzzzzzz up, Barinski ??? LOL Hope you are going to stun us with your garden pictures again this year.

Jim

Hey B, please do stay. We miss seeing you here, and hearing about and seeing pictures of your beautiful plants! I really wish you a better life, and pray you will be able to stay in your home, or perhaps a better place is awaiting you.

Long time no see. I hope things will pick up for you at work.

oh I would love to see pictures too. I know that even if you just have a few in pots they will be spectacular!!!

Mary

Nice to see you dropping by!
Praying that things get better for you.
I bet your plants will look fantasic this summer!
Take care,
Karen

Nice to see you. Glad the brugs made it. Hope things look up for you soon.

Howdy from Texas! We sure miss you. So glad to see you post. Hope you stay around, the new folks could learn so much from you. You truly have the gift. I know things will start to look up. You are such a beautiful person. Barbra

Oh my gosh it's Barinski! I was just thinking about you the other week... Hope things pick up for you soon. I don't remember you posting any pics of things blooming last year. Got any? Your pics from the year before were awesome.

I surely don't deserve all that hi praise, but thank you all.
Wildflower, My last years garden had it's successes but the brugs were a bust; very little flowering after the hail storm.

I am thinking pots are the way to go for prolific flowering, only because I had so many flowers the year before last, and last years in the soil were so healthy I don't think they felt like giving me much of a show. It seems the most flowering images on the web are potted plants. Perhaps some of the more experienced can chime in here if I am wrong. Would like to get a consensus on this.

Barbra, I am sure there are a few members here who would disagree with you, but my oh my what an ego bust :) Thank you. When your governor announced the possibility of succession, I was considering moving down there, but I hear jobs are scarce in Texas.

Hey, good ta see ya. Drop in more often! And yes, we would love to see some photos later!

Sorry things have not gotten settled for you yet but keep a bright outlook! You certainly brighten things around here for us.

Missed ya!

Brenda

Mine did much better in the ground here but then we get so much rain here in the summer the pots stay too soggy even with lots of drainage. I gave mine a bunch of milorganite last year and they got tall quickly, many made tri-Ys, and I got tons of blooms. Gonna do it again :)

Hi Barry! So good to hear from you! Good luck in your future endeavors. Jobwise & gardenwise!

Theresa

Where do you get milorganite?? I need to put some of this on my plants, I use to put coffee grounds, but since I cannot lift the 5 gallon buckets anymore, I had to give up on getting the free grounds. I would like to get something to help them. This is their second year, and some of the plants have blooms. These are the cuttings that Barry, Kristi and I got off ebay. This will be their first blooms. I can't wait to see them, they are in their creep year, so I want to help them along. Next year when they leap, I should have cuttings to share. Barbra,

I recently saw milorganite at walmart. I got it from Ace Hardware. A few of the Lowes have it too. I wouldnt put it on any edible plants but it works great on the brugs, plummies and other tropicals. It has iron in it so it really greens them up too.

Thank you for the information, I will try Lowes this Friday, is it a liquid??? Barbra,

No it is a pellet form and it does smell. I keep it in a 5 gallon bucket with a locking type of lid due to the smell lol.
For use, I dig small holes and bury it around the plants. I haven't had any animals try to dig it up yet though. If you are just planting something, then you can mix a little in the soil. It won't burn.
I put it in the pots with the plumerias when I repotted them last spring and they loved it. If you aren't repotting plumeria, you can top dress them and then add a little potting soil etc. over that.

Hi,
I didn't realize who this was. I hope all is well.

best to you barry,we'll be praying for ya.might need some more cuttings,you have to be able to care for yours(after the bills).hang in there dear.
patricia

Jim, I am going down next weekend, to the secret garden tour, where do you buy your milorganite from?? The tractor store or Lowes, and how much do you put on each plant. I was at your Lowes two weeks ago, and Kathy the manager, sold the lady in front of me 4 carts of plants, 4 shelves high, so they do have cart sales. I guess you just need to live down there, she has never offered me a cart sale, and I have asked. Barbra

I don't care how good it is, the thought of using milorganite just grosses me out. lol

peace to you also Barry. Not just peace, but also prayers that things will turn for the better for you.

You just keep hanging in there.
Hugs
Lucy