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Author Topic: Los Angeles Hybridnizer in the making. ( I live in an apartment )  (Read 7890 times)
Nievesgirl

Posts: 928


« Reply #75 on: January 11, 2011, 11:46:35 AM »

What a beauty, Kerry!  She looks as soft as a bunny!  I'm so sorry that you dog died!  I fall apart when I lose an animal.  I'm glad you found a new baby.



Thanks Cindy late late reply  Tongue My german shepherd passed a few years ago. So I had some time to heal.

Leila killed the following CV's RIP  Cry
Many new seedlings 50 or so  Embarrassed
Midnightflyer
Black Cherry
Foxy Lady
Madator ( I think still figuring out who is who lol)
2 Other Cv's from another Vendor

Blue ballerina died by it's self I think this CV needs a lot more light than I can provide at the momemt. In the mood seem to have died from the same causes.

I may be missing some more CV's its hard telling who is who since the massacre happen a lot of missing leaves ( which was my main way to ID plants) I usually take tags off the plants because I remember all of them !
I hope I can replace the Cv's a lost this year ....

Here are the ones I was so HAPPY she did not kill
Snow storm
Creme de la creme
( another unknown but its a rare one lol) forgot who it is.

I am going to order up some new bulbs and all my cv's should get lush leaves soon.  I am still fighting the spidermites at my apt. Half of my CV's are at my aunts house and are doing well in our winter weather. Simple pleasures and cranberry muffin are so big now ! I have gotten rid of the spider mites at my aunts house with a weekly spraying with a water sprayer like what Charlie sales on his online store and some hort oil.

So I have a theory and this is what it is. I have left my lights off on my cv's for like a week or more and I have noticed that the spidermites seem to be gone or dying ? My theory is since they suck out the sweet sap from the leaves they may be dying off since my plants are not producing enough energy/ sugar because lack of light.  Its really weird because when I saw the mites where in full force lots of leaves dropping now I barely have any leaves dropping and new growth with undamaged leaves. I am going to get some hort oil and spray them this week to help the process.

Some more interesting things to know about the hibiscus at my apt. They can thrive on barely any light or low light ! I have had some cv's on my sink in my room with barely any light for weeks some even a month and they have new leaves growing and they look fine lol.
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~Kerry~
helixturnhelix
Seattle, WA

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« Reply #76 on: January 11, 2011, 12:19:22 PM »

Well it sounds like you have plenty of room for some more now Smiley
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Nievesgirl

Posts: 928


« Reply #77 on: February 02, 2011, 05:22:40 PM »

Well it sounds like you have plenty of room for some more now Smiley

LMAO Chris !

I am embarrassed to say I will have bought 21 new cv's ! ( of course I have a few more I want so I will end up with over 30 new cv's this year)and 9 types of wood I will be getting from a fellow grower ( I will test out my rooting and grafting skills)


Some of the CV's I will be getting that Charlie is offering

Albo Lacinatus
P's purple
Winter lights
Hazelnut
Swamp music
deep purple
Night Magic
Night runner

My plan this year is to actuallt buy that green house I been wanting. I want to get all of my seedlings blooming so I can cut down the numbers I have. I hope they do bloom and I will share pictures when they do.
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~Kerry~
Nievesgirl

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« Reply #78 on: February 14, 2011, 02:48:57 PM »

updates I brought 3 plants to work.

My BC and SS made it threw the mite infestation ! I thought they were goners !

I lost Creme de la creme Sad


here are the pictures


I brought Haute couture also This CV is a trooper. Its slow growing but even with all the stress it recieves it still will produce buds.


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~Kerry~
Darkhorse

Posts: 841



« Reply #79 on: February 15, 2011, 12:53:33 AM »

Oh Kerry, that's awful to lose CDLC.  Sad
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."  -Edgar Allan Poe
blupit007

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« Reply #80 on: February 15, 2011, 05:50:07 AM »

Good luck Kerry.  Wow, an apartment with 30 plus cv's?!  I live in a small house and have about that many, but they are all in 4" pots and very manageable at this stage... next year... oh boy!
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-Kristen
Nievesgirl

Posts: 928


« Reply #81 on: March 07, 2011, 11:25:30 AM »

Oh Kerry, that's awful to lose CDLC.  Sad

I know Jordan so SAD !!!!!!!!!!!!! Cry

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~Kerry~
Nievesgirl

Posts: 928


« Reply #82 on: March 07, 2011, 11:36:01 AM »

Good luck Kerry.  Wow, an apartment with 30 plus cv's?!  I live in a small house and have about that many, but they are all in 4" pots and very manageable at this stage... next year... oh boy!

Well I have more than 30 LOL like over 100 !!!!! So I am praying I can set up a greenhouse at my bf's house then I can stop storing them at my aunts LOL.

I got some of hort oil and sprayed all my plants but 5 ran out of it. so I have them seperated so hopfully spidermites will be gone for good soon. I will buy some more tonight to spray them up again.
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~Kerry~
Nievesgirl

Posts: 928


« Reply #83 on: May 17, 2011, 10:20:32 AM »

Updates again Smiley

I found a local collector who was selling over 220 Cv's I grabbed like 14 of her hibiscus Smiley most where over 3 years old so these are pretty large plants.
This is what I bought:
Bayou rose
Black Dream
Black Voodoo
Blue ballerina
Dark Nebula
Etuofee
In the Mood
Island Girl
Lady in waiting
Soft spot
Solar Eclipse
Texas Aggie
Wild blueberry
Zoey




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~Kerry~
Nievesgirl

Posts: 928


« Reply #84 on: May 31, 2011, 09:03:26 AM »

I just snagged creole lady from armstrong nursery a huge 3 year old looking plant for 24.99 WOOT  Smiley No mites either here is a picture



I also got a Hula girl for 10 bucks
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~Kerry~
farmer d
Farmer D

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Hollywood, CA


« Reply #85 on: May 31, 2011, 05:23:39 PM »

Yeah,  last month I found the similarly aged plants for The Path & Erin Rachel for some cool Mother's Day gifts.

Farmer D
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