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« on: June 02, 2010, 09:25:52 AM » |
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My shipment arrived last Thursday, and were planted on Friday. Already blooming Valentines Day and Hot Pepper!
John
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jpiper82
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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2010, 09:32:30 AM » |
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Already Bloomed, PineApple Sundae!
John
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Charlie
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2010, 12:58:13 PM » |
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John, I'm really looking forward to seeing how this year's varieties do in hot Central TX. With all the careful attention you paid to the care of your Bridal Path plants last year, I am expecting good results again this year!
Charlie
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2010, 01:09:45 PM » |
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Charlie, This weekend will be the real test we are expecting 4 days with the temperatures over 100 deg.!
John
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2010, 06:49:00 PM » |
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Oh man! hot hot hot! If memory serves, Valentines Day did very well for me during those triple digit summers! But my summers were dry and hot, with the humidity in texas you may have some better results!
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« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2010, 07:48:57 PM » |
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Charlie, This weekend will be the real test we are expecting 4 days with the temperatures over 100 deg.!
John
John your photo's have become a bit of an inspiration for me.I have a Vietnamese friend in Allen Texas and she says its hotter there than it is here,so once i get over all the mistakes i have made[over watered and over fed] there is no reason why my blooms should not be as good as yours. |
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2010, 03:43:06 PM » |
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Silly Illuminati... you don't really have a bush, but this was a WOW bloom for me  |
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« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2010, 06:27:19 AM » |
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Lots of yellow in that Illuminati, more than I'm used to seeing. Knowing how sensitive hibiscus flowers are to conditions, I'm betting that you will have some unique blooms and colors in the rarified air of high altitude in Colorado this summer.
Charlie
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« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2010, 09:30:23 AM » |
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Hi All, Prolific blooming of my week old shipment from HVH
Enjoy,
John
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« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2010, 09:39:15 AM » |
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John, you had a very pink day! You have some good varieties there. I need to get another Belle...
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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
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« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2010, 11:14:12 AM » |
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Heavy Metal this morning, a little reflexed. Will probably flatten out later but again FANTASTIC color.
Anyone think those look like thrip scratch marks in picture #2? A large bud had yellowed a fallen off yesterday.
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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
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« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2010, 11:50:25 AM » |
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Uh oh Spinosad time!
My Silver Dragon is actually First Love. This bloom really pops! Bright neon pink! The same exact color of pink highlighter
Charlie, it will be interesting to see how the erratic weather changes bloom colors. My HC has shown some really cool blooms and this bloom on First love is alot brighter than the blooms back in so cal, which were more pastel pink.
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« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2010, 04:35:52 PM » |
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My plants are always slow out of the gate so I was really pleased with my Saffron today.
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« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2010, 04:45:14 PM » |
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Chris, I barely recognize that First Love. Talk about bright pink! As you said, she's a soft medium pink her we in Southern CA. It's going to be an interesting summer!
Charlie
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« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2010, 04:48:37 PM » |
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John, I see that the first touch of TX weather has not adversely affected these guys. We chose your varieties this year believing they were ones that would stand up to the heat - at least they're off to a good start.
Jordan, I do believe those are scratch marks from thrips. They could have happened at any stage of the bud development so you should also look for live thrips running around the very center of the open blooms. You can also try tapping the bloom while it is held over a white sheet of paper and the thrips that fall out of the bloom and land on the paper are then easy to see since they are quite dark. I would treat with spinosad whether you see any or not just to be sure. It's a mild pesticide, certified for use on organic produce, but effective against thrips all the same.
Charlie
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