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« Reply #60 on: January 10, 2011, 04:18:37 PM » |
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Hello from the frozen north. Here are three from today. Here you have Flameball, Black Dream and Wild Grape. I left flameball cropped to the side so you can see the frozen lake behind the house. the lake froze over on december 17 and the ice is now over a foot thick. it should get to 3 feet thick by mid february. the temp outside today had a high of 20 and the temp in the greenhouse was a very comfortable 100 degrees. cheers to all, louis    |
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« Reply #61 on: January 10, 2011, 07:02:41 PM » |
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Kristen & Louis - your pictures are breath taking! Gabriel twins are like paintings with those colors. Thank you for sharing all of your blooms.
Two new Acapulco Gold blooms from today...enjoy.
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« Reply #62 on: January 10, 2011, 07:15:12 PM » |
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Louis - your Black Dream is beautiful. Mine have never had those colors together before.
Here is what mine looks like today. I am addicted to these very dark colors with the brighter red veins. I'll be sad when the warm temps return and the blooms go back to red.
If anyone has the ability to grow this particular hibiscus outside you'll never be bored as every week it is changing it's look dramatically.
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« Reply #63 on: January 10, 2011, 07:19:19 PM » |
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Come on...come on...come on...come on....
These two plants are still waiting to open a ridiculous amount of buds since before New Years. Worried the buds will go bad before they open if ever.
12 on Vday, 8 on Bridal Path
Pure torture.
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« Reply #64 on: January 10, 2011, 07:22:24 PM » |
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farmer d, first of all, what is your name, so i can address you properly  your black dream is extremely glossy, why is that. looks great. again your plants look so healthy. what fertlizer program do you have and when do you do it. if i had plants like yours here, they would be gone overnight with the deer. they eat anything that does not bite them first. louis |
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« Reply #65 on: January 10, 2011, 08:33:00 PM » |
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farmer d, first of all, what is your name, so i can address you properly your black dream is extremely glossy, why is that. looks great. again your plants look so healthy. what fertlizer program do you have and when do you do it. if i had plants like yours here, they would be gone overnight with the deer. they eat anything that does not bite them first. louis Hi Louis, I use the HVH special blend fertilizer around once a week, maybe more if I see a need for it. I can't say why the blooms have become so glossy - maybe Charlie has some insights on this. I can say that this plant is in the shade of my strawberry guava tree for a good portion of the day and temps have not been much above 60 for about a month now. Also during summer the blooms were not glossy at all except the eye. I do notice during this winter that when many of my other hib blooms first open they are mostly glossy and then seem to dry out to what we are used to seeing. I'm guessing the temps possibly. Farmer D Darren |
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« Reply #66 on: January 10, 2011, 09:09:42 PM » |
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Louis, your photography is spectacular! I love your natural lighting. You are not using a flash right? We need to get together sometime in the spring and compare notes! Darren, love love love your garden.... STRAWBERRY GUAVA tree?  come on... your killin us Connecticut folk! We are scheduled for a couple more feet of snow tomorrow night! |
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« Reply #67 on: January 10, 2011, 11:27:46 PM » |
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Well Darren, I hope you know you have ruined the Premier opening of High Voltage in my garden, ha ha only joking, what a lovely display, and I dont think you will be waiting much longer for all them buds to open, maybe the ''day after tomorow'' and will be looking forward to seeing it.
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« Reply #68 on: January 10, 2011, 11:41:46 PM » |
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David,
That's a picture perfect High Voltage. And again your pots are just wonderful.
You know if I ever get outside early enough or right at sunset I have a hummingbird that feeds on my hibiscus blooms and would make an amazing pic.
Any such feedings occurring in your garden?
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« Reply #69 on: January 11, 2011, 04:44:23 AM » |
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David,
That's a picture perfect High Voltage. And again your pots are just wonderful.
You know if I ever get outside early enough or right at sunset I have a hummingbird that feeds on my hibiscus blooms and would make an amazing pic.
Any such feedings occurring in your garden?
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« Reply #70 on: January 11, 2011, 06:19:12 AM » |
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Aweeee David! That is such a cute lil high voltage! Hahaha! Don't worry, it will be big and strong soon enough just like Darren's plants!  |
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« Reply #71 on: January 11, 2011, 06:20:45 AM » |
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Darren, I caught this this summer....
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« Reply #72 on: January 11, 2011, 08:05:28 AM » |
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Louis, your photography is spectacular! I love your natural lighting. You are not using a flash right? We need to get together sometime in the spring and compare notes! hi krinsten, its a date. lets get together in the spring and go plant shopping. your photos of the hummer are spectacular, really nice. and i do not use flash on my bloom photos. i use available light, using a tripod if necessary. louis |
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« Reply #73 on: January 11, 2011, 10:07:42 AM » |
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Great bushes Darren, its really nice to see what the bushes of these varieties look like. I predict a really great spring and summer coming up!
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« Reply #74 on: January 11, 2011, 10:50:06 AM » |
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Chris!! Your back!!! taking a study break?
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