farmer d
Farmer D
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« Reply #195 on: July 01, 2011, 09:37:11 AM » |
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Deb those ducks are just adorable. How wonderful it must be to get visitors like that!!! Also love your jasmine too. I have a hedge a Star Jasmine that the afternoon wind blows all the blooming fragance into our home each day. Such a wonderful smell those Jasmine. Charlie those are some nice blooms. Right on about the weather here. The blooms have been able to keep their colors for a couple days at a time. Looks like that is about to change... Here are my last blooms for June taken yesterday. High Voltage (1st bloom this season)  Acapulco Gold   Apricot Cookie (1st bloom)  All That Jazz - loving the two ringed eyes with a very lush red now  Flickering Flame  Midsummer Night - this one is amazing  Chariots of Fire - this plant just keeps getting better & better  Farmer D |
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Doll
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Houston, Texas
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« Reply #196 on: July 01, 2011, 09:54:19 AM » |
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Your Chariots of Fire never ceases to amaze me! Creole Belle - CB has turned out to be as heat tolerant as High Voltage and Cindy's Heart.  |
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« Reply #197 on: July 01, 2011, 01:48:10 PM » |
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Darren your blooms are always georgeous....I repotted my alcapulco gold into a bigger pot ...hopefully she will look as good as yours,,and i just luv flickering flame...here are some blooms from the last couple of days   ..lynette |
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« Reply #198 on: July 01, 2011, 01:49:48 PM » |
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and a couple more..oops this should have been july ...oh well
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #199 on: July 01, 2011, 02:16:45 PM » |
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Your Chariots of Fire never ceases to amaze me! Creole Belle - CB has turned out to be as heat tolerant as High Voltage and Cindy's Heart. That Creole Belle is very nice Doll, you say its heat tolerant, can I ask how much sun is it getting a day. |
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Doll
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« Reply #200 on: July 01, 2011, 02:20:14 PM » |
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David, it is in full sun for 6-7 hours. And I just read yesterday that this June was the hottest June on record for Houston.
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #201 on: July 01, 2011, 02:23:01 PM » |
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I like that Apricot Cookie Darren, its going to be great over the next few weeks seeing the new cv's we all bought back in January.
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David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #202 on: July 01, 2011, 02:29:16 PM » |
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David, it is in full sun for 6-7 hours. And I just read yesterday that this June was the hottest June on record for Houston.
Thanks Doll, I will add that cv to the heat and sun tolerant list I started. You know I am always amazed at how you manage to keep your leaves that lovely deep green colour. |
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Doll
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« Reply #203 on: July 01, 2011, 02:36:22 PM » |
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David, I use chelated iron as part of my regular feeding.
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davidwood
David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #204 on: July 01, 2011, 02:47:43 PM » |
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David, I use chelated iron as part of my regular feeding.
The thing is so do I, but any cv I have that sits in the sun the leaves will soon pale, and I mean pale not burn, maybe its because I am near the equator and the affect from the sun is different. I am going to try and increase the Iron and see if I can make a difference. |
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Doll
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« Reply #205 on: July 01, 2011, 03:47:07 PM » |
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David, another factor might be the ph of your soil. If it is too alkaline it could be preventing your plants from absorbing all the the nutrients in the soil. Also, I think insecticides can cause the leaves to be a faded color.
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David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #206 on: July 01, 2011, 04:39:05 PM » |
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David, another factor might be the ph of your soil. If it is too alkaline it could be preventing your plants from absorbing all the the nutrients in the soil. Also, I think insecticides can cause the leaves to be a faded color.
Just had a good read and for sure I am not giving enough Iron, my other cv's that are not in the sun are ok, certainly much greener but not with that lovely glossy look that you get, so maybe my PH may be a bit wrong, trouble is my super duper PH meter is still stuck up next doors tree, maybe when they next collect the coconuts I will ask them to get it back for me. |
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