tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post7190745996380851740..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: The Bad/Not So Bad PostCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-43032021344169642612013-07-07T10:00:46.643-04:002013-07-07T10:00:46.643-04:00Your zinnias blooming in the wrong color caught my...Your zinnias blooming in the wrong color caught my attention because mine did too! I have all 1 - 1 1/2' tall pink zinnias, when they were supposed to be 6" tall plants in shades of red, orange and yellow! They never seem to be exactly what they're supposed to be. Frustrating!Dariciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139602899939762309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-58266919915021031342013-06-30T09:18:16.902-04:002013-06-30T09:18:16.902-04:00You made me laugh! I like your zinnias, even thoug...You made me laugh! I like your zinnias, even though you think they clash. :( Sorry to hear about your dalea. I'd never seen that plant before, it's so unique. No wonder those bunnies got it! Hope you're staying dry with all this rain...Bumble Lush Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729677514605178020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-26951015883131182782013-06-28T07:16:47.310-04:002013-06-28T07:16:47.310-04:00That was a fun read....I've noticed many of th...That was a fun read....I've noticed many of the same problems~bunnies devouring plants, bugs nibbling leaves, stunted growth...what a gardening year! I like your zinnia and the color clash doesn't both me, but then I embrace the clown pants gardening style.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-90734942097360288842013-06-26T07:38:27.416-04:002013-06-26T07:38:27.416-04:00Oh, those pesky rabbits, what a nuisance. I hope y...Oh, those pesky rabbits, what a nuisance. I hope you manage to save the rest of your plants. As for the clashing colours, I know just what you mean, so annoying when plants don't turn out the colours you expect. I had the same thing with my poppies, and although I lived with their lurid colours for a while, they've now been dug up. My vista is once again a beautiful shade of pastels.Paula @ Blooms 'n' Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008810455640357013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-58992706143052645602013-06-24T23:47:35.282-04:002013-06-24T23:47:35.282-04:00I feel your frustration with the bunny damage. I ...I feel your frustration with the bunny damage. I had to put chicken wire around my entire garden for two years to keep rabbits out, until a fox showed up in the neighborhood. That solved the problem.L. Amblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828890482813303530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-45730656918768249152013-06-24T15:50:26.200-04:002013-06-24T15:50:26.200-04:00I have a feeling my little Principe Borghese is a ...I have a feeling my little Principe Borghese is a heat lover, like the rest of its Mediterranean friends. It's perked up a bit since it's gotten hotter. I douse it with kelp on a regular basis. We've had a weirdly cool spring/summer so that could be the culprit. Little dude is just not feelin' the cool summer love. But because this is VA, it will be hotter than hell any day!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-72521566459073698362013-06-24T15:47:03.552-04:002013-06-24T15:47:03.552-04:00I'll be back! :o)I'll be back! :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-41315163440971187672013-06-24T15:46:53.602-04:002013-06-24T15:46:53.602-04:00Traps are a great idea but then I'd have to re...Traps are a great idea but then I'd have to relocate them all and they might just come back. There is a warren of rabbits living under my neighbors foundation. :( Plus, I'm married to a rabbit sympathizer who thinks I need to share. Ha!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-19517730593003961542013-06-24T15:45:36.425-04:002013-06-24T15:45:36.425-04:00Huge foxes? In London? Wow! I see foxes here in Vi...Huge foxes? In London? Wow! I see foxes here in Virginia but I've never seen them in my neighborhood. But those fat grey squirrels are everywhere here. Moving the zinnia container is a great idea but the container is pottery and is really heavy so it will have to stay in its spot. Seeing those bright red flowers where I expected soft pink makes me laugh, anyway. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-24459888513896883382013-06-24T15:40:30.815-04:002013-06-24T15:40:30.815-04:00That's so funny! Gladilous are flashy enough t...That's so funny! Gladilous are flashy enough to be the drag queens of any garden! :o) But they're so easy to grow that they can be hard to resist. I grew them when I was learning how to garden and was so thrilled when they actually grew. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-3164169288055088792013-06-24T15:39:01.392-04:002013-06-24T15:39:01.392-04:00Your dalea are incredible! It's taken me a whi...Your dalea are incredible! It's taken me a while to figure out what mine liked. Of course, I did that the hard way by first learning what they didn't like! Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-10140621852636516392013-06-24T15:37:49.506-04:002013-06-24T15:37:49.506-04:00My garden is starting to look like a netting facto...My garden is starting to look like a netting factory! I have a friend whose bunnies only eat the weeds. I need those bunnies instead of mine!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-77949059879061123152013-06-24T13:09:18.276-04:002013-06-24T13:09:18.276-04:00For what it's worth... the Dalea is evolved to...For what it's worth... the Dalea is evolved to survive being gnawed to the ground by buffalo, and to survive being burned to the ground by wildfire. I feel your pain, and shake my fist from afar at your rabbit marauders, but this tough little perennial probably isn't fazed by the attack.<br /><br />I'm also not sure what zone you are in, but your tomato *can't* put on a lot of growth until the soil temps stay in the 70s overnight. That poor tropical jungle plant gets sleepy if it has cold feet. If consistently warm soil temps have been a problem in your zone, maybe you don't have so much to worry about? If you're really worried, you could add a lo-nitrogen fish fertilizer boost to your Fabulous Fruit n' Bloom Boom 2000 elixir. You can even do it as a foliar feed. A dribble of nitrogen might help those dweeby little stems to look sturdier... But then, I'm far away and shouldn't try to diagnose your plant trubblz without knowing your specific ecosystem (lol)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-60472922018459491022013-06-24T11:11:37.909-04:002013-06-24T11:11:37.909-04:00Freeze Ray!Freeze Ray!pqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876994478538351281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-37341798026234802902013-06-24T02:43:41.187-04:002013-06-24T02:43:41.187-04:00Thank you so much for you blog comment..... I ador...Thank you so much for you blog comment..... I adore the quality of your photographs.......mine never turn out so well........do visit us again in our wet part of north wales.........<br />Best johnJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-4262690998806899882013-06-23T22:01:07.150-04:002013-06-23T22:01:07.150-04:00Them Dang Rabbits are cute... Only when they are n...<br />Them Dang Rabbits are cute... Only when they are not in our gardens! <br />Geeezzz! I had know idea that they ate flowers! Have you tried traps? <br /><br />I read on the net that rabbits are creatures of habit and usually follow the same trails thus making them easier to trap. I hope you'll find something that will keep those little monsters away! Vetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904220037223028054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-30271135307420386292013-06-23T18:36:40.369-04:002013-06-23T18:36:40.369-04:00Oh, so sorry about those pesky bunnies in your gar...Oh, so sorry about those pesky bunnies in your garden, well the weasels too! I must admit I have no experience with how to keep them at bay, over here we are more plagued with American grey squirrels and urban huge foxes in our London gardens – they do a lot of damage. Your fence seems a good solution, good luck with it, and as for the zinnias, perhaps the container needs to do a walk-about to a different part of the garden with zingier colours where it will feel more at home this summer? HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-59281944319648822572013-06-23T17:01:23.053-04:002013-06-23T17:01:23.053-04:00Hi Tammy, love the Drag Queens pic, for some reaso...Hi Tammy, love the Drag Queens pic, for some reason, they remind me of a small stand of gladioli that I recently up until recently!Sunil Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998062749546109287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-65204223089585870412013-06-22T23:09:21.155-04:002013-06-22T23:09:21.155-04:00My Dalea look super, their second spring. Check ou...My Dalea look super, their second spring. Check out my latest post. Never was much of one for large zinnias or drag queens either.Greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477332422559225832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-68500212300548016862013-06-22T20:15:34.058-04:002013-06-22T20:15:34.058-04:00I have to net my veg gardens because if left to th...I have to net my veg gardens because if left to the wild critters they would and have devoured it. The bunnies seem to stick to eating the clover and tall grass I never seem to get out of the beds...maybe that is why they don't eat too many other plants.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-87107502955209253642013-06-22T19:18:42.368-04:002013-06-22T19:18:42.368-04:00Liquid Fence would probably repel the bunnies but ...Liquid Fence would probably repel the bunnies but it would torture my neighbors, too. Of course, if I didn't like my neighbors that wouldn't be a problem but they're fabulous. Bunnies need to be much less cute so it would be easier to stay mad at them.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-55628264601433544452013-06-22T19:15:17.812-04:002013-06-22T19:15:17.812-04:00They love the buffet I've set out for them! Th...They love the buffet I've set out for them! The online reviews I've read about Mater Magic are pretty impressive. I just hope they're not all written by company reps! I grew all my tomatoes from seed and Principe Borghese are supposed to be easy and vigorous. Ha! More like whiny and wimpy!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-75712428221747394262013-06-22T19:13:16.265-04:002013-06-22T19:13:16.265-04:00I could keep Elmer Fudd busy!I could keep Elmer Fudd busy!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-74162122453596244582013-06-22T19:13:02.995-04:002013-06-22T19:13:02.995-04:00Half a bunny? Nasty! I wouldn't have been impr...Half a bunny? Nasty! I wouldn't have been impressed with that gift, either. What the heck is your neighbor feeding them?Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-11358661783193487082013-06-22T19:08:21.612-04:002013-06-22T19:08:21.612-04:00They need to start eating the weeds instead! But o...They need to start eating the weeds instead! But of course, they have to much the plants we love the most.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.com