tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post7725683317487948143..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: The Plant LabCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-49216498089194518162013-08-20T20:52:53.482-04:002013-08-20T20:52:53.482-04:00Tammy, love your assessments of the containers. I...Tammy, love your assessments of the containers. I have a 'Major Wheeler' that I had to cut almost to the ground to get the trellis off of it. I then put a larger trellis (tuteur) for it to grow on....one that is about 6 or 7 feet tall. It is covering said structure. Those honeysuckle will go gangbusters. <br />We have had so much rain any assessment of my containers would be horrific. (Especially the one the dog pees on/in all the time...geraniums don't live if they are watered with urine).Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-68688319880860727542013-07-28T23:34:35.139-04:002013-07-28T23:34:35.139-04:00Thanks! Mother Nature gets all the credit, or blam...Thanks! Mother Nature gets all the credit, or blame, for torturing the sedum. Plus, the non-blooming penstemon was shading it a bit. I scolded the penstemon, pulled the sedum into more sun and then it was hot and sunny for two weeks. It's much improved but I thought it was acting like a weenie for giving up so easily. I think it mumbled something about needing more space so into the garden it will go. If it starts whining again next year, it's getting the axe!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-10280431183607218732013-07-28T15:42:02.219-04:002013-07-28T15:42:02.219-04:00Hi Prof! Came to you via Sinil's Garden. Sed...Hi Prof! Came to you via Sinil's Garden. Sedum........ never water mine, ever. Got them and similar in pots and this year they are storming! I started to put them in my pots because everything else failed eventually (I am a lazy gardener and do not water unless absolutely necessary) I just dot them around in groups of 3 (always odd numbers for beauty's sake). Put 'em in the sun and leave well alone! Enjoy your posts. Mrs Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13169786083907144694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-616611023113623642013-07-25T21:32:10.287-04:002013-07-25T21:32:10.287-04:00I have heard the phrase gone to pot and may use it...I have heard the phrase gone to pot and may use it as a post title someday. Thanks for the reminder. :o) Pots allow me to expand my garden and they're pretty so I'm a total sucker for them. I have stairs that lead from my kitchen to the patio so of course I have to have pots going down them. Then I have the pots I grow my veggies in. Plus, I have pots between the edge of the patio and the grass. Then there's the front porch....Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-10457176933814508652013-07-25T21:29:38.533-04:002013-07-25T21:29:38.533-04:00They are toying with me. I hear them snicker when ...They are toying with me. I hear them snicker when I pass. The sedum just needed more sun and heat. It's already perked up and was practically cheering when the temps hit 100.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-60303021847176576842013-07-25T17:50:29.926-04:002013-07-25T17:50:29.926-04:00You have what? 68 pots? (What?!) I have, let's...You have what? 68 pots? (What?!) I have, let's see, maybe six. Are you familiar with the expression, "gone to pot?" Really it seems like most of your pots are doing really great, and I must admit that I am in the early stages of more-pot-ness, which is to say I WANT to have more pots. I love moving them around like furniture. This is new for me but I'm working through it, may need your help later... So pleased to see you use fun real science instead of that other kind--works for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-57237621755366754682013-07-24T13:16:10.468-04:002013-07-24T13:16:10.468-04:00Humorous post as always. It would seem since every...Humorous post as always. It would seem since everyone is potted they would fare better, at least until planting time. Usually potted plants suffer from too much water if there is any problem, then get diseased as a result. Maybe they are just toying with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-66203369343295783182013-07-24T12:02:53.603-04:002013-07-24T12:02:53.603-04:00Gomphrena is a real keeper. Love that plant! Plus,...Gomphrena is a real keeper. Love that plant! Plus, it's a cheap annual so it's easy to work into the budget every year. What's weird is that my honeysuckle doesn't have any fragrance and the hummingbirds are ignoring it. I have no explanation for that.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-35705840873095750892013-07-24T12:01:03.419-04:002013-07-24T12:01:03.419-04:00Thanks! I just wish my plants could talk. It would...Thanks! I just wish my plants could talk. It would make everything so much easier, at least for a few minutes. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-32655812053235747902013-07-24T11:59:16.649-04:002013-07-24T11:59:16.649-04:00I actually like the pot. I'm just tired of the...I actually like the pot. I'm just tired of the boring planting combo. I'm plotting to give the Stella D'Oro to a friend who's taking several other daylilies that I decided to dig up the other day and stick a cheap, colorful annual in its space.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-32644733640203407922013-07-24T11:54:00.452-04:002013-07-24T11:54:00.452-04:00I hadn't thought of that. It will be interesti...I hadn't thought of that. It will be interesting to see what's lurking in that pot when I transplant this in the fall. I'd love more info.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-45183182274712312482013-07-24T09:52:35.779-04:002013-07-24T09:52:35.779-04:00Like everyone else, I really liked this post!
Th...Like everyone else, I really liked this post! <br /><br />The cartoon up front made me smile and was a nice appetizer.<br /><br />And the main course -- all your potting experiments -- was a hoot.<br /><br />Like Patty who commented above, I'm not much of a pot-gardener. I have much better success in the ground, but I admire and respect your achievements, particularly with the balloon flower and the honeysuckle.<br /><br />I do have to check out that gomphrena...Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402416428574401646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-39211417782786338772013-07-24T02:31:05.782-04:002013-07-24T02:31:05.782-04:00You truly are a nutty professor - I love your hila...You truly are a nutty professor - I love your hilarious scientific conclusions - don't worry I'm sure most of us have the same problems - it's all a game of trial and error.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-932152774041616722013-07-24T00:11:13.429-04:002013-07-24T00:11:13.429-04:00Tee hee. I have some of those "cold meatloaf&...Tee hee. I have some of those "cold meatloaf" pots, too, and I've been debating what to do with them. I hate to throw out pots, but maybe I could paint them. Gosh, you have a great collection of Sedums! I'm always amazed at your container plantings--you have a talent for potted plants!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-28090082241321423832013-07-23T22:54:27.919-04:002013-07-23T22:54:27.919-04:00Yep. I am not a scientist or science teacher but I...Yep. I am not a scientist or science teacher but I have the same observations and conclusions that you do, especially with the sedums. However, in all seriousness (and I haven't read all of the comments so if this has already been mentioned, my apologies) your heuchera could be suffering from root weevils. At this point they are adult weevils now but when they were larvae they were small, white, C-shaped worms. They love to eat the roots of heuchera. I have lost many of mine. If you'd like more info, just holler. Sorry I've been away from your blog for so long. I hope you're having a great summer. GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-7408124316002273962013-07-23T22:46:50.855-04:002013-07-23T22:46:50.855-04:00Gomphrena is pure amazingness. Gotta get some!Gomphrena is pure amazingness. Gotta get some!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-28878820883134265472013-07-23T22:46:01.819-04:002013-07-23T22:46:01.819-04:00Thanks! I have an entire section of my garden that...Thanks! I have an entire section of my garden that sadistically uses me as its plaything. Just when I think I've figured out what plants will survive there, they wilt, refuse to bloom, and look wretched. But I think I've found its weak spot and have a list of plants to add this fall that may actually thrive there. If they die, I'm replacing them with plastic tulips.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-56059672080708242252013-07-23T22:03:36.344-04:002013-07-23T22:03:36.344-04:00I love your scientific experiments and observation...I love your scientific experiments and observations! You have such outstanding things happening in your lab! Seriously!!! Loving that bloom of your balloon flower and holy cow is that pot of pink and white gomphrena AMAZING!!! So many pretty things happening all over the place here Tammy!!!My Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-47100127852753776192013-07-23T21:49:52.720-04:002013-07-23T21:49:52.720-04:00Hi Tammy, entertaining, funny, clever and interest...Hi Tammy, entertaining, funny, clever and interesting post. Oh, and did I mention, I really liked it? I don't pot much because you have to water them and I forget. But there are certainly plants in the garden that love me and others that hate me heaps.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-60969822687097090672013-07-23T20:51:16.817-04:002013-07-23T20:51:16.817-04:00I keep a Word document on my computer where I writ...I keep a Word document on my computer where I write down notes for each season. I refer back to this in the fall and spring so I can make the changes required. One year, it was 10 pages long! I had horrible basil last year. It was getting reflected heat from an exterior window and had to share pot space with several other plants. It much prefers to have it's own pot. The urn works well for it since it puts down deep roots. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-13827332542815156042013-07-23T20:47:26.510-04:002013-07-23T20:47:26.510-04:00Purple or red sedum can be fussy and hateful. I...Purple or red sedum can be fussy and hateful. I'm just waiting for one of those stems to reach out and slap me as I pass. Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-51471705512470818652013-07-23T20:45:54.835-04:002013-07-23T20:45:54.835-04:00Love these conclusions...now if I could only go ar...Love these conclusions...now if I could only go around and make some serious observations and stick to them...sigh! That sedum and basil are spectacular.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-2614369364203627272013-07-23T20:41:21.723-04:002013-07-23T20:41:21.723-04:00You are so funny! My conclusions are super scienti...You are so funny! My conclusions are super scientific, aren't they? It's amazing science labs aren't beating down my door to hire me to break equipment and blow stuff up. I have about 68 pots. They are my addiction. I use the pots as an extension of the main garden, which is a just a giant experiment, anyway. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-69123547215043254442013-07-23T20:39:31.165-04:002013-07-23T20:39:31.165-04:00I loved this post, Tammy. I do this kind of thing ...I loved this post, Tammy. I do this kind of thing all the time with my plants - and I so identify with the "keep it in this pot forever" kind of comments. Sadly, the plants often don't come to the same conclusion. Your red sedum looks just like mine. I think they hate us. Red sedums seem much more malicious than green or yellow ones. I do like the way you include cartoons, especially that first one. Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627975259420138572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-62735234163371140432013-07-23T20:37:58.172-04:002013-07-23T20:37:58.172-04:00I agree! Sometimes I buy a plant but I'm not s...I agree! Sometimes I buy a plant but I'm not sure where I'm going to put it so it just hangs out in Pottersville until there's a vacancy in the garden. Experimentation is the best way to learn more about plants, anyway. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.com