Repotting and Greenhouse Visit
Allan Gardens Greenhouse Today was a very plant-filled day. First thing this morning I spent at least two hours watering, repotting and preening plants. Generally I don't consider this to be a good time...
February 12, 2003
Sharry Baby is Toast
Well it looks like 'Sharry Baby', my oncidium orchid is pretty much a goner. One thing I noticed when I repotted the plant was that the roots had never grown. When I bought the plant...
February 03, 2003
Sharry Baby Takes a Bad Turn
Just when I think I'm out of the woods with one problem, another arises. Literally overnight the leaves of my oncidium orchid, 'Sharry Baby' turned yellow. Mind you the plant has had some black spotting...
December 05, 2002
Radio
A week or so ago (I can't keep track of days of the week lately) I did an over-the-phone radio interview on Mike Nowak's "Let's Talk Gardening" show on WGN Chigago. It looks like Mike...
December 04, 2002
Please Help My Cardamom
flowering Mexican Coriander, aka culantro Ouch! I just took a few photos of my indoor plants as there was lots of afternoon light streaming in through the windows, and I accidently brushed my left...
November 11, 2002
Staghorn Fern Part 2: The Saga Continues
Back in June I purchased a gorgeous and rather large Staghorn Fern for a meager $5.99. Of course it was too good to be true and it turned out that my plant was infested with...
July 04, 2002
Sharry Baby
I bought another new orchid last night. I can't go by that dang store without buying one. At first I just HAD to have one with green flowers but then I saw this Oncidium...
June 24, 2002
Staghorn Fern
I got a new staghorn fern! Yesterday we went out on a mission to get some peonies. I rarely purchase cut flowers for all sorts of reasons (i.e. cut flowers are often sprayed, they're...
