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Dear Diary: April 7
Apr. 7th, 2012 09:48 amMacy's Flower Show ends today but I'm already through with it. Some of the larger plantings are showing real signs of stress. I suspect that some of the palms did hard time at the Philadelphia Flower Show before being installed at Macy's. I fear for that one, although the color is just right for the photo:
On my windowsills, the "maple grove" (four seedlings pulled up on Thursday) all seem to be recovering from transplant shock. Two of them never showed any. The other two, smaller and more delicate than the large ones, wilted significantly but each has one completely recovered leaf. Everyone else is pretty much status quo since yesterday.
UPDATE: No, there's real progress on the pineapple top -- I think. I see bumps that I'm pretty sure are developing root nodules all up the sides of the peeled stalk.
Down in the basement I have no joy on the hardy hibiscus. Calendar says they should be starting to peek up now. I'll wait another week and then whine to the seedsman. UPDATE: Blast and damn! While moving things around to water plants under the lights, I knocked over the tray containing three of the four hibiscus pots. No possibility of finding sprouting seeds, I don't think. So if none of the four or five seeds in the last pot doesn't germinate, I'm flat out of luck on hardy hibiscus. (Probably a blessing in disguise. Where would I put them?)
If I want to go for a bike ride today I should go now -- there's very little wind. Later it's supposed to be 15-25 mph, with gusts to 30. But I'm not inclined to get up and go out right this minute. Much nicer to sit in my little office, drink coffee, and update LJ.
Oh, and I think I have a pregnant daffodil out front. Hmm....
On my windowsills, the "maple grove" (four seedlings pulled up on Thursday) all seem to be recovering from transplant shock. Two of them never showed any. The other two, smaller and more delicate than the large ones, wilted significantly but each has one completely recovered leaf. Everyone else is pretty much status quo since yesterday.
UPDATE: No, there's real progress on the pineapple top -- I think. I see bumps that I'm pretty sure are developing root nodules all up the sides of the peeled stalk.
Down in the basement I have no joy on the hardy hibiscus. Calendar says they should be starting to peek up now. I'll wait another week and then whine to the seedsman. UPDATE: Blast and damn! While moving things around to water plants under the lights, I knocked over the tray containing three of the four hibiscus pots. No possibility of finding sprouting seeds, I don't think. So if none of the four or five seeds in the last pot doesn't germinate, I'm flat out of luck on hardy hibiscus. (Probably a blessing in disguise. Where would I put them?)
If I want to go for a bike ride today I should go now -- there's very little wind. Later it's supposed to be 15-25 mph, with gusts to 30. But I'm not inclined to get up and go out right this minute. Much nicer to sit in my little office, drink coffee, and update LJ.
Oh, and I think I have a pregnant daffodil out front. Hmm....
