Who I Am
Some pieces of who I am:
…. bookworm – balcony gardener – twenty-something – writer – older sister – houseplant collector – inventor of languages – cat slave– knitter – university dropout – forager – NaNoWriMo winner – horticulturist – Austrian— smartass – book hoarder – guerilla gardener – journeywoman – pretty much bilingual – Fantasy reader – cyclist …
More about me in my first post: What Brought Me Here
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Hello! Great blog! I am also a twenty-something book and plant hoarder, although not yet a slave to cats:) Someday…
Anyway, I’ve recently become rather obsessed with Rhipsalidopsis (Spring or Easter Cactus), and I’ve been all over my area looking for one and only managed to find red and white ones. They’re almost sold out already! I love your gorgeous two-toned pink one you’ve got a couple photos of on here. Any chance I could get a cutting or two (after blooming would be fine so you can enjoy them first)? I’m willing to trade you something. I have some nice Christmas Cacti (both with bright pink w/ white blooms)(although you may have plenty of those already), yellow-blooming kalanchoe, as-of-yet unbloomed hoya, squill, a few differend African Violet varieties, Rhoeo (oyster plant) with pretty green, white and purple/pink striped foliage, 4 types of Sansevieria, Jade, pothos (2 types), maranta leuconeura, etc. Those are the easiest to propegate…
If not that’s fine:) Either way, keep up the great blog!
Thanks,
L.
Hallo – I have sent you the Versatile Blogger award. I really enjoy reading your posts. Keep up the good work.
-Sandy
Hello, Lovely blog, really colourful and cheerful. Nice work, just thought I would say Hi as I passed through. I think its nice to say hi. Keep up the good work. cheers
Cheers! I found your blog by way of Gardening in the Lines; great stuff! I’m a voracious reader, writer, and plant fiend as well, so I’m keen on your work. Congrats on winning NoNoWriMo 2 years running.
Hi Sheryl, glad to hear you liked my blog!
I hope you don’t mind, but I have nominated you for a Liebster Award!
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I don’t mind, but I’m not sure I will be able to nominate other blogs. I don’t read that many any more, and those that I do read, don’t do awards.
It’s ok, you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. I wasn’t sure I could do it at first, but I did some looking and found some blogs. It’s entirely up to you. I just like your blog (especially your Tad Williams stuff), so I put you on my list, but don’t feel like you have to do it, if you don’t think you can.
I might answer the questions – need something to get me back into blogging anyway, I’ve been lazy lately – and if I have time I’ll dig through my bookmarks and see if I can come up with any blogs to nominate.
And speaking of Tad Williams, I will probably meet him again in a month, so hopefully I will have more stories to tell then.
Re : Plant-Prop via Air-Layering — It is much less hazardous to simply carve away most (not all) of the live bark on of the branch in question (say, 300-o). . This encourages roots, but does not weaken the branch near as much as your method of cutting deeply into the branch and inserting a plastic sap-block. . Sap crosses the restriction via the moss — and pretty soon, roots get the idea.
I know, there are so many methods – I’ve just always simply gone with what I’ve been shown. (Funny, I was just talking about this thing with a friend last night, in regards to knitting.) I haven’t done any air-layering in much too long – maybe I’ll try your method when I finally do it again.
Thanks for responding. . There is a beautiful, neglected pink Hibiscus (possibly a Sweet Caroline) at our front door and I crave some more of them : Rooted plants are expensive.
Oh, Hibiscuses are so tempting – but there’ll be none for me while I have so little space. One day, maybe…
hello, I am Rogelio Flores, From Mexico. I am looking for some magnoli liliflora seeds. Here in Mexico it is not posible to fid them. Can you help me?
Sorry, I don’t have any either. And even if I did, I’m not sure sending them to Mexico would even be legal.