You guys are awesome!!

Once i put my 3 months old baby boy to for his morning nap then I will start moving my plants outside to dry up and leave it outside until Sunday. It looks like it will be in the 70-80 all weekend long.

Yes, @Tarev- that was some rain last night. We really needed that rain. I will do the following like you suggested.

Ken- cool setup! We cant wait to see the results in Spring. Keep us posted along the way

David- at least I don't feel alone in this plants-loving /addiction.

I know all about "plant-addiction". Ask me how I know.

Cherryblossoms..it is always fun here in ATP to "enable" resistance is futile

Tell me about it.

Cherryblossoms..btw, when you bring out your Plumies today, just look around and see if there are nasty snails, you will see their trail..they might show up, they are my greatest enemy here! They can make a nasty bite on the plumie stem.

tarev said:Cherryblossoms..it is always fun here in ATP to "enable" resistance is futile

Yep. My wife said NO MORE Tropicals. So to please her, I am gonna buy a Palm tree. I will convince her that when it gets real big, she can lie under it and I will bring her a drink with a little umbrella.

I really think you need to plant two - so you can hang a hammock in between.

Dutchlady1 said:I really think you need to plant two - so you can hang a hammock in between.

I agree. Bwahahahahahaaaa

at David- I like your way of thinking. I hope she says "Yes" to the palm tree.

I would always sneak my new plant purchases into the backyard before he finds out to add to my current collection. My Dragonfruits are coming in tomorrow through a friend and I'm really excited about these guys. Husband doesn't know yet.

Dragonfruits? Hubby should love those. Heh They are rather outrageous looking and get HUGE. You ARE aware if tht - right?

Way I did it was ask DW "Ever have Dragonfruit?"
"No"
Me "Well - you will have a chance" (as I said under my breath in several years. hehe)

Then I related how I bought one of those stoopid grafted cactus and ripped the top off. Before she could complain, I explained how I had tried to root the top after I ripped it off and why they have weird colors and explained how the thing grows and pointed it out to her - near my cactus collection grown from seed. By this point she asked me what was on TV tonight. Heh

Another purchase well doene.

Yes, I know they will get huge. My plants are pretty small right now so I have time for them to grow. I couldn't pass up the deal with my friend who getting them for 7 dollars each at a local store.

Haha David! distractions! I would go off talking about how my plants are doing and what I'm going to do with them...he tells me that I'm putting him to sleep.


These are the picture she sent me

A little over a year ago, my first Brugmnsia was 14 inches tall. It fit nicely on my deck and in the basement where I stored it over winter.

It is now pushing 7 feet and fits nicely on my deck. Will let you know in a few weeks about the basement.

<wink>

Yours in a couple of years. Explain this to hubby.

David surely you can trim your Brug before putting it away?

Lovely dragonfruit plants cherryblossoms! This link is quite informative about them: http://www.mattslandscape.com/...

Dutchlady1 said:David surely you can trim your Brug before putting it away?

Due to where my Ys are, I would have to do a lot of re-rooting. They are very, very high. I may just do that, but I should have done it 6 weeks ago. Not now. I may do it in the basement once it gets used to indoors.

Thanks @tarev - will read it when I get a chance.

David - LMAO. How about I let him find out later? is that your dragonfruit? Sadly, if it ever gives me fruits...I'm eating alone. He doesn't like the taste of dragonfruit.

Would someone please describe the texture and sweetness of the dragonfruit? Last month someone at the village market had a couple for $6.00 a piece. I was tempted, but did not buy because if I didn't like it then I would have wasted my money.

Inner texture kind of reminds me of kiwi, but it is reddish pink and tastes sweeter than kiwi. Very juicy, so watch your clothes when you eat it, it can easily stain it.

cherryb1ossoms said:
David - LMAO. How about I let him find out later? is that your dragonfruit? Sadly, if it ever gives me fruits...I'm eating alone. He doesn't like the taste of dragonfruit.

Oh My Goodness no. Mine is a little tyke. One day though ....
Mine is in a South facing window. Will report over winter and give it a trellis and next year, outdoors she goes. Boy is MY wife gonna be surprised IF I tell her how big they get.

cherryb1ossoms said:
These are the picture she sent me

@cherryb1ossoms - good grief. You bought 3 of them? :nodding:

3 x 20 ' high x 15 ' wide = nearly 1,000 cubic feet