Don’t use the bathroom after handling Chili Pepper seeds…
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Don’t use the bathroom after handling Chili Pepper seeds…
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Weekend Roundup…
I had quite a few gardening activity in the past few days…
Thursday, March 1, 2007
I had a dream that the 99¢ store had new Cactus and Succulents, so I stopped by after work. I purchased two grafted Cactus and a Agave/Aloe-looking plant.
One of the Orchids (Dendrobium kingianum) I purchased at the 2007 Pacific Orchid Exposition just started to bloom with slightly fragrant tiny purplish flowers.
Friday, March 2, 2007
My coworker Tausha got a bouquet of flowers for Valentine’s Day. The flowers are now spent, but she saved the Carnations (and Lisianthus) for me. I’m going to take cuttings and see if they root.
A few days ago, one of our freelancers at work discovered that I was into plants. We then started taking about a Begonia he had and flipped through a Loggee’s catalog to see if we can find it. Well, we didn’t… Yesterday, he brought in a cutting of the Begonia for me. I potted it up once I got home.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
As I returning my library books to the library, I noticed that they were have a huge book sale. I got 5 books and 6 magazines for $2.00. That’s 50¢ per inch thickness and these added up to about 4 inches. GOOD DEAL!!!
I then drove to the Sonoma Orchid Society Orchid Show and Sale 2007. See previous entry for more detail.
After the Orchid show, I went to hang out with my friends Bill and Howard and watch the Chinese New Years Parade (on TV). Howard want to plant his succulents in a bigger pot so I passed by Home Depot to get some Cactus soil and Perlite for him.
I swear, it seems like they are either careless in shelving their plants or accidentally bump into it with a forklift, because they have dirt and plant pieces on the ground. I know they are just going to sweep it up and throw it in the garbage, so I rescued the three succulents.
Howard also gave be some pieces of the succulents he potted up.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
I rested and did laundry most of the day, but later in the afternoon, I took my Mom out to go shopping.
We went to the 99¢ store and I bought another Cactus, an Coleus and a Peat Pellet Mini-Greenhouse. My Mom bought herself a Gardening Scissor.
We also stopped by Michael’s because they had a sale on small Terra Cotta Pots. They were 3 pots/$1.00 so I bought 24 total. Just in time for me to plants all those Succulents I bought from the Orchid show.
Looking back at this entry… I did a lot of shopping… but they were all good deals!!!… and for gardening!!!
Sonoma Orchid Society Show and Sale…
Although not as big as the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco, I was happy I went to the Sonoma Orchid Society Show and Sale 2007 in Santa Rosa.
I uploaded 34 photos from the show to my Flickr set called Sonoma County Orchid Society Show and Sale 2007.
above: Brassavola digbyana and Epidendrum Rene Marques ‘Flame Thrower’
below: a 40 year old Magnolia Stellata ‘Royal Star’ Bonsai and what I purchased: 12 succulents and a white flowered Cymbidium for my Mom.
Country Radio Returns to San Francisco…
San Francisco has been without a country music station for about 2 years now, when the “95.7 The Bear” changed to “MAX 95.7 FM“.
My boss just informed me that “MAX 95.7 FM” is now gone… and is now once again a modern country station called “The Wolf“. So, San Francisco now has a country station… YEAY for me… because I like listening to country, although I have no friends who do…
I also listen to “Energy 92.7 FM” and club/dance music station… and “All News 740 AM“…
You can stream “95.7 The Bear” on iTunes at a link from this page.
Pacific Orchid Exposition 2007 Purchases
I purchased a total of six Orchids from the 2007 Pacific Orchid Exposition.
top three (left to right): Potinara LIttle Toshie ‘H&R’, Brassolaelia Morning Glory ‘H&R’, Sophrolaeliocattleya Hazel Boyd
bottom four (left to right): Black Iris, Ludisia discolor var. Alba, Goodyera Kwangtungensis, Dendrobium Kingianum
My Mom purchase two Orchid which were already in bloom
left: Dendrobium Green Lantern
right: Laeliocattleya Gold Digger ‘Fuch’s Mandarin’
Pacific Orchid Exposition 2007
Two weeks ago, I took a Friday off of work and took my Mom to the Pacific Orchid Exposition. This was the first Orchid show I have ever been to, so I was overwhelmed with all the different varieties of Orchids. Me and my Mom had a wonderful time and ended up purchasing a few plants.
I just finished editing my photos from the show and uploaded 74 of them (for your viewing pleasure :) to my Flickr set called Pacific Orchid Exposition 2007.
above: Laeliocattleya Dennis Olivas ‘Moon Shadow’ & Dendrobium Spring Jewel ‘Miki’
below: Macodes petola & Masdevallia Copper Angel ‘Highland’ AM/AOS
More Orchid Shows…
For you (local Bay Area) Orchids lovers who missed San Francisco Orchid Society’s Pacific Orchid Expo… or just want to go to more Orchid shows and sales, there will be a numerous more more this month.
The Penninsula Orchid Society has a page with various Upcoming Events.
Seed Organization + Sowing Nightshades at Night
Last night… I organized my seed packets and collect seeds from some dried seed pods. Here are the remains of the cracked Porcupine Tomato seedpods.
This afternoon… As I was taking a break from work, I was being teased by some Passion Fruits. I wanted so much to pick one from the vine, but it was about 10 foot off the ground…
Earlier this evening… When I got home from work, I was surprised by a yellow flower from the Elkhorn Plant that I purchased just a few days ago. Here it is wide open, but the flower closes back at night.
Before going to bed… I sowed 4 more members of the Nighshade family:
– Sweet 100 Tomato
– Solanum pyracanthum (Porcupine Tomato)
– Orange Ornamental Pepper from Virginia
– Scarlet Chinese Eggplant