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Update: Lotus
Published on 2011-06-03 14:21:00
In an attempt to transfer one of my lotus plants, several of the leaves died. It's not fully dead yet so I'm still trying to nurse it.However the other one of my lotus plants is thriving. I need to find a large pot and create and create a container p > read more
Update: Lotus, White Pitcher, and Venus
Published on 2011-05-15 13:58:00
LotusBoth lotus plants now have 4 leaves each and I see a fifth leaf coming up. I currently don't have my camera right now but when I do, I'll be providing pictures.White Pitcher PlantOnly one of my White Pitcher Plants has survived. The last remaini > read more
Growing Water Lily Bulbs
Published on 2011-05-05 13:32:00
So far my water lily seeds haven't sprouted. I need to wait for the materials I need to replant them. For the time being, I bought a water lily bulb and I'm going to attempt to grow that.According to the instructions in the back of the package, I nee > read more
Loofa Seeds Die
Published on 2011-04-29 10:30:00
I went to check on the loofa seeds and they are all dead. I'm assuming due to the sudden hot weather in my area the greenhouse got too hot for them. Unfortunately, I don't have enough seeds to redo this experiment. So I'm going to grow my 3 remaining > read more
Loofa Seeds Already Sprouting
Published on 2011-04-26 15:18:00
It's only been 2 days and 5 of the loofa seeds have sprouted to the point where they need to be transplanted into the seed trays. I have planted all 5 sprouted seeds into the seed tray. I'm going to give the 6th one another week. If it doesn't sprout > read more
Growing Loofa From Seeds
Published on 2011-04-24 23:30:00
I'm growing loofas and I"m doing more experiments. I had 12 loofa seeds soaked overnight. Using my 12 compartment seed trays, I placed 6 seeds in the seed starter and the other 6 in a paper towel. The seed tray is outside in a makeshift greenhouse wh > read more
Growing Asparagus From Seed
Published on 2011-04-21 15:22:00
I'm doing a little experiment with growing asparagus. Last night I soaked 12 seeds in water. Today I planted 6 of them in seed starter and the other 6 in a wet paper towel. We'll see which one is faster and if it makes any difference. > read more
Update: White Pitcher Plants, Venus Fly Traps
Published on 2011-04-21 15:18:00
White Pitcher Plant & Venus Fly TrapsLast time I said that I thought I saw 2 white pitcher plants growing, one of them even had a seed attached. Well the one that had a seed attached was actually a Venus Fly Trap. Another plant started growing in the > read more
Update: Lotus and Pitcher Plants
Published on 2011-04-16 14:23:00
White Pitcher PlantThat grass like thing that I showed a few months prior is still here with no change. However I have noticed something with the other 2 white pitcher plants. I see a little green stem coming out in both compartments, one of them als > read more
Update: Lotus
Published on 2011-04-06 12:52:00
The lotuses are now peeking above the water. Hopefully in a few days the leaves will show.Lotus PlantOther Lotus PlantI have noticed a minor mosquito problem since I started growing the lotuses outside. On top of that, I've noticed a lot of bugs (pro > read more
Vegetable Garden
Published on 2011-04-03 00:38:00
A few weeks ago I started the seeds for my vegetable garden. I'm growing tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, several different types of squash and several herbs. I have a few experiments planned for the tomatoes. I do have several experiments pl > read more
Replanting Kiwi Seeds
Published on 2011-04-01 11:44:00
As you might recall, our kiwi plants died in the great heat die off. Well today I replanted them, just in a different matter.Last time we scattered a bunch of kiwi seeds over seed starter and they virtually all grew. This time we are using the 12 com > read more
Lotus Seeds Planted
Published on 2011-03-29 18:59:00
I put some garden soil in 2 buckets and filled it with rain water that I collected. I waited a few days but the water has not settled yet but I went ahead and dropped the seeds in. We'll see in a few days how the seeds are doing.The soil I used is st > read more
Both Lotus Seeds Growing
Published on 2011-03-27 13:51:00
Both of my Lotus seeds have sprouts which means that I will need to plant them soon.Both of my Lotus seeds are growingNext StepI have 2 buckets. I'm going to fill them with garden soil up until 3 inches from the top. I will then fill it with water. I > read more
Sprouting Lotus Seed
Published on 2011-03-25 12:32:00
Yesterday I reported that one of the Lotus seeds had split and I saw some green. Actually whenever I checked up on the Lotus seed every few hours. Everytime I checked up on it, it had grown a little more.Well this morning when I checked on the Lotus > read more
Update: Lotus
Published on 2011-03-24 12:33:00
Today I went to check on my Lotuses and one of them has a split with some green showing. Nothing has sprouted out yet but hopefully something will in the next day or 2. > read more
Update: Lotus, Pitcher, and Venus
Published on 2011-03-23 18:19:00
I checked the weather reports and it looks like it's not going to be warm enough for at least another week. I saw my electronic heating pad in my room and decided to use it to heat up some of my plants. The water lilies were too flooded so I only got > read more
Possible Delay In Germination
Published on 2011-03-21 15:49:00
There is possibly going to be a delay in the lotus, water lily, pitcher plant, and venus fly trap seeds. These seeds require warm temperatures and lately it's been cold. Today is the first day of spring and it's still pretty cold so that seems to be > read more
Growing Water Lily Seeds
Published on 2011-03-17 14:59:00
I went online and bought some Hardy Water Lily seeds. The colors arePinkHot PinkSensation PinkBlueYellowWhiteI'm trying to grow them in a rather unconventional method. I'm using one of my 12 compartment seed trays. I filled each compartment halfway w > read more
Update: Lotus seeds
Published on 2011-03-17 14:44:00
There's not much to update except for that now my other lotus seed is lumpy too. So I should be seeing a green shoot within a few days. > read more
Growing Lotus Seeds
Published on 2011-03-15 18:40:00
I went online and bought 5 lotus seeds. I'm currently growing 2 of them.Lotus seeds needs to be scarified in order to germinate. Online I found 2 methods. One is to use a knife and cut a slit until you see the white parts. Another is to file the oute > read more
Venus Fly Traps and Pitcher Plants
Published on 2011-03-12 23:33:00
I got this urge to want to start growing water and swamp plants. So I went online and bought some water lily, lotus, Venus Fly Trap and Pitcher Plant seeds. Today I decided to plant my Venus Fly Trap and Pitcher Plant seeds. These are the requirement > read more
Slight Change
Published on 2011-03-12 22:24:00
I know that I haven't been on here for quite a while. But there will be some slight changes. I will be growing whatever I feel like growing. So enjoy!!! > read more
Still Nursing
Published on 2010-08-10 15:45:00
There's not much to update. We are still trying to nurse our heat damaged plants back. Some are for sure not going to make it so we have to replant them. While others are on the edge and could go either way. > read more
The Great Heat Die Off
Published on 2010-07-18 23:01:00
So here's what's been going on. I have been on vacation studying for my MCAT which I just took on Friday. So Trevor has been taking care of the plants. Well Trevor went camping for 3 days and we moved all the plants from his trailer to his house. Wel > read more
Updates: Loquats, Pears, Apples
Published on 2010-07-11 16:47:00
We have good news on 2 of the plants and bad news on one of them.ApplesI'll save the best for last so I'm starting off with the bad news, we have to redo all our apple plants. This only applies to plants, not seeds. Our Granny Smith seeds are still i > read more
Growing D'anjou Pear Seeds
Published on 2010-07-03 23:03:00
Two weeks ago we took our seeds out of the refrigerator and put them in room tmeperature. The pears we got are D'anjou pears. Well they are finally sprouting. We placed them in the seed tray and hopfully they will see leaves soon. > read more
Extracting Kiwi Seeds
Published on 2010-06-28 02:28:00
This is the method we used to get our kiwi seedsYou Will NeedSharp KnifeButter KnifeBowl of waterCoffee FilterSieveBowlInstructionsCut the kiwi into quartersRemove the middle white lineGently scrap the seeds off with a butter knifeRinse the seed cove > read more
Just Some Picture Updates
Published on 2010-06-27 22:36:00
PineapplePineapple in potPineapple #1 with fruit left on Pineapple #2 with fruit left onLemonLemon plants. The front one on the right was separatedStrawberryStrawberry PlantsClose up of Strawberry plantsBlueberryBlueberry plants > read more
Growing Apricot From Seeds
Published on 2010-06-26 19:39:00
My neighbor has an apricot tree. Every year she let's us come over and pick as many apricots as we want. There's always too many to go around. This year I saved some pits and Trevor and I are going to grow them. Before I get into details there's no g > read more
Update:Gala, Citrus, Pineapple
Published on 2010-06-24 01:38:00
Gala ApplesAs I said a few days ago we have to redo the Gala apple seeds. Well we were scooping out the bad seed starter and apparently one more seed survived so we have 2 gala apple plants right now. We still plan on continuing with our experiment o > read more
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries
Published on 2010-06-23 19:06:00
Our blackberry seeds have been sitting in the refrigerator for 2 months while our raspberry seeds have been in there for a month. Now it is time to plant them. Obtaining SeedsGetting seeds is quite easy. You can either press the fruit towards the sid > read more
Moving Pears
Published on 2010-06-21 21:08:00
So on May 14th we put some pear seeds in a moist paper towel, put that in a plastic bag, then put it in the fridge. It's been 5 weeks and no germination. So we have now moved the seeds to room temperature in hopes that they will grow. Whatever amount > read more