Monday, May 31, 2010

Leaves fallen off! Doh!

I think I may have put too much Superthrive or KLN?
I am hoping this is all because of shipping shock.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Julie Mango moves outdoor and gets replanted again.

Julie with the gang.
Close up
The drip irrigation set-up.
The roots.
I buried a small pump and an air-stone at the bottom of the pot. I'm thinking when winter comes I will be able to use it indoors. I repotted Julie and a leaf fell off. The tap root was bent; that happens when growing in a 3 gallon planter. I hope it will continue growing. the roots I think are okay but I don't know if they're healthy. I gave it a good soaking and topped it off with Dyna-gro's Protek and Grow 7-7-7 fertilizer plus Superthrive. I hope this will boost Julie.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

My Julie Mango

Woopie!
Drip irrigation.
In my bedroom to slowly adjust to light, before I move it out to my backyard.
I love it.
I can't believe that I am the owner of a Julie Mango grafted tree. Its small but I hope it grows. I purchased it from Nipahut.com a Florida Nursery.
I paid about $48 for the plant (which includes shipping). It spent almost 7 days in a box traveling to me from Florida. Wow. Then I decided to plant the little mango plant into LECA which I bought at Home Depot for about $33 then the pot was from Lowes for $13. I put in a drip irrigation part for $5 more. This is gonna be expensive especially if the little guy dies.
I think the top part is the remains of a bloom? Maybe?
I feel so nostalgic about this plant. Makes me think about my youth in Trinidad.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

May 23rd Gardening

I bought this Manila Mango at Lowes. I was surprised to find it actually. So I had to buy it. Suppose to be cold tolerant but I have no idea if it will survive. I also bought a Julie Mango online from Nipahut and will suppose to get it Wednesday May 26th. I hope it arrives safe. I have a container all ready for it.
Bought D'Anou Pear to cross-pollinate hopefully with Shinseiki.
This Venus Flytap has big traps.
Five Finger Squash (Chayote). I can't believe it sprouted! Now I have to figure out where to plant it.