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Category: My first Gardening experiences | Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 6:59 pm

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Spring has really sprung on me. This year I'm still big on growing veggies but I've gotten into flowers a lot more. Just a little fact K-mart has great plants but they don't really have proper tags with just general names. I have been trying stuff and seeing what works well. I am still at war with marigolds but this last batch I have I grew from seeds from the store bought ones that I killed, and they are actually doing well. Now last year my cosmos (from seed) didn't grow to big at all, I think they need to be repotted cause they have gotten very tall this year but still no flowers. Id love to finally see them flower. I have gotten various flowers and the only one so far that I didn't like was the zinnia, not sure what kind it was exactly (thx kmart) because I've seen others called zinnias and they look totally different. Last night I purchased two Dianthus for 86 cents a piece. I did a little research and found out they were Sweet Williams kind. They are related to the carnations, well learned something new today... :) They don't look as fluffy as carnations. I'm going to put them in this pink container I have and I want to find a tall thin plant to put in the middle. Unfortunately I had to move almost all my plants back up to my front patio. So its getting a bit crowded. The back yard which is super small and almost all sand has two papya trees that are infected diseased whatever ya want to call it and they got to some of my plants. So needless to say all are up front now except those that gotten infected. I have some regulaur patio plants that I've had for years and they aren't looking so great. So I left them back there too... This weeks agenda is get that back plants straightend out and if they can't be then time to get them out of there. I intend on making my back yard my lil slice of heaven! :) So here's my most recent pictures.


African Daisy 5/10 (no open blooms) ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Wheat 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






2 Okra n Marigold pots 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Cosmos, Basil, Mint and catnip 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Tinkerbelle ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Squash 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






4 surviving pumpkin plants 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






5 Romaine plants 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Marigolds i grew from seed 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Beautiful Marigold 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Petunia 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Celosia 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Mini rose opening :) 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






2nd batch of okra and green beans 5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Dianthus sweet williams 5/10 (new edition) ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Dianthus sweet williams 5/10 (new edition) ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






My new editions (dianthus sweet williams) and the container im putting them in ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






dying diseased cherry tomatos :( 5/8 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Chili pepper plants and a gardenia i hope to root 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






wax and green bean plants 5/8 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Morning glories, squash, garlic, pumpkins 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






5/10 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Starting to look like home 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Right side 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






Left side 5/9 ( photo / image / picture from Mrs. Galeassi's Garden )






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Frank wrote on Sat May 11, 2013 12:12 pm:

Looking forward to see your plants grow up Mrs. G!

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SongofJoy57 wrote on Sun May 12, 2013 10:58 pm:

You have been busy. Everything looks so good. I love it!!!! You certainly have a green thumb! I really enjoyed viewing your blog, and thank you for labeling each picture! That pink celosia is wonderful!!!

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