#schlumberguera

19/May/2016

My little greenhouse on the balcony! In the purple seedbed there is basil, look how much it has grown from the last post! In the brown seedbed there are some sweet williams that wilted since I couldn’t water them in 3 days and these pots doesn’t retain well the humidity… it’s a pity. On the other hand, the snapdragons are doing great! On the white/green seedbed there are the small ones, I planted the big ones in another pot (the brown pot in the 2nd pic), I plan to give some to my aunts since I have a lot, or planting some at grandpa’s garden if we go there soon.

In front of them you can see a pair of tomato plants that I could rescue after that excessive heat dried most of them. It isn’t in the pic, but today I put a tiny pot with some of my cockatiels millet in it, just out of curiosity. On the right there are 2 schlumbergeras that already are growing some buds, I hope they bloom soon!

The rose bud opened, but it’s edges are turning pink, is that normal? The adenium is getting fatty and it’s leaves are growing slowly, on the other hand, the lemon/mandarine is growing quickly! I put it into that yellow pot so it has more space. 

Today I planted some seeds I bought the day I took the rose and clematis home, nasturtium (tropaeolum minus), shirley (papavero ornamentale), pansies (viola wittrockiana) and zinnia (zinnia elegans). I also ordered some seeds online, I’ll show you them when I recive the package!

Here are some of the other plants I’m taking care of:

Grandpa’s delphinium:

Since I started taking care of it, it has grown a lot! Also new tiny delphiniums are growing next to it. I’d be very happy to see it blooming, since it’s a memento. And a lot of sprouts are growing in that pot, I don’t know if they are also delphinium since so far they look like bulb’s leaves… Look at them closer:

This is a calla lily I bought for mom some years ago. A new plant is growing next to it but I think it’s actually a chrysanthemum, since it’s leaves look alike and there is actually a chrysanthemum growing next to it:

Also, could you help me identifying these plants? Mom has had them for a while but doesn’t know their name:

This one looks like a succulent to me, a friend gave it to her that many years ago that I’d bet it’s older than me…

There is this other one next to it whose name we don’t know:

She also has this ones inside, and an hydrangea that my brother gave to her last weekend. Do you know their names?

She has another one on the other balcony but I’ll ask about it on the next post, this one is already quite long! If you know their names I’d love to know!