Category: Plants

Lotus, cardinal flower, EP121 and 68 degrees!!!

After a couple of buds aborted, my "red" lotus is finally blooming. LOL, so much for it being a "red" lotus. That's what happens when you buy lotus seed from China. I'm sure it's probably hit or miss with a lot of vendors regardless of country. At an… more »
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Orchids & Buddy

I haven't posted in a while so I figured this weekend would be a good time. I've had several flowers come and go over the past couple of weeks so I guess now is a good time for catch up.   more »
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Koi update, cold weather, webcam geek speak and blood oranges

The new koi seem to be doing well and getting along well with the older koi.  In some ways I was surprised when they came running up to the surface yesterday afternoon when I fed the old koi.  Guess it was just that "group mentality" that kicked in.I'll… more »
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Not looking too bad at this point.

I can't hook up the waterfall for a couple of reasons including no plumbing, I'm not finished with liner placement and I need to work on cutting some concrete pavers to fit around the waterfall weir.  At any rate it's not finished, but I think it's shapi… more »
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