The Beauty Of The Changing Seasons

Canna, 420 was a sign! :high-five::passitleft:

a bonus of not mowing my lawn

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Behind the flower there appears to be a tunnel through the undegrowth, there is a Hedgehog living in next doors' wildlife area, am I missing some nocturnal activity?

Anyone got any ideas what the flower is?
 
Is it a trumpet flower?
 
Hey AJ!

I did some deep digging. Does the base and stalk of the flower look something like this:

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If so, look up Primula polyanthus or Primula veris x vulgaris

Those seem really close to what you have there. :)
 
Wow, Tead! I didn't know Aloe plants flowered. That's pretty.

Do you make use of the aloe?

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Do you make use of the aloe?
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In various ways!
It makes a nice stand in for cloning gel.
It's, of course, handy for burns and cuts.
Lastly, but most important for the moment... I hand it out to scantily clad little sunburned girls leaving Jazzfest. Sometime I get lucky and they take a moment to apply it to their red shoulders in front of me. Of course, the misses is quick with a rib poke... but it's well worth it.
 
Cloning gel....hmmmmmmm

I may have to try that. I've always used it for sunburns and various other things. I'm always out of it, it seems. LOL

:thanks:
 
Tead said:
In various ways!
It makes a nice stand in for cloning gel.
It's, of course, handy for burns and cuts.
Lastly, but most important for the moment... I hand it out to scantily clad little sunburned girls leaving Jazzfest. Sometime I get lucky and they take a moment to apply it to their red shoulders in front of me. Of course, the misses is quick with a rib poke... but it's well worth it.
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My wife mentioned today, 2018 Nola Jazz Fest !!!!


And to stay on topic .... tulips and deer

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Tead said:
In various ways!
It makes a nice stand in for cloning gel.
It's, of course, handy for burns and cuts.
Lastly, but most important for the moment... I hand it out to scantily clad little sunburned girls leaving Jazzfest. Sometime I get lucky and they take a moment to apply it to their red shoulders in front of me. Of course, the misses is quick with a rib poke... but it's well worth it.
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Will you give me a quick run down of how you use aloe for cloning gel? We'd love to use something more natural if at all possible. If it's not something that should be posted in this journal, will you please pm me. We had 8 clones we used the powder with, and they did not take root. 8. I would have thought 50% of the clones would have taken to the soil.
 
Canna Montana said:
Will you give me a quick run down of how you use aloe for cloning gel? We'd love to use something more natural if at all possible. If it's not something that should be posted in this journal, will you please pm me. We had 8 clones we used the powder with, and they did not take root. 8. I would have thought 50% of the clones would have taken to the soil.
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Oh sure... it's quite simple.
The leaf of the Aloe plant is thick and full of clear-ish gel. I just cut a bit of the Aloe... probably about 4 inches in length... and squeeze the goo into whatever water I water the clones with (bubble cloner, peat pucks, perlite... whatever). Simple.
I can't point to a source, but I remember reading somewhere that it's a natural source for the hormones that are in cloning products.
 
Tead said:
Oh sure... it's quite simple.
The leaf of the Aloe plant is thick and full of clear-ish gel. I just cut a bit of the Aloe... probably about 4 inches in length... and squeeze the goo into whatever water I water the clones with (bubble cloner, peat pucks, perlite... whatever). Simple.
I can't point to a source, but I remember reading somewhere that it's a natural source for the hormones that are in cloning products.
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Great info! Thank you very much!
 
Tead said:
Oh sure... it's quite simple.
The leaf of the Aloe plant is thick and full of clear-ish gel. I just cut a bit of the Aloe... probably about 4 inches in length... and squeeze the goo into whatever water I water the clones with (bubble cloner, peat pucks, perlite... whatever). Simple.
I can't point to a source, but I remember reading somewhere that it's a natural source for the hormones that are in cloning products.
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Canna Montana said:
Great in! Thank you very much!
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I've found that cloning is something that takes quite a balance of light, moisture and most of all, patience. I finally got roots on my last 3 cuts in a DIY bucket. I use a rooting gel but I'm sure aloe is just as good.

It just takes time and attention. Be patient. It's a very vibrant plant but responds to love.

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Sorry for the hijack Cannafan dear. I'm high and happy. :Love:
 
Canna Montana said:
Our beautiful lilacs are blooming. My favorite time of the year. These flowers smell so darn good!

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OOOOh, I am so hoping mine actually bloom this year. I can't remember how many years ago I planted those.

So pretty...and I can smell them from here.

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Canna Montana said:
Our beautiful lilacs are blooming. My favorite time of the year. These flowers smell so darn good!

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My all-time favorite spring smell. There used to be a monster heirloom bush at the end of the alley about a block from my apartment that got cut down two years back, much to my sorrow. I used to be able to stop there on the way home and bury my nose in them. I'll have to find another in the area. Beautiful picture Canna. :Love:
 
Tead said:
Oh sure... it's quite simple.
The leaf of the Aloe plant is thick and full of clear-ish gel. I just cut a bit of the Aloe... probably about 4 inches in length... and squeeze the goo into whatever water I water the clones with (bubble cloner, peat pucks, perlite... whatever). Simple.
I can't point to a source, but I remember reading somewhere that it's a natural source for the hormones that are in cloning products.
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Aloe is also rich in saponins, which help to make the water more easily absorbed into the planting medium. So it helps with absorption and retaining of water, making it a good thing to add to your waterings.

You can also soak seeds prior to planting or, alternatively, slice a fillet of aloe open and set the seeds in there to hydrate instead of soaking in water.

I add aloe to every drench. I purchase it in flake form at 200x strength for easy storage and mixing. It's indispensable in LOS.
 
Canna Montana said:
I'm going to have to look into the Aloe flakes! Sounds like a simple way to add the aloe. Thanks for your help Sue!
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You're welcome Canna. :battingeyelashes: I used to buy the powder, but it was nearly impossible to mix, even with the potassium silicate added. When I ordered last time they sent me flakes. I think Jeremy may have changed suppliers because they probably got lots of complaints. I never worried about it myself because clumps or dissolved it was all going into the soil and from there on out it was managed by the biota.
 
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