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Category: My Balcony Garden | Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:29 am

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As the first post of my blog, I wanted to simply introduce the plants that I have so far and how they're doing.


Mini Rose #1 is a red variety that I have had a lot of trouble with, but is turning out to be very resilient. I got her around October 2007 and nearly killed her before she finally found a home on my balcony. She probably quadrupled in size before I nearly killed her about a month or so ago. I accidentally used a contaminated watering can on her and mold took over before I realized it. I cut off nearly all of her leaves and she is now rebounding nicely.


Mini Rose #2 is a yellow variety that I bought when I was upset with the mold on Mini #1. She is still getting some yellowing on her leaves and her flowers aren't quite as full as I would expect. I've still only had her a few weeks.


My English Ivy was also nearly killed through transplanting and stress, but is doing nicely now. I also added a second type of English Ivy to the pot to help fill it out.

A run of the mill pothos sits out there just because it was cheap and I wanted something I could bring indoors and keep alive.


My African Violet sits out there now since that is the only sun she seems to not wilt in. I got her for my birthday in February and after she got done flowering in March, things went downhill. She is down to 7 leaves, but they are all firm and I have repotted her for better drainage.


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Frank wrote on Sun May 04, 2008 3:23 pm:

Nice to meet your crew Nancy and I hope you find your new blog here useful.

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eileen wrote on Sun May 04, 2008 4:37 pm:

Hi Nancy!! It's good to know that all your plants are still alive and I'm sure they'll do fine for you now that they've settled in.

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kuntrygal wrote on Sun May 04, 2008 10:13 pm:

Very nice to have you with us Nancy.Pretty pictures. Now tell us about yourself. Your hobbies, family, etc. You have joined a great bunch of folks and will feel right at home in no time.

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Droopy wrote on Tue May 06, 2008 8:11 am:

Nice balcony, thanks for sharing your little lovelies!

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gardengater wrote on Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:52 pm:

Be encouraged. The more mistakes we make, the more we learn. Mini roses seem to be able to rebound well. I've had my red in pots in several locations for 3 years. They are a very good addition to container gardening.
Keep blogging with "stew". There's a wealth of info here.

gardengater

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