http://www.gardenstew.com/blog/index4054.html The trials and tribulations of a new gardener's container garden GardenStew.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Fri, 16 May 2008 14:23:01 GMT http://www.gardenstew.com/images/logo.gif http://www.gardenstew.com/blog/index4054.html 297 106 http://www.gardenstew.com/blog/e4054-1-meeting-the-balcony-garden.html Sun, 04 May 2008 01:29:52 -0400 http://www.gardenstew.com/blog/e4054-1-meeting-the-balcony-garden.html Author: nancypantalones<br /> Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:29 am (GMT 0)<br /> <br /><span class="postbody"> As the first post of my blog, I wanted to simply introduce the plants that I have so far and how they're doing. <br/> <br/><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/2469411952_5459dabdc4_o.jpg"/> <br/>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. <br/> <br/><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2468589303_f7547b312a_o.jpg"/> <br/>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. <br/> <br/><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2019/2469419240_18c39d6e9e_o.jpg"/> <br/>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. <br/> <br/>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. <br/> <br/><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2469411612_89c4a53b31_o.jpg"/> <br/>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.</span><br /> nancypantalones Meeting the Balcony Garden http://www.gardenstew.com/blog/e4054-1-meeting-the-balcony-garden.html#leaveacomment 2008-05-04T05:29:52Z 2008-05-04T05:29:52Z