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Greenhouse repair, stage 1 10 Aug 2013 | 01:07 am
It has been four years since I built my greenhouse. All in all, I am very happy with it. This Spring we had some severe thunderstorms roll through (quite typical for central Oklahoma). One of them ...
Anthurium inflorescences 1 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
My aroids don’t bloom all that often. So when they do, it is worthy of celebration. This growing season I have had three of my Anthuriums produce inflorescences. This summer has been relatively coo...
An update on my batch of lemonade 26 Jul 2013 | 08:01 pm
In my last post I talked about trying to make lemonade out of my broken Amorphophallus atroviridis leaf. Last night I impatiently opened the container, checked the leaves, and then gently brushed asi...
Making Amorphophallus lemonade 28 Jun 2013 | 10:25 pm
Last week my Amorphophallus atroviridis arose from its winter-long slumber and burst from the ground with the prettiest leaves you’ve ever seen in your life. I was taking photos of both surfaces of t...
The effects of herbicides 18 Jun 2013 | 03:19 am
About a month ago I noticed something odd about our Redbud (Cercis) trees. The newest leaves were opening up all shriveled, deformed and partially yellow. I had not closely watched leaves unfurling ...
2013 OKC Cacti and Succulent Show 12 Jun 2013 | 02:04 am
Christie, Myla and I attended the Central Oklahoma Cacti and Succulent show and sale in Oklahoma City a couple of weeks ago. This is a really good annual show with tons of plants for sale and a small...
Trip Report: Miscellany in Delhi 24 May 2013 | 01:00 am
I got to spend a week in New Delhi, India in April. I didn’t have a lot of free time outside of my work obligations, but I spotted some interesting plants here and there. The part of town I was in w...
Trip Report: Iris Gardens at Will Rogers Park 16 May 2013 | 08:00 pm
The Oklahoma Orchid Society show and sale takes place at the Will Rogers Park in Oklahoma City. While we were there for the orchid show, we decided to wander around the park a little. The Oklahoma I...
Local orchid show 13 May 2013 | 09:48 pm
My local orchid club, Oklahoma Orchid Society, held our annual show and sale on Mother’s Day weekend. I took off work on Friday to help set up and then ventured back on Saturday with Christie and Myl...
Blog in dormancy 7 May 2013 | 02:36 am
You may have noticed my blog has not been updated in several months. Life has been busy with a number of changes. I still have plenty to write, but haven’t had much time to do so lately. The bigges...
