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Coleus are pretty easy to root. Sometimes I wonder why I even buy them, but you have to start somewhere. I bought two small containers of a reddish and a more traditional red-green mix Coleus (small leaf variety) today. We're thinking about the same stuff! They add nice foliage color in a bed or make great porch/deck or house plants.
Per my last post, I did pick up a regular jalapeno pepper plant and something called a non-hot jalapeno plant. Supposed to have the flavor of a regular Jalapeno without the heat. We'll see. Planted both of them in containers. I avoided anything that the tag said was HOT. Picked up two six packs of Impatiens (white, and pink ones) for two whiskey barrels I have positioned in pretty much total shade. Of all the annuals, Impatiens have zero cold tolerance. They are pretty much the first flowers to croak with a freeze.
Whiskey barrels are getting really expensive from my point of view these days and I probably won't replace these with traditional whiskey barrels when they fall apart. They come from the Jack Daniels Distillery here.
Need to make a nursery run for Lantana soon. I usually buy one gallon (or what they call "one gallon") containers. Trying out planting a couple very small Lantana plants this year (cheaper too) in a whiskey barrel. The one gallon Lantana have been increasing in price by about a dollar a year over the last couple of years. My purchase for my front bed is always a big $ hit and most plant purchases after that point are just a few dollars here and there unless I get trees or shrubs. Last year I got a Japanese Maple (the feathery leafed type). It is growing well, but they are pretty slow growers in general.
I'm not much for over-ripe bananas. Of late, they have been running about $0.05/lb less in price in my usual grocery store. I buy most of my groceries at a Walmart. But gasoline prices are shooting UP.
Tried out the new orange-vanilla Coke. Not too bad for a little variety here and there. I am a Coke fan, but I can't see drinking these like I might a regular Coke.
Per my last post, I did pick up a regular jalapeno pepper plant and something called a non-hot jalapeno plant. Supposed to have the flavor of a regular Jalapeno without the heat. We'll see. Planted both of them in containers. I avoided anything that the tag said was HOT. Picked up two six packs of Impatiens (white, and pink ones) for two whiskey barrels I have positioned in pretty much total shade. Of all the annuals, Impatiens have zero cold tolerance. They are pretty much the first flowers to croak with a freeze.
Whiskey barrels are getting really expensive from my point of view these days and I probably won't replace these with traditional whiskey barrels when they fall apart. They come from the Jack Daniels Distillery here.
Need to make a nursery run for Lantana soon. I usually buy one gallon (or what they call "one gallon") containers. Trying out planting a couple very small Lantana plants this year (cheaper too) in a whiskey barrel. The one gallon Lantana have been increasing in price by about a dollar a year over the last couple of years. My purchase for my front bed is always a big $ hit and most plant purchases after that point are just a few dollars here and there unless I get trees or shrubs. Last year I got a Japanese Maple (the feathery leafed type). It is growing well, but they are pretty slow growers in general.
I'm not much for over-ripe bananas. Of late, they have been running about $0.05/lb less in price in my usual grocery store. I buy most of my groceries at a Walmart. But gasoline prices are shooting UP.
Tried out the new orange-vanilla Coke. Not too bad for a little variety here and there. I am a Coke fan, but I can't see drinking these like I might a regular Coke.
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