bugnut's Blog

Turning dreams into reality
Jan 24, 2008 | 6:59 AM PST

I have set a special goal for this year, and I really beleive it will happen. If I can grow a colosia (Elephant Ear), to 9ft tall with 4 and1/2 foot leaves then I think I can grow my Malanga which is naturally much larger, to 10 or 12 ft tall.

I have been running a almost daily photo ledger of my start on the Bulb and Tubular forum.

Check it out and if anyone else has grown this plant or has any info on it please let me know.

Now it's back to making my newspaper seed pots.           John

Taking care of Boredem II
Jan 22, 2008 | 2:18 PM PST
My wife just came into my computer room and caught me on the games forum. She wanted to know if I had regressed to playing games. What could I say except that I was bored. She asked if I had my garden planned, I said, no, she asked if I had started all the seeds that I told her about, I said no. She then left the room, but then she came back with a dolly loaded with boxes. She said if I was bored then I could look through these 25+ years of video tapes and seperate by years . Something came up will be later.

Taking care of my Boredem(sp)
Jan 18, 2008 | 12:04 PM PST

As you all know I have been toying with different seeds, esp mimosa. I have looked high and low for a good picture of a mimosa bonsia. well I finally found one. It was done by William N. Valavanis. I just somehow knew  that a mimosa would make a good bonsia. I just cant nail anyone down as to the technic of starting. I get alot of you use copper wire and certain bonsia tools. I even read that if you take a flat strip of copper you can speed up growing the trunk. But it came with no instructions. It is as if some wants me to believe that they have done this but are not willing to share. Any way I have found this fantastic pic of a mimosa bonsia that I had to share. I didn't know we could not add pics to the blogs so I have no idea where to share the pic.

John

Winter Woes
Jan 12, 2008 | 9:31 AM PST
I am sitting at my pc and looking out the window at what is in store for this spring. What I see is a jumbled mess of tree branches, even some tree trunks 12in or so, I have a chipper/shredder but not the strength to do it. I have lost so many huge limbs around the flower beds that the sun and shade is going to be different. So I will take my wife's advice and take everything one day at a time.