Comments on: January bloom search http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/january-bloom-search/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carol, May Dreams Gardens http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/january-bloom-search/comment-page-1/#comment-4376 Carol, May Dreams Gardens Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:05:11 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1784#comment-4376 Good advice on adding humidity. The more plants the better. I am planning to order some plants from Logee's for my terrarium, once it is warm enough to ship them to me. Thanks for a very helpful bloom day post! <em>Thank you, Carol for hosting GBBD. And have fun dreaming about your terrarium - hope it warms enough for shipping soon! -kris</em> Good advice on adding humidity. The more plants the better. I am planning to order some plants from Logee’s for my terrarium, once it is warm enough to ship them to me.

Thanks for a very helpful bloom day post!

Thank you, Carol for hosting GBBD. And have fun dreaming about your terrarium – hope it warms enough for shipping soon! -kris

]]> By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/january-bloom-search/comment-page-1/#comment-4375 Susan Sims Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:13:37 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1784#comment-4375 Humidity is really challenging for my indoors plants, as is light. Humidity is a bit easier as I have a decently lit bathroom in which an arrangement of orchids, ferns, irish moss and a dwarf begonia seem happy in. Still, they're on a pebble tray and get mistings daily and I still worry about humidity levels--I live in Utah, after all. I don't grow a lot of things I would love to get from Logee's need more light than they'd get just from just a windowsill. As for getting more plants, I have enough already as people leave me foundlings all the time. <em>Susan, Your bathroom would probably be my favorite room! And I would imagine the dry cold of Utah would be an added challenge to indoor gardening. We enjoy (?) a damp chill here... -kris</em> Humidity is really challenging for my indoors plants, as is light. Humidity is a bit easier as I have a decently lit bathroom in which an arrangement of orchids, ferns, irish moss and a dwarf begonia seem happy in. Still, they’re on a pebble tray and get mistings daily and I still worry about humidity levels–I live in Utah, after all. I don’t grow a lot of things I would love to get from Logee’s need more light than they’d get just from just a windowsill. As for getting more plants, I have enough already as people leave me foundlings all the time.

Susan, Your bathroom would probably be my favorite room! And I would imagine the dry cold of Utah would be an added challenge to indoor gardening. We enjoy (?) a damp chill here… -kris

]]> By: Annie in Austin http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/january-bloom-search/comment-page-1/#comment-4373 Annie in Austin Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:07:19 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1784#comment-4373 Hi Kris, The lovely blooms make me want that moist breath! The best I can do with adding humidity around my plants is to keep them in the kitchen and boil lots of pasta. Happy GBBD! Annie at the Transplantable Rose <em>Thanks, Annie - And that's a great way to humidify the house - can't believe I didn't think to list it. Aren't we all inclined to carbo-load over the winter too... Perfect! -kris</em> Hi Kris,

The lovely blooms make me want that moist breath! The best I can do with adding humidity around my plants is to keep them in the kitchen and boil lots of pasta.

Happy GBBD!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

Thanks, Annie – And that’s a great way to humidify the house – can’t believe I didn’t think to list it. Aren’t we all inclined to carbo-load over the winter too… Perfect! -kris

]]> By: Gail http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/january-bloom-search/comment-page-1/#comment-4372 Gail Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:47:54 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=1784#comment-4372 Hi Kris, Great blooms..thank you for the info on Camellias...I was so tempted to get a few at the big box store but knew that with this arctic madness they would just die! Really,this cedar glade garden cannot provide a camellia with acid soil! LIkewise houseplants...I can't give them the light, humidity and other things they need. You know I need a friend with a big empty green house! Must add that to the list! Take care Kris! gail <em>Gail, they do seem like tricky plants but given the right conditions I guess they're easy. I actually got a little sick of them when I lived in Seattle. Imagine being bored with something that blooms in the middle of winter! What was wrong with me? -kris</em> Hi Kris,

Great blooms..thank you for the info on Camellias…I was so tempted to get a few at the big box store but knew that with this arctic madness they would just die! Really,this cedar glade garden cannot provide a camellia with acid soil! LIkewise houseplants…I can’t give them the light, humidity and other things they need. You know I need a friend with a big empty green house! Must add that to the list! Take care Kris!

gail

Gail, they do seem like tricky plants but given the right conditions I guess they’re easy. I actually got a little sick of them when I lived in Seattle. Imagine being bored with something that blooms in the middle of winter! What was wrong with me? -kris

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