March'10

So i am in a hurry...need to do all repotting before 24 march'10- reason- will write it later. So my plants r doing really well... worried transplanting them might cause problem.
Drwarf petunia have germinated well and the roots are coming out from below the pots so i bought hanging baskets yesterday from Dollar Tree $1 each. Now planning to put my little plants in this basket.
here are the latest pics!

So in the basket i have put Dwarf petunia while in the single brown pot i have put wave petunia. It seems dwarf petunia grow upright while wave petuni trail....just my guess!!

Project - Avocado !!

I love avocados !!

So i used the toothpick method to grow my own Avocado Tree...hopefully by the time it is grown i will have a home of my own with lawn where i will be able to plant it...distant dream!!

Around October i took avocado seed and pierced it a bit with agarbatti left over stick on three sides and suspended it into glass of water with the pointed edge of the seed facing upward out of water.

Months went by and nothing happened.... the used to fill it up to the brim whenevr the water evaporated. I was patient- infact i had little expectations.

Come Febuary'10 i saw the seeds split open.... but not a sign of root but within a week - ten days a saw a tiny root. This is how it looks right now....no shoot yet!!

freesias... will i be lucky this season?

Bought freesias bulbs December'09 from walmart (20 for $5) Planted them early January around 12th Jan! 5 in the white container & 4 in hanging basket....have heard they smell lovely- will i be lucky to see them bloom in my patio?
I was almost giving up on those planted bulbs when in first week of Febuary i saw tiny green knife like leaves popping up. Not impressed with the germination rate... only 3 out of 4 germinated in hanging basket. There were still no signs of any germination in white container..... the only difference was Potting soil (Gardners) in hanging basket while Sta Green potting mix in white container. By end of Feb around 20th i saw 2 tiny leaves in the white container as well. Still no sign of remaining 3 bulbs in the white container.
They are growing slow...dnt knwo if i will get to see the blooms in my patio?









The bucket one is growing strong

they all need stakes!!