nothing really new going on today..

just a better pic of my lavender lupinus bloom. i know spring is here so im hoping soon the rest of the garden goes crazy!!! today is really cloudy with rain expected tonight. ill poke around and update if anything new is found!! have a great day!

intro into hydroponic veggies!

first off im gonna show you my General Hydroponic unit filled with Hydrotron. there like clay marbles and stay wet and give the roots a home. a normal fish tank air pump pushes air down the unit and the air bubbles up the tube forcing water to rise up the tube and out the drip tube (the round one on top). i need to get a air pump myself thats why no finished pics yet.



these are my two plugs ive sprouted. one basil and one beef steak tomato. these then go right into the hydrotron and begin to grow. you use the plugs instead of dirt so you dont have soil inside the unit.

ill have finished pics in the morning!

Just updated. couldnt wait till morning!! now there growing hydroponically!! yeay!

native flower baskets!

a new update into our native wildflower and bulb hanging baskets.. not sure whats gonna come from them. we sprinkled some seeds and my wife stuck in some bulbs that i dont even know what they were! just waiting like you to see what shows up!!

tomorrow i start the hydroponic setup.. pics then!

green thumbs around Hillcrest San Diego

a couple of pics around the lovely city of Hillcrest in San Diego. enjoy!!

kangaroo paw coming out and saying hi!!

salvia discolor flower spike... growing quite well!!

as promised my lupinus arboreus has a lavender flower.. post more when open!

so this is it.. the Echium wildpretii. common name is the tower of jewels. i ordered seeds. nothing sprouted in a month. then i give up last week and order a 4 inch potted plant of ebay were i pay a total of $13.90 shipped. well i stumble across this one at a local nursery for a grand total of $12.50 in a 2 gallon pot. i get home with it and the man only charged me $2.50 plus tax.
so heres the wikipedia for the plant! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echium_wildpretii

pre planted photo

planted photo!!

there you can see it tucked in between the other plants!

my salvia spathacea.. these grow nice huge red flowers that the hummingbird love!

more flowers are starting there way up. kangaroo paw is getting ready aswell as other things. photos as allways when it happens!!!! enjoy your day!

alittle different today! cloning & hydroponic intro!

my cloning tray filled with two different types of ceanothus. common lilac around the hills. and something else i found but am not sure what it is.

i took cuttings of two branches and split them up and dabbed them into rooting hormones. then stuck the bottom end into my plugs and covered them with the dome. making sure to keep them moist at all times until they root. ive heard it works so im finding out now!

and these two are one beef steak tomato and one basil sprouting. these two will go into my hydroponic unit once alittle bigger. i leave the unit outside so i dont have to supplement light. cant wait!!! ill have more pics once these go into the unit!

foxglove opening up.

quick update on my hop vines. really getting going!

ADDED!
omg after month of searching nurseries and online i found one Echium Wildpretii pics will follow tomorrow!

waiting for somthing else to bloom !!!

scabiosa columbaria

just another shot. i like this one better

plomis lamiaceae

non stop blooming. this is actually a mint rather then a sage like its named..

foxglove

about to start really going!

mimulus auranticus

just your commom san diego monkey flower. very native..

cleaned up and somthing new!!

Lupinus arboreus or lupine bush, marked as lavender so well see. another california native for my garden

another view. says it can grow 6 feet by 6 feet cant wait! also have read that there aggressive seeders and need to be where you can control it.

just saw this and snapped a pic. lady bugs enjoying the last freesia

look around my 30 feet from right to left!

middle of my landscaping.

left of my landscaping. lots of palms but im slowly changing the look while leaving the larger palm trees.

cycads and more!!

a little more around my yard today. a little more cycad views then normal. probably wont update these unless new leaves unfurl. just been more into flowers lately. i trimmed my palms yesterday now that is spring time! garden looks cleaner. ill have more total views coming up!! enjoy your day!!

zamia furfuracea

cycas thouarsii

cascade hops progressing very well..

begonia freddie i believe. anyone know for sure please let me know!

our bulb native basket updates! wife bought the bulbs so im in the dark as to the type!

the other one!

some garden delights!

just a reminder that all my images are clickable for larger desktop sizes so enjoy!!

salvia discolor opening up for us!

my new addition. pink jasmine or jasminum polyanthum. $4.88 @ home depot..

achiliea millefolium or yarrow! cant wait for some flowers

my foxglove or digitalis is coming along very well.

our time at Elfin forest.

this is our hike around the elfin forest in escondido california. tons of great trails and plants! please enjoy the pics!! and thank you for viewing!
































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