Gardening in a Kilt (Buzz Kidder Canvas)

[string]

The aloes are blooming.

My ignorance abounds, I did not know aloes bloomed. The ones in our house never have had anything that looks to me like a bloom.

[Bugbear]

I'm sorry String. It seems to have to do with the cooller winter season and stuff, so indoor aloes might not bloom. It kind of looks like an asparagus stalk coming out of the center of the rosette of leaves, and then the orange blooms form at the top of the stock, then become pods... Just to make it a little more boring, mine are tiger aloes: Aloe Variegata.

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I'm sorry String. It seems to have to do with the cooller winter season and stuff, so indoor aloes might not bloom. It kind of looks like an asparagus stalk coming out of the center of the rosette of leaves, and then the orange blooms form at the top of the stock, then become pods... Just to make it a little more boring, mine are tiger aloes: Aloe Variegata.

I learn every day! No need to be sorry, I like to learn new bits of mostly useless information. The fact that it's cool info on plants and such helps too.

[Bugbear]

String, desert plants are extremely boring and dry, LOL. Well, I've done a lot of study and research into cacti and succulents over the last eight years. I've also studied medicinal plants of the desert southwest, but it has all been personal study and research, not at a university... The biggest part has been compiling an easily usable data base: again for personal use.

* To explain a little, I had a feeling that I should look into these things. I let my intuition guide me. I've spent endless hours of looking at information on plants and related information. I have kept notes or if on the internet, html copies of everything I have researched. I did learn research skills at the univercity, and basics of biology and so on. That helps a lot.

[BoldHighlander]

My niecephew used to play in the mud, but she is seventeen now and would rather be getting tatoos.

Now Ted, what's the matter with tattoos?



Ha!ha!ha!

(back last Sept. before I had to trim the facial hair for my current job)

[Bugbear]

BoldHighlander, that's funny, no problem with tatoos.

On the shaving part, I've been shaving with the beard trimmer this year. It's the closes setting and kind of looks like I haven't shaved for a couple of days. I'm trying to look more like a grizzled desert hermit. I've also started not getting haircuts sense last summer or something like that.

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String, desert plants are extremely boring and dry, LOL. Well, I've done a lot of study and research into cacti and succulents over the last eight years. I've also studied medicinal plants of the desert southwest, but it has all been personal study and research, not at a university... The biggest part has been compiling a data base: again for personal use.

the best learning is that you study yourself, for yourself, and in your own interests. The university has it's place, but all the information that is really important you don't gain in lecture.

[Moosedog]

I like studying desert plants...I find it fascinating to see how beings adapt to their environments...

Moosedog

[Bugbear]

I'm going to squeeze all these posts into one, so I can have room to write without making new posts.

I like studying desert plants...I find it fascinating to see how beings adapt to their environments...

Moosedog

They are unbelievable sometimes. I work a lot with prickly pears.

Glad you like desert plants too, Moosedog.

the best learning is that you study yourself, for yourself, and in your own interests. The university has it's place, but all the information that is really important you don't gain in lecture.

Sorry I keep rewriting this post, String. It just doesn't sound right when I re-read it, and I also wanted to make it clear that I do not have a degree in Botany or Ag... That being said, I can safely say that the garlic and elephant garlic is doing quite well, and I have a pet Venus's Fly Trap that lives in a plastic jar...

Like I've changed my signature to say, I'm just hopping around the brier patch.

[Bugbear]

Think I'll work on the bonsai in the morning. I have several that need to be dug, and it's a good time to prune the figs. I aught to take cuttings of the figs and grapes to start a bunch of new ones...