helenae; bud to bloom

[SlipperKing]

My two plants


Pointing buds

A few days later

Closely guarded as they crack open

A bit more...

and ..

Getting there...

Pert'in near there!

 

[Trithor]

Nice series of pictures there Rick. What container are you growing your plants in, it looks huge in comparison to the plants? A very coarse mix as well, would you say that is the secret behind getting these to grow?
I am pleased to see that Mr Gnome is hard at work! I have got to give that a try. Do you think he will assist in erwinia cure as well?
Lovely helenae by the way.

 

[Dido]

Nice helenae congrats hopefully my buds will get the same colour I like the yellow once more then the more red one

 

[Mrs Sunshine]

I'm also curious about your containers for helenae.
Very nice set of pictures

 

[Justin]

Awesome...love the gnome

 

[NYEric]

Super nice! In love w/ the Gnome guard.

 

[Ozpaph]

great series, thanks

 

[SlipperKing]

OK Eric, no flirting with my lucky gnomes. I don't need them jumping ship for a plane to NY!
Gary, head to your local Wal-Mart and pickup these handy store baskets! I think I paid $1.97 ea. They're 8 X 11 inches and 4 inches deep. From the photo you can see they have pre-drilled holes on all sides down to an inch above the bottom. The bottoms are solid. The white rocks, a local limestone, covers the bottom then the mix on top, Orchiata#5, clay balls and limestone chips. I'm trying to minic a more natural growing environment with a spreading root system. There are two helenaes in this basket which seem to be taking to this type of culture. It does stay wetter longer, 4 days vs. 2 days in a pot. I have other plants setup this way as well.

 

[eggshells]

Nice color love it

 

[orchideya]

Such cute plants and beautiful blooms.
I liked the container too. Would it work for armeniacum? are they in the storage department of WM? Thanks

 

[Trithor]

Thanks Rick, I guess my nearest Walmart will be Miami (only about 10000km away) I will breeze over there this weekend (about a three day round trip with customs and passport control taken into consideration)
Guess I will have to try and find a local equivalent. Any chance of a picture of the container itself?

 

[The Mutant]

They're such cuties. Love helenae in any shape, colour, and form I think.

At fist I thought those lime stones were fried eggs! :rollhappy:

Thanks Rick, I guess my nearest Walmart will be Miami (only about 10000km away) I will breeze over there this weekend (about a three day round trip with customs and passport control taken into consideration)
Guess I will have to try and find a local equivalent. Any chance of a picture of the container itself?

:rollhappy:

I think people on this forum, sometimes forget that we're not all living in the US. :wink:

 

[SlipperKing]

Such cute plants and beautiful blooms.
I liked the container too. Would it work for armeniacum? are they in the storage department of WM? Thanks

Maybe and yes

Thanks Rick, I guess my nearest Walmart will be Miami (only about 10000km away) I will breeze over there this weekend (about a three day round trip with customs and passport control taken into consideration)
Guess I will have to try and find a local equivalent. Any chance of a picture of the container itself?

Sure

They're such cuties. Love helenae in any shape, colour, and form I think.

At fist I thought those lime stones were fried eggs! :rollhappy:


:rollhappy:

I think people on this forum, sometimes forget that we're not all living in the US. :wink:

I guess I should of added a poke smiley. I kinda figured Gary wouldn't have a Wally Mart but would know what the hell one was. Since here in the states you can't go a mile in any direction without running into one of the damn stores!
I did go visit my brother in central Florida and the closest Wal-Mart was 30 miles away. I told him, "Damn, we are in the wilderness, aren't we?" LOL

 

[SlipperKing]

As promised. I cleaned it up a little so it could be seen better.

 

[SlipperFan]

Hmmm -- never thought of finding shallow baskets in Walmart.

Nice helenaes, Rick!

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

Rick- there isn't a single Walmart in all of NYC. I have never entered one in my life. But that's a gorgeous helenae!

 

[emydura]

Seriously cute helenae's. So Rick, the water doesn't escape from the bottom, only the sides when it gets to that level? So there is a reservoir of water at the bottom?

 

[abax]

Really lovely helenae, Rick. I don't think I've met one I didn't like, but the
yellow-gold is very special. I've not met the gentleman with the beard. Is
he a Walmartian too?

 

[JeanLux]

Nice helenae, and cool baskets!!!! But, didn't you drill any holes into the bottom? Jean

 

[Trithor]

Thanks for the picture Rick, I now know what to be on the lookout for. I kind of expected it to have a mesh bottom. Rick so as commented on above, there is obviously a pool of water in the bottom. Does that mot cause problems with stagnation?
Sorry to be diverting your thread with lovely helenae to plastic tubs