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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 3:06pm On Nov 03, 2016 |
lenmafon: God bless you darling. Its been ages. I love flowers as much as I enjoy writing. LOL I used to visit the food section where they take pictures too. Take care dear |
Crime / Re: Mabel Okafor Was Murdered By Her Gateman In Lagos Over Salary by touchmeder: 1:03pm On Aug 23, 2016 |
kogistar: Please stop this! No tribe was mentioned. |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 2:22pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
Onegai: Good old baking soda in a spritz bottle. I misted the plant with more emphasis on where the white plage was, the stalk and under the leaves. Loads of rain fell too just before i did this. I think the combination of both helped. |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 5:37pm On Aug 08, 2016 |
I read some stuff off Google and tried it on the plant. I guess its working going by the flowers... I'm happy with the result 2 Likes
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Food / Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by touchmeder: 10:33am On Aug 05, 2016 |
graciousme: Done. Congrats on the completion of your course. |
Food / Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by touchmeder: 10:31am On Aug 05, 2016 |
pippimp: Damn! This got me. I nearly fell off my seat. 3 Likes |
Family / Re: Married To An Atheist by touchmeder: 11:40am On Aug 02, 2016 |
yolandy: Somewhere in your heart, you knew he had the potentials to be that way. He was not a christain and you were never deceived into this marriage. My only advise is to let him be and continue to pray for the salvation of his soul. Talk to your God to work on him, it may take a while and probably may never happen but what do you stand to lose if you continue to pray for him. Goodluck. 2 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 11:30am On Aug 02, 2016 |
Happy new month all ye flower lovers. A bouquet of fresh tropical flowers from the net 2 Likes 1 Share
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 1:31pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
This is my best plant for now That's me done... 2 Likes
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 1:24pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
My 3 little munchkins... The bachelor button plant should be up with them as soon as its feeling better and free of the white plague... 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 11:55am On Jul 25, 2016 |
Something has just begun eating my bitterleaf plant... He's been a good boy ever since until now 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 11:29am On Jul 25, 2016 |
My little babies: alovera, big fern, smaller fern and I believe scent leaf. These particular set of plants I asked/ 1 Like 1 Share
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 11:22am On Jul 25, 2016 |
My attempt at planting small stuff. The first pot is my spring onions. I've taken it to somewhere cooler now. The next is onions and the third pepper. Someone told me the onion wont grow, that's okay though. I'm more concerned about the pepper instead. 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 10:58am On Jul 25, 2016 |
Absolutely lovely. Coco, you can definitely put this together for someone as per business levels, I daresay. Well today is my flower day so i'm sneaking some time off to do this. Its more of a cry for help for me especially for one plant. There is this thing that reminds me of a white ghost walker invading my plant. I think its some sort of disease but the poor plant keeps fighting for survival. It still brings out leaves but its flowers are soooooo small and these days it does not come out again. Anyone who knows how i can kill off this white thing growing on my wee plant? I believe this plant is the Bachelor's Button. It has lovely purple small flowers like that one 3 Likes
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 10:59am On Jul 21, 2016 |
Onegai: Now i know what i'm doing wrong. I need to take out mine from the scorching sun 2 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 4:47pm On Jun 30, 2016 |
Onegai: LOL. Good idea. Bamboo plenty... 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 9:48am On Jun 30, 2016 |
@Onegai, random question. Any idea where one can buy a wind chime from? I'll love to place one near my garden space. |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 7:49pm On Jun 23, 2016 |
I wanted to encourage us with making do with our lovely tropical flowers. I want to share a story here, on my way to work there are some flowers that grow around wildly. A lot of my colleagues pass that spot but I guess no one takes notice cos it’s just flowers abi? The other day I noticed a man tending the garden and I asked permission to pluck a flower. He obliged and once I arrived, I began to scavenge for a container for the flower. I finally settled for an empty coffee container and even the Office Assistant thought I’d gone bonkers when she saw me washing it! Do you know everyone who walked into the office on that day asked about the flower? Some thought I got it from a lover They all went, where did you get it, wowwwwwwww, the other corner, where, it’s a lie, it’s so pretty, what's the name, you mean you got it as you were coming, bla bla bla. It didn’t matter it was in a funny looking glass jar or something. Immediately it came off the plant, it assumed a new dimension. The same plant they all walk past daily... This just got me thinking. Sometimes we don’t really know what we have in our backyard or around us. These flowers may not come in all shapes and sizes or the most vibrant colours but we have amazing stuff as well. We have so many gorgeous tropical plants here but sometimes it just ends where it is, outside your gate. So something different... go on and people would ask and admire and perhaps you can teach them a thing or two... 2 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 7:19pm On Jun 23, 2016 |
Onegai: I'm not really sure why. A lot of mosquitos in this region of mine. I grew up in Benin City and of course we had mosquitos but nothing close to what i've seen here. I recall playing around my mum's plant as a kid and I didnt get mosquitos rushing out. I mean its not like a swarm or something but if i water a plant, i'm sure to have like 5 or so mosquitos fly out. The containers have holes underneath and it does not retain water. I try to mop around the place when it rains so i'm not sure if its something i'm not doing. I think its just my area... |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 2:08pm On Jun 16, 2016 |
A downside for me though are mosquitos. I have these plants on my front yard and boy do they attract mosquitos. When i mop around the area or water them, mosquitos dance around. Not cute but i'm coping fine for now so... I'll probably transfer them out when they are stronger and bigger. All but Lucy... |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 1:55pm On Jun 16, 2016 |
Onegai: My dear, if i have nothing much to add, i just come read and go. I still dey follow this thread like... Okay so Lucy and co are doing well. Lucy is the best of the bunch i must confess. She is super versatile. I plucked her from the road side and she never waned one day. She was (still is)always green, cherry even with the half leaf state she came in. I think for beginners, you can try a dumbcane (remember if you have little children, you may want to skip it. Please go and read about the plant again if you missed what Onegai said about it at the start of this thread) About a month and half ago, I got some flowers by the road side. Quite inexpensive and pretty. Pink, purple and white flowers blossomed for the first few days. I put them in black nylons to start off with then they began to wither. The ones that I didnt transfer from their original container held their own. So I guess the soil transfer thingy didnt work too well. I guess the lesson is trying not to disturb them too much. I recall the guy who sold them getting them out of their original containers shaking the soil off them and giving me. We did that because they came in this big container and I didnt want to take all that load home. I got 2 little ones in pure water sachet containers. You wont believe because I put them whole (with their original soil encased around them) they have faired alot better than the others. So sorry no pictures now. Last week, I moved them again from the black nylon bags to little green buckets. Lucy didnt shake onebit. The ones from the pure water sachet are still okay. I'm still watching the others to see how they get along. They are still limp from the first transfer so... Then my snake plant really excited me. I yelled out like a child when I was doing the transfers and noticed the baby roots sprouting at the bottom. It was truly beautiful to see. I tell you that stuff works... What else? Okay let them grow some more and i'll share pictures. 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 12:26pm On Apr 30, 2016 |
Onegai: Sounds good... 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 12:20pm On Apr 30, 2016 |
Onegai: Hello beautiful people, I've not had the time to update but i decided to do today. Lucy is doing great. I managed to add a companion (snake plant) for her some days back and i'm watching their progress. my intention is to transfer the snake plant into the house after sometime. Onegai, am I doing it right or should I just get the snake plant into the house right away? Meanwhile at the back of my house, I got bitterleaf on point and gingergrass but unfortunately, only the bitterleaf is thriving. I intend to plant herbs at the back and flowers in front. Right now, na small small... 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 1:35pm On Mar 13, 2016 |
Onegai: I went through that Nimi's instagram page. Its very pretty. 2 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 1:52pm On Mar 12, 2016 |
Onegai: I'll have a look. @2500 for one? That's on the high side to me (at least for now) that tells you why so many average Nigerian folks can't be bothered with flowers or gardening for now... |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 6:30pm On Mar 11, 2016 |
brandnew3: Such a pretty space |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 10:58am On Mar 11, 2016 |
tearoses: Thanks for this, I have pics but I need to re size first. |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 7:02am On Mar 11, 2016 |
I decided a hand trowel would be good but I got too excited (when this thread first started) and bought a bricklayers instead! I spotted a dumb cane growing wildly the other day and decided to help myself. I'll be starting with her (yes its a her and I've christened her Lucy) So armed with my bricklayers trowel, I went 'a digging' for black soil from yonder place and the hubby just shake head for me. LOL I added a bit of waste from the bin but I hear dumb cane is quite versatile so hoping she does not wither away. I intend to fill that spot (around Lucy) with more colourful flowers in the coming weeks. Wish Lucy well for me. Hopefully she'll have fun at my place. Any advise? 2 Likes
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Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 6:43am On Mar 11, 2016 |
So here is my humble layout I intend to fill with flowers (kabashing and speaking in tongues-God helping me) I got some orange bowls (the color reminded me of a typical flower pot) a while back but decided to use them in my kitchen instead (covers face) Anyway they were too shallow so I've decided to start with black nylon bags first and get nice pots with time. This is gardening on a budget for me please. 1 Like
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Food / Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by touchmeder: 6:18am On Mar 11, 2016 |
Congrats Cococandy 1 Like 1 Share |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 4:52pm On Mar 10, 2016 |
I'm doing something small. I'll post some pics later @Mexican Evening Primrose - I think of this plant and i think 'grass' |
Agriculture / Re: The Hibiscus Flower Society: Calling All Gardeners, Flower Lovers Etc by touchmeder: 2:43am On Feb 21, 2016 |
This is another of my mum's plants. Unfortunately, I don't know the name. Years ago, I plucked it from a friends and planted it at home and voila, it thrived. It does not grow tall but spreads about. The flowers don't stay for long though; pluck it and put in a vase and you'll end up with the little purple flowers littering your home. It's a great plant though; a fresh burst of purple especially when planted over a large area. Who knows the name? 1 Like
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