tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post5113012070136939251..comments2024-03-19T15:44:46.027-07:00Comments on My Home and Garden: I cannot believe that we are still gardening on Vancouver Island.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-49937566775806520862013-10-28T11:15:24.834-07:002013-10-28T11:15:24.834-07:00I've been growing orchids off and on since I w...I've been growing orchids off and on since I was about 20. I bought my greenhouse to grow orchids. There were no trees here back then, so the greenhouse got too hot for them. So I painted the whole thing white and that helped a lot. I can still only grow certain types. The one that I have in the greenhouse is called a Cymbidium. They are a cool growing orchid. A few years back I put it outside for the summer. Got sick of it and in the he fall put it in our green recycle bucket. It had split the pot, so the roots were exposed. We had several frosts and I couldn't believe it was still alive. I took it broken pot and all and stuck it in the GH. In February it sent out several Keiki and had about 50 flowers. So now I put it outside for the summer and back in in the fall. Amazing, isn't it. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-87222221817551995972013-10-28T11:05:33.401-07:002013-10-28T11:05:33.401-07:00Pineapples. I like how your mind works. I am going...Pineapples. I like how your mind works. I am going to make a pile of it somewhere next year to grow pumpkins and squash. I haven't had luck with them so far.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-68847908307870021082013-10-28T06:23:57.340-07:002013-10-28T06:23:57.340-07:00Is that what the new shoots are called! I know so ...Is that what the new shoots are called! I know so little about orchids.<br /><br />You got a lot done Erin. I haven't planted my garlic yet..blush...everything is still growing here, with no hard frost yet. Quite amazing!Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-83734019964699672592013-10-28T02:43:50.398-07:002013-10-28T02:43:50.398-07:00All very impressive for this time of year - but th...All very impressive for this time of year - but the MOST impressive thing is that pile of horse poo! Why not make a Hot-Bed with it and grow some pineapples or something really exotic?!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com