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DualWieldRake
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My garden; welcome to the jungle 3
#23450870 - 07/17/16 07:13 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hey folks,
I'm enjoying reading this an other boards, seeing all your plants sprouting, growing, blooming and having crazy adventures.
I thought it'd be fun to show you my new green friends here. Some are store bought and some i germinated from seed.
I'm working to grow the following collection of plants.
Actinidia kolomikta (cat lure) Buddleia davidii (butterfly lure) Chamaemelum nobile (herb) Clematis montana (fragrant) Datura wrightii (fragrant) Echinopsis pachanoi (mescaline) Ephedra sinica (ephedrine) Fragaria vesca (yummy strawberries) Glechoma hederacea (herb) Ipomoea alba (fragrant) Ipomoea tricolor (lsa) Jasminum officinale (fragrant) Lonicera periclymemum (fragrant) Lonicera tatarica (cat lure) Mentha requienii (herb) Mentha spicata (herb) Peganum harmala (harmaline) Phalaris arundinacea (DMT related) Rosmarinus officinalis (herb) Thymus citriodorus (herb) Thymus praecox (herb) Thymus pseudolanuginosus (herb) Trachelospermum jasminoides (fragrant)
I'm planning to take pictures every week from today on, i'll show you what i have captured thus far starting from A to Z.
Actinida kolomikta
This can has kiwi's when a mate is near, but i planted it cause i've read it attracts cats and i also think the pink leaf variegation it will grow is really pretty.
I bought this online and it got delivered like this on april 11

July 12 and some pink is starting to show

And this is how it looks on July 17

Buddleia davidii
For that real summer feeling butterflies are essential, therefore i got me this butterfly bush. I got this from a cutting in spring, and the color will be a ruby like red.

10 days later, it's chillaxing against the wall on a hot afternoon.

Chamaemelum nobile
Cause i'm lazy and don't wanna mow the lawn i figured i use herbs as ground cover. For one is roman chamomile non flowering 'Treneague' cultivar.
It releases the scent of apples when you roll around in it.

Initially these were 12 bought plants and i made around 50 of them in spring. This is about half of it showing.

Clematis montana
This variety is called 'Fragrant spring' and will render pink flowers next year. This is how i got it.

And currently.

Datura wrightii
No pictures yet! This is still on my wishlist. I had doubts earlier to plant a datura but right now i can't wait to get my hands on some of these wrightii seeds. This variant i think is the prettiest with the bigger flowers and rounded leaves and i heard their smell is great.
Echinopsis pachanoi
Welcome home green fella.

Happy cactus.

Ready for liftoff

On day 8 after sowing this little guy poked his head up to see what's up.

Pachanoi x tomato

17 days old now and they are starting to grow what seems to be their feeling antennae

Ephedra sinica
Nothing came up after 2 weeks, so into the fridge! (will keep them there for a week)

Fragaria vesca
Also for groundcover but ofcourse for the tasty berries...

More strawberries.

I'm afraid though i will at some point have to make all these into compost because they run around pretty wild and feeling up plants way smaller than them..
Glechoma hederacea
Also known as ground ivy, this wonderfull creeping herb has a terrific aroma when you crush it's leaves. It blooms with nice purple flowers.
I bought 9 of these, and they have been struggling since day 1.

I will make cuttings soon and plant those in a more suitable area with some shade.
Ipomoea alba
This moonflower vine will open it's big white flowers and release it's scent when the sun sets.
Here they are sprouting, i didn't expect the seedlings to be so massive and they had a pretty hard time pushing out an inch of soil from the containers made from them.

The second mistake i made is leaving the cardboard containers on them when outplanting, even though theres no bottom to it.
Most of the plants turned out like this.

Just a few had the container falling off out of itself, and this is the result

Ipomoea tricolor
Failing to find an LSD plant i settled with morning glories for the LSA.

Unfortunately, snails apparently love too get high too and they ate every single one of the seedlings 
Jasminum officinale
I had 2 free spots that gave other plants (confederate jasmine) a hard time on their roots, so im trying this one to see if it does better, and maybe even smell better too.
They look a bit yellowish but that's cause the nursery sent me the variegated cultivar..

Lonicera periclymemum
I love the smell and taste of honeysuckle. First i bought an orange blooming variety, x tellmaniana. I turned it into mulch after finding out it's non-fragrant 

Here are the replacements (have had just one flower on the tall one, but next year they should be pretty intense)

Lonicera tatarica
Some cats are supposed to like this plant. Has no fragrance. This is 3 months growth.

Mentha requienii
Cute little plant with an intense peppermint smell. I got these last week.

Mentha spicata
I really love the smell and flavor of this mint, makes awesome tea. Got a bush of it from the supermarket for 50 cents and just added some soil and water.

Peganum harmala
These syrian rue seeds germinated nicely, had to thin out the containers quite a bit.

They love to sunbathe.

The last one looks a bit different then the others but that's ok i guess.
Phalaris arundinacea
Will check out what type of DMT is in this soothing green grass when it reaches around 6 feet in height.
This is the 2 week progress so far..

Rosmarinus officinalis
They sent me the crawling prostrate variety. I looked as confused as it does. Smell is good though.

Thymus citriodorus
Another lovely smelling ground cover (one day...) plant. Not really fond of the variegated version that was mixed in with the order, it may just end up missing...

Thymus praecox
The 'alba' version. Not as slow as the the T. citriodorus but still rather slow spreading. It's herbalicious though, and the bees also love it.

Thymus pseudolanuginosus
aka woolly thyme. superb fragrance, amazing looks and grows pretty decent as well.

Trachelospermum jasminoides
Smells a bit like honeysuckle to me, not as sweet but still pleasant. I have moved these plants from where i initially put them in the ground cause they started to act a bit strange. (looked like some roots rotting...)

And at their new spot.

So now i have introduced you to my friends, i will keep this thread updated. Atleast the weather looks promising, there has been this huge orange ball in the sky all day sending out tons of light and warmth!
Edited by DualWieldRake (08/14/16 12:03 PM)
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Lucis
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Nice first post, look forward to seeing things progress, stick around for a while.
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Re: My garden [Re: Lucis]
#23450970 - 07/17/16 07:47 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Wow dude, welcome, fantastic garden you have there! I love the pedestal you built for your pachanoi I would sit out there all the time with it
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DualWieldRake
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Thanks guys!
And thats right the_r3dz, it's awesome just sitting outside with the cactus.
I would infact completely forget about the time if it didn't double function as a sundial!
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DualWieldRake
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Some updates from my garden.
It is now certain that cats love the Actinidia kolomikta...to pee on!

The pink buds just contained regular green leaves, the cat piss however created a nice variegation.
Butterfly bush in bloom.

Pachanoi babies keep getting bigger. And even 2 more sprouted after 23 days (17 out of 21 now). Root upgrades are getting ready..

Trying to keep the creeping charlie alive...i replanted them to a more shaded place, rooted some cuttings from one, and also made some new guerilla cuttings in the city.

The one moonflower has reached it maximum height. I wonder if those buds are gonne be flowers. 

The honeysuckle is still on it's way to the top. This fly is looking like it's just sitting there but it was actually sliding down the vine.

The syrian rue keeps growing. One seedling could be another plant, perhaps something rare and elusive.

More happened ofcourse, but these were the highlights of the week.
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Mentha planned to the ground
They are gonna be everywhere
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Re: My garden [Re: penker]
#23474196 - 07/25/16 12:47 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Wow. Just wow.
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Wonderful stuff mate I'm having trouble with ephedra sinica myself I've had them in the fridge for over a month just stuck some in the grow tent to see what happens
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DualWieldRake
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Where did you aquired your seeds, mine were of well known 'seeds of the gods' brand. I dug em up yesterday and they seemed to be rotten brown and dried out on the inside. Except for one, but i guess that was my lesson in patience for next year
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UK Company i cant remember the name ill find out when i get home from what I've read you don't bury them push them point down into growing medium leaving the top exposed or you scatter them and cover with cling film and they take a couple weeks to germinate
Edit: Chilterns seeds was where they came from
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Edited by mrmazdarx9 (07/25/16 05:46 AM)
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Quote:
DualWieldRake said: 
Is that a fungal problem on those leaves?
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Re: My garden [Re: Lucis]
#23474647 - 07/25/16 07:29 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Looks like nute burn to me kf your using nutes
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DualWieldRake
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these came from a municipality hanging plant container so i couldn't say what type of treatment they have gotten.
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these came from a municipality hanging plant container so i couldn't say what type of treatment they have gotten.Quote:
mrmazdarx9 said: UK Company i cant remember the name ill find out when i get home from what I've read you don't bury them push them point down into growing medium leaving the top exposed or you scatter them and cover with cling film and they take a couple weeks to germinate
Edit: Chilterns seeds was where they came from
Post the pics when you get some green!
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mrmazdarx9
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Hopefully but im doubt it will
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Weekly highlights:
I noticed the last missing seedling today (1st pic blurry in the foreground) making the germination rate 100%
Looking for new growth after having introduced some worms to the soil

Strawberry plants for the neighbour rooting. One needed a bit of support after having it's umbilical cord cut

Ground ivy waiting to be outplanted this week. This is a bit of a dangerous spot concerning slugs, so that's why i decided to hire night time security.

Lonicera can't stop, won't stop.

Corsican mint starting to look like a plus instead of a square, and the spearmint got a first flower.

Syrian rue and phalaris grass looking pretty

Thyme exploding with the flowering season done.
Edited by DualWieldRake (07/31/16 01:32 PM)
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Some updates to my garden
Starting with A i sowed Argyreia nervosa seeds after a 24 hour soak. These will be my new source of LSA with the morning glories babies having been eaten earlier this summer.

At some point i will add Turbina corymbosa to the mix, this will be epic
Buddleia davidii and Lonicera tatarica got haircuts. I want them to be a bit more bushy.

Clematis and chamomile cuttings rooting and moonflower layering.

35 days after sowing yet another baby pachanoi hatched. Germination rate has now surpassed 100%.

Found a new source for Ephedra sinica seed. Half of them went to stratify the other half went straight into soil. After just 2 days one of the seeds stuck out his tongue and started licking the dirt, needless to say it died shortly after.

Some more seeds planted from left to right Artemisia absinthium and Tanacetum parthenium (1st pic), Lophophora williamsii and Sceletium tortuosum

Even more, these are seeds planted from fruit i enjoyed eating. Cause my earlier mystery seedling died cause a lack in acrobatic skills, i tought i'd make this my new mystery seedling. If anyone were to ever guess what this is a nice assortment of ethnobotanical seed will be your reward.

The Pereskiopsis porteri cuttings have rooted, i will let them grow an inch or two longer before they'll get pedro hats. Side branches were relocated to seperate containers.
Edited by DualWieldRake (08/07/16 08:09 AM)
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It's hard to believe it has only been a week! A lot of news from my private jungle..
First off, the kiwi vine grew a new piece of trellis! Amazing...

I had a few plants gifted to me by a neighbour, the bigger one is an Aquilegia (columbine) and the others are Alchemilla (lady's mantle). Neither of them are psychoactive. Have planted them in pots to see if they turn out pretty.

4 out of 10 Hawaiian baby woodrose seeds sprouted. Possibly have nicked the others too hard

These pictures were taken before they passed out from the heat of the sun. They revived quickly in a more shaded spot.
Some other things that sprouted from left to right, top to bottom; absinthium, ephedra, pretty little perfect sphere and sceletium


Looking at the growth progression of trichanosaurus pachanoi...rather shocked by the looks of the top having been gnawed on. The second picture shows a litte bit of snail trail, the wooden lid must have lured them in. Can hardly blame the evil beast cause the top of that cactus looks amazingly juicy..

An update on the pachanoi babies, 5 weeks old now Interesting in these pictures is to see how they use auxins for camouflage to blend in with the surroundings. Some of them pick the reddish brown of the soil while others try to mix in with the green of the algae, a very smart plant.

Honeysuckle flowering. The number of flowers have increased ten fold since it flowering earlier this year (1st pic)

Finally the spearmint started spreading. The word 'ominous' is i think what describes these pictures best. The mint plant in the last picture almost looks like it is emerging from the ground and going to make a dash to some neighbour's backyard

Grass jungle, indoor rue sheltering from the rain, outdoor cuttings toughening up and a month of growth

Edited by DualWieldRake (08/14/16 01:14 PM)
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Ah man you got the ephedra to grow mine still won't start even after fridge for a month got a new packet on the go at the min see what happens Gardens looking cool keep up the good work mate
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All good stuff from the jungle man. 
Youre not married are you? And if you are, kudos on choosing someone that tolerates your hobby. Speaking of which, i gotta clean up my jungle. exwife is on me about it every fucking day. Gripe!
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