Topic: Ava's gardening foray!

[Mrs Ava]

For Christmas Ava received:

And these to grow:

See the concentration:

Fingers are now dirty:


Finishing touches:

The finished exhibit:

This now spends 8 weeks in my fridge!!  ;D

[busy_lizzie]

Dare I make the joke "Ava Gardener"  ;D ;D ;D busy_lizzie

[Robert_Brenchley]

Let us know how you get on; I'm trying to learn as much as I can about stratification.

[Mimi]

Thats it now Emma.  He will be taking over the allotments next  ;)  Hope that we get to see a photo of the finished 'products'

[Robert_Brenchley]

That's if they don't eat him first. Wasn't it HG Wells who wrote a story about a decidedly dangerous orchid?

[Doris_Pinks]

Make sure no one eats it thinking it is chcolate pud with sprinkles! :o  :o  Little shop of horrors comes to mind! ;D  Good to see you got him gardening though!

[Lady of the Land]

Good luck with your growing Ava!

I hope you are more successful than us. We tried two types last year with no success. You probably have greener fingers than ours!

[lorna]

Good luck Ava. Something new to me, don't forget to give us updates in due course.

[Heldi]

Oooooh my son chose one of those carniverous plants. I've got the seeds planted in the little pot and sat it in my fridge. Unfortunately SOMEONE knocked it over. It is covered with a little plastic bag so I have righted it and hope the seeds will still germinate.  My son has now bought some venus fly trap seeds and I also have found another packet of seeds which is a couple of years old. I'll give them a go and see what happens eh? Will have to find the packet to tell you exactly what they are.

Good luck Ava !

[GREENWIZARD]

look at the concentration on his face ;D
you must be so proud EJ :)
looking forward to seeing the pics A

[Mrs Ava]

Remember this???  Hmph, well, after they spend the required amount of time in the fridge, were only watered with rain water, were talked to lovingly and generally looked after, NOTHING!  NADA!  NIL!  PAH!!  So, at the weekend, mum and I brought the old boy 2 different saracenias, a venus fly trap and a sundew.  They have been planted in a pot with no holes to allow a boggy atmosphere, in the correct compost, and the venus is happily devouring a butterfly!!  I would love to try to grow some from seed, and I seem to remember one of our members here is a carniverous plant grower....so I am hoping you will see this and post so I can check out your website and pick your brain so I don't kill them!

 ;D

[lorna]

Ava should try again Emma. After all you don't give up if you have a failure on your allotment. What a  dissapointment for Ava, maybe another try will succeed.
Lorna.

[Mrs Ava]

Now he has these...

[lorna]

EJ Ooer. No flies on Ava then ;D Looks like a success story. :)

[ava_banana]

Thanks.......but they were all got as mature specimens.........and the last one was a fantastic gift from a member on here!!!! ;D ;D

[shirlton]

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