tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30190013047784865062024-03-19T05:03:45.623-05:00DragonStone's BlogI enjoy growing certain plants when they catch my interest. When it comes to succulents, I am mostly interested in jade plants. I may have other plants filtered in over time.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-58959291243050336002010-05-23T14:49:00.002-05:002010-05-23T14:50:54.364-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1KAQ46i3CfcUcCCSUacw0HBUSurnNw5F7UUEdVomeqfN9eEugzkYzIJ0GIEE3iPlb5GRmOWm9lnRMCIpC72ihDdZQ3dT3NmQnIWAgcdlvsQSW8OgLEXWcRMa4sQ-N9s2XA1A0kuqiEM/s1600/052210jadeplants1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1KAQ46i3CfcUcCCSUacw0HBUSurnNw5F7UUEdVomeqfN9eEugzkYzIJ0GIEE3iPlb5GRmOWm9lnRMCIpC72ihDdZQ3dT3NmQnIWAgcdlvsQSW8OgLEXWcRMa4sQ-N9s2XA1A0kuqiEM/s320/052210jadeplants1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474555023117554066" /></a><br /><br />Look what a friend sent me yesterday. A huge box of jade plant clippings. Geez! hehe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR6ryh6Jxw6L30fDTR__QiX6r-i-v63V8QI7Lo3RQPI9gKRz8XLj8B-6FBOXPjEsuqJ-HDwc0mrqxOlETW6qujmfZumYrxUdqeqluCE58KCqjhQPzSk_ZznqjdnmKs6K3cFDSR672870/s1600/052310jadeplants1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR6ryh6Jxw6L30fDTR__QiX6r-i-v63V8QI7Lo3RQPI9gKRz8XLj8B-6FBOXPjEsuqJ-HDwc0mrqxOlETW6qujmfZumYrxUdqeqluCE58KCqjhQPzSk_ZznqjdnmKs6K3cFDSR672870/s320/052310jadeplants1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474555024433269250" /></a><br /><br />Today I got them all potted.<br /><br />As for my other jades, most of them are still hanging in there. I did find out that one jade plant died and possibly another is on the process of shriveling up. Not sure why now... since I repotted them all. Frustrating.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-666981009222571422010-03-27T11:45:00.003-05:002010-03-27T11:51:50.195-05:00Caved in...I caved in and bought more jade plants!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58e70F4UG7frs83MZ40KZD2djN0WCw87lLkgVBymTEbEvavVHsg0gWd9Nq_eHLOEXX44hUhoD4DR3GsLFl3mOiClZ9-Y31qKuVAog9Gkbtgb5e178nZFn4l8oXYr_7a2T8bq8et8Eu2M/s1600/032710jadeplants1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58e70F4UG7frs83MZ40KZD2djN0WCw87lLkgVBymTEbEvavVHsg0gWd9Nq_eHLOEXX44hUhoD4DR3GsLFl3mOiClZ9-Y31qKuVAog9Gkbtgb5e178nZFn4l8oXYr_7a2T8bq8et8Eu2M/s320/032710jadeplants1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453355844954114850" /></a><br /><br />The side view didn't do much justice to the shorter jade plant. The shorter jade plant is actually very wide.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo20p69X5qMRXwZCoTxV5UGsDlNdOqfF69RKtzr9Iseb2Sc3vob5v2MezrzfZ7S0sm_RPY3AigUOacHVsVSRjU7jqi5WO5iJ-l5k7qfM336sTqXpd4GmYA5zmLUwmqmfKQybsskt5vtg/s1600/032710jadeplants2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo20p69X5qMRXwZCoTxV5UGsDlNdOqfF69RKtzr9Iseb2Sc3vob5v2MezrzfZ7S0sm_RPY3AigUOacHVsVSRjU7jqi5WO5iJ-l5k7qfM336sTqXpd4GmYA5zmLUwmqmfKQybsskt5vtg/s320/032710jadeplants2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453355913528688562" /></a><br /><br />This picture here shows how wide the shorter jade plant is! The taller jade plant is behind it. Looks puny now, don't it? hehe.<br /><br />Today was pretty productive. I headed to a local nursery to see if they had anything. I saw huge Barrel Cacti through the clear plastic when approaching but after I stepped in, they were all dying from the bottom up. There were a couple of sedums but... that was pretty much it. Nothing else.<br /><br />I asked the guy if he had any jade plants. He fetched one from a greenhouse from across the road. He said that he was going to make cuttings from the ones he had left but I was more than welcome to buy the tall skinny one. I noticed that there was yellow/red coloring on it and this was the same nursery that I bought my Hummel Sunset from. I jumped on it. He told me it was $10 and I was happy to take it.<br /><br />Then I visited another nursery nearby and they had a batch of jade plants that were just HUGE. They were all $10 each. I didn't see any red/yellowing so I figured these have to be regular jade plants. I snatched one up. hehe.<br /><br />I'm happy! It was $20 well spent.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-54535715404166929142010-03-08T16:49:00.002-05:002010-03-08T16:54:50.832-05:00Surviving Jades<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBI5Z4N2areReCdTVhXjA2-G1MVMa2o6yzy6ZqXDJS_OR1Abx-P65VcvKVyobUrwZfuHiKvSnCwiLltMJcvbXwLgPWMXMgKDIDRKPYQXNkYGDjosLhyJ0B1XjuTw2tTqrdEvVAgnzojBU/s1600-h/030810jadeplants1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBI5Z4N2areReCdTVhXjA2-G1MVMa2o6yzy6ZqXDJS_OR1Abx-P65VcvKVyobUrwZfuHiKvSnCwiLltMJcvbXwLgPWMXMgKDIDRKPYQXNkYGDjosLhyJ0B1XjuTw2tTqrdEvVAgnzojBU/s320/030810jadeplants1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446383669708338450" border="0" /></a><br />I repotted what was left of the jades today. New leaves are popping out and I hope they'll thrive this summer. I still have whatever little that is left of my Ms. Jade that started all of this. I have some gollum and hobbit. I believe I may have lost all the Hummel Sunset or the regular jade plant. Not sure. The jade plant on the very far right - that may be a regular jade plant or a hummel sunset. Time will tell if the leaves change colors after it gets bigger.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-36697380914397230562009-07-17T16:35:00.002-05:002009-07-17T16:40:43.697-05:00Update on JadesI was asked to give an update on my jade plants. I guess the grim news is that I expect all of them to die before the year is over. Why such a harsh prediction? Most of the little ones are long gone. The larger ones are still losing branches over time and none of them are thriving. They grew a couple small leaves but then sit around...<br /><br />I guess the winter shocked them so much that they're not recovering. I guess somewhere inside of me, I'll be somewhat relieved to deal with whatever handful that survives and thrives rather than sit around and stare at a table of jade plants that look so miserable while they're on their way out.<br /><br />I was encouraged to make a couple clippings but the clippings immediately shriveled before they ever had a chance to do anything.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-84462927824830835932009-04-07T11:45:00.002-05:002009-04-07T11:51:14.840-05:00Freeze Tonight?!I probably shouldn't have put my winter clothes away. Heh! There's a freeze coming up tonight. I was hoping the forecasts were wrong and even if they weren't, it always showed the temperature at 34 or 35. I figure that's not bad for plants to creep through just one night. Now that we're nearing this cold night, I'm finding that the temperature right now is already 49 degrees and it's not even 1pm yet! The predicted low tonight is, at the moment, 32. Isn't that beautiful? Now I have to figure out if I oughta shuffle all the plants into the greenhouse to protect them in case it drops lower than 32 - which I'm convinced it will since it's already 49 right now.<br /><br />Bleh.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-50176789989444444862009-04-05T19:21:00.003-05:002009-04-05T19:22:11.066-05:00One shows life!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U2KG9WusQQWolDaBNxYEWkJjTFczTX2DEJb-_3mMFczVRN1Mfdpo06IdgaYYWbbhFn4YP8IDhD1K2bVsW8laa4II2AXFNZw353o-_t2313b9YpkSWe8B4Jw4MelZFOsHAAIxwnxBLjg/s1600-h/040509jadeplant1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321366905228834674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U2KG9WusQQWolDaBNxYEWkJjTFczTX2DEJb-_3mMFczVRN1Mfdpo06IdgaYYWbbhFn4YP8IDhD1K2bVsW8laa4II2AXFNZw353o-_t2313b9YpkSWe8B4Jw4MelZFOsHAAIxwnxBLjg/s320/040509jadeplant1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />In my grouping of small jade plants that I felt may have died - one finally shows signs of life! I removed the two rotting nodes when I saw these little leaves coming up. We'll see how the others are.<br /><div></div>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-28064511906996623362009-03-27T09:37:00.003-05:002009-03-27T09:39:16.943-05:00Jade Plants - Still not sure...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4qvPZxJnPMZ5o7itVQeVn-KG0yIltieulxcYjVIAop2W6Zb4ZeQdUgNifbSmtiVn6jo9OFllBZQLH0pfWyzYlonas6lspSu4LwF5e9vEzIQkfTFUl_vWRIodpSrr9NhafGm_mWkXgGo/s1600-h/032709jadeplants1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317876746965645282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4qvPZxJnPMZ5o7itVQeVn-KG0yIltieulxcYjVIAop2W6Zb4ZeQdUgNifbSmtiVn6jo9OFllBZQLH0pfWyzYlonas6lspSu4LwF5e9vEzIQkfTFUl_vWRIodpSrr9NhafGm_mWkXgGo/s320/032709jadeplants1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I took the jade plants out of the greenhouse yesterday. I still can't tell if any are going to make it. Sure, there's a bunch of green leaves but a good chunk are shriveling up - along with the branches. Heck, I'm worried my main Hummel Sunset is dying as well. A lot of the smaller plants look like they totally bit the dust.</div>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-53155871518159677572009-03-10T15:16:00.003-05:002009-03-10T15:18:38.403-05:00And thus they live on...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTpr9eeb7Rh5-hnYNAA5pZHC7lo2ZJ6iwTUqbvrGYzyc4eQQvGNQaRs-7RB1hzuT1aVzCmToxj0fSkZNvDtcm2MsB2ZaspaPv-ZWJrvNQxkKFQO0gUjrGcVhY3CZTCy07ZloXJHhmtoQ/s1600-h/031009jades1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311655896638457490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTpr9eeb7Rh5-hnYNAA5pZHC7lo2ZJ6iwTUqbvrGYzyc4eQQvGNQaRs-7RB1hzuT1aVzCmToxj0fSkZNvDtcm2MsB2ZaspaPv-ZWJrvNQxkKFQO0gUjrGcVhY3CZTCy07ZloXJHhmtoQ/s320/031009jades1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Guess what I found beneath the table in the greenhouse? From the way they're all sticking up, I guess they rooted into the ground. I can't reach these right now but I guess I'll have to repot them when the time comes!DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-27449365941283566992009-03-06T12:24:00.003-05:002009-03-06T12:28:22.789-05:00Warm temperatures but will it stay?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-OeKrsjWmaHD5L6HH4ir4gOk2ecsWSpe0zl26wWiRs1KNtDj9Sb71ALl75fDr3JJtEJywFsPg3A_SjcqDNMzrEm54jZpOQ2FDju47Ta6vq2PNABlvks6nPtfQNGmcRuOfiatr-EOfNY/s1600-h/030609jadeplants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310127649545457618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-OeKrsjWmaHD5L6HH4ir4gOk2ecsWSpe0zl26wWiRs1KNtDj9Sb71ALl75fDr3JJtEJywFsPg3A_SjcqDNMzrEm54jZpOQ2FDju47Ta6vq2PNABlvks6nPtfQNGmcRuOfiatr-EOfNY/s320/030609jadeplants.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It's amazed me how many times we've had flurries this winter. I don't think I've seen it happen here that many times in a short period in... forever. Some of the jade plants may have bit it. I certainly did a lot of removing of dead branches. So far, I suspect two jade plants will die. Even their trunk is a bit soft. The rest still feel firm.<br /><br />Even though I'm keeping an eye on the 10 day forecast, it doesn't seem like there'll be any freezing temperatures left. Who knows though, there's always a cold frost that'll kill a bunch of plants when they believe spring has already arrived.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-14483786081260802722008-04-19T14:43:00.005-05:002008-04-19T14:44:52.374-05:00Hummel Sunset Jade PlantI was told: Withhold water and provide lots of light - Hummel Sunset should redden right up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXwiPbxx6tYlpyoiOvddg7jT8BzMIauL5u14xJjR2U4nIK99P-UnXOxSLpHXwk5hgFzhAcJY9BLbFOtgw-xpyroB7HSe1bcxHWdfo9sTKEOS_59bCUihRsvW_qOgKI5SxIxXLyx7sN0Q/s1600-h/041908hsjade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXwiPbxx6tYlpyoiOvddg7jT8BzMIauL5u14xJjR2U4nIK99P-UnXOxSLpHXwk5hgFzhAcJY9BLbFOtgw-xpyroB7HSe1bcxHWdfo9sTKEOS_59bCUihRsvW_qOgKI5SxIxXLyx7sN0Q/s400/041908hsjade.jpg" border="0" alt="Hummel Sunset Jade Plant" /></a><br /><br />This is as red as its gonna get because the leaves are starting to shrivel up. I was going to water it but supposedly a storm is coming through the area tonight so I'll let it water my succulents and other plants.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-69188641912643290102008-04-07T22:58:00.002-05:002008-04-07T23:05:00.758-05:00Variegated Jade Leaf Growing New PlantI hate my variegated jade plant. I do. It just seems to sit there but I guess that's what someone meant when they said that variegated jades are agonizingly slow to grow. At least it's alive. I think. I don't know. It hasn't done anything in the year I had it.<br /><br />While in the greenhouse over winter, one of the leaves fell and started growing a new plant. All green!<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGMpBLBGhS6mk04iG0xkKK0Ss0IcCrGfjEJFUgkc4akUWJPDTE9t60pWykkOC0QtE1eNWSf7AzbQJSYf81DPfuUnCIUHlprOlCSo4yHJN2muKFyJcEhwZbZZ_Lrd1KWRq1v9eFHee6gI/s1600-h/040708vjadeleaf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGMpBLBGhS6mk04iG0xkKK0Ss0IcCrGfjEJFUgkc4akUWJPDTE9t60pWykkOC0QtE1eNWSf7AzbQJSYf81DPfuUnCIUHlprOlCSo4yHJN2muKFyJcEhwZbZZ_Lrd1KWRq1v9eFHee6gI/s400/040708vjadeleaf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186719490850379538" /></a><br /></center><br /><br />This made me remember a comment on the Cacti and Succulents forum on Gardenweb years ago where someone said not to bother planting variegated jade leaves because the plant that grows from them would revert back to a solid green state. The only way to get more variegated jades is to grow from branches.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-84338387821727113302008-03-25T16:18:00.004-05:002008-03-25T16:27:38.939-05:00Maybe Ms. Jade really is a Crosby's Compact?Hmm, Over the years, I've posted pictures and information of Ms. Jade that I've had since December of 1996. It's my oldest jade plant. One of my biggest frustrations with her is that I've never succeeded in having her growing big at all. I would either let her get all leggy or just keep her sharply pruned down - nothing worked. After posting on Gardenweb over time, a few members have suggested that she may be a Crosby's Compact.<br /><br />After looking up information, it appears Crosby's Compact turns red. I've always dismissed it because Ms. Jade and all her 'offspring' have never turned red at all. The leaves remain green and would have a 'sunburnt' edge during summer.<br /><br />Well, for some reason, one of her offspring has started reddening right up! Sorry about the pollen. The pine trees are trying to make everything look yellow right now.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OVUZ8P-Sk-yrve8c5-nLSM5-KKn0eT_zLjiDJIDZ1HD_DYSzFGVEiw7hbg69qFyBCQWolfVgTl6MT_RFEzsVW9Zplz80Zzguj_6kyr5E5mSbTV6nmj3llPipQmVuv04XFBLjA0IfoYs/s1600-h/032508jadecrosby1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181792536296642274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OVUZ8P-Sk-yrve8c5-nLSM5-KKn0eT_zLjiDJIDZ1HD_DYSzFGVEiw7hbg69qFyBCQWolfVgTl6MT_RFEzsVW9Zplz80Zzguj_6kyr5E5mSbTV6nmj3llPipQmVuv04XFBLjA0IfoYs/s400/032508jadecrosby1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the image of the full size plant.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52FjOjM2hJoJoWSzXiCMqnt9KfTbKMfaxE32DtONvxH8-wGHL4CVpYZxamr7hlDp8HbOjHpx9SVGZbi2qH8G6C7m6lxGuB9mMLIc0jDVznjfZTfnpDek4aWx0UOzIIMCvNxi5-d6F-HM/s1600-h/032508jadecrosby.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181792540591609586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52FjOjM2hJoJoWSzXiCMqnt9KfTbKMfaxE32DtONvxH8-wGHL4CVpYZxamr7hlDp8HbOjHpx9SVGZbi2qH8G6C7m6lxGuB9mMLIc0jDVznjfZTfnpDek4aWx0UOzIIMCvNxi5-d6F-HM/s400/032508jadecrosby.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hm, my poor camera. I don't think it can deal with certain types of light that well anymore. </div><div> </div><div>I decided to hit Google for Crosby's Compact again. While a lot of images show them as red leaves, I can't help but think that Ms. Jade is one. The trunks all look the same.</div>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-77562740385433669432008-03-19T16:14:00.003-05:002008-03-19T16:18:24.111-05:00So a new year starts...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIoEYtlHvn49Wh5G3gHfPnUihqXes63EHHIiu1bQfpuCsepbvDthRRVF7TxRKF-aTQFHRwentwErOHipsbdocayKfTREpF3-NQZ-dlGYPjLe0lXKbfECpQpx0oKrb8tkHlWun3-WqXs4/s1600-h/031908jades.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179564968688440994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIoEYtlHvn49Wh5G3gHfPnUihqXes63EHHIiu1bQfpuCsepbvDthRRVF7TxRKF-aTQFHRwentwErOHipsbdocayKfTREpF3-NQZ-dlGYPjLe0lXKbfECpQpx0oKrb8tkHlWun3-WqXs4/s400/031908jades.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>There's a big storm coming through the area tonight so I decided to quickly lug all my jade plants out of the greenhouse (along with the rest) so that they can all get a good soaking. The temperatures will be staying warm so I suppose spring has arrived in this area ... despite the fact that winter has been pretty mild anyhow.<br /></div><div>I have to seriously repot quite a few of the jades.</div><div> </div><br />And yeah, I'm aware of the pine tree in the one pot full of jades. I haven't been able to bring myself to remove it. ;)<br /><div></div>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-59642445518124901472007-12-03T16:28:00.000-05:002007-12-03T16:36:41.462-05:00Jade Plant Experiment - AfterthoughtsOy. Google ate my post. That was fun. Now to retype it all...<br /><br />I failed big time. I knew it was going to happen. As I predicted, the summer heat would make me lose interest in this experiment. Ah, but, I know some are curious as to what happened after...<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/dragonslumber/120307teama.jpg"><br><b>Numbered</b></center><br /><br /><Center><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/dragonslumber/120307teamm.jpg"><br><b>Team M</b></center><br /><br /><p><br /><center><table cellpadding="2" border="1"><tr><td>Plant Name</td><td>Numbered</td><td>Team M</td></tr><br /><tr><td>1. (Dwarf?) Jade Plant</td><td> 9.5" </td><td> 10" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>2. Hummel Sunset</td><td> 10" </td><td> *** </td></tr><br /><tr><td>3. Gollum Jade Plant</td><td> </td><td> 9" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>4. Hobbit Jade Plant</td><td> 8.5" </td><td> 7.5" </td></tr></table></center><br /><br />***I gave away the jade plant when someone asked for it. Sorry 'bout that...<br /><br />My conclusion? I think the recipe helped slightly. (<a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-chose-plants-for-my-personal.html">Refer to measurements from first post</a>) While Team M was catching up to its taller counterparts, it wasn't exactly a big improvement. I imagine if I were to run this experiment for five years, Team M would have a big advantage over the other team eventually. Would I do it? Very lazily.<br /><br />Off-topic note, I do love how the fertilizer recipe has caused lots of buds on my thanksgiving cacti. The likelihood of me making the fertilizer for next year is very high and I may continue to water Team M just for the heck of it.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-87107005426899205862007-08-01T14:09:00.001-05:002007-08-01T14:17:11.797-05:00Update 9 - Jade Plant ExperimentI know, I know. I didn't do an update for July 15th. The heat and humidity in this area has become so smothering that I can't bring myself to step outside for very long. Any gardening has held very little interest for me right now. However, I was able to eek out this update though.<br /><br /><Center><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/977392610/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/977392610_50b8747acc_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plant Experiment"></a><br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/977392662/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/977392662_1fc92b0dbf_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plant Experiment"></a><br /></center><br /><p><br />I can hear it now. "What is this mess that I'm staring at??" Severely unweeded jade plants. It's amazing how weeds pop up in the pots like that.<br /><br /><br /><i><a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-chose-plants-for-my-personal.html">1st Measurements</a>, <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/04/update-2-jade-plants.html">2nd Measurements</a>, <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/04/update-4-jade-plants-experiment.html">3rd Measurements</a>, <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/06/update-6-jade-plant-experiment.html">4th Measurements</a>, and <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/06/update-8-jade-plant-experiment.html">5th Measurements</a>.</i><br /><p><br /><center><table cellpadding="2" border="1"><tr><td>Plant Name</td><td>Numbered</td><td>Team M</td></tr><br /><tr><td>1. (Dwarf?) Jade Plant</td><td> 9.5" </td><td> 9.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>2. Hummel Sunset</td><td> 9.75" </td><td> 8.25" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>3. Gollum Jade Plant</td><td> </td><td> 8.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>4. Hobbit Jade Plant</td><td> 8.5" </td><td> 7.5" </td></tr></table></center>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-80973609892828496532007-06-30T10:18:00.000-05:002007-06-30T10:23:47.685-05:00Update 8 - Jade Plant ExperimentI can't believe tomorrow will be July. Yikes. Everyone have a safe July 4th! <br /><br />Well, here's the next update.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/671894467/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1313/671894467_ff6fcef60c_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plant Experiment"></a></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/671894497/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1344/671894497_b1bf8b4f8d_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plant Experiment"></a></center><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-chose-plants-for-my-personal.html">1st Measurements</a>, <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/04/update-2-jade-plants.html">2nd Measurements</a>, <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/04/update-4-jade-plants-experiment.html">3rd Measurements</a> and <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/06/update-6-jade-plant-experiment.html">4th Measurements</a>.</i><br /><p><br /><center><table cellpadding="2" border="1"><tr><td>Plant Name</td><td>Numbered</td><td>Team M</td></tr><br /><tr><td>1. (Dwarf?) Jade Plant</td><td> 9" </td><td> 9.25" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>2. Hummel Sunset</td><td> 9.75" </td><td> 8" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>3. Gollum Jade Plant</td><td> </td><td> 8.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>4. Hobbit Jade Plant</td><td> 8.5" </td><td> 7" </td></tr></table></center>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-17697130958531624712007-06-15T17:12:00.000-05:002007-06-15T17:18:57.076-05:00Update 7 - Jade Plant ExperimentHere comes the next Jade Plant update... <br /><br />I'm thinking that maybe the mixture doesn't hurry along any new growth. I know I'm only halfway through the summer but I don't know. I imagine there's going to be seven or updates left (before we hit November.) so I don't know. <br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/553923327/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1416/553923327_d459b89a52_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade plants"></a></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/553923329/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1074/553923329_183b015393_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade plants"></a></center>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-91899031351413293282007-06-01T14:17:00.000-05:002007-06-01T14:20:27.866-05:00Random Jade Plants<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/525250561/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/525250561_4870417bda_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Hobbit Jade Plant"></a><br><b>Hobbit Jade Plant</b></center><br /><p><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/525250565/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/525250565_d255ae48dd_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Gollum Jade Plant"></a><br><b>Gollum Jade Plant</b></center><br /><p><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/525250573/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1184/525250573_2471386afa_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Hummel Sunset Jade Plant"></a><br><b>Hummel Sunset Jade Plant</b></center><br /><p><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/525257633/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/525257633_d382828a18_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Variegated Jade Plant"></a><br><b>Variegated Jade Plant</b></center><br /><p><br />Tossed up some extra pictures of the various Jade Plants I have.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-1467307590302825382007-06-01T14:09:00.000-05:002007-06-01T14:14:34.249-05:00Update 6 - Jade Plant ExperimentHm, I'm kinda baffled by the measurements. A majority seems to be sitting still (too hot?) while one or two made a jump.<br /><p><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/525250587/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1102/525250587_e6ead040f6_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plant Experiment"></a></center><br /><p><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/525257631/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1030/525257631_e39ff3df3c_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plant Experiment"></a></center><br /><p><br /><i><a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-chose-plants-for-my-personal.html">1st Measurements</a>, <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/04/update-2-jade-plants.html">2nd Measurements</a>, and <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/04/update-4-jade-plants-experiment.html">3rd Measurements</a>.</i><br /><p><br /><center><table cellpadding="2" border="1"><tr><td>Plant Name</td><td>Numbered</td><td>Team M</td></tr><br /><tr><td>1. (Dwarf?) Jade Plant</td><td> 9" </td><td> 8.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>2. Hummel Sunset</td><td> 9.5" </td><td> 7.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>3. Gollum Jade Plant</td><td> </td><td> 8.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>4. Hobbit Jade Plant</td><td> 8" </td><td> 6.25" </td></tr></table></center>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-53314879455302360702007-06-01T12:29:00.000-05:002007-06-01T12:31:05.884-05:00Gollum Jade Plant covered in Webs<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/525063868/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1028/525063868_225d6cd008_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Gollum Jade Plant"></a></center><br /><br />I got my new digital camera today! I really like how this picture came out.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-15736457069880623632007-05-16T18:43:00.000-05:002007-05-16T18:45:15.937-05:00Update 5: Jade Plant Experiment<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/501409792/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/501409792_5f50b2e5fc_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plants"></a></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/501409786/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/501409786_5cc0822454_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plants"></a></center><br /><br />And the fifth update is here!DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-79002018345694303682007-04-30T09:21:00.000-05:002007-04-30T09:31:22.806-05:00Update 4: Jade Plants ExperimentHere comes the next update...<br /><br />So far, it seems that 'Hobbit 1' and 'Gollum M3' has had nothing new for the past month.<br /><p><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/478441551/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/478441551_8cdba1a4b0_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plants"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/478441553/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/478441553_497bc383d2_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plants"></a><br /></center><br /><p><br /><i><a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-chose-plants-for-my-personal.html">1st Measurements</a> and <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/04/update-2-jade-plants.html">2nd Measurements</a>.</i><br /><p><br /><center><table cellpadding="2" border="1"><tr><td>Plant Name</td><td>Numbered</td><td>Team M</td></tr><br /><tr><td>1. (Dwarf?) Jade Plant</td><td> 9" </td><td> 7.75" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>2. Hummel Sunset</td><td> 9.25" </td><td> 7.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>3. Gollum Jade Plant</td><td> </td><td> 8.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>4. Hobbit Jade Plant</td><td> 7.25" </td><td> 6.25" </td></tr></table></center><br /><p>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-20118949933462249222007-04-15T15:58:00.000-05:002007-04-15T16:01:23.691-05:00Update 3: Jade PlantsAnd chugging along to the third update...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/460472391/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/460472391_648cefddce_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plants"></a></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/460479571/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/460479571_f1dc5cb4dc_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plants"></a></center>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-27700476347460488612007-04-01T16:58:00.000-05:002007-04-01T17:05:44.407-05:00Update 2: Jade Plants<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/442626932/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/442626932_951b2ccedf_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Gollum, Hobbit, Hummel Sunset"></a><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonslumber/442626940/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/442626940_3785a6dcf4_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Gollum, Jade, Hobbit, Hummel Sunset"></a></center><br /><br />You know, I almost didn't measure them because I didn't notice them being any bigger but there was some growth afterall.<br /><p><br /><i>Refer to <a href="http://dragonslumber.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-chose-plants-for-my-personal.html">this post</a> for the previous measurements.</i><br /><p><br /><center><table cellpadding="2" border="1"><tr><td>Plant Name</td><td>Numbered</td><td>Team M</td></tr><br /><tr><td>1. (Dwarf?) Jade Plant</td><td> 8.75" </td><td> 7.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>2. Hummel Sunset</td><td> 9" </td><td> 7" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>3. Gollum Jade Plant</td><td> </td><td> 8.5" </td></tr><br /><tr><td>4. Hobbit Jade Plant</td><td> 7.25" </td><td> 5.75" </td></tr></table></center><br /><p>DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019001304778486506.post-44096294603495366982007-03-29T13:26:00.000-05:002007-03-29T13:30:56.118-05:00Purchased A New Jade Plant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCAc1nrGyBh7pJaVqK58rd7uNgHVgRDq1SMOBWu2D5yrXzAEaf7ZIAVy-HHk0PVHJWkXfk90Ofdewfrtr6l6vlV9GbrswIOwupSRjnRdj9SzWGIYgtokwCInUmOtQE8hg-iya3OGyULs/s1600-h/032906jplant1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCAc1nrGyBh7pJaVqK58rd7uNgHVgRDq1SMOBWu2D5yrXzAEaf7ZIAVy-HHk0PVHJWkXfk90Ofdewfrtr6l6vlV9GbrswIOwupSRjnRdj9SzWGIYgtokwCInUmOtQE8hg-iya3OGyULs/s200/032906jplant1.jpg" border="0" alt="Jade Plant" /></a><br /><br />Ah, I did something I didn't think I would have. I bought yet another plant from ebay. <a href="http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cacti/msg031424004412.html"><b>I posted about it here</b></a> because I wasn't sure what it was. The seller says it is Gollum but I bought it because I didn't have a jade plant with that type of leaf.DragonStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166365391281481870noreply@blogger.com2