Tag Archives: nasturtium

Greens

Posted on Friday 29 May 2020 by brianbreczinski

Our various greens have been growing well and now are providing us with fresh leaves every day.  It was hot and dry when I took these photos, and some plants were starting to droop, so I watered them a little … Continue reading →

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Aphids & Lady Beetles

Posted on Friday 22 November 2019 by brianbreczinski

On Tuesday, I discovered that my nasturtium planter that I had moved into my office was infested with aphids.  I ordered the “starter size” of 1500 lady beetles (also known as ladybugs or ladybird beetles) from Arbico Organics. The species … Continue reading →

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Nasturtium & Sweet William Flowers

Posted on Friday 11 April 2014 by brianbreczinski

When I moved some flowers to my office last fall, I had a window planter full of flowering marigolds and a nasturtium.  Since then, the marigolds all died and the nasturtium(s) (not sure how many plants are in there) flourished and … Continue reading →

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Office Flowers Return

Posted on Wednesday 06 November 2013 by brianbreczinski

On Thursday (October 31st), after removing the diseased parts of my prickly pear cactus, I moved some flowers back into my office.  My office has a south-facing window, so it’s a good place to keep plants that I have no … Continue reading →

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Office marigolds and nasturtiums have flowers!

Posted on Thursday 30 May 2013 by brianbreczinski

I planted some ‘petite yellow’ marigolds in a window planter in my office on March 22nd.  They had germinated along with some volunteer ‘peach melba’ nasturtiums by April 1st.  Three marigold plants and two nasturtium plants grew in the planter. … Continue reading →

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Marigolds are up! (and something else)

Posted on Monday 01 April 2013 by brianbreczinski

The mini marigolds that I planted in the window planter at work about ten days ago are starting to come up.  So is something I didn’t plant — see the seedling in the lower right corner? It looks like a nasturtium; … Continue reading →

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More Marigolds

Posted on Friday 22 March 2013 by brianbreczinski

Today I planted marigold ‘petite yellow’ seeds in a window planter at my office.  These marigolds are small (six to eight inches height) so they should work well in a container. I have two of these planters at work now.  I … Continue reading →

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