Today there were 25 adenium plants peeking out of the planting mix. Two of
the older adeniums already have two true leaves and are doing great.. Two on
the new sprouts are almost entirely on top of the soil mix. Tomorrow I will
add a small amount of soil mix on the top of them which will enable them to
root faster.

Monday I planted 72 mini pink adenium seeds. Friday 18 poked their heads
out, Saturday there was 19, today 21. I hope to have over 65 seeds sprout.

I moved about 100 plants outside and set up drip irrigation. Since they are succulent plants, they are taking the heat better than I am.

 
My Aerogarden with two tomato seeds under the clear domes. The others are spacers to keep the water from splashing out of the hole if less than six are started. Since only two seed containers came with the tomato kit, I only planted two which is going to make this an expensive way to purchase tomato seeds to grow in my Aerogarden.

Going to figure out a way to use cherry tomato seeds in my Aerogarden!!

My new Aerogarden

 
I received my Aerogarden and planted two tomato seeds. I will be posting photographs every week or so. More often if the plants change a lot since the last published photograph.

Growing Tiny Plants Indoors

I love to grow miniature African violets, very small cactus and other small plants. I grow these plants in self watering pots I create using common plastic food containers, plastic jars and other unusual items.


I obtain the small plants from cutting or starting from seeds. The plants range in size from a quarter of an inch to 14 inches for a couple of everygreen trees I have in a container garden.


I embellish some of the plant arrangement with small stones, animals and other miniatures. Additional information is available on my Web site.

Kingman Flower Shop Open House

Mary Lou and I enjoyed the open house at the Kingman Flower Shop Open House yesterday and today! I spoke to many persons that lived outside of Kingman. There was a great deal of interest in my miniature African violet in a self watering pot created from a seashell. Many have African violets growing in their homes, however most said they had never used self watering pots. Also they were concerned with watering miniature African violets since the root ball is so small.

I explained how the soil mix was very inmportant while about any man made string or yarn could be used as a wick to transfer the water to the soil. I am completly sold out of seashell planters for small plants until more arrive via UPS. I greatly enjoy sharing my love of small plants with new friends!
Happy Gardening!
Laris Pickett

I Sell My Seashell Planters

August 15th we went to Kingman on the way to visit our son in Wyoming to deliver the seashell planters. The seashell planters with miniature African violets were sold before noon! So before we traveled through Hays on I-70, all of the African violets growing in self watering pots made from seashells were sold! I will need to find a source for large seashells if I hope to sell more of my miniature African violets.



The planters made fromlarge seashellsebook is the third one I have written and am selling online. The other two are Mini Desert Garden and Self Watering Pots. The Seashell Garden provides information and photographs for creating self watering pots so less time and effort are required to grow a very large number of small plants.



The Mini Desert Garden ebook explains how to grow succulent and cactus plants together in a container creating a desert plantscape.

Mary Lou Sells Art Work In Kingman, Kansas

Earlier this year Mary Lou painted a vase for our daughter-in-law, Jeana. Jeana had sent a photograph of a design she loved, and Mary Lou painted a similer design on a vase for Jeana. Jeana took the vase to the flower shop where her sister worked and showed it to her sister and Jill, the owner of the shop. They were very impressed with the painted vase and Jill asked if Mary Lou would be interested in selling some items in her shop. (Thanks Jeana!!!)



On August 10th, Mary Lou and I went to Kingman to meet with Jill and Joyce at the Kingman Flower Shop. Joyce is my daughter-in-law sister, so I already knew her, however I had never been introduced to Jill.






Mary Lou showed Jill and Joyce photographs I shot over the past year of her art objects. Jill and Joyce pointed out items they would like for Mary Lou to paint and bring to the floral shop. Just before we left, Mary Lou mentioned I grew miniature African violets in self watering pots I created with recycled plastic containers from the kitchen and seashells. Jill and Joyce were surprised to see African violets growing in seashells and how pretty the recycled plastic pots were after Mary Lou painted the water reservoir. Jill and Joyce asked me to bring some of my miniature African violets growing in self watering pots created out of seashells and recycled items from the kitchen.


Mary Lou has photographs of my art at www.ArtByMaryLou.com. I invite you to look at the photographs of her art work on her Web site.

Ruth has a new Web site where she is selling various gourds she designed this winter.

The URL is
http://www.gourdgrower.com.

The drum gourd required many hours to clean the gourd, decorate it, and assemble all of the various parts of the drum.

I have attended some of the club meetings and Ruth is a wonderful teacher. She is always bringing a new design or technique for fellow club members to learn. The club members love her.

Check out her new Web site at
http://www.gourdgrower.com.

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