http://pokok.gejala.org this is what happens when you hang out with plants Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:45:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So i haven't blogged in a long time.  Bad bad... But here's some updates on the CPs. Some good news and some bad news. I sowed some seeds that i got from the drosera burmanii (that couldnt stop flowering) today. I did the exact same thing that i did when i sowed ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/mukaketupat/carnivorous-plants/venus-fly-trap/welcome-to-the-family/ I haven't updated about my seedlings for awhile, cause I reckoned they just need to be left alone to grow. But some of them have started to act a little strangely. They're all planted at the same time, are generally left to grow in the same place, with the same amount ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/pokokpenyu/cultivation/seedling/a-strange-spurt-of-growth/ It turned out, the drosera spatulata was infested with aphids. I don't know when or how it happened, but it did. I also discovered a baby spatulata underneath the mother plant. I didn't know what to do. All I know is that aphids will die and drown in water. So ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/mukaketupat/pesky-plant-destroyers/my-diseased-spatulata/ So we were in Bali the past weekend. Left the balcony garden and an empty apartment to a 21 year old (who's 21st birthday happen to be on the same weekend!). Pokokpenyu left detailed instructions on 3 pieces of A4 paper on watering schedule. We were nervous, but ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/mukaketupat/cultivation/seedling/up-up-and-away/ G'day...g'day...introducing......*drum roll*....MAGNOLIA!!!   Oh what can I say about my Magnolia... well, according to the Royal Horticultural Society - Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers 'magnolias in full bloom makes a spectacular sight in spring...most magnolias are elegant in habit through slow-growing...valuable focal point...' and you know what?? It's ALL so TRUE! I can't ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/rosemagnolia/flowers/introducingmagnolia/ The weather's been pretty moody the past two weeks. There's been a lot of rain and watering the plant's been less frequent. Our drosera burmanii that's flowering is bending itself away from the plant to search for sun. Heh. Looks pretty funny actually... Here's the spatulata.. Pretty isn't it? Something strange is happening to ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/mukaketupat/cultivation/propagation/sun-is-here-again/ jst got a new toy last week...a PDA! & now i'm blogging with it :) the possibilities are endless. all i need is wifi & some funky plants & away we go! heheh... YAY http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/pokokpenyu/bursts-of-love/mobile-blogging/ Haven't updated my gardening log in a long time. Here goes... Here's the Byblis Liniflora that germinated on the 27th May 2007 - this is day 12 The top that was covered with cling wrap is completely off now. They are growing fast and they look pretty healthy. Next is the Drosera Burmanii ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/mukaketupat/cultivation/propagation/garden-log-updates/ 27 May: Found out that mukaketupat's b. liniflora germinated. Sulked for at least an hour. 28 May: Convinced that actually I'm a really bad gardener, and all attempts at germinating seeds and cultivating plants thus far has been a mixture of pure luck and failure. Feelings of doom and gloom compounded ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/pokokpenyu/carnivorous-plants/another-attempt-of-germinating-b-liniflora/ 7 days ago, I came home during lunch and sowed some of our byblis liniflora seeds. 7 seeds to be exact! While pokokpenyu tried some methods found on the internet using glow lights, we also decided to just give it a shot using natural light. So I mixed part ... http://pokok.gejala.org/2007/mukaketupat/carnivorous-plants/bliniflora-germinated-in-6-days/