tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post2557285291784727805..comments2024-03-28T20:25:15.962-07:00Comments on A Thinking Stomach: My Garden is my CalendarChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-62078967579721836102012-08-28T21:14:13.081-07:002012-08-28T21:14:13.081-07:00HelenB: It sounds like yours must be a lot more ma...HelenB: It sounds like yours must be a lot more mature than mine. Mine is a second-year cutting in a pot. I love it, and I know where it will eventually go in the ground, but I have some land-moving to do before it settles into its longterm home.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-12683350251497883102012-08-28T07:55:30.618-07:002012-08-28T07:55:30.618-07:00Your cactus is operating on a way different schedu...Your cactus is operating on a way different schedule from the one mine is on. Here in Hollywood, blooming begins sometime from early June to mid July, and lasts 90 to 100 days. This year, it started June 1, and the last blossom opened two days agoHelenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530168702196499410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-77247075823899417412012-08-27T20:37:09.631-07:002012-08-27T20:37:09.631-07:00Michelle: They only bloom for one night. They do, ...Michelle: They only bloom for one night. They do, however, produce hot pink fruit that are very tasty. Your tree dahlia sounds fantastic!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-84499528288904810382012-08-26T21:29:57.694-07:002012-08-26T21:29:57.694-07:00Are they one-shot-wonders or will the blossoms ope...Are they one-shot-wonders or will the blossoms open again the next day? They are beautiful. I have a few calendar plants also, like the tree dahlia that blooms at Thanksgiving.Michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-59942428057321784352012-08-26T13:09:12.592-07:002012-08-26T13:09:12.592-07:00PA: I have an extra potted up if you'd like it...PA: I have an extra potted up if you'd like it. I work out further east in the San Gabriel Valley, not here in the 'denas.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-61708637417373571372012-08-26T12:06:40.241-07:002012-08-26T12:06:40.241-07:00You need a scratch and sniff element to your blog....You need a scratch and sniff element to your blog. The unfamiliar with these flowers might be in for a surprise. <br /><br />I miss my flowering cactus - an unfortunate victim to my cinderblock wall that crashed on top of it.<br /><br />Happy new school year - do you teach in the area?Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.com