Fertilizer Friday/ Flaunt Your Flowers Jan. 18/12

PSSSST!   Hey YOU!  Do you know what day it is???   It’s Friday !!!!    Wow this week sure flew by!
Friday is a BIG day for us here at Tootsie Time…(ok, just me…there is no one else here…lol) It’s a big deal because it means it’s PARTY TIME!!!!
Fertilizer Friday is the day of the week than an ELITE group of gardeners from all around the world get together, snap photos, link up and Flaunt Their Flowers!!!

If you are new to Tootsie Time and Fertilizer Friday, I just know you are asking yourself…”How do I join?”
Well…it’s easy really. Here’s all you need to know to become a part of this great group of gardeners, bloggers and friends:
If it is spring or summer where you live, you need to snap a few photos of what you have growing, blooming or just love to look at that is of the plant variety…if it is winter where you live, you may post past favorite photos…or indoor plants…whatever you like. The only criteria is that it is a plant or something growing! You do not need to use fertilizer to participate in this party, but if you do, this is the reminder to fertilize weekly! All I ask is that: Your post must include the logo above and/or a link to Tootsie Time, or the linky will be deleted. So....I would like to invite each and every one of you to join in and share your photos...

Today's flaunt is starting a little early today because I have to be elsewhere at the usual post time...so we get to flaunt for a few extra hours this week!

Well guys, it’s been a week…and I don’t have a lot to share…I went from being sick with a cold/flu to having a slight case of pneumonia…so I haven’t been all that energetic…I never even played in the greenhouse at all this week…I went in, watered my plants and left.  That’s it…that’s all.  
HOWEVER….
I do have a bloom or two to share this week!!!!
Check it out!
 

 
MY ORCHIDS ARE BLOOMING!!!  
 

 
Oh how beautiful these blooms are! 
 

 
Looking very closely at them makes you think that you might be looking into the mouth of a snake!  See the two “fangs” and the “throat” in there?
 

 
So Delicate…so lovely.
 

 
Only two of the buds on that one plant have opened so far…I am waiting with baited breath for these ones to make their debut!
 

 
…but for the time being I will enjoy the blooms I have…
 

 
…look who else is getting ready to bloom?   Looks like this Tootsie’s greenhouse is getting it’s spring on…even if the weather outside is saying something else!
 
Well kids…that is all for me for this week…now it is your turn…What are you waiting for???

Get flaunting!

I wish all of you hugs and smiles, and safe and happy weekend plans!

Thank you all so much for dropping in today, and to those that faithfully link in to this party…and who are patient while waiting for me to FINALLY visit you…it seems there are not enough hours in a day anymore...THANK YOU!

Until Next Time... Happy Gardening!

*)*)*)  Be careful who you hurt, you may never get to say " I'm sorry"

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Fertilizer Friday/ Flaunt Your Flowers Jan. 11/13

Goodness it’s Friday already????  Wow this week sure flew by!

Friday is a BIG day for us here at Tootsie Time…(ok, just me…there is no one else here…lol) It’s a big deal because it means it’s PARTY TIME!!!!

Fertilizer Friday is the day of the week than an ELITE group of gardeners from all around the world get together, snap photos, link up and Flaunt Their Flowers!!!

If you are new to Tootsie Time and Fertilizer Friday, I just know you are asking yourself…”How do I join?”

Well…it’s easy really. Here’s all you need to know to become a part of this great group of gardeners, bloggers and friends: 

If it is spring or summer where you live, you need to snap a few photos of what you have growing, blooming or just love to look at that is of the plant variety…if it is winter where you live, you may post past favorite photos…or indoor plants…whatever you like. The only criteria is that it is a plant or something growing! You do not need to use fertilizer to participate in this party, but if you do, this is the reminder to fertilize weekly! All I ask is that: Your post must include the logo above and/or a link to Tootsie Time, or the linky will be deleted. So....I would like to invite each and every one of you to join in and share your photos...

The weather has stayed relatively mild in my area this week…until today…today it is COLD…and the temperature is steadily falling…that is not what a girl who is aching for spring wants to see!!!    I want spring!!!….and I want it NOW.  I am growing weary of the drab winter weather, the lack of sunshine and the bitter cold!   The snow is prety…but can get to a gardener after a while…Mother Nature sure is dragging winter out this year!

My seed catalogs finally arrived and I have been pouring over them eagerly dreaming of all the wonderful blooms I want to see in my gardens this year…I want spring/summer to come…and that can’t happen soon enough!

There is not a whole lot for me to show off in the greenhouse this week…NOTHING has really changed at all in there…I am trying to make room in my house for some of the tropicals that I keep in the greenhouse when there aren’t any seedlings in there, but am reluctant to move them, as my house doesn’t seem to offer much in the way of lighting for them…and they suffer a little.   I love living in a jungle type setting, but don’t want it to look like FALL in the house!  Leaves drop, things are not quite as green as they should be, and plants suffer a little…it’s not a good thing for a Tootsie to see!
I spent the better part of today out in my little slice of heaven, getting ready for the spring planting.   I need to make room…so…I downsized quite a bit in there today..



As wonderfully long and gorgeous as this plant is..it is taking up a lot of valuable space, and it won’t fit into my house or stay healthy at this length…



…so it got a haircut!



I repotted 3 pots of Geranium into one large pot…this should make a pretty planter this summer…boy did I ever make a huge mess in there today!



I got several plants ready for Grammie and Grampie to take to the farm to keep the air fresh and clean.  The house at the farm offers great light for houseplants…and I think the kitty that lives out there will love playing in and among them.



Once I got the great big mess cleaned up…I have much more room to move around !



Everything is happy and healthy!



I have a few empty shelves now for when I start planting!!!



I even filled some seed cells for when the time comes!



Have I mentioned that I am anxious for spring???   I can’t wait to start planting and fill this whole greenhouse with fresh new seedlings!



Of course some of the tropical plants will stay in the greenhouse…my Jade plant will never leave here…it loves it in the greenhouse…and it is precious to me.

The time in the greenhouse went very fast for me today…before I knew it, the day was gone and the sun had set…it was getting too dark for me to continue…so I had to stop. 

I had such a good day.

Oh!  I almost forgot!…



Here is an update on the Orchid buds!   One of them is opening!!!  wooo…hooo!



I can’t wait for more!
Well kids…that is all for me for this week…now it is your turn…What are you waiting for???

Get flaunting!

I wish all of you hugs and smiles, and safe and happy weekend plans!
Thank you all so much for dropping in today, and to those that faithfully link in to this party…and who are patient while waiting for me to FINALLY visit you…it seems there are not enough hours in a day anymore...THANK YOU!

******  please note...I have been having HUGE internet issues this week...it is very sporadic and often I can't load your pages!!!   I have been trying to post this post for over an hour now, and it just finally loaded!  I am doing my best to get around to you all...ugh.*****

Until Next Time... Happy Gardening!

*)*)*)  The mouth is a powerful weapon. Be careful what you launch from it.  just sayin’!

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Fertilizer Friday/ Flaunt Your Flowers Dec. 14/12

Good Day Friends!   I hope you are all staying nice and warm this winter!!!   ARE YOU  READY!?!?!?!  IT IS FRIDAY!!! FRIDAY IS FLAUNTING DAY!!! I am so glad you stopped by!
Friday is a BIG day for us here at Tootsie Time…(ok, just me…there is no one else here…lol) It’s a big deal because it means it’s PARTY TIME!!!! Fertilizer Friday is the day of the week than an ELITE group of gardeners from all around the world get together, snap photos, link up and Flaunt Their Flowers!!!
If you are new to Tootsie Time and Fertilizer Friday, I just know you are asking yourself…”How do I join?”
Well…it’s easy really. Here’s all you need to know to become a part of this great group of gardeners, bloggers and friends:
If it is spring or summer where you live, you need to snap a few photos of what you have growing, blooming or just love to look at that is of the plant variety…if it is winter where you live, you may post past favorite photos…or indoor plants…whatever you like. The only criteria is that it is a plant or something growing! You do not need to use fertilizer to participate in this party, but if you do, this is the reminder to fertilize weekly! All I ask is that: Your post must include the logo above and/or a link to Tootsie Time, or the linky will be deleted. So....I would like to invite each and every one of you to join in and share your photos...



It is a sunny day today in my neck of the woods!  It has been a long wait for that sun to shine.  This week was dreary and cold…and brought a flu bug to my house that knocked us all on our bums for a few days…we are on the mend…and things are looking bright!  It was a busy week here…we had some stresses, some good news and some time with family and friends…Was a good week over all.
Christmas preparations are just about finished up for many of us, so that is a bonus…The greenhouse is looking like it is happy in spite of dreary cold days…



I have blooms to share this week!!  My Wandering Jew is happily blooming along!!!



They are difficult to see , but there are several of them on this big plant!  Yay!!!



My Orchid is still getting things set to bloom!!!



So is this one!  Yay me!  I am excited to see these open up.  It is a victory of sorts for this Tootsie
 


My old Geranium is blooming AGAIN.  She sure is a happy plant this past while!



Everything seems to be smiling today in the greenhouse…I am sure it is the sun shine that is making it all so cheery!
Well kids…that is all for me for this week…now it is your turn…What are you waiting for??? Get flaunting!
I wish all of you hugs and smiles, and safe and happy weekend plans! Thank you all so much for dropping in today, and to those that faithfully link in to this party…and who are patient while waiting for me to FINALLY visit you…it seems there are not enough hours in a day anymore...THANK YOU!

Until Next Time... Happy Gardening!

*)*)*)  Rarely do we get a second chance at that once in a lifetime love, but God works in mysterious way's, so when it happens, rest assured, it happened for a reason.

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Fertilizer Friday/ Flaunt Your Flowers Nov. 30/12

Good Day Friends!   I hope you are all staying nice and warm this winter!!!   ARE YOU GET READY!?!?!?!  IT IS FRIDAY!!! FRIDAY IS FLAUNTING DAY!!! I am so glad you stopped by!
Friday is a BIG day for us here at Tootsie Time…(ok, just me…there is no one else here…lol) It’s a big deal because it means it’s PARTY TIME!!!! Fertilizer Friday is the day of the week than an ELITE group of gardeners from all around the world get together, snap photos, link up and Flaunt Their Flowers!!!
If you are new to Tootsie Time and Fertilizer Friday, I just know you are asking yourself…”How do I join?”
Well…it’s easy really. Here’s all you need to know to become a part of this great group of gardeners, bloggers and friends:
If it is spring or summer where you live, you need to snap a few photos of what you have growing, blooming or just love to look at that is of the plant variety…if it is winter where you live, you may post past favorite photos…or indoor plants…whatever you like. The only criteria is that it is a plant or something growing! You do not need to use fertilizer to participate in this party, but if you do, this is the reminder to fertilize weekly! All I ask is that: Your post must include the logo above and/or a link to Tootsie Time, or the linky will be deleted. So....I would like to invite each and every one of you to join in and share your photos...

This week came and went for me without too much notice.  It was busy for us as usual around my house…but nothing very memorable!  This is a good thing.   There was a LOT of Christmas Shopping being finished up, and a little housework in between errands!   Not much has been growing in my world…you see this is the way the weather is looking right now:



Current Conditions
-17 ^°C

Observed at:

Wainwright CFB

Date:

7:00 AM MST Thursday 29 November 2012

• Temperature:

  -17.4°C

  Dewpoint:

  -19.8°C

  Humidity:

  82 %

  Wind:

  E 22 km/h

  Wind Chill:

  -27

Today

Snow ending near noon then cloudy. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind east 20 km/h. High minus 15C. Wind chill minus 28C.

Tonight

Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind southeast 20 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 14C.

Friday

Periods of light snow. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming northeast 20 early in the afternoon. Temperature steady near minus 13C.

Saturday

Cloudy. Low minus 17C. High minus 13C.

Sunday

Cloudy. Low minus 16C. High minus 13C.

Monday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 19C. High minus 16C.

Tuesday

Sunny. Low minus 17C. High minus 10C.

Wednesday

Sunny. Low minus 12C. High minus 5C.

YA…it isn’t pretty…but it isn’t the worst it will be!   Life in Alberta is a chilly one in the winter months.   That is why it is important that I do things like this:

can you see the plastic on the walls?

Yep!   I finally got the greenhouse winterized!

It makes things a little foggy for seeing in and out…but it holds the heat a lot better!

I also did the ceiling.

It was NO easy task getting up on the ladder and stapling that plastic up all over the place…in BETWEEN everything that is in there!

Over all, I think it was worth the effort.  I will use a little less gas to heat the place, and things will stay a little warmer in the winter months to come.  We haven’t even begun the COLD part of the Alberta winter, so I am hopeful that this will be a blessing when those frigid temps
I also have something great to share!  I am so proud!!
Do you remember what plant I said was the ONLY plant that intimidated me???

If you said Orchid you are right on the money!   Well a couple of years ago I was named gardener of the month for Costa Farms…they sent me 4 beautiful Orchids as a gift…I was terrified!   The photo above is one of those Orchids!   I have two left…they live in the greenhouse, and I was sure they would never bloom again…until today!

Do you see????   YAY!!!   Both of the surviving Orchids are getting ready to bloom!!!   WOOOO HOOOO!   I am so excited!
I can’t wait to show you when they bloom “out loud”!
Well kids…that is all for me for this week…now it is your turn…What are you waiting for??? Get flaunting!
I wish all of you hugs and smiles, and safe and happy weekend plans! Thank you all so much for dropping in today, and to those that faithfully link in to this party…and who are patient while waiting for me to FINALY visit you…it seems there are not enough hours in a day anymore...THANK YOU!
Until Next Time... Happy Gardening!

*)*)*) to my very special three:  ~ The amazing thing about life is that you choose what you allow into it, you choose how things affect you, you choose how you react. Happiness is a Choice ~

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Fertilizer Friday/ Flaunt Your Flowers Oct. 26/12

GET READY!!!! IT IS FRIDAY!!! FRIDAY IS FLAUNTING DAY!!! I am so glad you stopped by!
Friday is a BIG day for us here at Tootsie Time…(ok, just me…there is no one else here…lol) It’s a big deal because it means it’s PARTY TIME!!!! Fertilizer Friday is the day of the week than an ELITE group of gardeners from all around the world get together, snap photos, link up and Flaunt Their Flowers!!!
If you are new to Tootsie Time and Fertilizer Friday, I just know you are asking yourself…”How do I join?”
Well…it’s easy really. Here’s all you need to know to become a part of this great group of gardeners, bloggers and friends:
If it is spring or summer where you live, you need to snap a few photos of what you have growing, blooming or just love to look at that is of the plant variety…if it is winter where you live, you may post past favorite photos…or indoor plants…whatever you like. The only criteria is that it is a plant or something growing! You do not need to use fertilizer to participate in this party, but if you do, this is the reminder to fertilize weekly! All I ask is that: Your post must include the logo above and/or a link to Tootsie Time, or the linky will be deleted.
So....I would like to invite each and every one of you to join in and share your photos...
So I have a few things to share this week…and to anyone who would like…I have about 12 inches of snow all over my yard!   I am less than enthused by this little event…I could have waited another month or more for that to happen…ya…winter is NOT my favorite time of year.
Our house is as busy as usual…but I did manage to get a few pics of the almost cleaned up greenhouse to share with you guys today!  I am having a hard time getting around to visit still…time is always an issue for me…and with my computer slowly but surely crapping out on me lately…it seems to take forever to get anything done at all anymore.  I am hoping to get a new one very soon…that way I will be able to zip all over blogland and visit with you all!  When it takes forever to load anything, it makes it hard to pop over!  Be patient…I will eventually get my schedule sorted out!  In the meantime…I want to say how much I appreciate all of you for joining in this week and every week…in spite of my tardiness!
Enough with the chatter…LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED! 
This week I will flaunt:

There is a lot “growing on” in my greenhouse right now…This little room is LOADED with some of my favorite things!

I also am wintering some of my mom’s favorite things…and those of a good friend!  Those two HUGE Bacopa baskets…and let me tell you they are HUGE…are happily blooming up a storm for me right now. 

They are Grammie’s pots…and she is hoping to keep them for next spring…I am going to have to cut them back…or I won’t be able to plant!  ha ha!!!  they are enormous!

I sure love them…perhaps they “won’t make it”  ha ha…and she will have to get new ones…

My tropicals are doing great!

The variegated spider plant is getting all “grabby” with lots of arms fill of new little plantlets!  I don’t often go into the house without some little piece of that plant in my hair somewhere!

This Geranium doesn’t seem to care that it is snowing…it’s in full bloom!

Another Geranium and some Coleus…I pinched the bloom buds off the Coleus…the blooms from that plant never did anything for me…ha ha!

All of my Christmas Cacti are getting ready to bloom again…for the 5th time this year…so much for Christmas hey???  ha ha!

The cactus seed…you know…the package that came with a rogue carrot seed mixed in…well…the cacti are doing great…so is the carrot…now…I am asking you guys…if I transplant that carrot…will it stay alive?  I’d like to see how long I can grow this carrot…It could be OUR little experiment…advise me!!!

On the outside…I am growing a giant icicle…does that count???
Okay kids…that is all for me for this week…now it is your turn.,,,
What are you waiting for??? Get flaunting!
I wish all of you hugs and smiles, and safe and happy weekend plans! Thank you all so much for dropping in today, and to those that faithfully link in to this party…and who are patient while waiting for me to finally visit you…THANK YOU!
Until Next Time... Happy Gardening!
 *)*)*) Integrity is more than honesty. Someone who has integrity chooses to do the right thing, no matter the cost.
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`*.¸.*´Glenda/Tootsie
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•.
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