tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post6717835634008653538..comments2024-03-10T04:10:20.873-04:00Comments on The Rainforest Garden: Lets Hear it for Happy Accidents!Steve Asbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-50669467244617618432010-03-23T22:07:01.460-04:002010-03-23T22:07:01.460-04:00I wish i had room for a compost pile! It seems th...I wish i had room for a compost pile! It seems that compost bins are the mother lode of happy accidents! :)Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-82588952663010183542010-03-23T20:24:41.199-04:002010-03-23T20:24:41.199-04:00The kalanchoes growing in water really amaze me! P...The kalanchoes growing in water really amaze me! Please let us know if they happen to develop roots that way.<br />I don't think I have any Happy Accidents myself. I do know of a gentleman in Columbia, SC that threw some Grapefruit seeds in his compost bin. Not exactly Citrus Country up there. It's been some 20 years or so and he gets about 200 Grapefruit off of it every year. He still does nothing to it, the guy is 96 years old. Poor guy can't even eat it because of his medications.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174646683640212162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-5141583146874431612010-03-22T21:54:51.884-04:002010-03-22T21:54:51.884-04:00Looks like you've found a lot of "happy a...Looks like you've found a lot of "happy accidents" in your garden. It's amazing how resilient plants can be. These must be some of the toughest ones around. Thanks for sharing them with us.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-41601115597440735802010-03-21T10:35:36.877-04:002010-03-21T10:35:36.877-04:00Wow, that's quite an achievement based on the ...Wow, that's quite an achievement based on the numerous happy accidents! I wanted to disposed of my 3 year old citrus plant, so I trim it to its last branch, uprooted it from the flower pot, stepped on it many times to loosen the soil and left it on the ground to decompose. After 2 weeks when I came back to look at it, it actually produced more shoots and now it is growing again - a never ending story?Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-51914506815830183982010-03-21T01:29:31.004-04:002010-03-21T01:29:31.004-04:00RFG, how wonderful "accidents" are!! You...RFG, how wonderful "accidents" are!! Your Kalanchoe is a blessing, as well as your mums!! I would LOVE to see the prickly pear in the tree...how bizarre! I think my biggest accident has been the beauty that became of my next door vacant lot. I have a 6' privacy fence surrounding my property, with an adjacent vacant lot. I'm also lazy. So when I weed, or find dead or dying plants in my landscape, they get thrown over the 6' fence. Out of sight, out of mind. To my surprise, I ventured on that side of the fence to dispose of my recyclables one day (this is my son's job usually, and the bins are neatly hidden behind shrubbery in the vacant lot) and found a lovely scene of wild daisies, annuals, etc. It's really very pretty! Not bad for an accident! :)Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-44457303718487792312010-03-20T00:00:42.095-04:002010-03-20T00:00:42.095-04:00RFG,
There is an old pine tree growing in my front...RFG,<br />There is an old pine tree growing in my front yard. I find all sorts of of epiphytes growing on it placed there I guess from the birds.It has supplied an elkhorn fern as well as several air plants over the years. -- The Cactus in the oak tree is way cool!sanddunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091633099445758748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-86507549569722191022010-03-19T05:05:04.317-04:002010-03-19T05:05:04.317-04:00How neat...the prickly pear in a tree!!! LOL. He...How neat...the prickly pear in a tree!!! LOL. Hey, I found a Kalenchoe growing out of the sliding track of my screendoor windows once...in no dirt!!! Of course, I transplanted it and it is doing great!<br /><br />The Kalenchoe you took in for your Mom is awesome in the window there in water...wow...makes me want to try that!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-56761218513570634082010-03-18T23:06:16.247-04:002010-03-18T23:06:16.247-04:00Oh, forgot to mention that I love the way that kal...Oh, forgot to mention that I love the way that kalanchoes grows in the water! Very beautiful shape, almost thought it is arranged in that way on purpose.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-6611136141743311802010-03-18T23:04:20.680-04:002010-03-18T23:04:20.680-04:00RFG: Thanks for the link! Surprisingly you still ...RFG: Thanks for the link! Surprisingly you still remember the lady slippers I found in my front yard. BTW, I found some more after that. If you are near by, I will definetly give you some to grow :)<br /><br />Don't you love those kinds of happy accidents? Plants are much more resilient than what we thought. I threw some ornamental potato leaves and branches into my compost pile, and now they are growing through the pile!Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-80659610039744717352010-03-18T22:17:27.846-04:002010-03-18T22:17:27.846-04:00I threw a blood lily into my "crap" pile...I threw a blood lily into my "crap" pile when it went dormant, thinking it was dead. It was a VERY happy surprise when it bloomed!Wicked Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540250068640733537noreply@blogger.com