Witch Hazel



Crocus - February 29 no less :-)



Another Crocus with a Bee no less. Heh



Seed starting in my Torture Chamber - Coconut & Mango

witch hazel is pretty, how long does it bloom?

It will be interesting to see how the coconut does.

This WH will bloom for ~ 2 weeks. Trouble is it STINKS. Seriously. It is an Arnold Promise intermedia. WH are sposed to smell sweet. I have 3 others but not quite blooming size. Two Vernalis and one Virginia/American.

I don't think the cocnut is gonna make it. Oh well. And so far this year I am failing with Mango. 2 have already trashed out on me.

well that is sad to hear about the coconut and mango. That would be interesting to see take off. I did not realize the WH smelled at all. I don't think I have seen any bees here yet this spring. I do have some violas and crocus blooming and daffs. So far my forsythia have not bloomed. I am afraid it will dump a foot of snow the first day of May and freeze everything.

Most Witch Hazel has a very pleasant sweet smell.

And yeah - on the early stuff get creamed. My fear is for the Magnolias and others that tend to bud/blossom early anyway.

BTW - I did not have my hopes up on the coconut anyway.

have you ever grown a coconut?

Oh, mine are peaches, apples ect freeze off.

Nope. All kinds of other stuff including a pineapple. 2 years ago I grew 2 mangos to over a foot. Went and looked one day and both were keeled over dead.

wonder what killed them? that is strange.
how well did the pineapple do for you?

My pineapple was started last year ~ 6" and now ~ 18" and doing well. I actually got a pineapple seed to germinate and it got to about 3/4" and then keeled over dead. Only one but hehe - I did get one.

I have ~ 2 - 3 dozen citrus etc from just starting to 2 years old. All my after dinner stuff. Fun.