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Oct 16, 2014 1:23 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Happy mommas and happy babies. Way to go, Tarev.

I have just about run out of all my initially purchased tillandsia, purchased a couple of years ago. I decided I simply couldn't continue to grow "everything" and decided to end that segment of my tropical plants. Then I discovered there were a few species that actually grew in S. Florida, and a couple of them grow no where else. These are not the hybrids you see sold, they are species plants. I got some of those this spring and have a experiment ongoing. Some, I am going to leave out during the fall/winter months (we had a brutal winter last year) and some I will over-wintered in a GH. I want to see what survives outside (any/all?). One tillandsia I grow (and was told it would be impossible to grow in NE Mississippi) is Spanish moss. I have now grown it for three years and I have gobs of it. It has never been brought inside, unless it is growing alongside my orchids and some mounted plants, and not only survived our winter last year, it has flourished. Go figure.
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.

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