Comments for Plants in The Middle East

Comment on Friday Update by pitme

pitme — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:24:01 +0000

Thanks for your comment. Yes I am growing the VFTs in a terrarium given that the weather here is ideal. I have planted a few seeds and will hopefully start updating the progress once they sprout!

Comment on Friday Update by growing carnivorous plants

growing carnivorous plants — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:15:43 +0000

Love the venus fly traps flowers picture. Looks like you're growing them in a terrarium?

Comment on Introduction by growing carnivorous plants

growing carnivorous plants — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:14:12 +0000

Hi. I love venus fly traps too. Glad you are having success with them too!

Comment on Problematic plants or ignorant owner? by Abdullatif

Abdullatif — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:36:51 +0000

Thanks for the tip, but which one of the two are you referring to? the Cordyline is a lost case, but the Peace Lilly is slowly recovering. Hasn’t shown any flowers yet, but I’m optimistic it’ll be ok!

As for flourescent lights, I use them for germination only. The larger plants are near the windows. Unfortunately I don’t have flourescent lighting in the house!

Comment on Problematic plants or ignorant owner? by yasser

yasser — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:59:47 +0000

i have one of these plants. they do well if you water them everyday, and mist them a few times a week. online information regarding this plant usually says to water it about once a week – but in bahrain you’d need to water it once a day to keep the leaves up and happy … oh and they also love fluorescent lights !

Comment on Introduction by pitme

pitme — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:54:42 +0000

Thanks – and I hope to learn from your experience as I’m pretty new to gardening

Comment on Introduction by mahmood

mahmood — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:21:20 +0000

I’m looking forward to read more of your experiences. So good luck and bon voyage!

Comment on Flight of the Bee by mahmood

mahmood — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:05:31 +0000

Some of the yellow ones which the parakeets planted (!) grew very tall with large heads. They eventually bent under their weight but did not break. I left them there until the parakeets harvested their produce and then just pulled them out. They are gorgeous though and I am partial to sunflowers.

I did grow some from seed and have enjoyed various varieties over the years.

That orange one of yours looks particularly nice, well done!