Garden Update 2013

[Farhan Ahmed]

Frost has been replaced with Fog since couple of days. For gardeners its a good thing. Fog(moisture) means no Frost.


@saqib....do share photos

[saqib]

but fog means no sun ,

[Farhan Ahmed]

Yes indeed, meaning-by loss of minimum 8 hours of sunlight resulting in reduced growth for that duration. But its a matter of equating damage vs growth. Plant would not die/suffer damage due absence of sun/fog but frost will damage for sure. It is very important to pass the winter without getting much of frost damage at most your bloom will be delayed for couple of days(a week may be)..but delay is better than losing a plant.

[Izhar]

hello from fog in Karachi (today's pic):

[M Farooq]

hello from fog in Karachi (today's pic):

Nice picture ...the Conocarpus tree look great in fog.

Sad to hear about 100s of lost lives. May God bless this country!

[Farhan Ahmed]

unusual for Karachi, this Fog.

[Farhan Ahmed]

Gazanias, I endeavor to collect all available colors. Some have started to bloom.......


Paper whites



This Gerbera is blooming itself to death.....


This is Nigella Sativa(Kalongi) which i grew from seeds available in kitchen.....Blooms are insignificant.


Kindly don't mind if i share Pelargoniums again and again ( I am in love...LOL)

[khabbab]

Impressive. Gazania are very heat tolerant i guess they are native to south africa. They flower almost till June in lahore and can be grown year round.

It is not paperwhite instead seems like daffodil to me.

How does Gerbera perform in summer months there?

Kalonji (nigella sativa) is not very beautiful but nigella damascena (love in a mist) is more pretty. I sowed a mix of nigella species and will share pics with you.

Whats the update on your scabiosa? mine are getting leggy.

[Farhan Ahmed]

Daffodils....ok thanks
Gerbera flowers here year round except Jun-July-Aug.....However i have found them performing better in Morning Sun/Partial sun instead of Full Sun. Foliage is prone to fungus problems.
I am also growing Nigella damascena...lets see
Scabiosa are about 6 inches(8 plants came up).....performing okay i suppose

[Izhar]

Farhan, does your gerbera produces seeds??