THE DAHLIA'S PROGRESS : CUTTING EXPERIMENT

In October I purchased Dahlia's seeds from online nursery.

From ten seed all germinated successfully.

Then nine seedling have moved into individual pots.

They all grew so lush, so I decided to practice propagation by cutting. 

I cut the shoots or stem, by 2-3 inter nodes.

And let the 'mother plant with 2-3 inter nodes from the base.

From nine plants, I only let a plant from my cutting experiment, caused by it had already popped up a flower  bud, a sign of blooming.

I got more than ten cuttings, and planted them to be rooted.

Such a shame, from all cuttings, only two cuttings have grown and rooted successfully, and the others have decayed and died.

The six 'mother plants' also got rotten and died too.

It might be caused by a lots of reasons.

We have lots of rain almost everyday, high humidity and many more...

From three plants remain, two plants looks so poor...

Their leaves looks a bit curly and had copper color.

I don't know how treat them.

Any ideas please... I need your advice, friend... please...

But I'm lucky I still have a healthy plant remain.

Now... It's showing us its beautiful flower.

I'm not sure... It may Dahlia 'Dandy Mix'.

Now the plant have moved into drying area to keep it from rain.

Thanks God...

THE POLKA DOT LEAVES

 Every time I pass this pathway, my eyes always stuck on this raised bed.
Yes, this raised bed is full of volunteers.
Lots of self growing plants and some of plants that grown from cutting.

The most interactive plant is Polka Dot leaves.

I took a short  cutting of Polka Dot leaves from my aunt on June.

I planted the cutting on the edge of the raised bed.

Now, it grows like crazy.

Growing here and there.

A beautiful foliage...

Actually, I have two varieties of Polka Dot leaves.

Another one has green color as a base color, and the pinkish splash just in a little amount. 

I took the cutting from a road side last year, when I on the way home from checking a landslide area.

At the first time, I think both of them were the same variety.

But, the leaves looks different each other time by time.

Thank GOD...

THE ORCHID PATCH THIS WEEK

Rainy season is a hard time for me on gardening.

Only limited time to do garden chores.

Too wet and so damp in some parts...

Some plants finally rotten and died.

They didn't strong enough against the strong rainfall.

Just limit time to check the garden. 

Looking at our collections during the short sunny period this week.

The orchid patch on the brick wall made me happy and sad too...

Their growth is amazing...

Lots of new shoots, it means lots of new plants too...

The roots are growing intensively, sticking on the brick wall or stones in order to stronger the plant.

I found so many spike on Dendrobrium, ... ahhh... I can't wait to see the blooms.

The reddish Epidendrum setting fruits

One fruits have broken, and it might have already spread the seed...

Finding new spike on Epidendrum...

This Eria was so charming...

A simple orchid that grows naturally on our brick wall.
So lucky...

Such a shame... I have missed the first bloom....
The first bloom have already withered.

Hoping they all will safe and grow well here in our garden...

BACKYARD PROGRESS

Rainy season is a hard time for us in gardening.

Lots of rains, wet weather, wet soil, very high humidity and many more...

Although we have a good drainage in the garden, but the volume of rain water is much higher than the drainage capacity.

Weed will grow like crazy during rainy season.

Fruit flies, broken and rotten plants are the most problem in wet weather.

Lets check our messy backyard... just a tiny garden...

Lots of weed...

Lots of broken and rotten plants...

Some of the tall plants have collapsed...

The climbers are growing like crazy... climbing here and there...
So invasive...

Rice shell as mulch during dry season have already grown being a rice plants and covering the ground.
but it's worse than common weed.

The eastern raised bed looks so poor...

Several days before I trimmed the pumpkin leaves, caused they took over this area.

Such a shame ... looks not productive...

The additional bed made from used bottles... its a recycled bed.
The rice shell for mulch have turn into a weed... LOL...

This was the only one bed that have already tidied up 

We needed a day to tidy up and planted some veggies, herbs and flowers here.

The bed...

Hoping the rain will more friendly...

PELARGONIUM : NEW COLLECTIONS

Adding new collections of Pelargonium in our tiny garden.
Finding so many varieties of Pelargonium in the way home from visiting my father.

Such a lovely thing to collect so many colors of Pelargonium.
Love the soft scent...
Lots of varieties on the nursery, but I have to make a choice.
So I bought four varieties that I haven't already had yet.
Lets check it up.

Love the pink color... I don't know what the real color...

The reddish-orange... with big size flower.

Two varieties of hanging pelargonium...

Thanks GOD for these beauties...

ORCHID ON THE BALCONY

Put some orchid plants here in our balcony to keep them safe from the rainy and stormy  days...

Coloring the balcony

in a row with herbs...

Also begonias...

Pearl and gold

Dendrobium 'Black cat'

Dendro 'Liberty'

Black and white

Dendro 'Give by Gold'

shining like a gold

Dendro 'Crystal Pearl'

Beautiful like a pearl

Cool color...