My "camouflage" house plants

Last year I was given some flower seeds which a threw into a pot.

The flowers provide some camouflage to my MJ plants growing in my living room bay windows, also the flower scent to help mask the pot smell.

The container had two Zinnia candy canes and one runt Agastache Blue Compact, which turned out well except the plant developed PM, so they were banished to the balcony


This year I'm pre-spraying the Zinnia's with an anti-PM mixture and have them in separate pots, so I'm hoping for better results. Also started earlier this year, as there was available space in the veg room for them to get a head start.









and today, the zinnia flower is turning red

I can't tell if the zinnia is red or orange, as I'm half colour blind but it's doing well


...and the Lupins are doing okay but are not really doing much...I have not grown these before so not sure what's normal

Looking great! It's reddish orange, a very nice color.

I'm fighting PM on many things in my regular garden along with a few mj seedlings I have out in the backyard as well. Tried the milk and water but I'm not seeing any results so I bought some stuff at home depot (forgot the name but it was only 5.00) and am trying that now. If it works I'll post here with the product info.

Anyway, looking good!

lupins go crazy in the summer if they have enough soil. they are prolific. up=pot them when you can, soil quality is not importnt. they make do with whatever.

FrostyPelican said:

Looking great! It's reddish orange, a very nice color.

I'm fighting PM on many things in my regular garden along with a few mj seedlings I have out in the backyard as well. Tried the milk and water but I'm not seeing any results so I bought some stuff at home depot (forgot the name but it was only 5.00) and am trying that now. If it works I'll post here with the product info.

Anyway, looking good!

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I use 2 ml of baking soda, 2 ml of dish soap and 2 ml of olive oil mixed with 1 litre of water in a mist spray bottle

so far my homemade spray has prevented any PM from starting

cheers

UncleBuck said:

lupins go crazy in the summer if they have enough soil. they are prolific. up=pot them when you can, soil quality is not importnt. they make do with whatever.

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I wasn't going to transplant them, but I think I just may...thanks for the tip Uncle Buck

I bought a couple of larger pots and transplanted the two Lupins, which seem to be happy but have not really started to kicked into high gear yet.

I had given one of the Lupins some left over nutes.....it didn't really like it much as it became a bit faded, but doing okay.....unlike the zinnia which loved the nutes

The zinnia is starting to pop another flower...should start filling out soon

I just saw what i think were Lupins, looking at those pics, at Lowes and thought they would make a good cover plant. The leaves on what i saw looked a little different though..a little more fringed along the edges..different variety maybe?

WeedFreak78 said:

I just saw what i think were Lupins, looking at those pics, at Lowes and thought they would make a good cover plant. The leaves on what i saw looked a little different though..a little more fringed along the edges..different variety maybe?

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I'm sure there are several varieties but when I google it they seem to look about the same as mine.....wonder if Lowes mislabeled the plant, or perhaps just a unique variety

ISK said:

I'm sure there are several varieties but when I google it they seem to look about the same as mine.....wonder if Lowes mislabeled the plant, or perhaps just a unique variety

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I wouldn't be surprised if this was it.. that same day i I found cactus labeled as tulips and an apple tree labeled as a rose bush( i should have bought it, marked on the pot at $12.99, trees are usually $30+)..so i guess that's totally plausible.

WeedFreak78 said:

I wouldn't be surprised if this was it.. that same day i I found cactus labeled as tulips and an apple tree labeled as a rose bush( i should have bought it, marked on the pot at $12.99, trees are usually $30+)..so i guess that's totally plausible.

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LOL...cactus and tulips, not even close

yup....would have been a good price for an apple tree

Lupines are pea family members and most pea family things have nitrogen fixating nodules on their roots. Anything that can fix its own nitrogen as a rule will always do well.

dannyboy602 said:

Lupines are pea family members and most pea family things have nitrogen fixating nodules on their roots. Anything that can fix its own nitrogen as a rule will always do well.

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I didn't know that they were related to the pea family, but I actually know little about growing flowers or plants

I seem to focus only on the MJ, so this is just expanding my horizons a wee bit

cheers

I have a few cover plants this time. Lots of drought resistant tall blossom type. I forget the names. I have to look at the label. Nice ass flowers too.

If only the good herb would grow as fast as these ...I swear this thing took off. Have about 13 seeds germinating but only one so far. A "scented blossom" . Gotta look at the lable again.

did some research on Zinnia plants and was recommended to top the flowers especially once they become deadheads

the flower was starting to wilt, so I chopped it off....there is a new flower starting on the right


the flower didn't fill out as previously...and you can see the bottom layer of pedals are fading and are becoming brittle


a bit of a surprize, as one of the Lupines has another plant that recently sprouted.

It's a Agastache Blue Compact, which has a pleasant mint smell, so I'll let it live along side of the Lupine.

this is the same type of plant that shared the pot as last year's Zinnia (post # 1)


and the youngest Lupines are doing fine sharing a small pot...may need to transplant these ones soon


and the other Lupine

Dead heading old blooms is beneficial for most all flowers. And some like impatiens require pinching the seed pods off after dead heading. Helps to keep them vigorously flowering.

Any sick houseplants bring bugs to your grows, so go for tough easy care types,
I prefer bamboos for inside tho can get outta hand, most houses are too dry in humidity for easy growing
consider collecting geraniums, as they are bug free its where they get pyrethrin from and the smell keeps nosy bitches away too
flowers last for ages, and most gardeners in and outdoors have considerable varieties, I now have about 15-20 different types
but not a blue flower one yet..?
I use lots of neem oil on all my plants camo too, again bugs love weak plants
nice pix too, tho that heater gives me the shits ..lol as it dries the air out ..??

ps also houseplants are a great way to use up last years soils ...lol
hope you have a temp/rh gauge there ...? lol

vostok said:

Any sick houseplants bring bugs to your grows, so go for tough easy care types,
I prefer bamboos for inside tho can get outta hand, most houses are too dry in humidity for easy growing
consider collecting geraniums, as they are bug free its where they get pyrethrin from and the smell keeps nosy bitches away too
flowers last for ages, and most gardeners in and outdoors have considerable varieties, I now have about 15-20 different types
but not a blue flower one yet..?
I use lots of neem oil on all my plants camo too, again bugs love weak plants
nice pix too, tho that heater gives me the shits ..lol as it dries the air out ..??

ps also houseplants are a great way to use up last years soils ...lol
hope you have a temp/rh gauge there ...? lol

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LOL...that heater hasn't been turned on in months.... my room temp/RH are friendly (mid 70's and 40-50% RH)....I live 50 meters from the ocean so low humidity is seldom an issue.

PS: I grow MJ in perlite/vermiculite (hempy) so I actually bought fresh soil for these plants

Some of my camouflage plants. Don't k ow what's up with the wilted one. And the one losing flowers. They were labeled as "drought resistant" but I call bluff on it

Man I've never thought in a million years I'd be a sucker for growing flowers. So to say