A baby

by tkhooper on May 04, 2005 03:47 PM

My Jade had a baby woohoo. It's the smallest thing I have every seen. I had it in a hanging basket and it was droping leaves like crazy but only where I couldn't see it. I got up on a chair yesterday just to check that everything was all right and it was a 3 alarm alert at the basket. It had lost all of its leaves on the part that I couldn't see. And in the soil near the edge was a little tiny baby jade. I've never seen one that small. So now it is marching back over to the window one step at a time. Silly thing kept its burgandy edges and firm texture through it all. I feel like a bad momma at the moment.

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by phoenix on May 04, 2005 06:10 PM

congrats tk
that's a fantastic thing

about,well over a year ago i took a leaf from my burro's tail and stuck it in a huge pot i have a ficus tree in,and about a week ago i noticed some tiny bright pistachio green leaves around the bottom of the leaf i stuck in the dirt [grin]

so here's to "motherhood" [muggs]

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by Jiffymouse on May 05, 2005 04:45 AM

aren't they the cutest thing?!

by tkhooper on May 05, 2005 08:45 PM

yes they are. And I was really hoping to get some because I put it in a big pot after it out grew the first 2.

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by phoenix on May 05, 2005 10:10 PM

tk, you should start a minature landscape garden with your "new baby". i'm thinking of doing it with a "new baby" hawarthia and the burro's tail i have a couple of other "babys" from another succulent (not sure of the name)but i have seen pictures of mini landscapes and i thinkthey are real neat looking [Wink]

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"If you want to talk bollocks and discuss the meaning of life,you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey.That way you're drunk by the time you start to take yourself seriously"

by tkhooper on May 07, 2005 02:04 PM

Mini Landscapes? Do you have the link? It sounds intriguing, tell me more please. With only the one baby I think it would be a very desolate landscape but I like the idea.

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by phoenix on May 14, 2005 10:49 PM

tk, sorry i didn't see your reply any sooner [Embarrassed]

i don't have a link but i have a book at home that i will bring into work with me on monday.
i'll post it here for you. it's in my time life books

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"If you want to talk bollocks and discuss the meaning of life,you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey.That way you're drunk by the time you start to take yourself seriously"

by tkhooper on May 14, 2005 10:55 PM

Um Pheonix what about copyright stuff?

Don't want any trouble for you.

I can look it up it's ok.

by phoenix on May 14, 2005 11:03 PM

tk i think the forum has some info on dish gardens, which are similar to mini-landscapes.

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"If you want to talk bollocks and discuss the meaning of life,you're better off downing a bottle of whiskey.That way you're drunk by the time you start to take yourself seriously"

by tkhooper on May 14, 2005 11:27 PM

Ok, Thanks Phoenix,

I'll take a look see. I may have more baby jade before to long lol. It really lost a lot of leaves and some look like they want to start babies.

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