tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post3946342427844702955..comments2024-03-27T11:26:30.992-04:00Comments on The Smart Cat: Wordless Wednesdaysmartcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-77157437080209608712013-10-22T15:10:00.419-04:002013-10-22T15:10:00.419-04:00It is blooming already? How fantastic! Mine is sti...It is blooming already? How fantastic! Mine is still in the garden but I will get it in soon! A sign that a wonderful time is ahead of us! ChristaEmilie's daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396078121246379577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-84296493512979758742013-10-19T09:53:24.020-04:002013-10-19T09:53:24.020-04:00Hi Michele....I have mine in a spot that get filte...Hi Michele....I have mine in a spot that get filtered sun and I give them tons of fertilizer all summer. Winter light doesn't seem to matter much, but wide temperature changes (such as moving them from the sunroom to the very warm living room) will make them drop buds!<br />I think a lot of gardening is a crap shoot!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-49846852080844388302013-10-18T09:52:10.149-04:002013-10-18T09:52:10.149-04:00Mine is still outside too. It blooms very unpredic...Mine is still outside too. It blooms very unpredictably. We have a very dark house and it's not really happy all winter :-(Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-51945219911669170542013-10-18T09:11:53.694-04:002013-10-18T09:11:53.694-04:00Hi Mariette....to post a reply, you have to hit th...Hi Mariette....to post a reply, you have to hit the <i>publish</i> button! I kind of like the way my plants bloom when they want to.<br />Hope you have not suffered any more stings.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-19706639799706374792013-10-18T09:09:27.045-04:002013-10-18T09:09:27.045-04:00Hi Anna....I call them zygocactus too. The botani...Hi Anna....I call them zygocactus too. The botanical name is schlumbergia.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-13391097135797912902013-10-18T09:05:20.431-04:002013-10-18T09:05:20.431-04:00Hi Gary....They're particularly appreciated in...Hi Gary....They're particularly appreciated in cold months when flowering plants are at a premium!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-54472361811204976152013-10-18T06:03:02.001-04:002013-10-18T06:03:02.001-04:00Lovely. I also know them as Zygo cactusLovely. I also know them as Zygo cactusAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620588456375419442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-16440462545990621522013-10-17T18:45:55.167-04:002013-10-17T18:45:55.167-04:00such a cheerful plant!such a cheerful plant!Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-47951962551810300972013-10-17T16:43:50.465-04:002013-10-17T16:43:50.465-04:00Hi Elna....Thanks, Toes crossed for much success w...Hi Elna....Thanks, Toes crossed for much success with Katt I Hatt!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-86435503870789027602013-10-17T16:42:50.079-04:002013-10-17T16:42:50.079-04:00Hi Lori...Yes, these are particularly early. Mine...Hi Lori...Yes, these are particularly early. Mine usually start blooming after I bring them in in late October, early November.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-62181451950473107472013-10-17T12:16:58.397-04:002013-10-17T12:16:58.397-04:00Many flowers and lovely color.
I hope you will sha...Many flowers and lovely color.<br />I hope you will share Katt i Hatt so that more people will do the same now that it's getting cold outside and the cats need things. We can make it worldwide * smile *.<br /><br />HugsElnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644107227965720576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-82690165682224029932013-10-17T08:48:23.044-04:002013-10-17T08:48:23.044-04:00Are they unusually early or am I just late? It se...Are they unusually early or am I just late? It seems they usually bloom in Nov around here.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-27107616422343128022013-10-17T08:19:05.779-04:002013-10-17T08:19:05.779-04:00Hi Linda...Their blooming is dependent on length o...Hi Linda...Their blooming is dependent on length of days and amount to cold. The way buds are setting this year they will probably be in bloom from now until close to Christmas!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-88219406251412661382013-10-17T08:12:14.315-04:002013-10-17T08:12:14.315-04:00Hi Meredith....Mine are still out too; that's ...Hi Meredith....Mine are still out too; that's what makes the blooming so odd. They look pretty with the impatiens.smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-84679739753362311152013-10-17T00:05:35.770-04:002013-10-17T00:05:35.770-04:00oh those are early birds, the light must be low in...oh those are early birds, the light must be low in the sky now, I could never get them to bloom at the right time unless I bought them blooming. Ha.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-6342570246841744012013-10-16T21:58:15.329-04:002013-10-16T21:58:15.329-04:00Dearest Suzi,
Never mind; if blooms!
A cold spell...Dearest Suzi,<br />Never mind; if blooms! <br />A cold spell will trigger bud forming and we cannot stop mother nature so we might as well enjoy what she gives us freely without being forced for commercial purpose only!<br />Hugs from a healing MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-25213160979295071742013-10-16T19:38:47.058-04:002013-10-16T19:38:47.058-04:00Halloween cactus, spooky!
Mine are still outside.
...Halloween cactus, spooky!<br />Mine are still outside.<br />cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-39897379514183962552013-10-16T13:41:46.738-04:002013-10-16T13:41:46.738-04:00Hi Midori.....I many cacti in many different color... Hi Midori.....I many cacti in many different colors. The pink are often the first to bloom but never this early. I generally leave them out until they set buds before bringing them in. Perhaps it's because plants haven't had to deal with drought; everything is blooming away!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544034656423752886.post-28528732449388823182013-10-16T12:01:40.312-04:002013-10-16T12:01:40.312-04:00We used to have some in Japan. They often lost bud...We used to have some in Japan. They often lost buds because we didn't leave them in dark! Yours are lovely! Midorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635048215440828421noreply@blogger.com