Val's Plant's for Adoption

I am adding some plants that need good homes to the OttawaPlantCycle blog . I dont have enough light and plants are fighting for window space. I have to part with some so they can continue to florish . If you are needing a plant and can offer a nice warm car as transportation you can adopt one of my babes.
1...A leggy Pineapple sage that needs a bright window..

A baby green and white spider plant (cat not included)


A baby Crown Of Thorns that were given to me...



Tell me my name and I am yours...


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Some Green Tomatoes

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Well I had a sneaky feeling about that tempremental weather we have been having lately and pulled mine from the vine early..The Orleans Community gardens also closed and green tomatoes were given to me there also by the ever green loving Orleans Councellor Bob Monette and family . I have offered some up on the not so popular and now closed OttawaFoodshare group, OttawaRecycle and some FullCircles groups also but not so many bites except for Dianes H's request for some with the promse of a green salsa recipe which i used (Thanks Diane).
Here's a pic of the goodies in a jar..

Some Green tomatoes, some water vinegar, sugar,..heck some left over cranberries were thrown in and some onions also.I also made some sweet Jalepeno chutney with canned manderines and jello hehe..the Jalepenoes were from my garden and the Orleans C. Gardens.Here is the lemon Balm hanging up for drying out also.I took some cuttings and hung them up before gifting the plant..

Theres LOTS left but times are slows and no shows are common so i would imagine there is not much life left in these other than MAYBE a salsa..I havent much time time tho and exhausted my offering routine..I think they may end up in the compost..awwww...
NOT!!!!..I made a salsa..



Dont worry. It 's not like me to waste so i will try to save some seeds from them before this inevitable end.My Blackish Tomatoes scored this summer are ripening up to a dark red hue which i will take pics of as soon as i buy batteries for my ever faithful digital to run on.Thanks for the inspiration Telsing..More to come..

Fall Harvest

Here are some of the last veggies i picked from in the garden. Looks like the broccoli grew for me..when ya got it..ya got it..

Tiny tomatoes (cherry)

This beautiful Coleus was given away...

Apples galore were given away...this year thanks to a natural pesticide they grew without as much scab...

Even the Stevia bloomed on the left side of the house..quite nicely...its been gifted now..to a herbalist!

Flower in detail..Hi Inge.!

Tomatoes..Tomatars...they have been shared well and used in Diane's Green Tomato Salsa recipe..thanks Diane.!

There were LOTS of Tomatoes grown at the Orleans Community Gardens we helped create this year..with Orleans Councellor Bob Monette..at closing i couldnt give away enough of them..

Even his wife and kids helped to salvage green tomatoes from the upcomming frost..they are great gardeners..

We cordoned off the Beneficial Gardens..herbs..so it didnt get tilled with the rest of the plots..

I picked what i could..I think this is when i got this flu bug...ahh..gardening..

Mystery Plants in Detail

Pics of latest adoptions..lemon tree and lemon balm..more to come..

Lemon Balm


Here are a few closeups of the mystery plants growing...


Here is another close up of a mystery that has has me curious fora while..this plant is comming uptoday ortommorrow to go to the compost..is it a native Ontario plant?..anyone know.?

...And closer...

Lol..had to share this lil' red rose bloom while you are here..

This is sedum. I do have an extra one. Ask me for it.

Peek a boo...i see you red tomato,.you cannot hide..



Turns out this mystery plant in the herb box that i shared with Anna is possibly Aster.?..or feverfew?...anyone..?

...And pretty maids all in a row, row, row...Coleus cuttings for the plant event on the 29th September...


For those of you who missed it the strangest vine i have encountered...this vine reaches over trees and hedges..much to my nieghbours delight...NOT!!...it has this hairy green starshaped fruit...please!!...anyone!!?

I dont know how this pink spirea randomly got planted here but it did,next to the gate..

I didnt know the Iron Cross plant had pretty pink flowers...but i should...much like the Oxilis...

Last...but NOT least ,a BLACK tomato plant...I hope?Here is the fruit...it should turn a dark dark colour like Black...I am waiting...

That just about wraps it up for this Sunday...maybe someone out there has time to figure out what these plants may be...
Val :)
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Plants that need a home....

I have to find homes for these lovelys as im getting too many surviving plants now.( I am cursed with curbside rescues of plants..I grab them and nurse them back to health(water,good soil,care)then i have to give them up to homes. Members sometimes send me pictures of them as they grow.I know..I'm a suck for plants.!
Here is the Tansy...its yellow.


Its coupled with some Lavender that Telsing gave me...its doing ok Telsing...i have to share it tho...
Also i have Comfrey.I have tried to take it out and put it in the bucket for now. Thought it might still grow and even under the worst conditions...it grows...

Then there is this leafy tall flower that has LOTS of stem and leaf...then some yellow type buttercupflowers i can't identify...anyone..?

Closer...

Then this plant was given tome by a nice lady.i didnt have the heart to tell her..I dont like it.It just needs a nice BIG pot and more soil.

And closer again..dont know what it is called...it needs a bigger pot and some lovely fresh soil..

I can spare a chinese lantern.

A Pointsetta.I had this at Christmas time. I found it after christmas at the curb.Took it in,watered it. Then i stuck it out for the spring and summer.It died and came back.Im betting with some plant food this will sprout red ones for Chrismas.

This is justtolet Jen (dovetail) knowthat the plant she gave me is moved again for the last time.It doesnt like full sun..or even lots..it likes a shady spot. This rododemdrom(sp) is in its forever spot.I told you would take care of it..no,..its not up for grabs.

Marie,..Youre Forthyia cuttings are sitting in Planting/rooting solution.The branches are budding.

This is a beautiful tropical indoor plant.It is absolutley lovely with the right care.It has to go..boohoo

Anyone knowthis ones name..??

Or this one?

Very colourful foliage on this indoor. I have had this for some time.Slow growing it has been for me.Mind you,sometimes it didnt get watered.It likes water.

A small mystery.Hope this is not a weed. I just grew it.!!

More than the yellow Tansy could stand..so it fell over.This is the clump..

Maybe another hybiscus.Guess which one. (they are screaming..aaaww,mom)Its hard,..but i cant bring them all in.

Tell ya what.If you can tell me what it is..its yours!!..If you dont know..you need OttawaPlantCycle..we learn and share there...
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I have added more adoptions...

Iron Cross


Geraninumns



Name this plant..

...And this one

More Coleus


A mystery



A succulent

This one is not up foradoption,..but i would like to knowwhat it is anyway,..anyone?