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21.2.26 First flower bud

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 First flower bud sighted. This seedling originates from the cross Seedling x For Your Eyes Only. Seed parent is a nameless seedling from an earlier cross: Claire Marshall x Blue For You. Seed parent: Claire Marshall x Blue For You First bud: (Claire Marshall x Blue For You) x For Your Eyes Only

15.2.26 Seedlings

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My little nursery now: The germinants are grown in small pots, and after they develop some leaves, I tranfer them to 250 ml jars. I am hoping for a warmer weather to come soon; so that the bigger growers can go outdoors, leaving the space for the next seedlings, that will germinate later.  So, I guess now this must be about 1/5 to 1/6 of the expected totall number of seedlings for this year; I think that most of them will germinate in march-april. —————— These two seedlings have a distinct difference in the foliage: Penny Lane x Paula Vapelle and Arethusa x R. helenae. I am especially interested in the first one, and when I examine the leaves, I see that they are very rounded and rather small. It means that is indeed must originate from Paula Vapelle, which makes it to be a complex hybrid. I am thrilled to see its first blooms.

13.2.25 Hems Library

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 I spent just a couple of hours in my field today. It was still quite cold, and the wind was close to stormy. Such a wind is not too optimal when working with fabric. Anyway, I finished the first row of hems ‘library’. Initially, I thought I would do them in alphabetic order, but it was too complicated because of logistics. So, I just started with available plants.  Bottom image: Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’. Amazing color in this conifer! I truncated some tips on lateral brances, as I want it to grow bushy. 

1.2.2026 Winter check

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 I visited my test field a few days ago. Just to check everything. Snow cover was quite thin. However I was glad that my “backup” bed was fully covered. Confers looked great. It is really their show-time. (Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’, Pinus schwerinii) I am guessing it won’t take too long now untill I can dig here again. The weather trend does not look too sunny, but at least the temperatures started to climb.