Monday, April 25, 2011

Freaking Out

Well, I'm a major idiot. Ok, people tell me not to be so harsh on myself, so I'll rephrase that: I feel like a major idiot.

I've been working hard since November trying to grow some plants good enough to enter at the AVSA National Convention in May.

I'm afraid I tried a little too hard, and I've probably blown it for National. I ended up disbudding too long, and now it looks like nothing will be blooming in time for the big show. Ugh, I hate myself! I only started showing last spring, so I'm not exactly an awesome veteran at this stuff yet, BUT STILL! All that disbudding (I mean when I was still supposed to), grooming, repotting, preening, primping, etc., etc. that I did for 6 months... All for naught?

I do have 9 plants *just* going into bud, and I am trying EVERYTHING to get them to speed up and get those buds growing so they can bloom in time.

please please please please please...

I've set the timer to go off an hour later. I've got them all on top of other stuff to huddle them closer to the light. It's only a tiny 12" under-cabinet light, so yesterday my dad gave me some shoplights he had in his garage, and I'll put one of those on soon. I've had the space heater running to warm up the room a bit. Now I've got a pot of water on the stove simmering to get the humidity up. I've been walking into the kitchen every few hours, closely hovering over the plants for a few minutes at a time chanting "please please please please please..."

If all that isn't enough, I'm hoping that maybe the big "Jesus & pals" (as I call them) statues on the big Catholic church down the street that watch through my window and look over my growing stand will perform some kinda divine intervention miracle thingy. (For better pics of what I'm talking about, click here and here--Note, those are old pics from '08)

please please please please please....

I have just a little over 3 weeks to get them perfect... Think good thoughts, and don't make fun of me too much!

14 comments:

  1. Sending beautiful, flower-y kinds of good wishes your way, Ann-Marie. I really do think the saints have your back, though. I wouldn't mess with anyone whose flowers were growing in their vicinity.

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  2. Ummm, what violets do they have at Home Depot?

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  3. Ann-Marie - I'm sending you a link that might help you pin dow the times better. Fingers crossed for you and anyone that dares to poke fun over this will be sent infected thrips! LOL! Jana

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  4. Hmm, "infected thrips", eh? What are they infected with, mites? LOL! Thanks Jana Banana <3

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  5. The only things I know of that infect thrips are viruses (INSV, etc). Hope you're going to the virus presentation at convention. Should be very interesting. Anngela is going to watch Pat's booth so I can attend. Jana

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  6. I was trying to be light-hearted... Mite-infected thrips, can you imagine? LOL
    I can't remember which presentation I picked, but I don't think it was that one sorry.

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  7. Technically thrips or any insect can transport mites to our plants - mosquito, fly, moth, ant - anything. Frightening, isn't it? Jana

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  8. Gonna start calling you Debbie Downer! *sad trumpets*

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  9. LOL! No more Jana Banana? LOL!

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  10. You'll always be my Jana Banana from Indiana <3

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  11. You are not an idiot.......geeeezzzzzzzzz. You are allowed to "feel" like one, we all do from time to time (me all the time) but YOU ARE NOT ONE!!!!

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  12. Your symmetry is beautiful though! LOL
    Points for that!!

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