Anyone actually grow those Ginter Flora cards?

zep33 · June 1, 2012 11:33PM

I have an extra set of 5 (damaged) Flora cards and was thinking of buying a few pots and planting them.

Did anyone else actually plant them?

JustinsShoebox · June 2, 2012 12:11AM

I gave those to my wife and she did plant them. They did actually grow!

Justin

zep33 · June 2, 2012 1:02AM

got any pics?

MyDaughtersNameIsMattingly · June 2, 2012 1:08AM

Baseball cards that grow flowers? Huh.

I'd like to see before and after pics too.

Walt · June 2, 2012 1:11AM

80% of the seed cards I pulled where damaged.

zep33 · June 2, 2012 7:09AM

Here are the actual cards. Forgot about getting some pots when I was out today though LOL

NowPanic · June 2, 2012 7:30AM

Wow! This is interesting to me. Will have to check this out.
Planting cards........cool!

dennis07 · June 2, 2012 7:48AM

I think I'll plant my '88 Donruss cards.

Walt · June 2, 2012 7:49AM

2 of your 5 are damaged too. Nice

scashaggy · June 2, 2012 8:40AM

<< I think I'll plant my '88 Donruss cards. >>

Those cards are the manure for the flower cards.

zep33 · June 3, 2012 3:10AM

Here goes nothing:

corvette1340 · June 3, 2012 3:15AM

How long until someone eats the poisonous Mexican Hat and then tries to sue?

benderbroeth · June 3, 2012 8:08AM

<< How long until someone eats the poisonous Mexican Hat and then tries to sue? >>

i was wondering the same thing!!!

a few years back tracy chapman put out a cd and included a packet of seeds as i recall

zep33 · June 22, 2012 7:35PM

And we have some action - judging by the area, I'm assuming this will be the Mexican Hat

WinPitcher · June 23, 2012 1:40AM

Bon Appétit

zep33 · July 4, 2012 8:49PM

Well, looks like these are 2 different ones growing now that they've gotten a little bigger. Must be the Mexican Hat and the Shirley Poppy

Reljac · July 5, 2012 1:48AM

<< Well, looks like these are 2 different ones growing now that they've gotten a little bigger. Must be the Mexican Hat and the Shirley Poppy

>>

are you sure those aren't weeds. The plants should grow directly over where the cards were when you planted them =p

zep33 · July 5, 2012 2:18AM

I doubt they're weeds but who knows what angle they're gonna grow out when they're embedded in a card LOL

I suppose I can dig in a little bit and see where the roots are - maybe I'll do that tonight.

CW · July 5, 2012 4:02AM

This thread surprisingly delivers.

MisterBungle · July 5, 2012 4:09AM

I think the one on the right might be pot.

You're under arrest.

~

onebamafan · July 5, 2012 5:34AM

Based on the pictures i am guessing that is catnip not potting soil......based on that assumption the mexican hat might be a little wacky tobacky. Like he said, hands up you are under arrest

zep33 · July 9, 2012 8:57PM

still growing:

123Slider · July 9, 2012 10:33PM

I really think they are both weeds. I'm just too lazy to look them up.

ETA: One on left is Common Lambsquarters

One on right is a smartweed I think

BobS · July 9, 2012 11:14PM

As a field biologist with over 20 years experience, I have to say sorry, weeds.

The one on the right is purple ladies thumb - Polygonum persicaria

Not 100% sure what the one on the left is. Early guess is Henbit, purple dead nettle, or spotted touch me not. Give it another week.

Bob

zep33 · July 9, 2012 11:25PM

is it normal for weeds to grow right out of bagged potting soil? Maybe cause I bought the cheap stuff?

That sucks LOL

I'm gonna definitely dig these up tonight to see where the roots are

Reljac · July 10, 2012 12:15AM

It's normal for weed seeds to be everywhere. It's not abnormal for the weeds to have popped up several weeks after your initial planting.

zep33 · July 10, 2012 12:25AM

maybe the weed seeds are what was in the cards

DavidPuddy · July 10, 2012 1:01AM

<< maybe the weed seeds are what was in the cards

>>

That would be one of the great "Hoaxes Hoodwinks and Bamboozles" of all-time.

saucywombat · July 10, 2012 2:12AM

Called mixing yard dirt with the potting soil.

The weed on the left grows in abundance in our flower beds.

zep33 · July 10, 2012 2:24AM

no yard dirt at all in there - just the 2 bags of potting soil

zep33 · July 10, 2012 8:29AM

Yanked out the weeds and dug around a little bit for what's left of the cards. Didn't feel anything so rather than chance disturbing anything, I stopped.

Oh well, maybe I should research the flowers a little and see if they're even supposed to grow this time of year

illinifan912 · August 31, 2012 7:03AM

so none of the flora cards grew? I like the idea of the cards

zep33 · August 31, 2012 7:13AM

nothing else has popped up since pulling the weeds out. haven't been checking like I did at first and when I checked last week, the whole thing was flooded. Maybe I killed them all - I dunno. Some of them might not grow till certain times of the year too maybe. Still holding out hope.

zep33 · July 3, 2013 7:40AM

Wonder if this is more weeds or something really growing now

Here's what it looks like today

any ideas?

Bosox1976 · July 3, 2013 7:45AM

Quite the green thumb!

zep33 · July 3, 2013 7:54AM

LOL - far from it

If these turn out to actually be something, I'll clean it up and baby them a bit. If not, off to the woods it goes.

Can't believe it's been over a year since I started this

Dboneesq · July 3, 2013 8:00AM

I don't know a lot about plants, but the one on the right in the 2nd pic looks a lot like one of the weeds that grows between the pavers in my driveway!

TNP777 · July 3, 2013 9:17AM

The two on the right are definitely weeds. I pull the identical ones out my landscaping and yard all of the time. They're fairly easy to pull out and leave a sticky residue on your hands.

zep33 · July 3, 2013 10:21AM

Yeah, I'm thinking weeds too

and little searching for weed pictures - LOL - seems like the big one might be Lamb's Quarters

elsnorto · July 3, 2013 10:38AM

<< Yeah, I'm thinking weeds too

and little searching for weed pictures - LOL - seems like the big one might be Lamb's Quarters

>>

Man, to be a fly on the wall as you are explaining all your weed related internet searches to an NSA Agent from the Operation PRISM Task Force.

Snorto~

zep33 · July 3, 2013 10:44AM

Have to cut this reply short.

There's a knock at my door. BRB

Stadium1978 · July 3, 2013 12:41PM

Uh, Oh.

Frozencaribou · July 3, 2013 12:53PM

This is thread of the decade material. Zep, you can't give up now. I don't think anyone has mentioned yet how fitting it would have been if tobacco was the "chase" flora card, seeing as it played such a prominent role in the evolution of cards.

-Nathanael

ldferg · July 3, 2013 1:54PM

<< I think the one on the right might be pot.

You're under arrest.

~ >>

I am still laughing at this as I post.

Anyone actually grow those Ginter Flora cards?

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