Anyone actually grow those Ginter Flora cards?

zep33

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

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

Justin

zep33

got any pics?

MyDaughtersNameIsMattingly

Baseball cards that grow flowers? Huh.

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

Walt

80% of the seed cards I pulled where damaged.

zep33

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

NowPanic

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

dennis07

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

Walt

2 of your 5 are damaged too. Nice

scashaggy

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



Those cards are the manure for the flower cards.

zep33

Here goes nothing:

corvette1340

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

benderbroeth

<< <i>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

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

WinPitcher

Bon Appétit

zep33

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

<< <i>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

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

This thread surprisingly delivers.

MisterBungle

I think the one on the right might be pot.

You're under arrest.



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onebamafan

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

still growing:

123Slider

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

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

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

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

maybe the weed seeds are what was in the cards

DavidPuddy

<< <i>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

Called mixing yard dirt with the potting soil.

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

zep33

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

zep33

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

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

zep33

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

Wonder if this is more weeds or something really growing now

Here's what it looks like today





any ideas?

Bosox1976

Quite the green thumb!

zep33

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

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

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

Yeah, I'm thinking weeds too

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

elsnorto

<< <i>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

Have to cut this reply short.

There's a knock at my door. BRB

Stadium1978

Uh, Oh.

Frozencaribou

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

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

You're under arrest.





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I am still laughing at this as I post.