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  1. bbbbrrrrrhhhhhhhh! It was 36 this morning, our coldest morning so far this winter. It may drop down to 32 on Sat. morning!! 5:57 AM Dec 29th from web
  2. A wheelbarrow full of water, 2 gallons of bleach, 1 cup of detergent....add 2,000+ pots, a snake, a few black widow spiders=sanitized pots! 8:35 PM Dec 12th from web
  3. Woo Hoo!!! 4 inches of rain in 3 days, we needed it and I found a big fat double orange brug bud (JMB x America) that should open tomorrow!! 4:12 PM Dec 5th from web
  4. We finally have cooler weather so I've spent the past three nights pollinating. I made over 100 crosses so now the waiting game begins.... 1:55 PM Nov 4th from web
  5. I posted pics of my favorite seedling so far this year on my blog. It's a real beauty! http://blog.fredsommer.com/SommerGardens/ 12:07 PM Oct 12th from web
  6. Potted up 2,400 cuttings today to get a jump start on my fall propagation schedule. Photos on my blog - http://bit.ly/917ym 4:36 PM Oct 11th from web
  7. Pollen, I have pollen!!! Pollen is a scarce commodity in brug blooms during our hot Florida summers. Could pollinating season be close? 2:21 PM Sep 14th from web
  8. It's white week on my garden blog. Watch for a new white seedling picture daily through Labor Day. http://bit.ly/917ym 7:34 PM Sep 1st from web
  9. My war against cats continues with 4 hours of non-stop spraying tonight. The soup du jour, Organicide with a touch of Orthene. 7:15 PM Aug 17th from web
  10. I'm still on track with my goal to post pictures of a new brug seedling every day. Check-out the pics on my blog - http://bit.ly/ioUYL 3:36 AM Aug 12th from web
  11. My new goal is to post pictures of a new brug seedling in my blog daily. See today's picture here: http://blog.fredsommer.com/SommerGardens/ 2:42 PM Aug 6th from web
  12. My blog returns! After months of technical problems, my garden blog is back up and running - http://blog.fredsommer.com/SommerGardens/ . 1:11 AM Aug 4th from web
  13. ..and they are still eating!!! I sprayed again this morning for the 3rd time in 4 weeks. Death to caterpillars!!! 1:54 PM Jul 31st from web
  14. Wow, I keep forgetting to tweet. The caterpillars are eating all my plants again. I've got lots of spraying to do before dark...dammit! 3:57 PM Jul 20th from web
  15. I got motivated tonight and potted up over 1,000 seedlings from community pots to cell pack trays, oh, and pollinated 20+ blooms too! 10:54 PM Apr 16th from web
  16. I have lots of happy plants after this morning's 1.5 inch rain, the first in months. Spent an hour pollinating more blooms tonight! 8:39 PM Apr 14th from web
  17. I'm having fun now! I went out tonight and pollinated over 50 blooms. I noticed lots of new seedlings are starting to set buds...yeah! 6:47 PM Apr 13th from web
  18. Taking a break from today's project of yanking out overgrown seedlings and planting the giants (8-12ft tall) in the ground. Lots more to do 10:58 AM Apr 11th from web
  19. Blooms, blooms & more blooms! Tonight I was able to dust Andrew's Gold, Miss Ellie, Hazzah, Rosalie and Aprikola. Let there be pods! 7:13 PM Mar 24th from web
  20. Pollination fix! After nearly three weeks without any brug blooms, I finally got to do some pollinating last night! Spring has sprung! 8:53 AM Feb 24th from tweet3
  • Name Fred Sommer
  • Location Clermont, Florida
  • Web http://SommerGard...
  • Bio The gardening adventures and mis-adventures of Fred Sommer as he turns his yard into a personal botanical garden and hybridizes brugmansia (Angel Trumpets).
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