summer 2013

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

i am surprised one of my gladiolus is blooming in this heat...







lagerstomia pink.





lagerstomia red.





and mangoes are ready to ripe...

[Farhan Ahmed]

what an enchanting color of Glad....just luved it.

[Munir]

Beautiful, indeed. When did you plant the bulb Or is it the left over from last season? About mango,which one & how old is it?

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

munir sb gladiolus bulbs i planted in February. one bloomed in June and ended up without opening flowers and second is now blooming it is quite better.and about mango cultivar i am not sure i have 4 plants of same cultivar of 10 years age.few experts say it is "dosehri" but i am not sure.

[Munir]

Neglected ones do better.
Mango: it doesn't look like Dosehri,which is alongated in shape. It could be either Anwar Ratol or Langra smaller size & a late variety.In fact I wanted to know which Mango cultivar would be better here in Potohar? I already have a "Sensation" cultivar, which is more of ornamental tree. I was thinking of a plant each of Anwar Ratol,Chaunsa, Dohehri & Langra. Am opening another thread "Mango Cultivars suitable for Potohar" for calling suggestions.

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

munir sb "sensation" is a failure in our climate.it remained with me for 7 years and suddenly died.it is a late variety and ripens in at least late august and taste is not better just show piece i think..

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

munir sb it is not anwar ratool nor langra small size.it is almost 5 inch long and 3 inch wide.its smell is simmillar to chaunsa perhaps a late variety of chaunsa.

[UMARKHANMARDAN]

Hamad i am looking for the RED but so far i have not find it.Sensation taste is not good.I think there is no match of our local mango varieties.We should encourage our own fruit varieties.Pakistani Aam ka koi muqabla nahi.

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

first bloom of cypress vine(ipomea quamoclit)..thankyou farhan bhai for gift of seeds..i am feeling lucky that i have his beautiful vine.very beautiful shocking red flower and feathery foliage it is a must in garden...even camera is unable to capture the pure red color of this vine.amazing







one and only flower which fights very well the heat of summer is perennial portulaca.still flowering profusely while annul portulaca is almost dead now due to rains.

[Farhan Ahmed]

Cypress Vine self sows freely. Next Summer they will come by themselves at this place in great numbers. So you don't need to bother again about sowing them, however this also means they can be invasive.