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03/05/2018 - New I. nil varieties!
I received some mail from the Jacksonville Morning Glory Vineyard today! A bunch of new Ipomoea nil varieties as well as a restock on...

Ruvan Asagao
May 3, 20183 min read


16/04/2018 - Soaking and planting
I've been very busy sowing for the last two weeks. 42 out of 70 planned varieties have already come up and only a handful still need to...

Ruvan Asagao
Apr 16, 20181 min read


28/03/2018 - 2018 Variety List
Today I present the list of varieties I will be trying to grow this year. I've managed to collect quite a few more varieties of both...

Ruvan Asagao
Mar 28, 20182 min read


02/03/2018 - Choice Overload
I was sorting my seed collection and trying to figure out what to grow this year... This task proved impossible and I have since decided...

Ruvan Asagao
Mar 2, 20181 min read


12/02/2018 - Recap and plans for 2018
Last year due to incessantly cold weather the Ipomoea nil blooming season was somewhat of a letdown. But after that somewhat abrupt end...

Ruvan Asagao
Feb 12, 20182 min read


17/10/2017 - Approaching the end of the season
So it's been quite a while since I posted. My sincere apologies. The end of the season has been relatively disappointing this year. The ...

Ruvan Asagao
Oct 17, 20171 min read


30/08/2017 - Reticence
With a few flowers here and there things are still remarkably quiet among the Japanese morning glories. However, nights are finally...

Ruvan Asagao
Aug 30, 20171 min read


14/08/2017 - Getting anxious
It's the 14th of august and I've still only seen 6 I.nil flowers out of 28 plants. Almost none are showing flower buds so far. They are...

Ruvan Asagao
Aug 14, 20171 min read


02/08/2017 - First Ipomoea nil flowers of the season
Finally the first Ipomoea nil flowers of the year! (well to be completely honest I found one tiny Sayaka flower a week or so ago, but I...

Ruvan Asagao
Aug 2, 20171 min read


30/07/2017 - Artwork
I made some artwork by manipulating one of my photographs in photoshop. It is loosely based on old botanical drawings. The variety shown...

Ruvan Asagao
Jul 30, 20171 min read


22/07/2017 - Floral Burst
The garden has been starting to explode with I. purpurea flowers. Flower output has easily quadrupled over last two days. Ipomoea nil...

Ruvan Asagao
Jul 22, 20171 min read


20/07/2017 - Turbo Tom & Bumblebee Tuna
My neighbors cat (named Turbo) really loves chilling around the Morning Glory garden. It's always nice to have some company while...

Ruvan Asagao
Jul 20, 20171 min read


13/07/2017 - Murakumo
Throwback Thursday! Variety: Murakumo / Gathering Clouds One of my favourite varieties I've grown so far is Murakumo. This one has the...

Ruvan Asagao
Jul 13, 20171 min read


09/07/2017 - Into The Greenhouse
Just got back from a week vacation in the Belgian Ardennes. I'm slowly starting to see more flower buds forming. Hoping some of the...

Ruvan Asagao
Jul 9, 20171 min read
20/06/2017 - Damping Off
After some inquiries in the Morning Glory Lovers facebook group I got a very informative reply from Convolvulacea expert Ron Kushner. It...

Ruvan Asagao
Jun 20, 20172 min read
16/06/2017 - Germination Problems
As predicted, seeds of the varieties Silver Stars, Ukigumo, Matsukaze and Dark Purple Black have failed to germinate properly. It's...

Ruvan Asagao
Jun 16, 20171 min read
14/06/2017 - More Varieties
Started some more varieties today . Ipomoea nil: - Chocolate Beauty - Dark Purple Black - Fuji Murasaki no Fubuki / Purple Blizzard Fuji...

Ruvan Asagao
Jun 14, 20171 min read
13/06/2017 - 2017 Variety List
A list of current varieties in the garden. Ipomoea nil: - Fuji no Beni - Gray Morning Mist - Hama no Sora - Kikyo Blue - Murakumo -...

Ruvan Asagao
Jun 13, 20171 min read
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