formatting for plant care log

is there a special way we're supposed to set up the plant care log in the blue booklet?

so far i've kept mine in a notepad file on my computer desktop, just due to how small the booklet looked and i didn't want to screw it up... i've recorded dates, plant stem height, leaf color, soil condition, and other notes like if leaves fell off or whether it's in the window.

also... does it have to be in the blue booklet when we hand it in?

about that intro email...

has anyone gotten a reply on the intro email we were supposed to send to ms. healy/mrs. gearin? i sent it a few days ago and handed in the email info form yesterday, and i was just wondering if anyone had heard anything...

Don't forget to propogate your baby! And also to make sure that it SURVIVES!!

If your plant is bent over and/or breaking at the stem, then you need to pinch off at the spot of bending, which is generally two leaf-levels down from the top, so that your plant is kind of short. It will survive BEST this way. Anytime your Coleus bends over, pinch off the problem spot. Also, pinch off long stems to prevent it from getting too heavy on one side. Make sure you do this as soon as possible, to prevent cellular mutations. Coleus is a domestic plant, and would not survive without you taking care of it!
Also, you can put the pinched off parts in some water and grow new baby Coleus. REMEMBER!!! Vegetatively propogated offspring are worth extra credit!!! This means that asexually reproduced Coleus are what you want for your extra credit. Propogating just means taking a part of the plant and growing a new plant from it. Which is basically asexual reproduction.
One last thing: YOU DON'T WANT IT TO FLOWER! To get rid of the flowers, just pinch it off right behind the flower, not that whole stem, unless the stem is too long.
Thank you for listening. (:

info sites

i looked around a bit, here are a few potentially helpful sites i've found:

http://www.rosydawngardens.com/Coleus_Care.aspx
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/planning/dictionary/flowers/coleus.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleus
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenprimer/ss/GardenMaint_3.htm
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/propa/msg0320392514719.html

if anyone else has anything to share, that'd be great. i'm gonna look around for more later, on transplanting and so forth.

propagation

How do I propagate my plant? questions? information?

what do these plants need?

Do these plants like lots of sun or do they need some shade? How often should I water my coleus? Should I put my plant outside? questions? information?

getting it to branch and become bushier

How do I get my coleus to branch and get bushier? questions? ideas?

stopping a coleus from blooming

How do I stop my Coleus from blooming? questions? information?

transplanting a coleus

How/when do I transplant a coleus? questions? information?

how do I take care of my coleus

How do I take care of my coleus? questions? information?

um... hi.

hey, I'm making this because I think I will need help with my plant baby this summer and maybe you will too. I hope that maybe we can help each other this summer with this thingie... I don't really know how to use it... oh well.