Started a herb garden recently, and trying to work with intentions without taking from nature!
Was then in a rush to get to work so it is not hanging nicely, but bonus use of a scrapped knitting project!
Please note, most of my patio garden is for nature, especially since I can never finish a package of fruit. I just wanted to feel the joy of directly harvesting one berry.
I won't be using any protective netting, except to find a better way to keep the berries off the soil!
New leaf reflects the light so prettily! Calathea is loving the fact my AC isn't working and it is hella humid today (we've been struggling this winter/spring with humidity balance so it's a lil crispy).
Still trying to figure out what is munching on the leaves though. Can no longer blame the cat since it should be out of her reach.
And got 4 new hopefuls! Pic #6 didn't have any roots to speak of so that one is questionable. #4 is my favorite structure as is!
Any tips for starting these young ones out are appreciated! In the background of the 2nd pic is my first dwarf jade, currently kept in a deep pot to help with root)trunk development.
I bought some plants to keep my other plants company, and was repotting them/rearranging them to a company of loud buzzing chatty Kathy's. They sure were thirsty on this hot day! (As were the violas I just bought, poor things!)
My current hobby is knitting. Just like probably everyone in the sub I have picked up and dropped many hobbies! There is a sourdough supply graveyard in my kitchen. I have a lot of paints, markers, pencils, paper, clay (I do get bursts when I go back to those crafts, usually to make a gift).
I picked up knitting in January. I had cute crochet and knit kits to make little animals, and liked knitting a lot more than crochet I've tried crocheting before but just can't keep track of the stitches!
Last week I posted a picture on my story of the temperature blanket I'm working on. A friend saw it and invited me to a fiber arts group her friend is trying to put together.
It's tonight! Here's to adulting and socializing outside my comfort zone. I'm a quiet introverted person unless you know me so this is slightly my nightmare. Wish me luck!
I love how easy this plant is, it is going to get a chop and prop as soon as I have mental space.
First picture is from last August, second one is from today!
Posted already in JewelOrchids, but figured I would post here! Spur of the moment purchase at a local store.
My area is pretty dry (calathea is struggling a lil), so I looked into a quick terrarium set up. Bird feeder orchid!
Layers: pebbles, charcoal, sphagnum moss, soil mix of orchid bark, perlite, succulent soil, and kept some of the moss it came with on top. It's sitting a bit higher than I wanted it to be.
Blonde moment: I thought the little lip at the bottom of the feeder would be a perfect drainage tray! Poured water in to see how it drained and now my floor is soaked...
Saw this at a little local shop in the area for free. Labeled peperomia columella.
I have cactus/succulent soil, organic putting soil, perlite, sphagnum moss, orchid bark, and tiny stones (for my bonsai when it grows up).
Hit me with your advice if it's salvageable! I have a lemon lime pep and red log, but it looks like this one is more succulent like.
This year is actually going by crazy fast! Cat wanted to be part of photoshoot at end.
I am knitting in Wisconsin, USA!
Wondering why I won't let her jump up, and why I'm sitting here in the first place instead of on the couch where she can be!
My new buy was labeled as a Myrtillocactus?
The pachys looked amazing, but my cat would definitely try to eat the leaves!
There was also a flowering moon cactus.
And so many boobies! I have mine from a previous shipment. These new plants look amazing!
This batch was looking so nice. Now I'm stalking marketplace just in case.
someone has a Chicago dual tumbler for $60, but it seems like it may do the same thing my old one just didn
I've never used a trellis, at least in the appropriate way. I have one that is used for support for my orchid.
I've been looking on the sub but all the plants I see seem to have a lot of established growth.
TIA!
He was begging to get let out for floor time and smooches. Then I look down and he got poo on my hands. I swear he ran away chuckling
Last year I had 3 plants pop up outside my apartment. The dead stem next to this new one was actually where I saw a monarch caterpillar transformation start to finish! (The main part is cut down). Here's hoping I get even more this year!
I got some creeping phlox, bee balm, and nemesia (that one smelled so good I couldn't resist!) All will be in containers since I rent and don't have a good area. I ran out of potting soil before I could get to the bee balm, but from my understanding I have to use a big pot for that tiny plant??
Here's to another good season of pollinators! My paper wasps are already around, and I saw a bee fly on my dead common milkweed plant!
I also grabbed some cilantro for the guinea pigs 😅