This is the point in the winter when I start getting a little garden-stir-crazy. Listening to British gardening show podcasts makes it a little worse, because they’re generally a month ahead of us, so they’re starting to talk about snowdrops and hellebores, and I’m staring out the window at thick snow cover and more coming […]
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Today I trimmed the fiddle leaf fig. It’s been making me sad for months, when I happen to glance at it, because it had all these crispy brown edges to it. I think that happened in the first week or so after I got it, when it wasn’t getting enough light — then I managed
Got this little string of pearls succulent on Etsy a week or so ago, and look — it’s blooming! I’ve never seen one of these bloom before, super-cute.
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My little succulent cutting made a root! Woot! I was sort of hoping for more than one, but the other two cuttings I took haven’t rooted at all yet, and this one looks nice and strong? I’m totally new to this process, so not sure if I made a mistake here, but I went ahead
I really ought to start some seeds, but haven’t made it down to the basement yet. It’s a little bit of a sequence, because we have a sink down there which would make it much easier to do seed starting, but it’s leaking, so I should get a plumber out, so then there’s calling and
Garden log 2/2/21. Next step in seed starting — figuring out when I’m supposed to start various seeds, putting them in piles, labelling them. Definitely easier with some seed companies than others — Botanical Interests nicely puts that info on the back, along with recommendations on whether it’s better to start those seeds indoors or
When you’re looking for a bold amaryllis, “Pierrot” does not disappoint. Take that, winter!
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Most of the seeds, it’s too early to start yet, but there are some you can do right now, in the dead of winter. Three I started a few weeks ago: micro beet greens, Jazzy Mix mesclun salad greens, Micro Tom tomatoes. I have questions, though! The beet greens I LOVE for how decorative they
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I’m trying to figure out which of my plants will easily propagate from cuttings; with grow lights in the basement, I’d love to set up a propagation station down there, to make more plants for myself, or others. I’m guessing all of these will relatively easily propagate from cuttings, but I’m not positive. Advice welcome!
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