PLANTS AND GARDEN!

[vapid kiln]

A place to talk about different plant hobbies or share pictures of what you're growing! This also includes farming if you do that as well.

[split igloo]

growing in epic thread

[grave parcel]

You know what. I’m gonna buy a couple indoor plants to join the discussion

Fuck it

[vapid kiln]

I suggest golden pothos or a spider plant theyre so easy to take care of

if you buy a cactus check if they painted it or if its in real soil

Once im able I'll share pics of all my plants! i have a lot

[grave parcel]

Yea I got plenty of cactus knowledge by this point :3

[split igloo]

im gonna get some herbs at the start of spring

i wanna succesfully cultivate a basil plant

[vapid kiln]

for some reason the only plants I kill are usually cacti :( theyre harder for me to understand

OOOOH basil is so nice to grow

[split igloo]

its so hard ;w;

[grave parcel]

Having fresh basil on demand would be hella cool

[split igloo]

at my parents house there is a really big rosemary and oregano and theyre like

impervious to all damage

theyre just outside in the garden and have survived multiple winters

and just keep growing

but the second i even look at basil it starts to wilt

[vapid kiln]

They are much hardier in the ground ive noticed. I can never maintain them bc i dont have a yard :[

outdoor plants are so strong

[split igloo]

yeah i have a studio apartment wiht a small balcony so sadly i dont have any soil

[grave parcel]

Yea I’ve heard once shit like oregano and cilantro grows it’s basically there forever cus of how good it protects itself from pests lmao

And same

Small studio

No balcony at all tho. But I’d figure it out

[split igloo]

also gonna get some thyme i think

top tier herb that one

[vapid kiln]

I want to grow green onion again bc I use them so often. theyre very easy

[split igloo]

<3 onion

i actually got a free garlic last year but i ran into an issue when i couldnt figure out how to dry it properly

so i didnt know what to do with it and i got stressed and let it die :(

[languid sonnet]

I don't do any gardening but I love plants so I'll just drop in time to time

[vapid kiln]

I am growing an avocado seed, its in soil now but hasnt grown much

i have no clue how garlic works

[grave parcel]

I’ve grown green onion before it’s deadass super ezpz

[languid sonnet]

They're a tree so it'll take time..alot of time

[split igloo]

garlic is much like green onion :3 but after a while you need to dig out the bulb

and dry it

or else it'll go bad really quickly

[grave parcel]

I love how there’s grasses that are actually wild onion and if you chew on them they taste like onion. Used to grow all over my moms house

[split igloo]

garlic is also great because you can also eat the garlic uhm.. shoots? i think is what they're called

[languid sonnet]

We have them just in the garden and they are still in a plastic pot. They just live

[split igloo]

theyre like the young garlic greens and theyre delicious

[grave parcel]

Yea deadass

[split igloo]

aliums <3

[grave parcel]

Sometimes I’d cut some of them down and toss them in pasta I’d cook

[languid sonnet]

They're great decor too

[grave parcel]

Turns out the outside world grows free garlic and onion flavor for you

It’s there, no one will arrest u or stop u from taking it

[vapid kiln]

mix of potato and green onion

!

[split igloo]

yeah!!

you can actually grow garlic from a clove :3

[languid sonnet]

It's like taking ducks from a park. technically no-one can stop you but maybe u shouldn't

[split igloo]

no you should definitely take some wild onion if there's enough to take

dont overharvest

[languid sonnet]

Half my messages don't make sense srry I'm half asleep and on phone

[grave parcel]

Yea. I never did I just took some

Plus. Cute green garnish

[split igloo]

similarily stealing shoots from the garden centre is legal and the only way to get into heaven

[languid sonnet]

If there's a cool plant u like on the side of the road no-one is stopping u from taking it 👍👍

[grave parcel]

Whenever I have time I’ll stop to get something cute I can grow indoors and share :3

Cus I haven’t been able to have a pet so like

Maybe a plant would be perfect

[vapid kiln]

plants are great! I love finding ones from outside and seeing if they grow into anything cool

I will try to do so once spring comes

[frank wing]

muschroom

[vapid kiln]

Mashoroom :)

[split igloo]

mutchroom

[grave parcel]

Moshorom

[forest falcon]

Black medic in my terrarium :)

And freak terrarium I sealed because there’s a scary amount of algae

Shoutout to the turfgrass thriving

[forest falcon]

terrarium

With lid

[grave parcel]

I always confuse u and Wayne I swear

[vapid kiln]

I LOVE THISS TY FOR SHARING

Bc we are hylics

[grave parcel]

Yea those are cute!

[split igloo]

oh

oh plamnts

[forest falcon]

😏

[vapid kiln]

😏

[split igloo]

two wayne..

[grave parcel]

Who’s the real one????

I have to shoot one and idk which one is the fake one

[split igloo]

why would u shoot wayne hylicsgame :(

[forest falcon]

One tells the truth and the other lies

[vapid kiln]

I love lying. Is that the truth?

Wait how would we decide who tells lies

OK we both tell lies

[forest falcon]

Yes

[languid sonnet]

Was weeding and planting flowers in the backyard yesterday evening. Therapeutic

[vapid kiln]

Love weeding!

I especially love pulling out the grasses that are one really long root it's very nice

[languid sonnet]

using a pickaxe makes it especially easier

• that may just be the terrian i was working in though, hillside and very dry/rocky dirt

[final lichen]

Got this object that grows vegetables and/or fruits in a soil-less water box thing! Found it at a swapmeet for 20 bucks 🙂

[vapid kiln]

WOAH

THATS AWESOME do you know the name of it?

[final lichen]

yeahh its called the Aero Garden

its growing parsley atm, but i'm looking to grow cilantro

[vapid kiln]

:0 ty!

[forest falcon]

That’s sick!

Usually they’re pretty expensive

[final lichen]

Yeahh, I got lucky that it was literally unopened w/ all parts and stuff

[vapid kiln]

Does anybody know what this is

It's not a leaf

Like the thing growing out of the same stem as the leaf. It's never happened before with this plant

Almost looks like a flower?

Unfortunately idk the species of the plant bc I got it at trader Joe's awhile ago

[languid sonnet]

Yep!! It's a flower :)

[vapid kiln]

Is it a lily of some kind?

[languid sonnet]

I can ask my mum when I get home!! She knows alot about flower types

[vapid kiln]

Ty :]

[languid sonnet]

Pillidendrum

She said she cant tell what type because she can't see the leaf

[vapid kiln]

OHH!!

I can take another pic

Does this help

[languid sonnet]

She said she wasn't too sure but definitely some sort of philodendron

[vapid kiln]

Ty fot asking!

[languid sonnet]

No problem!!

[forest falcon]

Looks a lot like an Alocasia frydek

[vapid kiln]

CARLOZ WINNN

[forest falcon]

I would say almost 100% an Alocasia but I’m not super great with the species and cultivars :3

Kudos to you for getting it to flower, looks super healthy!

[vapid kiln]

Tysm!! Tbh it's one of my more low maintenance plants. I go large gaps without watering it and give it good sun

:]] Its a beautiful plant, I found it at trader Joe's of all places lol. It was several inches smaller then

[forest falcon]

Dude Trader Joe’s actually has great plants

So does Walmart actually, you just need to check everything for pests

I’ve been out of the houseplant market for a while but it’s interesting

[vapid kiln]

MY BEST PLANTS HAVE BEEN FROM LIKE

Unassuming places

The plants from nurseries have been so hard to care for they're picky creatures lol

[forest falcon]

Yes dude

I neglected the shit out of my ZZ raven from Home Depot for at least a year and it’s still perfect

New shoot too

I would recommend getting one of these guys if you ever have the chance, just a goth version of a ZZ

Terrible pic but you can see the new shoot changing colors

[vapid kiln]

OOO

THATS A REALLY PRETTY PLANT TY FOR THE REC

I've been looking for a new one so this works :D

[vapid kiln]

What is the spotted one as well! That's amazing

[forest falcon]

Begonia maculata! Also from Walmart and I need to give her a huge chop

[vapid kiln]

Begonia :] so that's what they look like. Now I know!
She looks beautiful you also take good care of your plants

I forgot to prune my golden pothos and it grew so huge I separated it into 3 pots lol

[forest falcon]

Yeeep

I love pothos

I stole some cuttings from one of my school’s buildings and they took off in like a week

[vapid kiln]

I love the twistedness and dangling vines
OMG YESH

Yeaaah

They grow so quickly it's amazing

[forest falcon]

You should get a string of hearts too if you like vining plants!

Need to chop her back, I got them in a plant trade as like two tiny strands

He has survived like 4 moves, being chomped by my cat, getting thrown out of the pot, and dying back to a single strand

The flowers look kind of phallic as well, which I guess can be a pro or con depending on the beholder lol

[vapid kiln]

OOOO YES YES I've tried with the whispy hanging plants and have been too rough by mistake, but I'd love to try again

Most plants are phallic (at least ones I've had

I LOVE YOUR DECOR TOO BTW

I am taking notes on plants to get... I've noticed the air quality in my room has gotten a lot better so I definitely would like more in there

[forest falcon]

Real

[vapid kiln]

My ficus has grown huge!!

Plant tourrr

The one in the cup is a monstera I am bringing back to life lol

[vapid kiln]

just bought one from an earth day sale :] ty for the rec!

[split igloo]

ohh ficus :D

pretty plamtns...

[vapid kiln]

I LOVE MY PLANTS I JUST GOT TWO MOREE

[forest falcon]

LFG

nice new plants

[vapid kiln]

:DD

[final lichen]

Yooo so cool!!

[vapid kiln]

OOOOO

What are the small ones in front!

[forest falcon]

African violets!

Also new mantis cage

I think she’s happy to be able to blend in

Not entirely plant related I guess but I got her yesterday and am so excited to have a mantis again

[vapid kiln]

WOAAAHHHHHHHH

I love mantis

African violets are pretty

[split igloo]

ohhh

lil guy..

[forest falcon]

Shoutout little guys and dudes

[vapid kiln]

Many of them have bloomed now!

Also I think one of my plants has come today but I will have to see

[split igloo]

ohh!! so pretty

[vapid kiln]

Ever since I took this one out of the original pot its been so happy

Needed wiiiide space

[split igloo]

plants gotta stretch wiiiiide

biiiiig stretch just like a kitty

[vapid kiln]

SO TRUEEE

[forest falcon]

I love Christmas cacti

[vapid kiln]

THEYRE SILLY

[warped wing]

there finally able to soak up some real sun

🤭

[vapid kiln]

OOOO

That cactus is amazing

[warped wing]

it’s been through a lot

surprised it’s even alive and well

[vapid kiln]

Sometimes plants need to die before being healthy I noticed

Updates on my Christmas cactus :]

Feat the monstera that is slowly coming back he is not in good shape lol

But has little leaves growing bacj

[forest falcon]

took an edible from hell last night and woke up still high

Would recommend gardening in this state honestly

[vapid kiln]

That sounds tranquil

[languid sonnet]

sounds awesome actual its such a calming thing to do

[rotund phoenix]

this is so real

i usually get outside when i wake up after taking a big gummy

and it helps to keep the sludge at bay

stealing this method moving forward

[forest falcon]

Peppers when they won’t germinate in the seed trays with special soil and fertilizer but thrive in some random crack

I’m supposed to pull up anything that grows here but I can’t bring myself to

Gave him some fertilizer because I want to see how big he can get before someone else pulls him up

[vapid kiln]

SILLY OMG the brick pepper....

i hope he survives

[split igloo]

i love you brick pepper

[marble sable]

brick pepper 💖

[vapid kiln]

Brick pepper is this channels mascot

[forest falcon]

I’ll keep y’all updated

[vapid kiln]

THE LONG

[split igloo]

holy shit the extendo

[forest falcon]

LFG

nice pot btw

[vapid kiln]

TY :] idr where I got it

[languid sonnet]

I LOVE LONG PLANTS!!

[violet delta]

Plant friends, do yall have any experience setting up an herb garden?

Nothing fancy, just a lil thing to see grow and have fresh herbs on hand c:

[marble sable]

i do!!

[violet delta]

:000000

Do tell

[forest falcon]

It depends on the herbs you want!

Rosemary is the easiest to grow for most people

Look into what herbs you want and how they grow, what I usually do is get a big enough pot for two or three

Put plants that won’t overcrowd each other and need around the same water/care

So put the more woody herbs together (oregano, thyme, rosemary, etc) and the more herbaceous herbs together (cilantro, basil, chives, etc)

Also sorry for writing this poorly I’m hungover

If you want to grow mint, for the love of god don’t put anything else in that pot or put the pot on dirt

Mint spreads so much and will actively grow out of the bottom of the pot into grass if you let it

Also I’m sure this isn’t the best way to do it, but I fertilize with a chicken manure mix and then supplement with 1/2 strength mix of urea (inorganic fertilizer)

There’s a few herbs with different care like mint, if you want to grow lavender (often sold with herbs these days) and you’re in a region with more clay based soil you should keep it in a pot because it needs a lot better drainage

Planting in ground can be a little more tricky, so I actually usually prefer to plant herbs in pots. In ground there’s a lot more to deal with, but honestly I’ve seen plenty of people just shove shit in there with no amendments and do fine

Got lavender yesterday actually

[forest falcon]

Update on floor pepper

I think I’m going to give him some liquid fertilizer

[split igloo]

i love you floor pepper

[forest falcon]

Floor pepper loves you too

[vapid kiln]

FLOOR PEPPER MY FRIEND!

[warped wing]

jealous

[forest falcon]

Ouhhh

God damn that bird of paradise

[vapid kiln]

The beauty... orughh

The tiny pot too howwww

[forest falcon]

The beauty of nature astounds him

[vapid kiln]

I am mesmerized by the beauty and resilience of nature and the world...

[serene pecan]

I’m growing my monstera in a cute little coffee cup planter rn, it’s been doing well. It is still really small but I’ve been watering it every day basically (skipping if the soil is moist). It has already gotten a new leaf too!! Also seems to love weed pipe water lmao

I will send pic in the afternoon :3

[vapid kiln]

Enriching them with the weed water!! Please do share :]

I'm also regrowing a monstera in a coffee cup. They seem to enjoy those

This plant is from 2021 I'm pretty sure and has died basically 2 times but it's growing back!

[forest falcon]

🔥🔥

The best kind of propagation is the one you’re doing to revive a plant that’s been trying to die for years

[vapid kiln]

LOL YES

I've done it like 2 or 3 times now

[vapid kiln]

Speaking of which I have to take pics of my gigantic money tree that died like 2 times

Its finally growing chutes again

I had to cut an entire part of its bark(?) Off. I would not let it die and yet am responsible for it dying both times

[serene pecan]

I forgot lmao

But yes :3

There is a hole in the bottom for drainage hehe, I was so happy when I found the pot at savers

I need to trim my geckos one terrarium plant, I actually have no clue what it is but it was in the safe for herp section at my reptile store

This goofy ass thing

Also please don’t bully me for her tank rn DVD is burrowing a ton cuz I think she is ready to lay soon

She keeps fucking throwing wood chips everywhere

also the reason it’s growing sideways is cuz she’d throw herself on the wall and then body slam it??? Enrichment ig

I can just trim the damn wilty leaves off no?

[vapid kiln]

LOVE IT SM I have a Swiss cheese too but it has less leaves

[vapid kiln]

SHES THROWING DOWN W THE PLANT

Yes u can trim off dead leaves! Even alive leaves

[forest falcon]

Looks like a tradescantia

[timber barn]

some little flowers in my backyard!

thinking of starting up a garden again but last time, a hurricane wiped it all away

[forest falcon]

Gorgeous!

Oxalis are so cute

[vapid kiln]

OUT OF FOCUS SORRY

Couldn't take a better pic but first leaf to grow back!

[forest falcon]

FIRE

[split igloo]

omg hell yes :D

[vapid kiln]

Leaf update! It's grown so big since I last shared

[frank wing]

look at it go!

[vapid kiln]

Should I put the plant in dirt now that there's a leaf?

Or wait for the leaf to fully emerge

[forest falcon]

You can do either if there’s good enough roots!

Soil generally has more nutrients so the leaf would grow better and faster

[vapid kiln]

The roots are ok enough! There's one that's kinda ehh. Idk how long they should be bc they're not that long yet

[forest falcon]

You can do it after like an inch depending on how big the cutting is

Sorry I am lightly drunk lol

Plant advice with tipsy Carlos

[vapid kiln]

WOOO ! and they are about that much I think? There's the big root and the new roots are probably an inch by now

[forest falcon]

I’d say if the roots and shoots are a similar length you are good to go

[vapid kiln]

Ooo ok!

Ty for the advice:]

[forest falcon]

Anytime

Plants and plants info for the people

[daring ginkgo]

anyone else constantly fighting a losing battle against invasive species

tree of heaven are so fucking hellish to keep out of my yard i hate them and they smell nasty

evil trees of hell

[marble sable]

eat them in front of the rest of them to send a message

[forest falcon]

Godspeed

[daring ginkgo]

idk if anyone else has problems w them but i cant plant anything outside of pots and raised garden beds bc they release toxins into the soil and kill all native plants they sick

suck

[vapid kiln]

Bowling pin head lol 🎳

[vapid kiln]

I've only had experiences with cucumbers taking over entire parts of the yard

[daring ginkgo]

damn wtf i didnt know that could happen

[daring ginkgo]

i love it

[vapid kiln]

They grow like weeds basically if you grow them u need to isolate them

It got to the point where they grew in the wild where I used to live lol

I love this cactus so much, it was a spawn from another one that started to die

So I grew that one

[daring ginkgo]

damn well good to know

its so cute

here’s my little fellas

long boys

[vapid kiln]

SO LONG

I love them they're goofy

[daring ginkgo]

they’re nearly 4 years old now

[forest falcon]

Herbicides bro :(

Sucks but that’s probably your only option

Also awesome cacti guys

[vapid kiln]

Ive heard pouring boiling water on where bamboo grows will kill it

so maybe itll work for those too?

[daring ginkgo]

yeah i’ll try it!

i’m planning on this weekend digging out my garden bed and laying down mesh to prevent weeds and replacing the soil and i’m really excited to do it

it will be a bit of a task and i’ve had low motivation recently but doing yardwork yesterday made me feel really good so i want to get my yard cleaned up for summer and start growing stuff

i have a ton of tomato cages so i’m thinking i’ll plant tomatoes, if anyone has experience planting and growing tomatoes i’d appreciate any advice

also little positive thing but succulents and lambs ear have started naturally growing in my front yard and i love it! some clover too. i dont have any grass bc it’s ugly and a waste of water so it’s nice to have pretty plants taking over those spots

[forest falcon]

Make sure there’s nothing under the soil before doing this but yeah

Nothing electrical/structural that can be damaged by boiling water

[vapid kiln]

Ohh good point

That'd be scary

[forest falcon]

Boiling water is always worth a shot as long as you check before and keep monitoring it after

If the roots are super deep, it might not work but it’s always worth a shot

Because it’s 🔥free🔥 and 🔥doesn’t require mixing or effort🔥

[vapid kiln]

we love free alternatives!!

[daring ginkgo]

oh good to know yeah it should be fine!! i will try that

the unfortunate thing is there’s one really tall tree of heaven on the abandoned property behind me so idk if the small trees will ever stop unless the large tree gets removed

they can grow really huge and send up these small ones everywhere they i think grow similarly to bamboo w the root networks underground

and they poison the ground and kill native plants. also they smell horrible

and they grow SO FAST TOO

[vapid kiln]

That tree is gigantic

I HOPE ITLL WORK

At least work long enough

[daring ginkgo]

I HOPE SO TOO

it killed my sage plant and im still so sad

it was there when i moved in but it died last year

[vapid kiln]

:[[[[

That's unfortunate I hope the big tree explodes

[daring ginkgo]

tree of heaven EVIL SICK AND TWISTED

[vapid kiln]

Tree of STINK

[forest falcon]

Slightly illegal suggestion but it would be so crazy if someone just accidentally spilled some herbicide on the abandoned property….

[vapid kiln]

They orbably won't notice tbh

They'll just assume the tree died

[forest falcon]

If you are worried about toxicity, I think 2,4-D is a bit safer and won’t kill the grass in that area

Shouldn’t hurt the bugs, but don’t apply it near rivers

2,4-D is cool as fuck in the way it functions actually but I won’t nerd here

[split igloo]

no please nerd here im so curious

[vapid kiln]

^

[vapid kiln]

HOW DID U GET LETTERS SO BIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!

People taking invasive species removal into their own hands are doing a service to local wildlife

Often landscapers do it themselves

Because it's ignored

[vapid kiln]

I agree! Not everybody is aware of what's native bc a lot of invasive species have been around for a long time

So people just assume it's always been there

I know where I used to live there used to be a lot of books and pamphlets on that stuff

thank you

WOO

YEAHHH!!!!

They should be put everywhere

I was lucky enough too to be taught abt local ecology in school

They really focused on science

[daring ginkgo]

apparently the tree i was complaining about contributes to the lantern fly population too bc theyre both native to china but i dont think they have lantern flies here could be wrong though

my elementary school was an environmental school so i know lots about native plants in my state 😎

[blazing pumice]

o word? u have a tree of heaven annoying ya?

[vapid kiln]

I lived on long Island in NY so there was so much of ticks and invasive bug and plant stuff. They hammered it in so much at school for some reason

I wish I got to learn agricultural methods as well! I'm looking into finding some books written by indigenous people about farming bc I'd like to someday

My ecology teachers' wife has the meat allergy because of that :( I've heard it's awful

HUGE TICK WOAH

Hopefully someday you can do a farming internship! I hate jobs with invasive application questions :[
Also that sounds great! It makes me happy to see when community efforts succeed :]

I think she's ok! She just needs to be careful with meat

I wish you the best of luck
I'm sorry you had long covid that's awful :( it's scary
I wish I lived near the live in farms or any farms that needed help

[vapid kiln]

Be sure to take plenty of cough and cold medicine (not the cheap stuff either I've made that mistake with covid lol

7/11 cold medicine is not good

I wish I was exaggerating abt it being 7/11 😭 tough times

It did NOT work and made my cold worse

WOOO >:] destruction of evil trees

You have more time to plan out the farming endeavors

Pour 7/11 cough medicine on the tree and I guarantee it will die

It will be trying to run away

A warning to the tree... biohazard

New song pitch >:]]]

[daring ginkgo]

haha i love this

[split igloo]

WHAt is this flower called it is pretty

[forest falcon]

Which one?

[split igloo]

uhmm

are they not the same flower in the first pic?

oh wait no theyre totally not teehee mb

what are these flowers

they are pretty :)

[forest falcon]

Oh petunias

These little citronella are my favorite rn

[languid sonnet]

They're so pretty!!!

[vapid kiln]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/984604721849462875/1123050188458708992/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_2b2a7fa9-d42e-42cc-899c-259956915770.jpg

Does anybody know what this is? Its my friends plant

And they don't know

[forest falcon]

Tradescantia zebrina!

Awesome plant

[vapid kiln]

U ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE CARLOZ

Ty :]

[forest falcon]

They actually have caused a lot of drama in the plant community, since their old common name was bad towards Jewish people

So now people say the botanical name or ‘wandering dude’

Anyway no problem bro

[vapid kiln]

Ohh that's right, I heard abt that

I'm glad there's a new name for it now, I always wondered if it'd be changed

[languid sonnet]

very cute plant :D

hey guys is there any very low maintanence plants youd recommend for beginners? it would be an indoor plant with little to no sun atm

i want plants in my rooms but i switch houses weekly so i wouldnt be able to water them which makes me a lil sad because thats kinda how u keep em alive

[vapid kiln]

Golden pothos are very low maintenance other than needing to be pruned a LOT

Mine like getting very dry before I water them again

And like indirect light

[languid sonnet]

theyre such a gorgeous plant :O i didnt know they were low maintenance

[vapid kiln]

Idk if my pothos is just weird though. Plus I live somewhere with a very high humidity

They are where I am bc of the weather! But it depends

[languid sonnet]

hmmm

ill look into it :D

i really want my rooms to be brighter with plants because ive always loved them but now since im all set and will be home alot more i want to actually get into it

[vapid kiln]

I believe in you! Once you get started and stay on top of plants it gets a lot easier

[forest falcon]

Get a grow light!

I have a grow bulb in a normal ass lamp that I have set on a timer

Pothos is a good plant rec though

[vapid kiln]

I forgot grow lights exist omg

[forest falcon]

I prefer just buying the individual bulbs because they’re cheaper

[vapid kiln]

That is a good idea!

I'm so scared bc I plan on moving, and I currently live in a pretty warm and humid state

And I'm aiming to move to the pnw

I just hope my plants won't die :[

[forest falcon]

I moved from Texas to colorado with like 50 plants

It’s very inconvenient but it works

Also pnw real I kind of want to move there after school

[vapid kiln]

Does the change in humidity affect anything? My plants stay moist for a WHILE after I water them here

I'm afraid of them crisping up and exploding it's very dramatic

But I will have hope

[vapid kiln]

It's so beautiful and so many things to do there

[forest falcon]

Pnw shouldn’t be too dry, colorado is dry as shit and my plants don’t have an issue

They can get a little shocked but should come back

I had issues but my plants didn’t lol

[vapid kiln]

Ty!! As silly as it sounds that's one of my biggest moving worries
I care a lot abt my plants

I've had to revive my plants before so I realistically could again

[forest falcon]

It’s a useful skill

Currently doing that with mine lol

[vapid kiln]

It's kind of fun tbh I feel like a doctor

Identifying root rot and suck

Such

[forest falcon]

Sooo true

[blazing pumice]

big tree

ive been up in the sierras and the diversity of trees and plants and critters up there is SOCOOL

[blazing pumice]

idk what the one on the top left is

[forest falcon]

Aweosme!

[forest falcon]

Aquatic bulbs sprouted!

I am literally just fucking around I don’t know what I’m doing lol

[vapid kiln]

A sprout!!

You did smth right it seems

[forest falcon]

I love fucking around and finding out

After you get the basics of plant care I highly recommended doing so

[vapid kiln]

Once I have more room I'm growing SEEDS

I have very old sunflower seeds

Ok once I plant them, they'll be old

[forest falcon]

LFG

[vapid kiln]

I've always wanted to grow them, they've been one of my favorite flowers since I was little

[forest falcon]

I believe in you bro 💪

You can seed save too!

[vapid kiln]

How!

[forest falcon]

I think with sunflowers it’s pretty easy, just wait until the flower starts dying and then pull off the seeds in the center

https://www.americanmeadows.com/blog/2016/10/12/harvest-sunflower-seeds-planting-roasting-feeding-birds

Also dry them as with any seed

[vapid kiln]

Tysm!!

[vapid kiln]

Beautiful plants!!

[forest falcon]

Cool setup and also holy shit those bonsai are awesome

You have really cool tile in whatever room that is

[vapid kiln]

I love tile !!!!

[warped wing]

found those bonsai in shurijo castle, and the others were in the bathroom of a soba house

[forest falcon]

slay

[vapid kiln]

Omg spam container. I never thought of that maybe it's worth a try

[warped wing]

nah same

i had to take a picture to make one when i get back home

[vapid kiln]

I hope poking drainage holes at the bottom would be easy

Since the cans are usually pretty sturdy

[warped wing]

shouldn’t be to hard

first imma have to find a nice plant for it

[split igloo]

whuh?

how sturdy are the cans in the us

[forest falcon]

Very

[vapid kiln]

They have almost cut my finger and don't bend at all basically

[split igloo]

what da hell

use a philips head screwdriver persnaps

just like

stab it

[warped wing]

i was thinking about using a knife

[forest falcon]

The best way is hammer and nail

US cans are super thick

[split igloo]

damn

[daring ginkgo]

so a pumpkin started growing in my yard randomly i did not plant it

i think it’s because last year maybe one of my jack o lanterns disintegrated there or smth

picture from 8/16

picture from this morning

it’s going crazy!!!!!

It’s growing so fast every time i go outside in the morning it got bigger

i’ve just been watering it really heavily in the evening and it’s doing so well i love it

the only problem is it’s growing on the path to my door and you can’t really redirect pumpkins so it’s taking up my entire walkway and it’s still growing lmao it might take over my entire yard at this point

[forest falcon]

Awesome

[daring ginkgo]

todays update

[forest falcon]

‼️‼️

[vapid kiln]

WOAH!

Free pumpkin :]

[daring ginkgo]

todays update

she’s beautiful

[languid sonnet]

PUMPKI !!!@

[warped wing]

time for pumpkin pie

😊

[violet delta]

Yo does anyone have recs for plants thatre a) beginner and 2) safe for the kitties? I was thinking like uhh baby tears? I heard they're easy to take care of and non-toxic, plus they're their great for keeping cats entertained lol

[warped wing]

pothos!

super easy to take care of, don’t really have to maintain it a whole lot nor does it need a lot of sunlight

mines is thriving i do need to repot it, it’s getting bigger

and it’s fine around cats

some cactuses are pretty easy as well, not sure which ones are safe for cats but mines isn’t in reach of her anyways she don’t care

[violet delta]

OH I LOVE POTHOS

my parents have my old one from college, friggin thing started rooting into their living room wall lmaooooo

I was hoping they'd be good for cats I like them a lot :DDD

[warped wing]

my old one did the same before i moved to current place, it got huge then i tried to set it up the same and it was a huge change of environment for it and it had a hard time surviving and adapting which was unfortunate but hey it’s to late now

i did try to save it as much as possible but it was just to big

[violet delta]

RIP big man 🥺7

I might take a few cuttings from it and put them around the house

Give some to friends :3

[warped wing]

should!

tired that with my old one and was able to save a couple

[terse tusk]

really pretty flowers in oside !

[forest falcon]

Floor herbs and lettuce

And nasturtium

[blazing pumice]

yum

[warped wing]

pog pfp 🇼

[blazing pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/basking-shark-shark-pog-gif-23319004

[vapid kiln]

Two four leaf clovers in one day

[blazing pumice]

i just bought 4oz of wildflower mix i hope it ships before the first winter rain so i can plant it by the highway rahhhhh

when the socal wildflower mix has no nasturtium or african daisy

i am a little scared now tho bc some reviews say fiddlenecks which arent even listed as smth included overcrowded everything else

we gonna see :3

[forest falcon]

Michael greens

[forest falcon]

Sold these babies today

Have been growing them since august

[final lichen]

I don't really grow outside, but here's my current indoor garden

[forest falcon]

I bring y’all the next hit in floor produce

Floor chard

[forest falcon]

Nasturtium flowers

Planted them as a trap plant but they are so pretty that I’m totally planting some at my house later this year

[languid sonnet]

yoo i used to suck sweet water outta these guys

or something, no idea what it was but it was sweet

[blazing pumice]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfB7Jycnc1Y&ab_channel=CrimePaysButBotanyDoesn't

[languid sonnet]

First proper pot! Yes it's a bit ugly. Yes there is random shit in this pot!! It's like that on purpose tho :D

[wraith jewel]

I love the flavour of these too

[stark geode]

Garden bed WIP, will share once we've started planting

Herb garden bonus pics too

[forest falcon]

Hell yes

What are you planning on planting?

[stark geode]

My gf is doing the planning and planting lol. Think it'll be lavendar, cat mint and a few others?

[forest falcon]

I guess y’all’s soil is better for lavender over there, ours is too clay to put it in the ground lol

Cat mint is the best though, I think that stuff can grow anywhere

If y’all have a cat they will be very happy

[stark geode]

The soil was a bit clay-y, we topped it off with some manure though so hopefully should keep us covered

[stark geode]

We don't, but some neighbourhood cats chill in our garden sometimes

[forest falcon]

I hope that works out! Let me know what ends up happening

I love lavender

[forest falcon]

Here’s mine next to some, she goes crazy for it

[stark geode]

That's so cute lol

[stark geode]

Here's whats to be planted, it started raining so will have to wait til later to get at it

[forest falcon]

That’s going to be amazing! Your gf has a great eye for plants

Is that an olive tree?

Hopefully everything works there but if anything dies out y’all should plant verbena bonariensis in the back

Should grow well there and match the other stuff

[forest falcon]

@stark geode

She and the catmint

[stark geode]

Tasty

[forest falcon]

Offering weed beer and food for my friends to help me with gardening for a day

#1 strat

[stark geode]

Not a bad trade

Doing the work of planting the past while has taught me how exhausting gardening is lol

[forest falcon]

I’m giving up on being able to do this myself because of how overgrown the weed are after years of no maintenance

We moved in last year in fall so we couldn’t do a lot at that point

I’ve been trying to work gradually but spring just began here and the weeds have gone insane

I’m realizing I can’t do it by myself because there’s so many years worth of hidden weed roots coming up everywhere

[forest falcon]

Not close to my first rodeo but this might be the most weeds I’ve seen in my life

It’s a college house from like the 50’s so it’s probably actual decades of weeds

There’s barely any grass, it’s mostly dandelions and bindweed lol

[forest falcon]

I think some of the worst fields I’ve had to weed were one of my coworkers experimental hemp plots that grew insane bindweed just because of the amount of fertilizer they used on it

No matter how we weeded it, it would come back. Only really an issue when the seeds were coming up and in the seedling phase since they would get immediately choked out by it, but since the experiment didn’t take that long we just gave up after they got big enough to compete

[forest falcon]

lol yeah, do you work in hort/ag?

[forest falcon]

Oh real, I’m doing a farm internship in Japan this summer! I also get that, I have some health problems that are kinda similar to long covid and it makes working hard

The started kicking up in my sophomore year and I wasn’t sure if I could keep working in such a hands on field for a while, but I really can’t imagine myself working in anything else so I’m just going to try and work it out

I’ll see what happens this summer, if it ends up bad I think I’ll try and get a government job or something where I don’t have as much physical labor

Helll yessss

If you’re in the US, the USDA has some research positions that are less physical depending on where you are

Botanical gardens also have admin or similar positions that open up sometimes too

[forest falcon]

Loool little critter mischief

Here’s the bed last year

And here it is last week or so

Soil was so compacted, there was seemingly some added but most of it was just ground soil, so it was very clay

I added some manure compost, I’m going to add a little more of that and then some bio tone and mulch once everything is planted

Don’t mind our crazy ass yard we have too much goin on

[languid sonnet]

I think it is gorgeous! Don't think you have too much :)

[forest falcon]

I responded to a Craigslist post about perennials and drove 45 mins to end up meeting this woman who sold me plants and talked for an hour and 15 mins about all of the plants she had available and how they do in the garden

I love Craigslist amazing experience

[forest falcon]

Year 2 of this discount cactus I got

And all my cactuses that have been with me 3-5 years now

Gardening feels so rewarding I love this shit

Started from to go cup now we here

[forest falcon]

Perennial bachelors button blooming yippee!

Went on a crazy pruning and deadheading spree yesterday when I got home from work

I want my creeping phlox to take over, I don’t know if you usually have to deadhead it but I want it to go crazy

I think I’m going to go to a nursery later and pick up some annuals for more pots

Me when I’m leaving the country in less than a week

[viscid ginkgo]

These things taking 8 bazillion years to ripen

[warped wing]

got this few days ago

[forest falcon]

Yaaaaaasss

I’ve had t hi s for 3 years and finally planted it

Bloomed for the first time

[forest falcon]

Some of my terrariums with stuff I brought back from Japan

Me stealing the good gatchapon capsules to make terrariums with

[stark geode]

My neighbours tomato plant seems to have spread seeds over to our side

[forest falcon]

Trying to hard launch myself out of seasonal depression by aggressive indoor gardening

Pulling a tree out of dormancy just to feel something

[forest falcon]

I need to update on that because the tree is big now

Fuck that groundhog I want spring

[forest falcon]

Second batch of seeds hehe

Seed inspector

[split igloo]

did they pass inspection

[forest falcon]

I believe so

[forest falcon]

My shit setup 😎

My lettuces

Whoever planted this tree is literally so fucked

Seeds fucking everywhere

[stark geode]

Yooo

[forest falcon]

I think I am just going to put topsoil over the seeds and weed whatever germinates later

[forest falcon]

Starting a new terrarium

Also redoing this one with a pansy

Kirby and the isopods are going strong, I need to work on the pikmin

Everyone reading this start a terrarium

[split igloo]

kirby has been imprisoned ..

[split igloo]

how

[stark geode]

Pls share how

I have a really cool Port bottle that I'm using for decoration, might make for a good terrarium

[forest falcon]

Yay!!! I’ll write something on my lunch break

[forest falcon]

Ok I did not do it then but I can now

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/3448/4174/files/Terrarium_Layers_1.png?v=1672288870

I don’t use a drainage layer

Or the mesh or charcoal anymore honestly

I use a chunky mix of sterile soil, bark, leca, and perlite

I add some isopods and springtails also, you can usually find them in shady parts of a park or yard

Instead of watering I have been using a spray bottle to saturate about an inch deep in the soil

I also usually add some kind of fertilizer

[stark geode]

I must give this a go soon!

Here's my very overgrown garden atm. There's some chives just beside the thyme that are getting bullied out. Need to cut that back along with the sage and rosemary. Hard to find a way to use all those herbs.

Then here's how the garden bed is looking. Just two plants didn't survive from last year which is good going!

[forest falcon]

That’s awesome! What an abundance of herbs

Also I love sea thrift, great choice

[stark geode]

Thanks, the choice of flowers though was all my gf / the local garden centre!

[forest falcon]

Let’s go your girlfriend and garden center employees

I am currently fucking up my yard

[warped wing]

new plants!

[languid sonnet]

Respect to the house decor. Your plants look really good!

[forest falcon]

Hell yeah

[warped wing]

thank you thank you