🪴 | Plants & Gardening

[dreamy ore]

i mean i almost lost them once XDD

[halcyon meteor]

Got some flowers for the balcony

And this beauty i couldnt say no to

[tiny needle]

is it salvia? I don't recognise the leaves.

[halcyon meteor]

Google says in English it is called chaste tree?

[lean frost]

robbed the main aloe of her babies

small white pot is for my mom

hope they thrive

[cunning kayak]

On no baby robbing

XD

[lean frost]

I went to google how to get them out as they seemed attached to the mother plant (you can cut them loose btw, just make sure they have roots first)

And apparently they're also called pups

[cunning kayak]

We have a aloe tree instead of the normal thick plant and it’s going wild

[lean frost]

https://tenor.com/view/its-alive-gene-wilder-young-frankenstein-frankensteins-gif-12739953441273233107

[cunning kayak]

We have that one cactus that doesn’t have roots and is like just doing stuff

How does this work?

[lean frost]

spite

[cunning kayak]

Oh Little Aloe puppies😂

[lean frost]

cactusi are fueled by spite

[cunning kayak]

It’s like fingers, and you can just easily take them off. It’s kinda funny

My bfs mom has a whole basket full, and we robbed some there

[lean frost]

we really are plant baby robbers

[cunning kayak]

In the plant centers I always look for loose leaves or so that I can take with me an propagate

Oh I m trying out the string watering method on two new plants I got

[dark trail]

Showing off my red red begonia because it's just so sparkly

[final zodiac]

soo pretty!

[dark trail]

My gf and I like to name our plants.. cause why not. We've named this one Sylus 😅🤣, if you play love and deepspace you'll know who that is.

[dreamy ore]

My plants all have names xD

[final zodiac]

I do not but i can see it. sylus seems like a dark and mysterious and silghtly spooky name

mine do not. they're lucky to be alive at all XD

[dark trail]

Lol your plants sitting on the shelf in fear 🤣

Some of my plants don't have names.. just cause I can't think of any.. like my bonsai trees... They're just existing

[lean frost]

I have a scindapsus pictus / oriental tiger plant named mittens

Only one that has a name

Because I'm uncreative

[dark trail]

Adorable!

I have 3 snake plants named:
Snake
Snek
Smol snake

[tiny needle]

my bonsai are rosie the coastal rosemary and serissa.. the serissa. I wasn't very imaginative with them. xD

[dreamy ore]

My sunflowers found new friends

[tiny needle]

they're looking perfect, just gorgeous. ✨

[dreamy ore]

Thank yoooou <3

[dark trail]

My plants I planted a few years ago before moving out of the nest. Still going strong~

[dark trail]

End of season hydrangeas... They looking a little under saturated 😅

[tiny needle]

lovely, I hope you enjoyed your visit "back home".

I'm excited because winter is ending soon, yesterday and today the sun was actually warm, so I can start pruning and ready for repotting.

[halcyon meteor]

okay my thirps infestation is growing. i am literally loosing a plant rn because of it.....i m getting predatory mites and insecticide

[dark trail]

Yikes D:

[lean frost]

I wish it grew quicker 😭 its such a cute plant but im hoping itll eventually drape down

[tiny needle]

it's really pretty.

[lean frost]

First harvest! Planning to make a pie and maybe jam when I get more

[dreamy ore]

Took some last pictures before the blooming is completely over :‘)

[tiny needle]

still serving the bees! so pretty!

can you cut & dry them out at this point before it wilts, and use some parts?

[dreamy ore]

we got lots of bees on the flowers, they were really happy with it! :D

I dont know actually if i could use parts :o

[bleak glen]

LOVE your trandescantia!! The pink and green hues 😍

[lean frost]

im very happy with it! admittedly this is my second attwmpt at having one, this one lived but somehow despite not doing anything different, the first one died within a month

this one is at least growing

[bleak glen]

Aw second time the charm! I find some of my propogated trandescantia dont succeed as well others so i feel they are a picky plant too. =/

[final zodiac]

oh i have a few too! they are pretty hardy and want to stay alive despite my forgetfulness XD but they are sooo fragile even when healthy

[bleak glen]

Right? Lol i water once a week and sometimes i forget to so they surprise me every time! 😆

[dark trail]

I had to basically chop all the leaves off my oxalis... Because of a very bad scale infestation

It is alive!!!!

On another note the orchid is growing more blooms

[halcyon meteor]

I need you guys expertise

Most of these plants have suffered from the move. They had thirps all over them but the predators that I bought seem to do their job now. In the beginning this window sill didnt get direct sun but now with winter coming the sun hits at a different angle. Technically you are not supposed to give alocasias direct sun for a whole day but I heard people that said it was fine for them. Now I dont know if what I am seeing with my plants is from the infestation I had plus the moving and it takes time to recover or underwatering and too much sun.

The reason why I considered underwatering is because the plant in the front is doing great. Until yesterday it also stood more in the middle so really in direct sin but her roots have grown into the water below. So she def is well hydrated and had so signs of anything.

What do you think is causing them to look the way they look and any suggestions other than moving them if its the sun?

The symptoms basically are strong drooping and therefore curvature of the leafs with crispy and whitening leaves. And then ofc thirps marks 😅

[cunning kayak]

i have all my plants out of direct sun, like completely. Its light but no sun. and they seem to prefer that over more light, so maybe try putting them somewhere else and see what happens

[tiny needle]

you're doing wonderfully with that orchid. I stubbornly kept my second attempt at moth orchid outside and it too died. I'll have to bring my next one indoors.

[halcyon meteor]

Yeah I do know that and I saw people who made direct sun work so I'd prefer trying to find solutions for that first as I wouldnt know where to put them without having them in low light. Its the only south facing window i have and the tv corner is already cramped xD

[dark trail]

Yeah orchids can definitely be finicky. I honestly don't know how this orchid is doing so well.. I feel like I neglect it a lot 😅

[tiny needle]

some plants go better with a little less water attention.

[final zodiac]

how long since they've been moved? I typically don't worry too much after a move because i expect them to be dramatic and even lose leaves due to environment change.

[halcyon meteor]

I think 2 months

[final zodiac]

ahh yeah then i'd say they're getting too much sun. the leaves look to be cripsing and dying off. brown crisp from the edge is typically sun or dehydration related. brown crisp from the middle of the leaves going out is usually fertilizer/chemical burn. brown mushy is typically too much water or root rot issues.

[lean frost]

The plant mom gave me earlier this year has now almost reached the floor, help

Should I trim it? Or?

[final zodiac]

yes!!! trim, propogate, and put it back in the pot! that's how you make super full hanging plants!

[tiny needle]

gorgeous! I have some of those in hybrids, so pretty.

[dark trail]

I agree trim and put the trimming back in the pot~

[cunning kayak]

I just wanted to show them, we got them for really cheap in the supermarket and they are slaying

[teal hazel]

Ohh I love the first one, so pretty

[halcyon meteor]

i wish i wouldnt have lost the first one 😅 she is sooo prety

[dark trail]

Caladiums are so fun~

Mine never grows very bushy tho...

[halcyon meteor]

i like that they arent the most expensive plants but suuper pretty

i got a huge one for 30 euros i think

[dark trail]

That's a pretty good deal I think 😮
I love how there are so many types ~

[halcyon meteor]

also insane how big they can get..this is still small compared to how huge their leaves could actually be

[dark trail]

Oh yeah they can get some huge leaves!

[cunning kayak]

I got them all for 5€ xD

And they are growing and growing

So heavy they need to be in stone pots or similar

[lean frost]

there's hybrids?

[lean frost]

I will definitely! once it reaches the floor I shall try

[cunning kayak]

From what I know those aren’t hybrids, there are just some different versions

[lean frost]

I looked up on google

I think I would like the pink one as well shjdhkd

[cunning kayak]

Oh yes that one is pretty

I think I have the normal one

[lean frost]

the one mom gave us looks like either the normal or the silver glory one, I cant tell

I think it is silver glory?

left is normal, right is silver glory

this is ours

TiL

[hoary hemlock]

i got some succulents. any tips for raising(?) them? the person told me they need sunlight but 2 hours (8 hours) is fine… and i dont need to water them often, but how often is often XD

[final zodiac]

water them when they start to look a little raisiny. it's easy to overwater succulents. place in bright but indirect light. so near a window's light but not on the windowsill and if you have a transparent curtain that would be good. rotate every so often cause they'll wanna point towards the light. if they get "leggy" meaning they have more stem than leaves, you'll wanna move them a bit closer to light cause they're stretching for light. you can cut it off and replant stuff.

[true drum]

the loftia challenge has really helped me nurse Ms. Brandy back to where she should be !

i want to repot but i’m gonna wait for spring

[final zodiac]

oh she's beautiful!!! the variegation is spectacular!

[hoary hemlock]

ohhh i see. also raisiny as in the dry look of raisins right?

also, would it be okay to not replant them?

[final zodiac]

yeah starting to look wrinkly. if they're like that and hard, it means very dry. but also, the bottom leaves will naturally die off and shrivel too so look at the plant as a whole

[final zodiac]

should be fine!

[hoary hemlock]

okayy

thank you sai

the person selling them sells every thursday, so if they die i can just buy new ones LOL

but i will take good care of them!

[final zodiac]

if it looks like it's starting to die, take any healthy leaves left and pluck them off to propogate and make new babies.

[hoary hemlock]

wow that’s so cool

thank you again

[final zodiac]

there are 2 methods. you can just plop them on some soil and water them. make sure the soil stays damp but not soaked.
there's also the water method. easiest i've found is waterbottle. take a waterbottle and cut holes large enough to stick the leaves in about half way. fill with water just enough so it doesn't touch the leaves and the humidity will help grow roots

[hoary hemlock]

taking notes

[lean frost]

havent watered my succulent since buying it 3 months ago, it grew, basically if you forget them sometimes, they do better

it'll get water this weekend

now the real issue is these ones:

we thought they would die but they havent completely

the one in the left pic somehow grew some baby leafs

the right pic one keeps trying to grow new leaves but they all die

they get the same water

they're in a hallway with a giant ass window in front, but further down so they don't get 100% full sunlight directly

the other plants in our house all live or die off if we do somehting wrong

these are just half sad and pathethic

we also got arthurium feed

though we didnt really fertilize it often as it says arthuriums are sentitive

[hoary hemlock]

woah! that’s actually funny XD i didnt think plants could go that long without watering 😳

i know nothing about plants, but i’m cheering for them to live

[lean frost]

@hoary hemlock also sometimes plants is a matter of trial and error, this is plant nr 3 in this place and pot.

It's not grown twice the size in width and it is almost a year old.

The two plants before this lasted 1-2 months

(love calathea)

[hoary hemlock]

i’ll keep that in mind!
also i like that plant pretty

[dark trail]

My oxalis!!!! She lives again!!!

[final zodiac]

Got some hedgie safe plants to make nori a bioactive enclosure. She liked the basic version a lot.

Also ordered clover seed and pink muhly grass seed. I need to get some bugs now for it. My shopping is all over the place lol

[tiny needle]

the seatbelt. x3
(I do that too)

[final zodiac]

gotta keep them from toppling over XD

[final zodiac]

Decided to do late night gardening and start setting up the bio enclosure! Late night meaning started close to midnight and finished around 1a. Gotta let the plants, bugs, and everything else acclimate before Nori-zilla arrives.

I need to find my grow lights and set up the heater position though. Those white pick things are springtails (we hope)

[lean frost]

We uh, replaced the half ded plants... But the orchid was too pretty to pass yet it is scary since I know they're difficult

Spider plants though are supposedly easy and my boyfriend liked these (and actually picked them without knowing what they were)

Fingers crossed

Its been a struggle to find plants that thrive, the two arthuriums here were the last few that just, didn't work out somehow

[lean frost]

Boyfriend wanted hanging coconut planters he saw at the hardware store last time,

I spotted a hoya and I've been wanting to try one so that one was coming with me, boyfriend picked the other one

Bonus that we finally got the hanging rails hanging

[dark trail]

The coconut planters are super cute! Of course the plants are always cute ❤️

[lean frost]

Ikr!!

Boyfriend loved them and I also liked them. It's just a bonus my boyfriend was so enthusiastic about them in the first place

I also got some rope to try macrame a holder for a smaller version of the pots we have on the kitchen bar counter

But that's a project for after my other chrochet wips

[halcyon meteor]

i really need some attachment so i can have hanging plants 🥲

[lean frost]

My wonderful boyfriend came up with the idea (based on my aunt having pots hanging from her curtain rail)

To hang a curtail rail in front of the roller blinds, with the sole function to act as a hanging rail for decor

I'm also working on a Christmas star crochet mandala thing to hang in the third window

[halcyon meteor]

thats pretty cool! i considered to kinda get a vertical stand that needs no drilling. just have to make the decision at some point

or I could find a tiny one to squeeze between the window sill and the wall part that frames the window :o

[lean frost]

You could say my boyfriends hobby is handywork.. almost...

He has a garage full of tools and he's super handy

[halcyon meteor]

it would be pretty cool if we had a garage

so far i just squeezed him into the cellar so i dont suffocate in the office XD

[lean frost]

The Hoya I got is getting its first new leaves which is nice as I've been wanting this plant for a while and I'm happy its not dying/struggling in the more sunny window despite it being recommended to not but it in full sun.. fingers crossed it won't have issues in spring/summer

[final zodiac]

bebe

[past moss]

I feel like Hoya (at least the few I've got) take ages to really root into their pots before putting any energy into new growth and then they take off. No joke, my carnosa cutting took over a year to root before it gave me any new growth 😂

[cunning kayak]

I just figured out my one cactus is a stapelia, and it started blooming now, but the blooms smell rotten etc really bad to get flys near

[teal hazel]

That reminds me of that one plant in Animal Crossing

[dark trail]

Wild how alien some plants can look

[cunning kayak]

And how they can smell, you don’t smell it in the room, only if you are close and it smells so bad rotten

[tiny needle]

yep that's definitely planning to consume you in your sleep.

[tiny needle]

rafflesia. they stink irl too.

-# they mimic the smell of ||rotting flesh|| to draw flies, etc, for nutrients.

[teal hazel]

Ah yes that one

[dark trail]

The orchid has bloomed~❤️

This is the 3rd time, so happy ~

[lean frost]

Love your pots!

[dark trail]

Ty ty

[tiny needle]

moth orchids can be very fussy. I've lost two — you're doing really well!

[lean frost]

I have the issue that we bought an orchid two months or so ago??? and boyfried wanted it in soil, so we did buy special orchid soil, added some tree bark extra, and these clay balls in the bottom for drainage

I read how much water it needs if you use soil instead, but now one spot on top of the soil looks moldy ;v;

its like a spot the size of a small coin

I feel like its the spot my boyfriend pours in, as its only a small spot on the front side of the plant between the leaves

[tiny needle]

they're very sensitive to overwatering and can get root rot. so it might need just a bit less watering, or something else draining through the soil or top soil perhaps? (like perlite mixed in the soil is good)

[dark trail]

I personally use a soil free aroid plant mix for my orchid.. but I'm extra lol

[tiny needle]

no wonder its so happy.

[dark trail]

Haha yeah it's a spoiled orchid

[tiny needle]

honestly, I'm 100% trying that next time, cause I don't wanna lose another one. it's special to me for reasons. :>

and both times, the soil was the problem, even with perlite, care, etc.

I didn't even know you could go soil free! I'm all over that.

[dark trail]

This is what I use

[tiny needle]

tyy!

[dark trail]

My orchid and my aroids use this mix lol

[tiny needle]

good to know for when I repot my other orchid too (cymbidium tracyanum). it's good atm, but might need freshening next year.

[dark trail]

Yeah I definitely recommend it~

Also nice cause it decreases the fungus gnat situation

[tiny needle]

my orchids have been getting so angry in this climate that can't make its mind up.

good bonus.

[dark trail]

Oh yeah definitely the humidity is up and down... I do also keep my orchid in a mini green house that is easier for me to control the humidity of

[tiny needle]

I'm being dramatic about the tracyanum, it's very fine. but she gets leaf colourations this year, even with the same care as always.

[dark trail]

So ... Another thing it's spoiled with. But the first two blooms it was outside xD

[tiny needle]

I need a little greenhouse.

[dark trail]

Ikea has one that works nicely~

[tiny needle]

paltere while I kinda have you here, re, orchids. how exactly do you handle your moth orchid once its done blooming?

I followed general instructions but that's the point they both gave up.

or did I leave it too late to remove perhaps

[lean frost]

I got this

but added some of this

and this

but I think I might do more research and repot it if it suffers a bit more

[lean frost]

like an indoor one?

[tiny needle]

I'll prob tend towards outdoor.

[lean frost]

the thing is, the orchid looks healthy, its just the one spot where my boyfriend pours the water in that is moldy

its still blooming

[tiny needle]

maybe he could try watering around different spots so as not to oversaturate that bit of soil?

[lean frost]

no droopy or discoloured leaves, no falling flowers

[lean frost]

that is an idea and im stupid

[tiny needle]

not at all!

it's only a thought because I know how fussy some of my pots are with the soil parts.

[lean frost]

ikea has this one

[tiny needle]

eg, my blackberries always grow freaking moss in this one spot. they get spray watered eveningly so idek.

ou I'll check if they have that one in aus.

[dark trail]

Once all the blooms are done I just snip the flower stem as close to the base as possible. And then the wait for the next Bloom begins

[tiny needle]

ok I'm good then. @@ just the other issues that did it ig.

thanks~

[dark trail]

Best of luck on the next orchids~

[dark trail]

This is exactly what I have but in white 🤣

[tiny needle]

I thought that looked like yours tbh.

[dark trail]

Tbh I'm a pretty hands off plant parent. I do have a schedule for watering and fertilizing. But other than a few plants. Every other plant is

"Ah they look dry" waters xD

[tiny needle]

I think scrape that bit of soil off that's mouldy too, and after the area is dried out, place a fresh little piece of soil there if you have some.
sprinkle a touch of cinammon if you want.
and try to avoid excessive moisture in that spot while it heals up.

if you still get problem/s might have been contaminated soil somehow and need to be swapped. but that will prob clear it up.

[lean frost]

I admit, we have an actual greenhouse now

but still need to lay tiles and soil planters

[lean frost]

ive got enough cinnamon at home thanks to loving to bake so

[tiny needle]

nice~ I can't wait to have a place to put down a greenhouse lols.
just in a rental atm so I make do.

[lean frost]

although I only have this pic

I seem to have cleared up my photos

[tiny needle]

ohhh that's beautiful.

[lean frost]

it came with these wooden inlays, so I coated them

with an outdoor furniture stain + coating in one

[tiny needle]

that should keep it sturdy for a long time.

[lean frost]

the greenhouse is standalone, but because the best space was close to/ against the garage, on advise of the sale rep, we left out the glass panels on the garage side and put rubber strips there to isolate/stay flexible at the same time

[tiny needle]

will something come down over the front or does it work with just the roof? (I'm a little ignorant of greenhouses)

[lean frost]

because if a glass panel was to be replaced on that side, you insert it from outside and you'd need at least 50cm or more to comfortably get behind it

[tiny needle]

yeah true. in fact in warmer days the bricks will prob let off a nice warmth.

[lean frost]

its this model

[tiny needle]

[lean frost]

the distribution store also had an action where one of the windows got a free upgrade with an automatic window opener

[tiny needle]

oh heck yes.

[lean frost]

its a cilinder with an fluid inside and when it gets hot, the fluid expands and opens the window

[tiny needle]

what that's wild, I love it.

[lean frost]

we also opted for a package that is a combi package or airation- which included a second window opener and a screen mesh door, which is on the same rails as the door but you need to slide the door open, then slide the mesh door in front instead if you want more airflow, without having pets or animals come inside

im curious how it will go, ive dreamed of this for ages, but my experience with gardening is only limited from the few times I helped grandpa with his garden

[tiny needle]

oic. what a cool greenhouse.

[lean frost]

but also, it was not too expensive- compared to some more posh brands or a custom greenhouse

and it also looks so good in the garden

[tiny needle]

fr it would be an absolute joy to go in there.

[lean frost]

theres also ones with a victorian style from a different brand

janssen greenhouses

(funny thing, people who buy this brand also use ACD (the brand we got) accesoires as they also fit in this frame)

[tiny needle]

ouu. :>!

I really like the one you got.

[lean frost]

although we could also opt for the roof decor

but it was pointless and more expensive

[tiny needle]

good to know you could potentially swap out utilities though.

ah yeah. it's cute but personally a bit much for me.

[lean frost]

exactly, I like the basic frame more on its own

[tiny needle]

lols the lounge in there amuses me, cause I moved from such a hot climate, I can't conceive of wanting to sit in a greenhouse.
but ig it would be great if it's otherwise cold.

[dark trail]

Aaahh one day I'd love to have an outside greenhouse

Currently I live in an apartment so no greenhouse for me

[lean frost]

theres mini ones but yea

this is kind of cute as well

[tiny needle]

that is cute. and in realising I'd need three or four of them, I'm also realising I should probably stop acquiring plants until I can properly house them all in a suitable, larger space.

[dark trail]

There basically my problem

I'm at 45 plants xD can't get anymore... No more space 🤣🤣

[lean frost]

I dream of one of these

but not really a place it fits in the house

ikea has this

[lean frost]

Apparently the coconut planters we bought had paper cups inside and the bottoms gave out with todays watering

[tiny needle]

I wonder if that was designed to biodegrade within the coconut planter? still, weird to hide it in there without warning if that were the case.

[lean frost]

that makes like 0 sense since the coconut was more like the vibres, not the hard shell, so it held like no water, it was just pouring over my boyfriends dads childhood metal car my boyfriend put in the windowsill

whoever came up with this is an idiot

[tiny needle]

oh what what's actually bizarre. what a trash build. :<

[lean frost]

luckily had some spare pots in the shed

[tiny needle]

plant saved! that one's pretty.

[lean frost]

its from the hornbach, and there's mixed reviews, half of them are like "this paper cup is trash I had to throw it out" and like, other half of them are like this is perfect for plants who dont need a lot of warter, you need to water it till the dirt is moist, not wet

but then they sell half of the assortiment with thirsty plants so that makes no sense

(though idk how much water the hoya needs, but there were like 0 succulents planted in these)

[lean frost]

boyfriend is less fan of the white pot, our plan was to add this one as a third pot, but for now we used it for the large one

he likes this design and it is used for all our other living room plants

so probs gonna buy the same szie and just, plant the hoya in a large pot

it'll have more breathing room

[tiny needle]

ah yeah orange-ish brown is lovely actually.

[lean frost]

it is!!

only sad part is that boyfriend accidentally tore some of the hoya leaves by pulling the yarn over it when trying to remove the pot from the windowsill hook...... rip

im sure it will grow many new leaves

[tiny needle]

I lost a chunk of one of my succulents being a bit brash with a macrame hanger once lol.
yeah I think it will spring back. :>

[lean frost]

luckily the latest baby leaves were untouched, probably due to this fiasco, it will be replanted in the same size pot as the bigger plant so hopefully it will also have more space to grow

its current size pot seems mostly for the current size of the hoya

[dark trail]

Whew planted some bulbs to prep for next spring, hope they have a good winter sleep 💤

[dark trail]

Oh Kalanchoe flowers~ purty

[split lagoon]

The leaf is from an african violet plant hehehe

The one that has rooted a bit

Can’t wait to plant it soon

[lean frost]

cuteee

[cunning kayak]

My plants are growingggggg

[lean frost]

I like the ones on this top shelf, what are they?

[cunning kayak]

The one with the with freckles is a Scindapsus so ivy. The other probably too but a different kind

[lean frost]

.....I have the same plant and I didnt recognize it

im a dummy

[cunning kayak]

XD

[lean frost]

it actually is posted here

[cunning kayak]

Yeah it’s the same xD

[lean frost]

I guess it is because I let it grow down and you have these cool wall stickers

[cunning kayak]

I have another one on the window too xD

[cunning kayak]

Yeah I really like the look of the walls of the plants „climb“ there

The one on the left side of my tv, climbed on the back of the tv, and I had to remove it from it. The roots were like sticking to it like glue xD

[lean frost]

there actually is one i have been meaning to look into , my coworker has it on his desk

I forgot which plant it is though

[lean frost]

kind of jungle/nature vibe

my fiancee hung up extra railings in front of the windows so we can hang planters from there

[lean frost]

oof

[cunning kayak]

Yes, we will also put on of the monsteras with those hole leaves in the aquarium and let it grow out of that

[cunning kayak]

Ahh I have a smilies one it’s the basil one or called like that right?

I also have one with white spots but it’s growing slow

[lean frost]

apparently it is

philodendron brasil

[cunning kayak]

Yes I have one too

But it’s so slow

[lean frost]

smilies??????

[cunning kayak]

I have it in a glass thing currently, but I have the feeling they don’t like it in there that much, even tho it’s a bit more humid

[cunning kayak]

Similar lol xD

[lean frost]

oh

I need it

but knowing my luck this is some expensive variant or something and its not worth buying it when I have a 50/50 chance of almost murdering a plant the first time I buy one

[cunning kayak]

That one is pretty too

[cunning kayak]

Yeah I think it’s still on the more expensive side. But shouldn’t be that expensive tho

[lean frost]

okay, apparently there's like a stor ethat sells baby ones for 10 bucks

not bad

[cunning kayak]

Try it out

[lean frost]

but I also want the string of hearts variegata

[cunning kayak]

Or maybe look on eBay if you someone has some

I have the normal string of hearts, it’s at the floor soon. Idk where to put it than xD

[lean frost]

I honestly havent ever used ebay before

[lean frost]

I have one that is like, the silver one

I cut it off and tried prpopogating it in a glass of water to add to the put

it now has 0.5cm roots

[cunning kayak]

Ohh that is so pretty but probably expensive, the normal string of hearts was already expensive

[lean frost]

still a bit to go

https://www.ikhebeencactus.nl/products/ceropegia-woodii-variegata-chinees-lantaarn-plantje

it is 7 euros here

honestly they're known to grow easy and easy to propogate

so yea

my mom somehow bought the silver glory and propogated it for us

[cunning kayak]

The string of hearts I got was like 15€ for the smaller one, and 20€ for the size I have now

But maybe we also bought it in the wrong store

[lean frost]

oh wow

yeah not sure, I once nought one for a few euros, the normal one

think 3 euros

but I put it too high and didnt water it properly bc it was on a shelf I didnt reach well

[tiny needle]

I have the string of hearts variegata, they're beautiful.

[lean frost]

please show a picture if you are able to!

[tiny needle]

seems it was one of the few plants I didn't take photos of, I prob forgot since it's a hanging plant. ;o;
so a few months ago this winter it snowed, cold snapped, then went into a really hot spring which suddenly almost merced both my variegatas. I thought they were dead till I saw tiny leaves come in. so atm they're just babies again. :3

[cunning kayak]

Since we still have space next to the aquarium, I was allowed to pick out the plant I wanted since forever

[languid crest]

It's so big and glorious o.o

[cunning kayak]

It’s the small version tho big one would be double as expensive

[languid crest]

Oh waw

[lean frost]

Niceee

[tiny needle]

ooo please show when you repot.

[cunning kayak]

I have to wait a tiny bit before repotting because I don’t have a bigger moospole, we have to print it first, but our printer is out of order

[past moss]

Definitely get the Brasil, I love them ♥️ I just took a bunch of cuttings from mine to give a friend to propagate so he's a little shorter than he was a few weeks ago but still such a nice happy easy plant

[lean frost]

oh wow a loooong boi

are they ok with indirect light?

[past moss]

I'd say mine is kind of indirect, it is pretty in line with the window but probably 20+ ft from it so it only gets hit with the light for a little bit every day (if that). He was so long he hit the ground and started going back up before the trim (it was actually an issue because the ends kept getting stepped on by the dogs 🙃 )

I can't believe mine is as happy as it seems to be still, I keep thinking it's going to randomly start dying on me because it must be insanely root bound in there (I still haven't repotted it from the nursery pot I got it in), but at the same time I'm scared to repot it since it seems so happy as is

[lean frost]

my option is sadly: north facing window

so hope that is doable

[past moss]

Ahhhh so I've had a variegated Micans on my wish list if they ever come down in price (the rare plant store by my home sells them for $450 and from what I've seen from other sellers that seems like the expected market value currently or close to it at least). Well I'm on vacation right now and happened upon a cute plant store so I went in to see what they had and they had one for $60!!!!! I'm so excited to get it home now

[dark trail]

Oh finding a rare plant for a steal is super exciting!!!

[past moss]

I'm just hoping it makes the trip home now 😬 the hotel I stayed in for my last night here had a city wide planned power outage for maintenance during the night but I think between cranking up the heat before it started and the blankets I wrapped around the plant box it should be ok

[dark trail]

Hopefully it's okay

[past moss]

He somehow managed to make it home safe 😍 put him in the quarantine cabinet now but I'm still so excited by the bargain I got

[dark trail]

awe what a pre tty plant

[past moss]

Micans are my absolute favorites, even the non-variegated ones are so pretty I love them ♥️

[dark trail]

Sheesh the air is so dry in the winter... I feel like I'm watering some plants everyday

[cunning kayak]

I m like watering not often xD

Like I can’t remeber last day, must been weekend

[final zodiac]

you're still awake!?

[halcyon meteor]

Meanwhile i dont know hpw to get rid of humidity here...everyday at 60 to 70 percent

[dark trail]

Haha I wouldn't mind switching. I got home today and the humidifier had died.. the apartment was at 15% 😭

[dark trail]

😂I use an app. But it's so dry here that I can tell by just looking at the plant leaves

[final zodiac]

that's so high for indoors! at the new place, right?

[halcyon meteor]

Yeah

But i think thats also common here

[final zodiac]

dang. i thought the new place would mean you'd have less issues

[halcyon meteor]

40 to 60

We dont have mold issues

[final zodiac]

do buildings there have an hvac unit? like central a/c that also regulates humidity?

[halcyon meteor]

But winters jere are almost 100 percent humidity outside

Lol no

We dont have that

We have heaters thats it

Thatd why germans lüften

[final zodiac]

here our a/c also deals with humidity. cause it's like 80+ humidity outside almost year round. inside is pretty consistently 40% but it's a tad too low for my liking. i wish it was closer to 50 but at least it's not humid

[final zodiac]

I learned about that in a reel! XD

[halcyon meteor]

You basically heat up the apartment to capture the humidity and then open the windows for 5 to 10 mins. Long enough to get the humidity out but not too long to get outdoor humidity inside

[final zodiac]

ohhhhh

every day...

[halcyon meteor]

Yeah. Multiple times even

Our contract says to do it 4 times a day

XD

[final zodiac]

what if you're not home and at work???

[halcyon meteor]

Which we dont do because bruh

[final zodiac]

right

lol

our contract technically says not to air dry dishes but i never listen to that

[halcyon meteor]

You are technically not supposed to dry clothes here in apartments

Because huge increase in humidity

[final zodiac]

yeah that makes sense

[halcyon meteor]

Sometimes apartment complexes provide a room in tje basement for everyone to hang and dry their clothes

Which i ofc also dont do

[final zodiac]

neko the rebel

[halcyon meteor]

I dont need neighbors to see my underwear. Plus its the basement...it smells wet and old down there i dont want my clothes to takw in that smell. Or id just forget my clothes xD

I should prob stop talking about this in here xD

Main point is just....ive never seen 15 percent humidity ever in my life. Id prob dry out

[tiny needle]

me too but summer. I'm having hot dry days making my plants so thirsty, but then it randomly pours rain; I'm concerned for their safety lol. want to put them undercover but a few need that full sun.

[past moss]

Anything below 60% here and my pups start getting dry skin issues so they're a good monitor for the plant happiness at least 🙃 I live in an area where you can't go more than a mile in any direction without hitting a lake though so it's just the norm

[tiny needle]

my fam is looking after my plants while I'm away and I might have lost my beloved pitcher to the sudden changes. ganbatte little guy, hang in there!

[past moss]

Fingers crossed he pulls through 🤞

[cunning kayak]

My minima was growing in several directions, so I cut off the other strand now, and trying to bring it to root

[halcyon meteor]

Had to relocate my moms plant to make space for the christmas tree...its taking up almost the whole room xD

[lean frost]

Our money tree has started losing a lot of leaves and turning pale and yellow a lot, are these trips?😭

Plant is nearly 2 years where it stands so its nit light/water

[lean frost]

On positive news finally got around to repotting the coconut paper pot plants properly and I think the reason this one leaked first is bc it simply doesnt drink as much... Oops

I remade the idea of the yarn hangers but bigger and also a bit longer so its easier to water and see if it is still wet or not

[tiny needle]

I love this! looks so gorgeous hanging lower.

[lean frost]

I never saw this butahhh tyy

[cunning kayak]

I repotted some plants today, that big was was exhausting with making a new mosspole and getting it all in there

[lean frost]

Nice work!! Def worthwhile

[tiny needle]

looks fantastic! this large one looks great next to the tank.

your plants will be happy.

I need to do some repotting but the weather is so hot lately. I'm worried for some of my plants still in shop pots in this weather but I might wilt if I go in it too long.

[lean frost]

I think I should take over watering from my fiancee 😭

I feel guilty bc it progressed that he used to water plants before I came along, then I moved in, and we got a ton of extra plants, and I watered them.

But then we got pots in places I couldn't reach so he took over, but now we have a few that vary in water needs and the fern we got is like SOAKING and lost half its body during winter time bc fiancee thought fern = lots of water

Then again, I'm also not too good at remembering how and what

[tiny needle]

I think a visual chart could help.

less water
moderate water
more water
(and pictures of the plant beside each title)

[lean frost]

I also wonder if it would work to have moisture sensor(s) to indicate if they are still moist when its water time

[lean frost]

we have 2 plants in the bathroom, a calathea that has a lot of damage from being too dry (our mistake, she has grown one pretty baby leaf now) and we got the fern later on so I guess he was like, well ferns need a lot of water, the calathea also needed more water, 1 + 1 = 2

also a hoya who needs less water than initially

he is really good at the aloe and succulents we have downstairs though

[cunning kayak]

my bf is really good at veggie plants, but sucks at my plants. He is alawys like, repto them repot them, the pot i sto small, and i m like: no, they should grow leaves and ant not roots like your veggie splants xD

[lean frost]

somehow the more difficult math of: when did I last water my succulent, is easier for him than trying to measure the difference of water volume some of the weekly plants get

while I am bad at remembering when I last did somethign

[cunning kayak]

Succulents are also pretty easy because they don’t need much, I haven’t watered mine over 3 months xD

[lean frost]

https://www.tiktok.com/@gardenhomemania/video/7388532961492094254 saw this on reddit (and someone linked this video) and I wonder if I should try it

[dark trail]

I was not expecting my alocasia to flower lolol

[tiny needle]

gorgeous!!
I love an unexpected bloom.

[dark trail]

For a while I thought it was just a weird leaf until it actually bloomed

[cunning kayak]

I had a gift card from my company so I choose a plant store and now got some plants lol. Alocasia scalprum, epipremnum pinnatum happy leaf, alocasia velvet and silver dragon

[halcyon meteor]

Ohhhhh

I really cant wait for spring. I let down a couple plants and I think I lost my scalprum and ninja 😭

[tiny needle]

what the plant doin?
this is a regular baby leaf.

and this is a baby leaf that grew in a loop and plugged itself in.

[dark trail]

Flowering again???? 👀👀

[lean frost]

Spring is only 1 month away

Here's to hoping our wisteria will bloom this year

they say its like 3-5 years after planting, or 2-3 years if it is a grafted one

but idk how old the one we bought was when we received it from the plant breeder

Also curious to see how many of the plants we planted last year will bloom/have survived winter

[dark trail]

i have a wisteria bonsai.. lets see if it actually blooms too

[lean frost]

ayyy I hope so too

that sounds cute!

[dreamy ore]

Someone wants a baby? XD

[cunning kayak]

xD

[halcyon meteor]

XD my mom also has a lot xD they are bigger than the mother plant

[languid crest]

So I have this tiny plant I salvaged from the office, it has barely enough dirt and haven't been watered in a while (the spot it's in is already very humid) and yet it's blooming !

[bleak glen]

Awww it looks so happy blooming!! Nice! 🌼

[muted wren]

It looks like a Kalanchoe - if it is, then infrequent watering is perfect as they're a type of tropical succulent 🙂 Lots of light, a bit of water, and they're happy as Larry

[lean frost]

The camellia are already blooming

Laat year they also kept blooming till almost winter

[bleak glen]

Been a while since i shared something. Bakchoys are thriving

[tiny needle]

oh they're looking so healthy and delicious!

[bleak glen]

Thanks! Honestly cant wait to munch on them xP

[hot agate]

Guys my mother of thousands is THRIVING with babies

I'm considering taking it to an event that has trinket trading and just handing it to people in little baggies or smn

Thoughts?

[tiny needle]

you could split the babies off into small pots and hand those out?

(I think you can buy biodegradable/natural card pots that are designed for temporary use, for really cheap iirc; they can be planted into the dirt of a larger pot without needing to "depot" the plant, and just biodegrade into the soil over the next few weeks of watering.)

[hot agate]

Hmmm yes maybe! The babies are so small though so if I'm trying to do 1-2 baby each container, about 20 containers, it may get a little bulky, do you think?

I wonder if they made the biodegradable pots in miniature size

But if not, maybe I'll make some mini cardstock boxes and stuff some dirt in them with the baby

1 cubic inch box mayhaps

[tiny needle]

oh yeah, that's a lot.

[cunning kayak]

We have a big silicon tray for 20-30 small plants where you usually play seeds for pre growing. Maybe that’s smth, also reuasbale and easy to clean

[hot agate]

I do also have to consider if maybe baby plants are bad for trinket trading

[tiny needle]

the ones I mentioned do come in itty bitty size (as they're for starters).

[hot agate]

I look into those!

[cunning kayak]

We use smth like this but bigger

[tiny needle]

here're mine, though I'm in australia, you might find similar peat pots.

warning, they soak through when watered though, so water and let them dry a little before packing them into a box for your swap. x3 they dry out quite quickly.

[hot agate]

Hmmm

I'll have to get out my ikea bag for this 😆

[tiny needle]

you can plant these ones straight into a garden or larger pot~ as they'll biodegrade into the soil.

[hot agate]

I do have one of these reuseable ones that I'm currently starting other seeds in rn

Maybe I'll put the babies in there after the current seeds germinate and get transplanted

[hot agate]

Nice so that means whenever the reciever gets home, they can just plop it into any pot and ready to go

[tiny needle]

yes~ they will fall apart though, so they'd need a new home within the week.

probs longer tbh, but just to be safe. xD

it helps eliminate transplant shock too.

[hot agate]

Hmm wait what if I get it established in the soil in the tray and wait for the soil to dry and compact, then move it to the peat pots

So the soil and plant will be smaller than peat pot

And I can maybe like staple shut the peat pot or something for better transport

[tiny needle]

or stack them inside a larger box.

idk plastic is also good for transporting, so whatever works for you. x3

[hot agate]

I have until first week of September to really plan this XD

[peak zenith]

Hello all. I'm in love with the idea of gardening, but I don't really have the brain for it. I just stick stuff in a pot and wish it good luck. I also struggle with being in limited space. Is there anyone who plants vegetable on a balcony with mostly shade? Tips please! 🥺

[tiny needle]

I brought my little button fern inside; he didn't like the sun, which keeps burning like summer when should be autumn.

just chillin in its future home.

[hot agate]

Lots of floating shelves for me near the windows! But that's with my houseplants, not veggies. I'm not sure any veggies will really like being container plant on a shady balcony...

Could you get grow light attachments?

[peak zenith]

I do have a grow light. I think it works well. Some plants do better than others.

I think I need some marigolds, too.

[lean frost]

Some of my herb seeds are coming out

Also planted 3 new grasses where I removed some plants and put them in the front yard bc succulents dont like to be watered by fountain splatter

Also cherry blossom

[tiny needle]

what a beautiful peek of your gardens.

[cunning kayak]

Our hydro dwarf tomato’s are growing big

[peak zenith]

I've been thinking about getting a tower like that!

[hot agate]

Yeah that would probably work out better for you! I forgot those exist!

[peak zenith]

I just need to find dwarf tomatoes and other smaller fruit/veggies. My last attempt at growing a tomato, without it bearing fruit, it grew so large!

[cunning kayak]

are you from europe? i could ask my bf if he makes you a little seed package

or a list with good dwarf tomatos

[peak zenith]

nah I'm in the States

[cunning kayak]

i ll ask him for a list of his favorits! i can recommend fuzzy wuzzy and amber keys so far!

[peak zenith]

Thanks! Sometimes, I check out my library to see what free seed are there. I should go this weekend

[cunning kayak]

That’s what my bf recommended:

Dwarfs:
Tiny Tim
Balkoni Red/Yellow
Vilma
Tumbling Tom
Aztek
Bajaja
Fuzzy Wuzzy

[lean frost]

Jt might also be a nice tower for herbs you use for cooking

[cunning kayak]

The one with herbs is growing already a third one is finished but now plants yet and fourth is on the way to being printed

[lean frost]

The wind blew a lot of blossoms in the yard

[languid crest]

What a nice idea to collect them ! What will you do with it ?

[lean frost]

I will probably use them to glue on cards to send out to friends/family

Or maybe stick a few in a photo frame depending on how nice they turn out

Its my first time pressing flowers

I did do my best to cut the stems but I didnt know how far to cut

[potent pier]

I want to grow my own basil, 🪴 rue, and maybe cilantro too! I just don't know if they can grow inside, like by my window

[final zodiac]

Basil grows pretty much everywhere XD
I haven’t been able to do cilantro long term. That one is a toughie

[cunning kayak]

If the window is big enough and sunny, cilantro should work too

[lean frost]

Bc we have a lot of sand and clay, we decided to tile the greenhouse and use raised planters instead of digging and then having to export the digging waste

Fiancee also came up with using leftover bits to make an edge in front of the door so less rocks can land in the railing of the door

He did a mighty good job ... Sadly couldn't help bc the tiles were too heavy

[lean frost]

We decided to get a plunger but mom also gave us some of those cardboard things

Results: cardboard is quicker but more expensive

Plunger is multi use, with some wet dirt works perfect but takes longer to plant bc you have to wet the dirt, pack the dirt and plunge for each seed

On the other hand plunger is also probs easy to plant

Think we stick with plunger bc it was the same cost total for 2 trays and 1 plunger as for 1 big pack of cardboard

I just mixed the dirt in a bucket with a bit of our rainwater reservoir

[past moss]

My mom randomly got me this adorable plant pot, it's so cute I'm struggling to decide on a plant that'd do it justice 🤔 my immediate thought was Ogre's Ears but I'm really bad with succulents (much better with tropical plants that don't mind a bit of over watering 😅). Any suggestions?

[tiny needle]

since it's clay and will leech out the water content from the soil and dry it up faster than another material, I'd put something in which prefers less moisture (assuming it has a hole in the bottom for drainage).

plants that like to stay somewhat moist at all times and suffer from drying out can find this material problematic.

though you're using a different pot inside this pot, my comment is irrelevant.

[past moss]

I definitely was thinking pot within a pot method. It does have drainage but I've always run into issues with dirt seeping through clay pots a bit if I try to plant them directly in one

[tiny needle]

my first thought was succulents too.

pothos and philodendron are pretty leafy plants that don't mind overwatering and would benefit from the weight of the pot. the latter might suit the pot better and grow more upwards; pothos will be more inclined to trail and wander.

golden creeping jenny would be a super cute option that loves water, though don't let it wander into your garden unchecked as, over time, it could be a sleeper that pushes other plants out.

bamboo.

[past moss]

Ohh, sad as it is, I've got pretty much all the pothos and philos you typically find at most plant stores at this point 😅 but the creeping jenny would be cute 🤔

[tiny needle]

I think that pot would look nice with some lower foliage dangling above/around it.

[peak zenith]

I bought some office plants for my desk on a whim last Thursday, I started searching for tiny succulent pots. I told myself to look in person before buying what was in my Etsy cart. I forgot about my plants and today, Monday, came back to work to find a few crunchy plants. I am now on a mission to resusitate them and also, I went ahead and bought what was in my cart. Cuz why did I wait!? (I don't work in the office on Fridays. So I just left them there with no one)

[peak zenith]

One of two plants bounced back! One is back in water jail

[halcyon meteor]

Yaay

[potent pier]

water jail lol

[cunning kayak]

Got some planties

[bleak glen]

Oooh the pothos and i think thats a silver dragon! A couple of my faves! Great variety of plants overall!

[cunning kayak]

Idk what exactly they are, but I needed some bit variety in my hanging plant collection xD

[bleak glen]

Oh lol all good! Theyre all perfect to compliment to your collection. Esp Pothos! Gives that extra volume and drama lol

[tiny needle]

& fell in love with this pretty pink rose bush. it was missing its tag but I think it's floribunda bonica rose. I'll repot this into a larger pot;
& some cutie irises waiting for my garden;
thyme creeping bergamot;
thyme lemon, both to go into my herb box.

please excuse the paper bags in the garden. I was redoing my weed prevention and ran out of mulch for the week.

@eternal oyster

[eternal oyster]

GIMME ALL OF THEM

Omg your baby there too

Is that not your kid..

In the 5th and 6th pic?

[tiny needle]

haha. that is my legs.

understandable mistake though, I am small with stick legs and cute shoes. xD

[eternal oyster]

Wait huh

THAT U

Im so surprised

[lean frost]

Got extra discount on these bc lowest price warranty

Bit of a waste that there's a bit sticking under the shelves but worst case we can remove those shelves

Or make the shelves higher

[cunning kayak]

Ohh it looks so pretty I m jealous

[lean frost]

I'm so happy with it

I hope it works out

The peas I sowed are starting to form a wee sprout

We are going for bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, sugar snaps, cucumber and maybe strawberries

[dark trail]

your garden boxes are so nice looking! can't wait to see how the farm turns out

[tiny needle]

this design is actually so inspirational to me. I hope you don't mind if I take a leaf or two from your book in the future when I have my own space to build in.

[lean frost]

Feel free!!!

[lean frost]

https://www.keter.com/nl-nl/entertainment/s-ashwood-259914.html

its from this brand!

first we were like: hsould we dig in the earth

But we have super tough clay and they did a sand bed fundation for the greenhouse placement. So that'd probably be a lot of using the ground drill to losen the cray then somehow transport/deposit the clay somewhere

then we were like: lets tile it instead and initially we wanted to diy some plant borders, but eventually went like maybe buying is easier.

So then we were like do we go for wood or plastic, but my fiancee was a big fan of plastic since he thinks it stays more nice looking longer and I was a bit either way, so when we found these and it had a nice drainage system, I found it pretty usefull looking

only downside is, its only 25 cm deep

but if you keep that also in mind when placing x amount of plants, hopefully the roots will still having enough space

[cunning kayak]

And there are a tons of dwarf plants made for this, really interesting to look into this topic

[lean frost]

yeee

[cunning kayak]

Even pumpkins work

[lean frost]

technically these are more of a, planter marketed for balconies n stuff

but I also think some trial and error will work out eventually

my fiancee wants cucumbers, but I will have to look for a breed that might fit well in these planters then

[cunning kayak]

My bf try’s to get rid of ours, we have now four hydro towers and he will put two outside instead of all our planters. Since the soil also gets dry super fast and you have to take care and look after it

[lean frost]

ngl, we also have zucchini but we didnt do our research for those, so I will do max 1 or 2 in one planter

since they are big plants

[cunning kayak]

We have a small one that makes like oranges sized and shaped zucchini xD

[lean frost]

ohh fun

we did the traditional one that you find in most grocery stores

bc they had so many kinds and we had a syntax error

[cunning kayak]

I should put my bf in here, he knows all the different ones by the names and could tell you instantly which one for what

[lean frost]

does he know his strawberries as well?

we want to plant those either in the greenhouse or the yard

boyfriend wants one that is nice for eating straight up, or maybe in pastries, a bit firm but not the softer ones that are more useful for jams

;v;

I am overwhelmed

theyre harder to choose than cucumbers or peas

[dark trail]

ohhhhhh, well they look awesome! Maybe I'll find something similar in Canada. I live in a condo and thus kinda hard to grow veggies on a balcony many floors off the gorund xD So i was looking into getting garden boxes xD

[lean frost]

https://www.keter.com/en-ca/garden-beds/

this is their assortiment in canada

but there's many varieties

[cunning kayak]

We have strawberry plant form a local strawberry farm here so I don’t really know which kind they they are

[lean frost]

https://www.elho.com/en/collection/grow-your-own/?lswitch=en-GB

I also saw this brand a lot, they have 1 or two raised planters

and the wooden brands are very common

[cunning kayak]

Get yourself a hydrotower

[lean frost]

but if you want it to last longer, you may want to use some sort of outdoor laquer on the wood

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/cat/outdoor-pots-plants-31787/

ikea also has cute stuff

[cunning kayak]

Or hydro buckets, we have one from spiderfarmers

[lean frost]

nice that is is local though

[cunning kayak]

For inside hydro is really easy

[lean frost]

has some more magic to it that way

[dark trail]

oh true i could try and go hydro

i have an aerogarden.. but xD obviously i can't grow that many things in it

also thank you @lean frost for the link to the canadian site 😄 will look into it ❤️

[cunning kayak]

Our towers we printed but there are a lot of ready options like the spiderfarmer buckets or you can buy a tower etc.

I use semi hydro for all my plants and that’s also working good, some herbs we have in semi hydro too

[lean frost]

Ikea also has some cute mini greenhouses I think?

And browse your local hardware stores website for what they have in stock

[cunning kayak]

Yes

Lechuza has also some nice pots

[lean frost]

another fun option might be something to attach to your balcony railing if you have one

or hanging pots- stuff like strawberries, or herbs might be possible in those

(tho I am often too short to reach those to water properly........., then again you can just, hang em lower)

[cunning kayak]

There are also like strawberry buckets you can put on top of each other

Could be a option for other stuff too, herbs, dwarf plants

[lean frost]

https://www.gardenersworldmagazine.nl/groene-school/moestuin/hanging-baskets-eetbare-planten/ sorry that this is a dutch site, but tdlr:

edible plants in hanging basket:

• tomatoes: especially bush based tomato plants are an option for hanging baskets
• zucchini: a climbing zucchini is also possible to let it grow downwards from a hanger
• cucamelon: a really small melon, since it is a climber you can also put it in a hanger.
• peas: normally you bind those against a rack, but they can also hang down
• cucumber: another type of climber that does ok in a planter
• eggplant: there are many kinds, some of which can do well in a pot, especially one that grows in bunches
• nasturtium/indian cress: pretty much everything is edible, you can pickle the fruits into capers, I personally hate capers though
• strawberries: enough said

[cunning kayak]

Bush tomatoes that are really nice are amber keys or there other colored options like blue keys, they have tons of tomato’s and super yummy

And pumpkin works too since it’s the same as a cucumber/melon kinda

[lean frost]

I do like pumpkins, but my cooking ability with em is limitef

I enjoy them more for the vibes

I am making a halloween fairy with crochet, so I am looking forward to this years halloween decor

theres a pumpkin farm nearby too

pic from google maps

I am dragging my fiancee there whether he likes it or not

(jk he just likes spending time with me, even if he doesnt see the appeal of pummpkins as decor /gasp/)

although he did say he prefers big pumpkins over the mini ones bc at least those feel like proper halloween decor so we will see

[eternal oyster]

But the mini ones are good

[lean frost]

ikr

theyre perfect for an assortiment of different ones all stashed together somewhere

[eternal oyster]

I love anything mini

[lean frost]

god same

[eternal oyster]

Its so cute and leaves much space

U have more room to put stuff in >:))))

[cunning kayak]

Our mini pumpkins were also so yummy, we had jack be little ones and they are so good and pretty

[lean frost]

awee

[peak zenith]

I don't have my tomatoes, yet. Might try next year, but I did prepare marigold, green onions, and pineapple on my patio! I can't wait for the results. (Already was growing a ponytail palm and ginger)

[lean frost]

Tomatoes acquired

Will be sharing 2 with my mom tho

I have no idea if these will turn out well but they're an interesting bunch

[young hull]

I’ve harvested my basil twice already and my kale, arugula, sandy lettuce, thyme and cherry tomatoes are beginning to sprout

[eternal oyster]

Home garden

[young hull]

I'm playing Stardew Valley irl

[eternal oyster]

Oooo yay

Btw...u saw the two new love interests right?

[young hull]

Oh yes I have

[eternal oyster]

The fugly man gets added...

[young hull]

Clint is socially awkward like me

Now if only I could marry the wizard

[eternal oyster]

The wizard...ah yes

Lololol

[bleak glen]

Omg how did i just found out about this. I always lowkey wanted to romance Clint just cuz he is socially awk. Wizard would be fun......

[young hull]

Not sure if anyone has advice on this, but my basil is having a big growth spurt rn. I found it leaning over before I turned on my light for the morning. How can I keep the lil guy more upright?

[eternal oyster]

You could try getting a smol pole and wrap it with some rope to hold it up

[young hull]

Oo yeah. I've been trying to work while I find a rope, but I don't remember where I put it

[eternal oyster]

Its very common to use them to hold up overgrowing plants lol

[young hull]

I didn't expect it to be growing this good. I woke up and was like "AAAAA what are you doing"

[eternal oyster]

I know, but it is to be expected and at least u can use it on yummy food

[tiny needle]

your basil suffering from success.

[tiny needle]

you can often buy cotton or hemp twine from a gardening section in a hardware shop, or a garden shop.

you can even part the threads to make it finer if the weight is a bit much for the plant its holding. ^^

[young hull]

Oo that's a good idea, I'll have to buy them! For now I'm using plastic string from a cord package.

[tiny needle]

that works!

[lean frost]

I have tiny uh

pins? clips?

I feel like the ones for orchids might also work well for herbs

[lean frost]

maybe these can work too

[lean frost]

or a ;larger size one

[lean frost]

beanss

[peak zenith]

My desk plant update!

Moved 3 of 4 plants into new pots. Number 4 never revived. Will buy a new one.

On a random note: my water plants decided to sprout for the first time since I planted their seeds in January and February. So I guess I'm keeping it.

3rd plant needed a bit of water 😅

It's okay now

[hot agate]

Setup looking nice!

Are those the little micro plants that you're gonna flood with water for a little aquarium affect?

[peak zenith]

Yes! I've been waiting so long so I can try it out. I have a little stone, too. For added zen

[young hull]

Been having a hard time with growing cilantro and was worried it was a bad seed batch. This morning, I saw this

[final zodiac]

if it makes you feel better, those pods are always kinda tricky for cilantro. i've never been able to grow more than a few weeks although all of mine did sprout. better luck doing it in soil for me.

[young hull]

Is it because the pods are pretty small for a cilantro seed? Cilantro seeds are the largest ones I've ever seen/worked with

We'll see if it thrives, but if it doesn't, I might opt for soil. How big did your cilantro get in a small/medium pot?

[final zodiac]

it could be a number of factors. depending on how the pods were stored, they could be "dead" seeds from too much heat or bad storage. I also, personally, fell like it's just an herb that doesn't like 100% water based on experience. i'm able to trim some to use but then i never get back enough to recoup and then it dies out.

[final zodiac]

mmmm.... i am a bad plant parent and forget to water so the soil ones didn't last too long hahahaa

but if you like green onion, they work well in the aerogarden! you can use the holder thingy and take like 2-3 stalks, cut off the top and use in food and then tie them together with a rubber band and stick their root side into the holder. i've had lot sof success with store bought green onion

rosemary and basil are also pretty good in there. the woody plants do well but def have to trim often to keep them from taking over

[lean frost]

slight off topic but I ordered this one for mothers day

hope mom likes it!

(and yes I snatched one for myself too.......... so I got free shipping.... even though it wasn't that neccesary for myself)

she had originally asked for a smaller cheaper one, but this one had divider tabs, more decor instead of a plain tin and 3 departments where 1 is for taller seed packs

the store also had a lot of gardening tools, but for now I can just borrow the stuff from fiancees parents as we share a garden

[cunning kayak]

Our balcony planters are already at a harvesting stage herbs are growing inside. And tomato’s, pumpkins, cucumber and stuff is growing

[lean frost]

oooo

I hope I can still plant cucumbers and zucchinis

I forgot to properly research the seed planting and I was like oh no it says on the package I need to plant them rn

so I planted them under glass in seedling dirt

but because they're big plants I only did a few so maybe I should get some extra to be on the safer side

[cunning kayak]

yes if you are fast and keep them inside at a warm palce it could work

[lean frost]

yeahh I put them in the greenhouse

maybe next year I should plant them indoors first

atm I have 2 zucchini seeds and 4 cucumber.... which might be a bit on the lower side

gotta maybe add more, I planted them the past weekend so I can still try more

red is peppers

I had those planted around easter........ also with not a lot of research other than the seed pacakge instructions

but my sweet peas are coming up like crazy

[dark trail]

the weather is warming up in Canada finally and seeing all of the friend's plants makes me wanna start my garden now!!!

-# i can't unfortunately cause I'm moving soon

[flat cobalt]

This is my only plant. I've had a few different succulents over the years but they always parished within a few months. Funny enough, this gal's been thriving for a couple years now lmao

[lean frost]

It has arrived

Whoop

[lean frost]

My coworker has the motto

If a plant dies its not made for me, I keep buying plants till I find one that works

And honestlu mood

[flat cobalt]

LOL I want to do the same but alas not currently able to afford it and I've some space limits (plus cats to avoid ha!)

[young hull]

Had to transfer my basil to the other pot, and wow are these roots big. Only after 50 days too

[lean frost]

I have this one, scindaptus pictus

mine grew like 3x as long in the past 2 years and its in a relatively shadow like spot and i just yeet water in it 1x a week

So I guess this one is low maintenance

[cunning kayak]

its really low maintance, i have 3 currently i think xD and they are jsut growing evrywhere

The one accidentally grew into the aquarium so doesn’t have leaves at some parts xD

Also pretty low maintenance is this one and monster adansonii

I have an obsession with plants like that lol as you can see

[young hull]

The way they branch out and cover your walls is so beautiful

I'm only 53 days into my planting journey and I already know I'm gonna have a bunch of plants by the end of the year

[lean frost]

Pretty blooms

Clematis is super enthousiast

The grapes is also in the second year

Hope one day all is covered

[hot agate]

Cilantro feeling floppy

Hoping it grows out of the floppiness at some point

[final zodiac]

if you have a toilet paper roll, thread them through there and they can lean on it until their stems get thicker and stronger

[hot agate]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Brb gotta cut it a little

Cuties

[final zodiac]

they just needed a little support but they look good otherwise!

[lean frost]

Sometimes we all need a little support so we can grow nice and sturdy again

[hoary hemlock]

turned it into a life lesson. i love it 🥹

[lean frost]

It is true!

I found that needing support sometimes doesn't mean I fail, but I just need some extra tools to grow better

Both at work, but also in my private live

So idk I just related to the Lil sprouts

[lean frost]

Speaking of support I love my fiancee

He finished the tomato hooks while I was cooking

(Though I know we lose some possible height with our raised planters)

[tiny needle]

wow these are very cool!

[lean frost]

Thanks!! I had to think it out but fiancee did the installation of the metal wire rails

Super happy with it

[random orchid]

This is how I want my garden once we move! It looks great!

[lean frost]

I didn't see your reply but thank you!

That said we went a bit more luxury than what is probably needed, but luckily since we did so many things ourselves in the backyard we saved some costs there

[dreamy ore]

Plants got repotted and spa day afterwards

And I noticed I am not as bad with plants as I thought

This is Benjamin when I got him ~3 years ago

And now he’s as tall as me

Big boy

[lean frost]

Ooo

[random orchid]

I have a feeling I’ll be bad with plants since I’ve never done it before but I really want to start. What kind of plant is Benjamin? He grew!!!

[dreamy ore]

I also always thought i'm bad with plants but a bit of research and trying to keep them alive helped in most cases cough Benjamin is a Ficus benjamina! :D

[random orchid]

I’ll have to do a bunch of research then. I refuse to mess any of them up haha are ficus’ pretty easy to take care of?

[dreamy ore]

I would say yes. I repot them once a year (maybe all 2 years) and he gets water and fertilizer frequently

and thats about it, no special soil or anything

[echo trellis]

I'm attempting to garden...and not unalive it all 😅 I did just buy first house plant 💜🌱

[dreamy ore]

what plant did you get? :D

[lean frost]

Bought chives and I think they ate the dirt

[dreamy ore]

oohh hahaha oops

[final zodiac]

You can try to gently separate them. Once separated and you got the roots relatively dangling down, you can chop off 1/3 of the length and it’ll be fine. But they look really nice and healthy!

[final zodiac]

I fully neglect my plants (I forget to water them) and they stay with me lolol. Remember plants generally want to live. Even the more sensitive ones still push to live so take the risk and don’t get too stressed over it. You have lots of people to ask for advice too

[lean frost]

Id hope the roots are healtjy if i just bought them lol! I just ended untangling them a bit and put it inna bigger pot

[final zodiac]

They are! White/cream roots are healthy. Brown, mushy, stinky ones are not

If anything, they could be separated into a several pots so there’s more room to grow

Think of roots like veins. Thicker ones are the main ones and they have thinner tendrils coming off the main. I generally try to trim less of the main off and mostly trim the smaller ones but if too long, I’ll cut the main down

[lean frost]

Ahh I might go back and try again

I did want to sepparate them initially so i wouldnt use my prettiest pot

But they were really stubborn

[cunning kayak]

We started to get rid of our beds, and wanna change to hydro completely on the balcony. That pumpkin is just only 20 days old and has grown as much as a pumpkin in normal soil

And I finally spend some monies and made myself a new mix for my plants. With coconut chips, coconut soil, perlite, and whatever they are called stony things

And I m experimenting with helping my plants to root at some areas or making new plant parts, with wet moos and foil to keep it wet and it works, on my Thai that root has grown a cm since I put it on on Saturday evening, and my minima is also doing new stuff

[young hull]

I aspire to have a green thumb like you

[cunning kayak]

I m just trying out stuff I see on the internet to be honest😆

[young hull]

Lil update on my garden. Everything’s been growing really well (I already have to harvest my basil again). My thyme and cilantro are germinating

[cunning kayak]

You can try and cut down some stuff, and it probably will grow back more

[young hull]

Yeah I gotta do that after work today. It's been growing so well I'm shookth at its current size 😆

I noticed its base is starting to become woody. Scared me at first cus I thought it was molding

[dark trail]

Moving my plants to the new condo... Trip 1 xD

[dark trail]

Alright time for round two

[tiny needle]

have a good move! I hope your babies adjust well to their new lighting conditions.

[cunning kayak]

I did some repotting yesterday with my new soil mix

[eternal oyster]

MONSTERAS

[lean frost]

Tomatoees

[young hull]

Still struggling with lavender to germinate, but everything, even my cilantro is doing good. Gotta harvest my basil again very soon.

[cunning kayak]

We collected elderflower right in time, because it’s raining now. And than all the pollen(what gives the most taste) would be washed away

And I was cutting and crying onions for two hours

[dark trail]

Visiting the parents and their front garden is showing signs of life again! Spring has returned! 🌱

[eternal oyster]

Everyone has so many plants, a joyous time to see them

[tiny needle]

popping off!

[young hull]

I noticed some of my leaves are browning at the very tips. I was sick this past week so I haven't been super attentive with my plants, but does brown tips usually point to underwatering or too little humidity? I left my dehumidifier on for most of the week so I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.

[young hull]

Nvm I had to clear my water cus it def wasn't healthy. Had to do some major pruning on some weeds so let's see if I didn't screw up

[peak zenith]

My water garden that decided to grow after 5 months and the rest of my desk plants!

[cunning kayak]

We got our very first tomato’s of this year!

[tiny needle]

yummm. you know where the first ones go!

[cunning kayak]

they all got yummed up pretty fast

[tiny needle]

they look so plump~

[tall storm]

omg wait

i wasnt aware this exsisted

this is great

i love plants

[young hull]

Yuuum, those look great! I've been growing some as well but they're far from maturing

[final zodiac]

hehehe shrunken tomatoes

[cunning kayak]

They are one of Daniel’s dwarf ones. So won’t get any bigger anyways xD

[final zodiac]

nooo shrink ray sounds cooler! lol

[lean frost]

I couldnt get my cucumbers to sprout so I tried a damp paper towel in a ziplock bag with new seeds of the same package and in 2 days they sprouted

Wasted 3 weeks trying to get them to germinate in sprout soil

[cunning kayak]

We let all seeds sprout like that. Also rizomes. It’s the best and fastest way!

[lean frost]

This is my first year but glad I discovered this

[young hull]

Lil update on my plants. Kale is starting to struggle, but I had some root rot and oxygen issues I had to solve with new water, root pruning, an air pump, and hydrogen peroxide. My basil, thyme, and parsley are doing great though. All I'll say is don't plant a full house of lettuce and herbs when you're still a lil newbie

[eternal oyster]

Not the root rot 😭

[young hull]

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup. I'm surprised I went this long without it, but being sick last week meant I wasn't able to tend to my plants as much as I should've.

[eternal oyster]

Its okie,u just learning

Dont be like me...i have a black thumb for a reason

[young hull]

OH NOOO, taking care of plants can be hard so I don't blame you at all.

I think I caught it in the early stages but I trimmed extra roots to be safe

[eternal oyster]

Nah i couldnt even care for succulents....

[cunning kayak]

My bf is trying to grow pineapple. The small one is already rooting xD

[eternal oyster]

Pineapple...

[cunning kayak]

xD

[eternal oyster]

I do like pineapple but..is this...

Like what

[cunning kayak]

let him experiment xD i always say: better he does stuff like that than doing bad or super expensive stuff xd

and the big one was yummy, because it didnt had the allergic reaction that most pineapple give

[eternal oyster]

I know this is a method for propgating but

How does it work for a pineapple that grows on a tree???

[cunning kayak]

Dont ask me that xD the pineapple head? the leaves part will root and than turn into the pineapple plant eventually. the plant is more like a cactus style plant, 0.5-1,5 meters. so its not really a tree, its more like bush cactus mix

[eternal oyster]

Ah....that is a wonder

[tiny needle]

pineapples are bromeliads. when that kind of plant flowers it signals the plant to create a little clone in the top, which can also be planted. pineapples take at least few years or more to flower, but all the little spikes in the fruit are each a fruit. they're like a cluster of flowers.

[eternal oyster]

Oh ty!!! I didnt know they could do that

Gotta write it down

[lean frost]

They grow on spiky bush like plants. Not really trees. I found out from the sims castaway on the nintendo DS

Bromeliads are really pretty plants btw

Very tropical

[cunning kayak]

omg you unlocked a memory in my brain xD

[lean frost]

I sucked at that game but I spend so many hours in it

I always got lost on what to do but honestly I was younger and didn't know English well back then

[tall storm]

pineapples are so interesting, fun fact, they are also more acidic in the morning then in the evening because of the way they do photosynthesis :)

[lean frost]

I once had a really sour pineapple from the grocery store and I swear the pineapple tried to eat my tongue. I couldn't even eat a big portion because that one particular pineapple hurt to eat

[cunning kayak]

yeah most peopel are allergic to pineapple and kiwi also

[lean frost]

Oh dw, I usually don't have issues with pineapples, this one was just so sour my tongue felt raw. Didn't have the same issue with different pineapples after haha

I know people sometimes take the pineapple stings too literal and then discover that the stinging they experience, is more than non-allergic people experience

This was the level of me eating an entire bag of sour candy in one go and having a raw tongue, after only a few bits of pineapple.

But I don't usually have it if a pineapple is like,,,, normal pineapple levels

[cunning kayak]

i usually react to all pineapples, but the one yesterday was perect. i also buy the kiwis that dont have that acidics in it. because i really have issues xD

[lean frost]

https://melscience.com/US-en/articles/pineapples-can-eat-you-too

I once did read that pineapples do contain stuff that breaks down other stuff in your mouth etc, but usually to a lesser level than your body can handle

but this article explains what it actually is.

of course, allergies are different altogether

[lean frost]

I didnt know there were different types of kiwis tbh

[cunning kayak]

yeah the golden kiwis are the non allergic ones, they also arent that hairy outside, and than there is also one with red inside

[lean frost]

oh wait yea

those are the more sweet ones

[cunning kayak]

yes

[lean frost]

I have actually not heard of the red kiwis

[cunning kayak]

i found them in the uspermarket, they are double the price but super yumm

[lean frost]

ohh

just googled if they can be grown but apparently they're licenced and like the ones from the store are usually cross pollinated with non red kiwis so the seeds dont really grow the plant necessary to get the exact same red kiwi

[cunning kayak]

yeah kiwis are hard also, same as blueberries

[lean frost]

Awhh

[young hull]

Had an overwatering and biofilm incident with my lettuce so I had to do more sanitizing.

[young hull]

Growing blueberries, kiwis, and pineapple is a dream of mine. I hope the pineapple turns out yummy

[final zodiac]

you can try dropping food grade hydrogen peroxide into the water. like a small amount. food grade is very important so you don't get sick. it helps to keep all of that stuff lower. you may have to play around with amounts to get it just right

[young hull]

3% hydrogen peroxide has been helping so far! I've been super generous with the amount but maybe I'll have to add a more

[final zodiac]

if we trust the interwebs... max suggested is 1:3 ratio hp to water. so you should have a good bit of wiggle room.

depending on your water and I assume heat and whatever is in the air impacts the growth.

[young hull]

I did 1 tbsp for every liter of water I have. So far it's been helping clear up the water in my other reservoir. Hopefully the same approach works with these lil guys

[final zodiac]

if you're able to and the plants will be okay, you can also try setting the light for less time

[young hull]

Yeah I can do that! I have my lights set to 12 hours a day atm, so maybe that's impacting bacteria growth

Or maybe a lower light setting might be good

[final zodiac]

it for sure does! the algae photosynthesizes so any light will help it grow more. You can also find ways to block any holes where light can get through.

[peak zenith]

I started mine too! I try every year. It's fun

[lean frost]

MY CUCUMBER SPROUTED

3/6

[lean frost]

Cucamelons also sounds fun

We have passion fruit but like, the not sweet variant

[cunning kayak]

If you wanna try blueberries try a Kamtschatka blueberry. They aren’t that Demanding than normal blueberries. Normal blueberries need like a Sandish clayish ground and are big divas. The Kamtschatka is a easy version and not a diva. We planted it in our garden last year

[lean frost]

Cucumbers btw

This was my second attempt

[dark trail]

The garden centres are up and running. Behold.

L E A F

🥬

[eternal oyster]

LEAF

[dark trail]

LEAF

[final zodiac]

green holiday lightbulb!

[hot agate]

Garden I went to!

[eternal oyster]

FLOWERS

ME VERY HAPPY TODAY

[tiny needle]

omgosh the snapdragons are absolutely popping. I love when they're so healthy and fresh. that must've been a relaxing day.

[hot agate]

It was a fantastic walk ^ ^

[cunning kayak]

Look at that fresh beauties

[final zodiac]

they're beautiful!!!

[cunning kayak]

Ma Babies

[young hull]

Wow those are so pretty

My thyme is growing so fast that I needed another way to support the stem

And good news is the biofilm issue is going away. Everything’s growing perfectly now

[final zodiac]

you can work on pruning it now so it'll grow bushier and not just tall

[young hull]

Never thought you could prune this early on

[final zodiac]

you can cut at that pink mark and as it grows taller, trim off stems similarly

[young hull]

Oh wow that's a lot of pruning. I trust your judgement thou

[final zodiac]

you have a few stems and quite a number of leaves so pruning now is fine and probably beneficial in the long run. think of it as a road and a truck is making deliveries. it has to go a long way to get to the top leaves. all the energy is going towards getting to those leaves and it takes away from establishing a strong root system.

i probably wouldn't cut mroe than that though. but that particular stem is a bit leggy

also leggy stems may start to crowd and block light from the slower growing ones

[young hull]

That's what I was thinking but I wasn't too sure. I lowered my light just now so hopefully that'll help too

[final zodiac]

it's scary but pruning is actually good even if it feels liek you're taking off a lot. especially woody type plants like basil and thyme. because once the stems become woody, you can't really cut them and have new growth. it just kinda stops for some reason

[young hull]

That's good to know! I tend to be conservative with my basil pruning, but the more I cut off, the better it seems to grow. Ty for all the tips

[final zodiac]

i watched a video in high school about plants and there was a theory at the time that plants do talk. freshly cut grass smells good so people will cut it more often and that's good for their growth. when giraffes eat the leaves off those trees (i forget what the name is), they release a scent to other trees and their leaves start to form toxins.

[young hull]

I'd love to watch that video cus that theory makes a lot of sense

[final zodiac]

so i'm unable to confirm because it's not available to watch, really but I think it's the episode 'Smarty Plants' from a docuseries called 'The Nature of Things' (2012) done for CBC Canada. The only way to watch is to buy a DVD or get it as an educator somehow. 😭

not even VPN worked. they're very hush hush XD

[tall storm]

(Not a expert on thyme so forgive me if I’m wrong) but yea pruning should be fine here, more so to regrow the stem in a more slow and controlled manner. If at a later point your specificity pruning to get a more bushy/split plant, try trimming a bit above the intersections with leaves and two side buds, cutting above should cause the side bits to be able to grow

[tiny needle]

the koi patterns on that second leaf are exquisite.

[tiny needle]

pruning is good to take down these leggy lengths to above the lower healthy cluster of leaves.

pruning in this manner also encourages ramification (the forking of the stems and limbs to create more diverging branches outwards from those parts, so they're not just extending upwards), which can support your "yield" (of useable or decorative leaves, for whatever reason you're growing it).

it's something I learned in bonsai, but is useful to know for many kinds of plant where you want to encourage the "fullness" of the plant.

[tall storm]

For anyone wondering how this works, this has to do with Auxine. The top/main stem of the plant produces Auxine and this transported down the plant, the side buds don’t shoot (mainly) because of that downwards stream of Auxine. Removing the top of the plant, and thus the source of Auxine removes this signal and such allows the side buds to shoot <3

[dark trail]

The balcony plants seem to be doing well in their new home. Also very cozy to enjoy my new balcony after a night shift

[lean frost]

I got a tiny maidenhair fern but now im afraid I'll kill it

Apparently they're fussy

[tiny needle]

so pretty!

[lean frost]

Apparently sugar snaps (amd other sweet peas) are just also very pretty plants in general

[tiny needle]

that is beautiful.

[lean frost]

@tiny needle Did some digging, apparently you can also grow them as aesthetic plants instead of just food

Idk if the more look breeds are like tasty, but they are pretty

There's some that are made to be bigger flower + more fragrance and colour