Instant Succulent Collection
Today’s project was to pot up the collection of succulents I bought as a job lot from a guy online. I have no idea what most of them are, but it’s an attractive little collection and I think the potting went pretty well. There were a number of leaf break-offs in the process, but they will be worth trying to propagate from as cuttings, so no harm done. The pebbles I had available for mulch might be a little larger than...
Plant Hospital
I’ve always been a sucker for an unwell (and hence marked down priced) plant, and recently is no exception. I currently have several rescues in progress. There’s a couple that have been in pots here at the house since before I moved in, and are finally getting some attention. Also a tree fern I found down the dead side of the house that was close to death. That got broken in the process of getting out out of the ground,...
The Greenhouse Impulse
Adding a greenhouse was a definite impulse idea. I came across one online that seemed to sit smack between the cheapie plastic ones I’ve tried before (with very ordinary results other than making a temporary oven that doesn’t withstand the wind), and a full-blown glass one. The price seemed good ($199) and I found the same one on Amazon where I could see a large number of user reviews and gauge it to be good quality. So I...