Apple Trees Planted
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." – Martin Luther King, Jr.
View ArticleMake a Lithops Planter
Lithops are South African plants that evolved to look like stones in order to avoid getting eaten by hungry herbivores.
View ArticleAll Hail the Queen
By mounting the plant on wood with moss, I'm mimicking her natural environment.
View ArticleMake a Fittonia Bubble
Fittonia is a great plant for a small container because it's got fascinatingly intricate leaves, it likes humidity, and it's a slow grower.
View ArticleBaby Green Dragons
After over a month with no action, I was starting to doubt their viability. Then last week, seedlings!
View ArticleI Think I Impregnated My Phalaenopsis
All orchid sex is a ménage à trois that involves strap-ons.
View ArticleIf Loving Arum is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right
How to harvest, prepare, and plant Arum seeds, even though you shouldn't.
View ArticleHot and Wet for Betty’s Berries
Trying my hand at growing one of nature's most unusual plants, the Titan Arum.
View ArticleThe Continuing Phalaenopsis Impregnation Saga
After a week or so, there was a fine orange dust at the bottom of the paper cone. In that teaspoon of dust were hundreds of thousands of seeds.
View ArticleMy New Two-Tier Low-Water Triangle Planter
The Sea Squill grows in sand and crevices in beachy areas. When I bought it, the salesman said, "plant it, water it, and then never water it again.' Sounds like the perfect crown jewel to my new...
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