Meet Sebastian! My first air plant! Which of course warranted some research and dang, there is a lot about air plants of which I was not aware. Please enjoy some weird facts about these weird guys. Don’t Grow in Soil This is about the only thing I already knew about air plants. Being sans-soil dwellers,… Read more

The days are getting longer, the temperatures are rising, and plant mania will soon begin. I decided to remove the chicken wire from the iris bed in the garden, assuming (hoping) that at this point the squirrels won’t be interested in digging up bulbs that have already sprouted. Time will tell. I pulled the weeds… Read more

It became necessary for me to remove one of the two rosettes from the newly potted Caesar Jr. I had begun to smell that sweet graham cracker-cinnamon fragrance from the drooping plant, and this time I had the benefit of comparing the odor to the other two pots. Only the earthy smell of dirt from… Read more

We continue our vigil for all the snake plants. A couple days after repotting the Little Caesars, I came across a snake plant tutorial tip that advised watering after repotting, even for cases of root rot. This suggestion seemed to be based on the assumption that the root of the problem (pun very much intended)… Read more

Sooooooooo, I finished the week of Neem and finally it was time to root around Caesar, removing any dead leaves. Unfortunately, the problem had spread significantly in that one week. All but the center leaf of the ground zero group had turn brown. And the browning had started to spread to the outer leaves of… Read more

Last week’s excitement for the snake plant leaf propagation has segued into this week’s scramble to save Caesar, my large snake plant, gifted to me three years ago. Caesar has been a steadfast superstar, truly living up to the snake plant reputation of requiring little attention. But now he needs help. I noticed one of… Read more

It has been almost exactly two months, and we’re finally seeing it! The snake plant leaf ‘cutting’ is growing roots! What a time to be alive! At this point it looks as if the little dude is growing wee legs, like a mini Ent. One could also suggest that the set looks like a pair… Read more

Being in the dead of winter, despite the occasional and unusual warm days (we all know the reason, thanks climate change), plant management has been dreadfully dull. I have no updates for this week. So I thought I’d dive into the ‘archives,’ pull some unused photos, and review a few endeavors from last year. Store-Bought… Read more

While I still believe that the short days of winter effectively communicate the time of hibernation to plants, the fluctuating mild temperatures seem to be just as confusing to flora as it is to us humans. I’ve noticed what I think are cherry blossom trees blooming right now in early January. And my iris babies… Read more

As we bid adieu to 2023 and step hesitantly into 2024, let us hold a moment of compassion for the tough times, for those that will not be greeting the new year with us, for the burdens of “what if”s and “if only”s, for the pain of lessons learned the hard way, for the struggles… Read more