I transplanted a chartreuse sweet potato vine from last summer’s flowerpot. Somehow the vine survived the winter in my solarium. When i shook off the dirt, i saw that the plant was wearing a girdle–a tiny one-inch-long, one-half-inch-wide fiber “pot”, slightly larger than a thimble. Many houseplants and bedding plants–poinsettias, begonias, geraniums, and many others–startRead more about Wearing a Girdle[…]
I’m taking cuttings of my houseplants–begonias, geraniums, purple-leaved wandering jew–to root in jars of water. Leggy begonias and leggy geraniums don’t root that easily. But roots sprout very easily from a place on the stem where a new offshoot of growth is just beginning. The Buddha gave us several lists of skillful qualities, and it’sRead more about Rooting Cuttings[…]
The begonias i brought indoors last fall are leggy. It’s time to take cuttings. Giving the begonias–or any plant–a haircut makes them bushier, with more flowers. Plus i have the added benefit of rooted cuttings that multiply the number of begonias i can set out as bedding plants in May. At the same time thatRead more about Leggy Begonias[…]
I hauled all (well, almost all) my houseplants out of my solarium this morning to the front step, because the cleaning woman was coming today. I left a big mess of dirt and leaves in the solarium and an obstacle course for anyone trying to enter the front door. At least, the houseplants are outdoorsRead more about Houseplants Outdoors[…]