In response to Drea.
Almost everything that I've tried to grow has died, whether it was because of the envirnment or my ineptitude.
I was able to grow rosemary, briefly. I think the bush sneered at my ham-handed attempts to kill it inadvertently.
I was able to grow rosemary, briefly. I think the bush sneered at my ham-handed attempts to kill it inadvertently.
11:17 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
Pineapple - here in Florida you just cut the top off of a a grocery store pineapple. Then stick it in the ground and ignore it for 2 years and then you’ll have another delicious pineapple.
11:17 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
We plant a dozen varieties every year (we keep the seeds from a few of the flower heads) , the super dark ones are my favourite!
11:08 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
Knowledge is the beginning, and can't be underestimated. But courage gives us the ability to take knowledge, to understand, and make change. Courage lets us stand up for those that cannot defend themselves.
It is a hard road to walk, but I have never walked it alone.
It is a hard road to walk, but I have never walked it alone.
11:06 PM - May 08, 2024
Sunflowers
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Drea @DreaVilleneuve
11:05 PM - May 08, 2024
Grape vines, grow like weeds every year but we never get grapes.
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Drea @DreaVilleneuve
11:05 PM - May 08, 2024
Hydrangea....I currently have 18 different varieties in my yard!
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Drea @DreaVilleneuveQ2: Do you grow outdoors, and if so, which is your favourite outdoor plant? #SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens09:24 PM - May 08, 2024
11:03 PM - May 08, 2024
I don't have a green thumb I have a black thumb...I can't even keep cactus alive! But so far I have kept this one plant I bought about 2 months ago going, the trick is that I haven't touched it just the pot lol!
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Drea @DreaVilleneuveQ1: Do you grow indoors and if you do, whcih is your favourite indoor plant? #SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens09:11 PM - May 08, 2024
11:01 PM - May 08, 2024
As a city boy, the only thing I can cultivate is concrete. But if I had the ability to encourage things to grow...
I would grow a courage tree. Its fruit would inspire, enrage, and enable change, and lead the questor to their mentor. That is the burden and privilege of striving.
#gardens #courage
I would grow a courage tree. Its fruit would inspire, enrage, and enable change, and lead the questor to their mentor. That is the burden and privilege of striving.
#gardens #courage
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Drea @DreaVilleneuveIce Breaker:09:01 PM - May 08, 2024
If you could grow one impossible plant, what would it be and why. (works of fiction welcome)
Please remember the hashtags - it makes it easier to find your wisdom.
#SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens
10:56 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Rosetta.
I second this. Thrive on low light and neglect. Fertilize and put in a window and they'll take the house over. Cuttings take like nobody's business.
10:57 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
My pothos. I literally do nothing but make sure it’s watered and it grows like crazy.
10:54 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
Golden Creeping Sedum. I'm having to thin it, move it, put it in pots. One of the few ornamental plants already growing on this land when I bought it. It really likes the sandy soil. I've been here 25 years and it's an old reliable go-to.
10:43 PM - May 08, 2024
I like to pick the fruit of the taco tree. The grafted one is best with it's many taco varieties. The fragrant leaves that smell like cilantro perfume the night air. #SpoutAbout #growing #gardens #tacos
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Drea @DreaVilleneuveIce Breaker:09:01 PM - May 08, 2024
If you could grow one impossible plant, what would it be and why. (works of fiction welcome)
Please remember the hashtags - it makes it easier to find your wisdom.
#SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens
10:37 PM - May 08, 2024
#Spoutabout #Gardens Yes, orchids but also Lithops. They are fascinating, the last time I had a successful one it got attacked by birds, more than once. Like, why? It was tiny, there were bird baths for water, what was the point?
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Drea @DreaVilleneuve
10:27 PM - May 08, 2024
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Drea @DreaVilleneuve
10:25 PM - May 08, 2024
A3: Oddly enough, Asters, which are native to Ontario and grow wild around my area in abundance. I gathered hundreds of seeds from wildflowers nearby and followed online guides to grow seedlings from them, yet not a single seed germinated.
#SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens
#SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens
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Drea @DreaVilleneuve
10:23 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
I had a farm of it for therapeutic reasons (juiced it). I should really start doing that again. Maybe barley grass this time. I just need the energy to get going! Which (not so) ironically might come if I do!
10:15 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
Sounds like mint! The stuff is unkillable, but smells so good as you yank the plants out.
10:16 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
We have a tiny back yard, but grow yellow and black raspberries, red currants, blueberries, cherries, strawberries, tomatoes and figs. The cherry was supposedly a dwarf tree but it has totally outgrown its spot. If we don’t get any cherries this year, we may say bye bye to the tree.
10:13 PM - May 08, 2024
Wheatgrass
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Drea @DreaVilleneuve
10:07 PM - May 08, 2024
More orchid advice. 😍
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Jeff Russell @ImJeffRussell1My mother had beautiful orchids in her bedroom. There were sheers and curtains on her windows because she said orchids didn't like direct sunlight. She defused it with the sheers.10:10 PM - May 08, 2024
10:12 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
My mother had beautiful orchids in her bedroom. There were sheers and curtains on her windows because she said orchids didn't like direct sunlight. She defused it with the sheers.
10:10 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
Easiest would have to be wild geraniums
They tolerate sun or shade, spread readily in neat clumps, the foliage is fragrant and the flowers are bright
Plus the roots stay on the top of the soil so they are easy to move and share
Prep the area you want them with a rake and then put them down 😊
They tolerate sun or shade, spread readily in neat clumps, the foliage is fragrant and the flowers are bright
Plus the roots stay on the top of the soil so they are easy to move and share
Prep the area you want them with a rake and then put them down 😊
10:05 PM - May 08, 2024
That's my hour, folks. Thank you for playing along. Questions are always there to go back and answer. I'll check in to see what other wonderful things are growing!
#SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens
#SpoutAbout #Growing #Gardens
10:03 PM - May 08, 2024
#SpoutAbout #Gardens Lettuce! Grows fast, you can get several weeks of harvest out of it. Great Winter Spring planting
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Drea @DreaVilleneuve
10:00 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Drea.
In 14 years I have planted mulberries, blackberries, raspberries, serviceberry, grapes 🥰 it’s a wildlife refuge
09:58 PM - May 08, 2024
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Linda Eisenstein @LindaEisensteinMom always said that orchids need company. She'd keep 3 or 4 of them near each other, and when one started to bloom, often the others did, too.09:58 PM - May 08, 2024
She also said "they don't like getting their feet wet" and would put an ice cube near their roots instead of watering.
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