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Tag Archives: Indoors
Kitchen Herbs
Back on March 7th, I returned to the garden after being overseas for a few months. I sowed like a maniac. One of the seeds I sowed was basil. They’ve sprouted really well, but with winter coming on, I thought … Continue reading
Indoor Infestation
When I packed up and left the house for 4-5 months, I moved most of the house plants outside. Two were too big to be moved: a large jade and a bamboo palm. When I got home, they were both … Continue reading
Seed Tray Experiment
August is the month for sowing a lot of herbs and veggies in Sydney (it doesn’t seem to matter whether you classify this as a temperate or sub-tropical zone), though the first of August might be a bit over-keen because the … Continue reading
Coffee Fertiliser
This zebra plant really struggled outside. Then, when I brought it indoors, it thrived – probably because I added some compost to the soil and started watering it every day. It’s a big drinker. But before too long, the colours started … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee grounds, fertiliser, house plants, Indoors
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Slipper Orchids
Years ago, Grace gave us a pot with what looked like a bunch of fronds living in it. She declared them slipper orchids and we took them home to wait and see. The pot ended up stuck under a tree … Continue reading
Infestation
Today Frank noticed that our bird’s nest fern was infested with …. something. It’s happened before and I’ve washed “them” off. They have sprung up seemingly overnight but I imagine it was the way the sun hit the plant that … Continue reading
Looking Good
Because it’s a bad week to plant anything in the garden according to the Lunar Calendar, I’m sitting on my hands for a few days. All I can do is wait (I’m not a patient person so this is harder … Continue reading
Fell Down BOOM
Our beautiful indoor jade plant had a slight accident yesterday (above). For a few days we’ve been wondering about a branch that seemed to be drooping: Has the plant been over watered? Under watered? Is it all a figment of … Continue reading
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Tagged house plants, Indoors, jade plant, lunar planting, planted, shade, succulent
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Sunflowers and others
Today is the last day of the first quarter phase of the moon – tomorrow is a full moon. The last couple of times I defied the lunar calendar the results were tragic. So today I had to get outside … Continue reading
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