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The One About The Plants
May. 6th, 2020 04:19 pmMy mom sent me an Aerogarden for my birthday (5/11)! I've been whining about wanting an herb garden for years, but where I have lived either didn't have the proper strong lighting for one, or they would immediately be killed by the near-nuclear levels of sun baking them to a sad crisp. My current apartment has only massive windows that stretch from a few inches above the floor to a few inches below the ceiling, both facing the south; Not ideal for a fussy herb garden. I was skeptical of the aerogarden when I received it a few weeks ago, but color me surprised, there's some life!
The dill is a little droopy from having weak stems, but it'll straighten up in no time. Right now there's dill, two kinds of basil, mint, thyme, and parsley -- I think parsley tastes like soap so I never eat it, I'll probably give it to a friend -- But overall I'm really thrilled to have my own little herb garden!
These are a welcome addition to my plant collection. I only have one other plant, a poinsettia I had gotten from a seasonal garden center who I was determined to make last years long, as apparently they die easily and I am not one to back down from a challenge. His name is Pablito, and he is getting t h i c k.
Here he is relaxing in the sun today!
He was a scraggly, sad little thing when I got him in early December, even sadder after I pruned him, but he's really doing well these days. I usually keep him indoors but on bright days I take him outside on the porch to soak in the UV rays. Upon picking him up I realized how tall and dense he has gotten and I'm probably going to have to do a massive transplant soon, as he's growing too big for his britches.
Hopefully when he is the size of Audrey II, he will reflect upon how kind I have been to him and maybe won't eat me.
The dill is a little droopy from having weak stems, but it'll straighten up in no time. Right now there's dill, two kinds of basil, mint, thyme, and parsley -- I think parsley tastes like soap so I never eat it, I'll probably give it to a friend -- But overall I'm really thrilled to have my own little herb garden!
These are a welcome addition to my plant collection. I only have one other plant, a poinsettia I had gotten from a seasonal garden center who I was determined to make last years long, as apparently they die easily and I am not one to back down from a challenge. His name is Pablito, and he is getting t h i c k.
Here he is relaxing in the sun today!
He was a scraggly, sad little thing when I got him in early December, even sadder after I pruned him, but he's really doing well these days. I usually keep him indoors but on bright days I take him outside on the porch to soak in the UV rays. Upon picking him up I realized how tall and dense he has gotten and I'm probably going to have to do a massive transplant soon, as he's growing too big for his britches.
Hopefully when he is the size of Audrey II, he will reflect upon how kind I have been to him and maybe won't eat me.
