Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category
Thistle
Thursday, October 8th, 2020Butterfly–Gulf Fritillary
Sunday, October 4th, 2020
Oakleaf Hydrangea and Knotweed
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) and Pinkhead Knotweed (Persicaria capitata).
Drimiopsis
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020Last night I noticed my Drimiopsis was looking a bit droopy. *I suspect I accidentally watered it.
Considering the normal habitat, probably too much moisture.
There was a new leaf in mid August.
That leaf felt like the plant had been over watered. I removed the new leaf to prevent the possibility of rot.
Last night I removed the plant from its terra cotta pot and wrapped the roots in soft tissue.
The roots were not near the bottom of the pot, but pretty sure too much moisture is the problem.
*I have the plants without saucers on wire racks. For some reason I had moved the Drimiopsis to one of the second shelves.
Studio Plant Shelves photo taken 26 July 2020
Thinking maybe there was drainage from a plant above.
The possible good news is the bulb is still firm.
Drimiopsis 17 July 2020 shortly after its arrival and potting.
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African Violet
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
The last time it bloomed was in November of 2019, so a bit early.
Morning Glories
Saturday, September 19th, 2020
Oak Tree Litter and Eaten Pine Cone
Friday, September 18th, 2020
Bromeliad Flowers
Sunday, September 13th, 2020This is one of the Bromeliads that I moved in June from a too sunny location in the courtyard to its new garden space under Brugmansia.
Attempted to remove the leaf litter from the Bromeliad. It doesn’t just look sharp, it is sharp! I didn’t have tweezers at the ready.
Untrapped Cactus Potted
Friday, September 11th, 2020Potted up the UnTrapped Cactus. It was yellowing, most likely the result of too much sun.
The plants were starts from Trapped Cactus.
April 2018 Image of the Trapped Cactus Parent Plant
Now in the Plant Hospital
Plan to Document the Changes to This Plant
Fungus Found in Soil of Potted Plants
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020Today I found fungus growth in a few of my recently repotted plants. The potting mix is a combination of peat, bark, decomposed granite, and pea gravel. The potting mix for a few plants that are not succulents, had the addition of a manufactured cactus mix.
Removed From Two Potted Plant
Evening–Found more potted plants with evidence of fungi.
When I opened the soil bin, this is what I found.
Did not see the fungi when I used the cactus soil as part of a soil potting mix.
Just finished repotting every plant that I used the soil potting mix.
Gosh, it was a lot of work to clean the plants and scrub and disinfect the pots, make a potting mix, and repot all of the plants. Good that only a few plants were potted up the day I used the soil potting mix.