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I wrote yet another guide about how to care for succulents. This time: Lapidaria margaretae! The marshmallow-like mesemb we either hate or love after having owned one.
Mine has been in my care for almost 4 years and in that time it has grown a few extra leaf sets and nothing else. But the fact that it isn’t dead is quite the accomplishment.
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Echinopsis blooms!
They only last a single day so it’s a sacred privilege to get to see at least one round of flowers this summer.
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In regards to the expensive nature of saffron…
‘stares into distance, takes a long drag off of what is, if you look closely, in fact a candy cigarette’
what if I told you…that saffron…is actually not that hard to grow at home for your own use.
Oh look a place you can buy the bulbs.
If you live in a climate colder than zone 6…as I do…plant them in containers and move the containers into a basement or garage during the winter.
They bloom in fall, and are quite lovely. And also you get saffron.
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How on earth would you feed a city of over 200,000 people when the land around you was a swampy lake? Seems like an impossible task, but the Aztec managed it by creating floating gardens known as chinampas, then they farmed them intensively.
These ingenious creations were built up from the lake bed by piling layers of mud, decaying vegetation and reeds. This was a great way of recycling waste from the capital city Tenochtitlan. Each garden was framed and held together by wooden poles bound by reeds and then anchored to the lake floor with finely pruned willow trees. The Aztecs also dredged mud from the base of the canals which both kept the waterways clear and rejuvenate the nutrient levels in the gardens.
A variety of crops were grown, most commonly maize or corn, beans, chillies, squash, tomatoes, edible greens such as quelite and amaranth. Colourful flowers were also grown, essential produce for religious festivals and ceremonies. Each plot was systematically planned, the effective use of seedbeds allowed continuous planting and harvesting of crops.
Between each garden was a canal which enabled canoe transport. Fish and birds populated the water and were an additional source of food. [x]
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Mygdal Plant Lights
Designed and created by Studio We Love Eames, these are a cross between a lamp and a terrarium. Envisioned as a way to grow plants in windowless spaces, they’re intended to be completely enclosed systems which require no additional care. Theoretically, a plant could survive quite happily inside one of these for years.
Interestingly, the floor lamp uses a special kind of conductive glass, so the light at the top is powered without needing any wires from the power cable at floor level.
Turns out, I actually do love lamp.
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Construct a Chicken Moat for Effective Garden Pest Control
Construct a chicken moat for effective garden pest control. Surround your garden with this double-fenced chicken run to keep bugs at bay.
By Gene Gerue
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My favorite dragon fruit baby! (Hylocereus megalanthus, 3.5 months)
A pitchfork child.
The others haven’t really branched yet. A few have started to develop another new branches but for the most part they’re all linear.
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Photos Taken: 14-March-2019
Nepenthes x [((ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x (ventricosa x (lowii x ventricosa))) x truncata]
Plant I ordered from RedLeaf Exotics!
I was worried because for once the mail decided to mail this plant on time and I was getting back from vacation, and I ordered a heat pack because cold weather but our weather is just stupid and stayed in the 70s today, so I was worried about this plant overheating in the box. It looks just fine though. I filled the pitcher up with a bit of water, and I’m leaving it in the bag so it can get situated until I figure where to plant it.
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You might know- is there a small fruit tree I can kinda... Macro-Bonsai? I got some 20-gallon tubs and no yard and was wondering if I could put a small apple or pear tree in them to have a fruit tree on my porch? Would they eventually get root-bound and stay small like Bonsai cuttings or just die on me?
There are actually apple trees specifically bred for this exact thing! They’re called columnar or single stem apple trees, and grow like this.
I’ve never tried growing them myself, given that my parents who live a block away have like six full size apple and pear and peach trees, but heck, worth a go.
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