greenery

Today was so hot hot hot (42oC!) I really felt like gardening so I gave my indoor plants some tlc. They had a nice soak in water with a little sea weed fertilizer.

don't they look pleased:) 

I love having indoor plants. I remember getting my first one and having no idea what to do with it. Even though I have a green thumb when it comes to gardening, outdoor pot plants are a different story, as good as my intentions are I get busy and forget them for a while and either they are hardy enough to return to health after neglect or they die!

Anyhow, I started off only remembering to water my little indoor plant when it looked terrible but I got used to watering it more often and now I have to say I do OK with them. The more plants I've gotten the easier it is to remember them and I water/feed them all at once. This morning as I tended to them, pulled off dead leaves, gave some a little trim, poured cool water over them, I felt so peaceful and happy

 I've been making juice lately, today's was celery/apple, my current favorite

I looked up why this nodding violet is loosing all its flowers. I found out I need to take it outdoors for morning sun as we don't get much direct sunlight in our little house. I'm not sure how often that will happen, we will see. I happened to read that I can take cuttings from it. I was most excited, this is my favorite indoor plant!

 Benny: what are you doing?
Me: taking cuttings so we I can grow more plants like this
Benny: Oh good, I like that plant
Me: Meee tooo, And then I can take cuttings off those plants and eventually we can have a whole house full of nodding violets
Benny: (looking a little worried) Hmmm.... (walks off)

Oh dear, is there such thing as a plant loving equivalent to a crazy cat lady. If so that might be me one day:)

I've got some cuttings in water and some in soil. I usually just do cuttings in water as my mum always did that and says its easiest but I couldn't resist potting a few so they can look like little plants immediately because I'm patient and all... we shall see how they go

The ones in water are on the play kitchen so the apple blossom children can watch the roots grow over time.(I would rather have them all together so I think to check on them all but I have an mp3 for sparkle stories there)