Plants & Such

This is what an Amaryllis seed pod looks like when successfully pollinated. It swells up and will eventually open when its ready. Added the ...

I wasn't going to post this because they never seem to live. The seed pod/plant that came off, I planted theseeds and every once in a li...

The latest update on the vegetables. Every single vegetable plant experienced rust after a rainstorm. Even the grape tomato sprouts in the f...

You know, sometimes plants can surprise you! I have had nothing but bad luck with Black Magic and Red Stem. From my personal experience, the...

It's getting there! Slowly. Pretty soon there'll be a lattice board that'll be propped up over it so that the vines can be trai...

My vegetable garden is very slowly on its way. This is the latest update on the upside down Better Boy Tomato plant. It doesn't seem to ...

I suddenly have this overwhelming urge to buy a packet of various cactus seeds but I know that they won't grow under my (neglectful!) ca...

Wisteria is very invasive. Not only are they vines that climb and choke trees, they have a complex underground root system that is a nightma...

Looks like my Better Boy tomato plant is refusing to take the whole 'upside down' thing. I already knew something like this was goin...

I dug up the two eastern prickly pear that I found in the bed. I did kind of regret tossing out the others but once the fire ants sunk them ...