Non Cannibis Plant Appreciation

Hey City,

I am starting to get into plants. Today I ordered a bunch of seeds to grow some plants- I plan on growing a coffee tree, a few different types of trees (maple, birch..) and some various succulent seeds.

I know other people on GC must have some cool plants to show off.......

This is my garden so far:

This guy I got today, it is a crescent plant


This guy I got as a gift from a friend so I'm not sure what it is


Another gift


And another gift


My pine tree- I rescued this from a storm, I'm thinking of turning it Bonsai

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A plant bearing berries that was growing next to the tree

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My aloe plants: Top one is the younger one (leaves only about 6")

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This ones leaves are about 14-15" long

Well thats it, I hope people post pics of there favorite plants....​

 

yea, I love almost any succulent. I can't wait till I own a home and have a green house out back.

Next year I want to grow a dwarf orange tree, and I want to grow some kiwi

 

Nice,


Those flowers look really bright

 

try going ot walmart- they have a good selection of succulents

How long do peas take to grow?

 

well not turn it, just start to train it and keep it small. It's only about 7" right now

 

haha, I'm not to into it yet. I know there are a lot of things to do when creating a bonsai tree

Heres some general info on Bonsai Tree Training. This site has a lot of info and pics.....

http://www.bonsaiempire.com/html/bonsai_training.html

 

Wow,

I just looked around now, and I have 14 pots with plants in them- as well as a whole tray of hebs I just started.

I started growing some potatos and some garlic.

THe hebs include- basil (sweet), basil (spicy globe), rosemary, mint (spearmint), chives, and for my cat some catnip.

I also have two plants (you know what plants I'm talking about) I am experimenting with, maybe start reducing the need to purchase a little bit.

My pine tree is moved outdoors, doing fine. The berries were eaten (o well thats nature).

The succulents- well they don't do much.

The aloe is about the same size because of an unfortunate accident. It was on the floor catching some extra rays of sun, when I accidentally knocked over a board which chopped a leaf in half. It kinda stunted the plant for a bit- but it's back on track.

I have a sanseveria (aka snake plant) which I am trying to propagate some cuttings as we speak.

There is also a plam, it's pretty common although I do not know the name off the top of my head.

My grandmother has given me two plants (I don't know if I really like them or not). One is a christmas cactus. The other is a christs thorn plant. It has some spikes on it- and when they form they are a nice shade of pink (like bold).

But yea- I love my indoor garden- so much so I am going to talk to my landlord about having a spot outside this spring. I don't think he will mind, he had his garden lastyear- growing everything. Corn, tomatos, cucumbers, peppers, etc. the normal garden.

I wish I lived in a warmer climate though- or had a greenhouse.

 

Some Pics of my indoor garden:

Potatos are very odd plants as you can see. They are hairy (makes me laugh ) and the heads remind me of the plant monster on The Little Shop of Horrors.







Garlic is another odd looking plant. A flower will soon form, at which point I must cut it off to encourage the actual vegetable to grow.





My Herb Setup



Some Basil, Chives, theres some catnip, rosemary, and mint all growing in this setup.








And some experimental plants. I plan on growing them very low, but winding- a modified LST. I don't know, I don't expect much, but it will be cool to see how it goes.







In the next couple of weeks I will start some Peas some tomatos, chards, Mesclun, and onions.

It's gonna be a good harvest people.

Anyone have some plants to show off?

 

Well last night I put some of the herbs into pots so I can start giving some away, I ended up getting some clay pots (good size I think 3 or 3.5") at A.C. Moore for like 29¢ ea. added with the cost of the seeds and soil and electricity each plant is only worth about $1. Thats amazing!

I also repotted my marijuana plants- and my cat got into the room and ate them. She didn't bother with the catnip sprouts (which I am growing specifically for her), the basil, garlic, potatos, or any of the other plants in the garden room, just the marijuana. She destroyed them, one of which she ate the roots and all, the other one was missing all the leaves.

So I started up a few more seeds of that, I also started some chards, peas, some lima beans, some mesclun (it's a salad), and tomatos. Once they start sprouting I'll post more pics.

 

Check out Skittles micro grow journal (Link) I remember hearing that he didn't even try to keep it this small, it just would not grow bigger.

Also check This Thread out, they grow plants using only 88ml cups.