Succulent

This is a similar plant to the burro's tail. It is a succulent that instead of growing straight down it branches off from itself. I think if I had it in a basket it probably would start to hang but right now its crowded on a windowsill next to my huge pineapple and my burro's tail! Ah, spring is here and its time to repot!! Here is a great link to a photo gallery of indoor plants. Some outdoor too but mostly houseplants.

Burro's Tail

I found a piece of this on the ground last summer that fell off of my neighbor's hanging basket. Her's was about 3 feet long and I thought it was the coolest looking plant! I put it in water for about a month and kind of forgot about it. When I checked on it, it had a tiny root about .5" long. I planted it in sandy potting soil in this clay pot I made in highschool and it did nothing for about 6 months. Now it is really going to town!! It gets super long so I will have to repot it which is going to be hard because it is very delicate. If you touch it too roughly the little teardrop shaped pieces fall off. The good thing about this is that each one can grow a whole new plant! It would be best to get a few going so that when I do transfer it to a hanging basket it is even in appearance. One tip I have read to keep them from breaking off at the edge of a hanging basket is to cut a piece of garden hose and make a slit all the way around and pop it on the edge. That way there is no sharp surface to sever the stalk. Very interested to see how this plant turns out in a couple of years!

ANOTHER Banana????

Holy cow my banana is having a baby!! I spotted this little guy yesterday shooting up out of the soil. The mother plant is starting to look strange again and I'm wondering if the mites are coming back. Now I have to read up on how to separate the baby without killing either one. If anyone reading this knows how let me know! I'd love to finally have a healthy one of these things!!

Basil indoors!

My momma said it couldn't be done but I have had this basil indoors since last fall and its flowering again! I have it in indirect light and water it whenever I think to. Too bad I don't know how to cook!

Pineapple!!!

The pineapple top I planted in a mixture of sand and potting soil is really thriving!! I had my doubts because I had to repot it several times after learning that you are supposed to cut all of the fruit flesh off or it would rot! But its growing like crazy in my laundry room east facing window! I fear it will push itself off the sill if it keeps bushing out so much....maybe I will have a fruit from it some day!