The Growing Patch

💘 It's time to be all Lovey and Dovey time 💘 Which you are.  Let's face it, that's why you're here.  You're looking for inspirational ideas or what to hope and dream for. Plants are great for this.  Not just the long stem, freshly cut flowers that will die eventually.  I'm talking about the ones that are in cute little pots and super easy to grow and maintain.   Aloe Vera Jade Plant Hyacinth Snake Plant Bamboo Onward to the Next Step! What makes a plant a great gift is how it is decorated.  The container is where the magic happens.  Have an idea of how you want the gift to be perceived.   Bright and Shiny Cute and Adorable  Rustic and Charming Simple and Pleasing  Get creative and have fun with it.  This is something that they will look at everyday and spend time thinking about you...   ...and THAT is what you are ...

8 Main Types of Container Pots Depending on what qualities you are looking for will help determine what type would work best for you and your plant(s). 1) Clay or Terracotta  These can look very nice and classy.  They aren't too heavy which makes them moving inside to protect from harsh weather easier.  Because they are porous, they are fragile and acceptable to cracking from extreme weather and unable to take sudden impact.  This type does have the widest range of size starting from 2 inch diameter to however large you can need.  The color range goes from warm reds to browns.  These tend to be an affordable option. 2) Cement or Stone They are treated to look beautiful by glazing and/or hand painted.  These are heavy and not practical to move around.  Works well for outside and able to withstand the weather.  These pots are able to protect the roots from large temperature changes.   3) Ceramic Star...

There are many different reasons to start growing plants from seeds.  Whether your planning on growing vegetables or flowers or other types of plants, one thing that is for certain, you want to start off giving your seeds the best possible start.  So why not make that start eco-friendly? Cardboard egg cartons   are a perfect seed starter (just make sure that they're not the styrofoam kind). Why use Egg Cartons? -They are plant sized cells.  There's no measuring or messy work.  Perfect size for 2-3 seeds each. -Holds moisture.  Don't over water.  Give indirect water by misting.  By touch you'll know if its dry. -Easy to separate when the exciting time comes to transplant your seedlings into the garden or pot.  Simply tear or cut apart the individual pods and plant into the soil. -FREE!  The best part, it's FREE!  After you're eggs are gone, you are now left with an egg carton. So there you have it.  A ...

Indoor Lighting: How much is enough?    I've been wanting to do more intense growing, and get away from plants that only need indirect lighting. If I want to get a set up that can grow plants that require more light, I'll need to know a few things.   👉Space for gardening     👉Lighting fixtures   👉Precise humidity control Space to develop a garden   First of all, I live in an apartment. I have a stepson and wife as well, so I can not use an entire room. Currently I have a table in front of my sliding glass door. This table holds my plants. The table is a little full, but with some organization I can clear some space.   Second, I have a 15 gallon fish tank that I have been holding onto. I can clear enough space off the table to hold the tank. So I will use the tank to hold my plants, and it will make sense later why I chose to use an aquarium. Lighting fixtures   How much lighting would I need to light up this tank? That...

 Hello everyone, so one nice thing to do this time of year is to make a wreathe.  A wreathe is fairly simple to make.  If you go for a nature walk or you go to a store you can find some branches.  For a wreathe you will only need about 6 branches.  Some of the branches you could use can be from a rose bush, birch, pear branches, dogwood, or really any thin flexible branches that you find. So in my wreathe I used some cardinal dogwood branches, some pine cones that had some copper glitter on them, blue glitter snow flakes, mistletoe decorations, and one big blue bow.  I did buy all of these items All of this cost just under $20.  That is about the cost of a wreathe that you would by from the store.   So if you go out and gather your own pine cones and branches, you will spend maybe 10 dollars.  This was a pretty fun project for me to do, after all this was my first wreathe.    If you have a wreathe that you have made,...