i was imagining breakfast but now i'm imagining how tsky you would have been if you'd seen the sorry state of my thirsty ficus yesterday.
― estela, Friday, 10 July 2009 22:16 (fourteen years ago) link
i think daisy has a bipolar disorder!
this morning, she was pert and happy, basking in the sun.i went out for 2 hours and when i came home she was all wilted and droopy and oh so sad.i gave her some water and 30 min later she was all happy again! so odd! the soil was dry around the edges, but still damp in the center! what a finicky little creature!
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 26 July 2009 05:04 (fourteen years ago) link
my formerly healthy cilantro plants look a little bit dead
― spite n ease (harbl), Sunday, 26 July 2009 13:55 (fourteen years ago) link
The jungle corner:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3758399564_47deed92d4.jpg
AND! One of the tomatoes has a FLOWER!!!:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/3758409092_3725ef9c32.jpg
― jaq, Sunday, 26 July 2009 15:17 (fourteen years ago) link
wow nice work!
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 26 July 2009 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link
daisy is a bit of a nutter - her leaves stick up every which way the way my hair does when i get up in the morninghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9336.jpg
she has a new baby leafhttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9339.jpg
the herbs are really confused and tangled and not very happy with me right nowhttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9338.jpg
i'm going to try to find a philodendron since they seem to grow really well (like the one in my old office).
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 26 July 2009 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link
daisy keeps sprouting new leaves but her under leaves are yellow. i think she needs a new pot. i got one, now i need to get potting soil. i hope i don't kill her!still no flowers.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/utf-8BSU1HMDAwMTQtMjAwOTEwMDMtMjIxM.jpg
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 4 October 2009 05:15 (fourteen years ago) link
on the upside there is like 0 sign of leafminers :)
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 4 October 2009 05:20 (fourteen years ago) link
did u cut the yellow leaves off?
― spite n ease (harbl), Sunday, 4 October 2009 13:12 (fourteen years ago) link
i was waiting for repotting day. should i do it now?
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 4 October 2009 15:28 (fourteen years ago) link
think i had a secret hope they would turn green and healthy again.
yeah, cut them and any other dead-looking leaves off. your plant will look happier the next day unless something's really wrong with it.
― spite n ease (harbl), Sunday, 4 October 2009 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link
i took off the dead dead ones that were crunchy but i gotta get the scissors for those yellowers.
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 4 October 2009 20:12 (fourteen years ago) link
so i need a TALL skinny plant to go in a corner (like 1.5m high), but our room doesn't get much direct light - just filtered light thru venetian blinds that are usually closed. any recommnendations?
― smoove operator, Sunday, 4 October 2009 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
ficus?
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 4 October 2009 22:53 (fourteen years ago) link
reminds me i need a floor lamp
just spent all afternoon rearranging bedroom/living room, and all morning buying vintage furniture! now i need a couple plants to complete the look, but our house is so dark :(
― smoove operator, Sunday, 4 October 2009 23:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Bamboo? Corn plant (some sort of yucca I think)? Snake plant (or whatever it's called - aka Mother-in-law's Tongue)? Some viney thing like pothos that you can train upwards?
― jaq, Monday, 5 October 2009 00:18 (fourteen years ago) link
now i want more plants.but i am scared they'll get sick.
oh! philodendron maybe i will do that since my office one was pretty decent.
― te,he (tehresa), Monday, 5 October 2009 00:20 (fourteen years ago) link
there are some tomato plants growing along my running path. maybe someone dropped part of a sandwich one day.
― spite n ease (harbl), Monday, 5 October 2009 02:15 (fourteen years ago) link
i got some ikea basil for 99ยข. i think it is like a chia?it is 1 week old and v cute.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/IMG00031-20091010-2316.jpg
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 11 October 2009 06:25 (fourteen years ago) link
my herb pot is kind of like a medusa yin yang. the mint on one side is sad and crunchy and some of it is ok but v dark green. meanwhile the lemon balm is sprouting new leaves like no tomorrow. i don't know how to repot just the lemon balm and bid the mint adieu.
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 11 October 2009 06:26 (fourteen years ago) link
what is that thing on the floor???
― smoove operator, Sunday, 11 October 2009 06:27 (fourteen years ago) link
it's the table. and it's a finger puppet from peru hah.
― te,he (tehresa), Sunday, 11 October 2009 06:27 (fourteen years ago) link
hello and please to be welcoming the newest addition to my familyhttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/utf-8BSU1HMDAwOTctMjAwOTExMTctMTY0O.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/utf-8BSU1HMDAwOTYtMjAwOTExMTctMTY0M.jpg
― tehresa, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 00:50 (fourteen years ago) link
oh my, i may have just caught an attempted miner attack! they were still tiny larvae/eggs - not hatched and mining yet, thank goodness! and all on one leaf, which i promptly removed. daisy has just received a botanical insecticide shower.
the basil is sad now but ivy's doing well!
― tehresa, Friday, 18 December 2009 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link
wish i had a microscope.
― tehresa, Friday, 18 December 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
oh no! i think it might be rust instead :(
― tehresa, Friday, 18 December 2009 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP daisy
ps this fine creature is looking for a good homehttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/utf-8BSU1HMDA0MDUtMjAxMDAzMjgtMTc0N.jpg
― tehresa, Monday, 29 March 2010 00:49 (fourteen years ago) link
it looks so triumphant with its devil horns and perky demeanor, what did it do to daisy?
― estela, Monday, 29 March 2010 03:43 (fourteen years ago) link
daisy succumbed to some menacing rust, but this fine lady seems to be immune :) very hearty - i forgot to water when i went away for 5 days and she perked right back up as soon as i re-hydrated. she also loves to lean into the light.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 01:06 (fourteen years ago) link
she sounds like a villain from a midday movie.
― estela, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 06:02 (fourteen years ago) link
like most neglected housewives, she just needs a little attention to reach her full potential.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 19:16 (fourteen years ago) link
she looks like she is drunkly dancing to sisters are doin it for themselves.
― estela, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 02:49 (fourteen years ago) link
oh estela i just had the heartiest of laughs ever <3
― tehresa, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 04:23 (fourteen years ago) link
:D
― estela, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 07:20 (fourteen years ago) link
dear jaq,
how is ivy? did she get renamed?
<3, t
― tehresa, Sunday, 2 May 2010 04:14 (fourteen years ago) link
I was thinking today I need to put up a pic of Ms. Ivy Hedera - she's getting repotted tomorrow into a fancy chinese cachepot. We'll do a glamour shot!
― jaq, Sunday, 2 May 2010 06:13 (fourteen years ago) link
What a lucky lady!
― tehresa, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
She's looking smashing:http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4572778088_9269abf44c.jpg
― jaq, Sunday, 2 May 2010 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
gettin a little misty over here! she looks fantastic!!! <3 well done, jaq!
― tehresa, Sunday, 2 May 2010 23:07 (fourteen years ago) link
The search begins again. Almost bought a hanging ivy yesterday but it just didn't feel right.
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 June 2010 01:06 (thirteen years ago) link
I gave Ms. Ivy Hedera an up-do a few weeks back, with some bamboo chopsticks. So fabulous! Will post pics later.
― jaq, Thursday, 24 June 2010 17:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, you are so good to her! It fills me with a wistful happiness.
― tehresa, Friday, 25 June 2010 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
i need some houseplants in this place, it's barren
― spite n ease (harbl), Friday, 25 June 2010 00:22 (thirteen years ago) link
oopsie, I am in nz for two weeks and I forgot to water my ficus before I left.
― estela, Saturday, 26 June 2010 00:43 (thirteen years ago) link
!
I almost bought a teeny tiny palm but it seemed unreal.
― tehresa, Saturday, 26 June 2010 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Ms. Ivy, posing with a rose from the garden and bloomless orchid:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4738982447_f73de33a61.jpg
― jaq, Sunday, 27 June 2010 18:57 (thirteen years ago) link
<3
― tehresa, Monday, 28 June 2010 00:11 (thirteen years ago) link
i got two little houseplants yesterday! since i have money now i am starting to make a living room. i got a bookshelf/tv stand and some plants. i am gonna get a tv soon too. i'll take pix of the little plants later. my boss told me a long story about the ficus he had gotten as a hs grad present that just died a couple years ago (he is 48). it was cute.
― spite n ease (harbl), Thursday, 16 September 2010 11:30 (thirteen years ago) link