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New thread, new chapter, happy to be back. I might not be a disciplined gardener like before. Winter is still in full swing, and this is NichiNichi’s second winter. This year I decided to take a small gamble and stay open as usual—but January brought heavy storms, which meant nearly a full...

I’d like to share some stories about plants I’ve “rescued” from discount corners or managed to re-grow in different ways. It’s a bit late today, so I’ll just open the thread now — tomorrow I’ll start posting about scallions, moth orchids, and Inca lilies. Feel free to share your own lovely...

My dear neighbors, I am back and everything went well. Let me share the little jungle besides my desk first. 🤭 Two days ago, I just re-organized things and wished to give it some winter vibe, BUT, why not? It's a warmer and brighter spot. Anyway, now I have indoor plants, micro-greens...

Not the first time finding such plants with the shells nearby, do you think it is an almond plant?

Let's have a thread to chat about succession planting and what you will keep as spare or backup plants. This year, I started sowing from the end of January, but not too many for each crop, besides peas for shoots. I'm much more moderate in sowing lettuces as they are basically cut and come...

Well, I think my thread is better under random ramblings, as not always garden-related, especially in the winter months. A new start - let me share two tarts I accomplished today - Flan Tart with Dark Chocolate Ganache and Caramelized Pecans I also used the homemade Vanilla extract (Vanilla...

Besides what I want to grow celery, beef tomatoes, and luffa - the previous two should be no problem, but luffa, I didn't get any success yet. Fruits - I got some Minnesota Midget seeds from a friend, and can't wait to grow them. For the flowers, I want to sow Lisianthus and sweet peas very...

It might be an interesting thread to share what gardening books you are reading and some useful information, if any. I just received today 'Grow a Little Fruit Tree' from Ann Ralph.

First time in our garden

This is one the daughter plants propagating from cuttings (with a node with an axillary bud). I had four daughter plants and put them in different spots in the house. This one is relocated in a shady corner in the greenhouse, and WOW, I finally got a huge, robust, and with many holes leave! I...

Spacing is one of the trickiest factors regarding gardening, in my opinion. You can also manipulate it for a maximized yield (for example, succession planting) or an optimized performance (for example, smaller sunflowers for arranging bouquets or even forest gardening). The experiment started...

My first 'special forces' reported for duty 🥳

Whenever I read such news, I feel sad about the wasted food, energy, efforts, and landfill troubles. I just watched a video and realized how terrifying it could be. Why don't shops offer very good discounts before the best-before date, so whoever needs them can bring them home? We no longer...

At the south side of our garden, there is a terrace where we originally put a plastic tool shed. There are a lot of these stone plates underneath. Due to the lack of maintenance, this area (half belongs to us, and half belongs to the neighbor) was damaged throughout the years. The neighbor and...

New Year, New Thread :D Wheat berries grow well and will become food for cats and dogs later. More are sitting outside and used as supplemental food for our hens. The 'recycled' scallions are also ready for the first harvest - and then, I will transplant them outside. Microgreens...

Christmas at Home

Bird Food Making Day :D The outcome is satisfying, but I will make the hole in the center next batch. Dry ingredients Well, it's quite similar to making soy candles... I used tallow, lard, and a bit of pumpkin seed oil this time. Recycled yogurt cups Fill the cups with the melted oil. I...

When I cleaned up the runners of Mints planted on the outside window sills, I cut them into 2-3 cm pieces and planted them in the 5-7cm pots. As there are already roots, the growth is slow but stable. In short, regularly checking and removing runners is helpful in controlling the spreading of...

Another surprisingly easy way to duplicate autumn Aster. In fact, not only Aster - I also got a new autumn raspberry from pulling out a rooted young shoot. That raspberry will be ready to produce next year. Aster dumosus 'Prof. Anton Kippenberg' - This photo is from the internet and shows what...

I don't mean it, but the fact is, I am kind of enchanted by this MUMs I bought last year and harvested close to twenty plants this year. They are about to blossom, sooner or later. The one in the greenhouse is the quickest one. So, I decided to go to local discounters and gardening...