It has arrived!

Guess what finally arrived?

 

Heeding Potted Farm's advice, I ended up purchasing this grow light from Amazon! I also ended up getting this heating pad! 

 

I set everything up yesterday... and I swear the peas have already grown (overnight)!

I am so excited... :)

Indoor Kumquats!

Do you have fruit trees/plants growing in your house? A lot of people enjoy having house plants, but... why not enjoy ones that give something back?

I recently read fun book, Growing Tasty Tropical Plants. It talks about growing all kinds of tropical plants in any home... including bananas and pineapples! Did you know there is such thing as a "Peanut Butter Plant?!"

Anyways, we've been enjoying plenty of kumquats over the past few weeks. :) The plant/tree is just about 2.5' tall and 1/5' wide... but there were 45 kumquats total!

What types of "houseplants" do you have? :)

The (Ever-Blooming) Amaryllis!

True Story:
Last year we had an Amaryllis... you know, the kind that are marketed as Christmas gifts?

Anyways, it seemed to take forever to bloom, and once it did, it was finished almost as soon as it started!

This year, however, the "Christmas" Amaryllis bloomed in about a month! And, guess what? It's already had 6 blossoms, and is about to have 2 more!

I am amazed!

I am curious to hear your experiences with Amaryllis plants... is it normal to just have one bloom? Or multiple?

Also, is anyone familiar with saving bulbs? :)

Narcissus ♥

Good morning! I hope you are having an amazing week!

Confession: I used to scent my house with fragrance and candles. However, after becoming familiar with the not-so-amazing effects of synthetic fragrances, things have changed.

Pure essential oils now replace the synthetic fragrances. :)

However, at the moment... my room is beautifully scented with these elegant Narcissus!

They were planted as bulbs... and less than a month later, beautiful indoor flowers blossomed!

 Buds about to blossom...

Do you use natural scents in your home? And, what are your favorite flowers to grow indoors?

I hope you have a beautiful & amazing day! :)

The Kumquat Tree!

Greetings! I hope you are almost ready for Christmas!! :) It's coming so fast...

Today I want to share photos and a story of the beloved kumquat tree with you! Technically, it is my significant other, Jon's tree...

(It is currently a houseplant!)

Jon rarely eats fruit, but he loves kumquats!! So I got him this tree earlier this year as a housewarming gift.

However, for whatever reason, it was not doing so well in his backyard. (Perhaps it was because he wouldn't water it every day?) ;) Anyways, we moved it to my house so I could pay more attention to it...

Get this: When we got it from the nursery, it had about 10 small kumquats on it. After a month of being at his house, almost all had fallen off. The very next day after transplanting it to my backyard, there were 30 kumquats!!! Granted, they were smaller than my pinky nail, but they were still kumquats!

It is currently neighboring the Christmas tree. :) It will go back outside when spring arrives.

Do you have any "outside plants" that become houseplants in the winter?

Indoor Gardening! Perfect Year Round...

Indoor gardening is great year round... but it's even better when it is cold outside!

Earlier this year I picked up some cleanrance rack! plants. They were 50% off!! I will admit, they were not as vibrant as the others, but after a little attention and water... they completely came back to life!

My favorite is this Golden Pothos plant... it is making its way across the room!























Did you know that houseplants even have benefits?

• They improve air quality.
• They provide a calm & relaxing atmosphere!