#tropical plants
Most of the plants on my balcony have gone dormant for the winter and it’s too cold to go out and enjoy them, so I’ve taken up indoor gardening instead here are some highlights from my livingroom this season:)
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I accidentally sunburned this baby mimosa right when I got her and was a little heartbroken. The one open set is the last of the original branches, but shes been putting up fresh babies and today this one must have unfurled!
I’ll post a [bad] video of me playing with her leaves, from the other night, next.
My Philodendron Imperial Red keeps growing! These are the things that make me smile & cheer me up. Yes, I’m struggling with some of my babies and I’m focusing my energy on them, but damn… we have to appreciate and value the good things happening around us every single day!
Philodendron Care:
Medium indirect light
Let them dry well between watering sessions. Remember to follow the finger test.
Regular Humidity
I haven’t fertilizer this one in the year I’ve grown her. I’ll update my care tips when I do.
My gorgeous Pachira Aquatica (money tree). She has grown so much since I got her. These are the main care tips:
Medium indirect light
Let her dry the top inch and a half. Then, I’ve been bottom watering her overnight.
Regular humidity
Pet Safe
I’m probably repotting him at some point this year, depending on her roots.
Bird of Paradise From Seed Check ✅!!! THEY ARE GROWING!
This is so exciting, but from personal experience, it is still too soon to scream victory! Seedlings are especially sensitive to anything. Too much of this, too little of that, if you miss to check on them one day, then you might lose them.
I’m manually watering them and placing them outside during the day, for them to get full sun. Then taking them back in to protect them from the cold and outsiders
If you haven’t watched them, I posted about 3 videos of the process back in November if I remember right. It took about 8 weeks for them to sprout. This is week 10.
Do you agree? I’m committed to keep posting my plants that are struggling, because that’s how we all grow.
Please meet Chavo, our first Shiba Inu.
He was born in Taiwan and then he moved with us to the US. He has always respected my indoor plants, loves sleeping next to my alocasia Macrrohiza.
Plants: This is my crazy tropical corner underneath our deck. I’m loving this vibes and I’m impressed on how much they are loving this spot.
Our youngest and alpha of the group, Mochi.
She is our 1 year old Shiba. When we joined our family, she was definitely into my houseplants and outdoor plants.
I was able to train her not to touch the indoor plants, she quickly noticed the change in my soul, energy and voice
However, she has been dedicated to destroying and eating anything I attempted to plant in my garden bed. Last year I grew a lot of stuff from seed and I was so damn excited and she ate them all, like the whole thing, she would even pull the roots!
Solution: Next month my husband is going to build a wood cover, so it stops her from getting in (Evil laugh).
Have you trained your dogs? Are they interested in your houseplants?
Guatemalan vibes added to my IKEA Plant cabinet. What do you think?
My IKEA cabinet has most of the tropical plants that require consistent humidity and light.
This keeps humidity around 85%~90%. If it drops, I can easily turn on a small humidifier at times.
The growing lights are on a timer. I can control intensity and hours per day.
Currently all is growing well! From begonias to heart fern to calatheas.
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