Lemon seeds that are growing nicely since sowing on 20th January, I soaked the seeds for quite a while then remove the seed coat off them then I just popped them into a seed tray, just got to wait 10-15 years now for a lemon to grow๐ซฃ๐คฃ . . #lemon #lemons #seeds #germination #lemontree #growyourown #fromseedtoplant #citrus #allotment #allotmentgarden #allotmentuk #grownfromstorebought #indoorplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #houseplants
You donโt have to be a Farmer to grow your own Vegetables #grownfromstorebought #growyourown #vegetables #celery #fresh #irisinnambia #lunchinthemaking
#lemongrass #growingfood #grownfromstorebought #rootedlemongrass
The home grown pineapple plant has started to grow new little leaves. Did you know that the white powder on the pineapple leaves is actually little hairs and it mold? It is a sign of a healthy pineapple plant. ๐ฐ ๐ฒ ๐ชด ๐ฉโ๐พ #pineappleplant #grownfromstorebought #pineapple #funplantfacts #fungardenfacts #funfacts #wintergarden #replanting #babygardener #gardenlife #iloveplants #gardening #garden #gardener #homegrown #backyardgardening #containergardening #indoorgarden #indoorplants #gardenspace #organicgardening #indoorplants #houseplants #instaplants #indoorgarden #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantlifestyle #plantsarefriends #ediblehouseplants #flowers
#springonion #grownfromstorebought #frugalliving #pesticidefree
Strawberry Sunday. Flowers have became fruit, and yet still more flowers are emerging ๐. #GrownFromStoreBought #Strawberries #fruits #FleursandJardin
Got a โbabyโ pineapple to eat and regrow with my kids. Not sure what cultivar this was, but it one was delicious! We twisted off the top, then cut it into wedges, and ate everything but the skin. To regrow the top, we pulled off the bottom rows of leaves to reveal axillary buds (roots will grow from these), we made a clean cut to the bottom to remove the remaining fruit tissue, then we allowed it to air dry a couple days in order to suberize the wound and prevent rotting, then we potted it up in 50/50 perlite-potting soil mix. Hopefully it wonโt get too big! #pineapple #babypineapple #plantpropagation #houseplants #ediblehouseplants #grownfromstorebought #fruit #bromeliad
The pineapple has its first root! I am propagating this one from a store bought pineapple. Now itโs time to put it in soil before it gets use to growing in water. ๐ฐ ๐ฒ ๐ชด ๐ฉโ๐พ #pineapple #pineappleplant #pineappleroot #pineapplefromstorebought #plantedfromstorebought #grownfromstorebought #gardenlife #iloveplants #gardening #garden #gardener #homegrown #backyardgardening #containergardening #indoorgarden #indoorplants #gardenspace #organicgardening #indoorplants #houseplants #instaplants #indoorgarden #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantlifestyle #plantsarefriends #ediblehouseplants #grownfromstorebought
The red and green striped tomato is ready and looks amazing! We didnโt expect to get a lot of tomatoes out of this because we grew it from a store bought tomato, but the one we got looks great! ๐ฐ ๐ฒ ๐ชด ๐ฉโ๐พ #redabdgreebstripedtomato #stripedtomato #tomatoes #regrowth #growingstrong #flowers #onionflowers #gardenlife #iloveplants #gardening #garden #gardener #homegrown #backyardgardening #containergardening #indoorgarden #indoorplants #gardenspace #organicgardening #indoorplants #houseplants #instaplants #indoorgarden #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantlifestyle #plantsarefriends #ediblehouseplants #grownfromstorebought
The green onion blooms are taking a long time to open maybe because it is still a little chilly outside. We had some warmer days with cold night but not very warm. Hopefully it gets warmer soon so the garden can start to bloom and grow. ๐ง ๐ฑ ๐ชด ๐ป #greenonion #greenonionblooms #Grownfromstorebought #growyourownfood #gardeninginspiration #backyardgardening #organicgardening #homegrown #growingfood #plantstagram #gardenlife #iloveplants #gardening #garden #gardenblogger #gardener #homegrown #backyardgardening #containergardening #instagardener #plantcommunity #growyourownfood #gardeninspiration #happygardenlife #indoorgarden #indoorplants #gardening
This is a green striped tomato plant that we started from a seed from a store bought tomato. This was the only sprout to survive and it is doing well. Hopefully we will get to see tomatoes growing on it one day. ๐ ๐ชด ๐ฑ ๐ค #greenstripedtomatoplant #stripedtomatoplant #grownfromstorebought #growyourownfood #gardeninginspiration #backyardgardening #organicgardening #homegrown #growingfood #plantstagram #gardenlife #iloveplants #gardening #garden #gardenblogger #gardener #homegrown #backyardgardening #containergardening #instagardener #plantcommunity #growyourownfood #gardeninspiration #happygardenlife #indoorgarden #indoorplants
Mint plants are very invasive plants which is why most people grow them in containers. They can be easily grown from cuttings. So easy in fact that you can grow your own plant from store bought mint cuttings. if you would like to know how check out todays blog at ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ.๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฑ ๐ โ๏ธ ๐ชด #mintcutting #mintpropagation #plantpropagation #applemint #grownfromstorebought #mintplant #mintrooting #rootingplants #plantblog #plantblogger #gardeningtips #gardening101 #planttips #plantlifestyle #planttipsndtricks #gardenblog #gardeningdiy
The Apple Mint has been planted and is already starting to grow like crazy! I waited a long time to get my hands on this kind of mint so it is free to grow crazyโฆ That is as long as it stays in this pot lol ๐ฑ โ๏ธ ๐ ๐ชด #applemint #mint #mintplant #invasion #invasivespecies #gardening #fromgardentotable #growyourown #grownfromstorebought #grownfromcutting #propagation #gardening #gardenlife #plantlover
It is a lot of fun but also not that easy growing kiwi plants in a cool climate. We grew this and other kiwi plants from store bought kiwis and wrote a blog to help others do the same. If you want to grow your own the step by step blog is now up on ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ.๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฑ ๐ชด ๐ ๐ฅ #growyourown #kiwiplant #plantstagram #mygarden #nature #gardenlife #iloveplants #gardening #garden #gardenblogger #gardener #raisedgardenbeds #homegrownveggies #homegrown #plantbabies #backyardgardening #containergardening #instagardener #plantcommunity #inmygarden #growyourownfood #growfromstorebought #grownfromstorebought
๐ถ ๐ถ ๐ถ ๐ถ . . . . . #chillies #spicychilly #chillyseedlings #growingchillies #growingveggies #growingveggiesinpots #vegetablegarden #growingveggiesathome #containergardening #urbangarden #smallspacegardening #growingfood #growingfoodisfun #gardencamerachallenge #lovetogrowfood #seedlings #smartpots #fabricpot #growwhatyoueat #growwhatyoulove #eatwhatyougrow #gardenblog #gardening #frommygarden #whatiamgrowing #indianchillies #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #foodfromscraps
Ginger and hibiscus buddies might need separate pots after all! Ginger is 30 inches and growing! How tall will it get? ๐ฌ and the hibiscus has adjusted well to the dryer air outside the dome it was in before. ๐ ๐บ #hibuscus #ginger #gingerplant #grownfromstorebought #grownfromcuttings #thrivingplants #apartmentgardening #plantbuddies #selfwateringplanter #plantsofinstagram #tropicalplantsinyvr
Easiest way to start ginger: 1. Buy ginger roots from the grocery store (mine here are from an Indian store) 2. Identify the eyes - Cut 1 inch pieces of ginger with atleast one eye 3. Put it in a box with very very little water (if there is a little standing water, make sure the water does not touch any of the ginger roots) 4. Leave the box in a dark place and forget about it! 5. Put these sprouted roots in some soil! Make sure to bury these in soil about 1-2 inches deep. In about 2-4 weeks you will be well on your way to grow some ginger roots! . . . . . #ginger #gingerroot #growingginger #homegrownginger #growingfood #growwhatyoulove #growwhatyoueat #growingfood #homegrownfood #growingfoodathome #smallspacegardening #sproutingginger #readytoplant #funtogrowfood #gardenblog #gardenersofinstagram #urbangarden #grownfromstorebought #easytogrowplants #herbsofinstagram
My new home for my celery, green onions and my Romain lettuce #lettucegrow #lettucegarden #growingmyownveggies #grownfromstorebought #greenthumbwannabe #citygardening
Our bell peppers say โHello World!โ๐ซ๐ซ . . . . . #bellpeppers #foodfromscraps #growingfromseed #grownfromstorebought #seedsfromredpeppers #growingfood #growingfoodathome #urbangarden #smallspacegardening #lovegrowingfood #smallspacegardening #balconygarden #seedstarting #seedgermination #firstleaves #peppers #gardeningisfun #growingplants #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #growingfoodiseasy #growingfoodinpots #reusablepots #recycledpots
My 1,5 year old lemon tree frown from seed ๐ฑ Follow for more ๐ธ If you want to be featured use #planteologie ๐ . . #lemonfromseed #lemontreefromseed #lemonseedling #lemontree #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #growingfromseed #growingfood #plantproject
My first attempt growing a dragon fruit cutting from a store bought fruit! I haven't had much success growing them from seed and I refuse to give up until I get myself a thriving plant!!! Fingers crossed it grows roots so then I can go buy some soil just for it ๐ Also huge shout-out to the genius @graftingdragonfruit and his educational videos. Learned what to do from him on YouTube! #dragon #fruit #dragonfruit #growyourgroceries #grownfromstorebought #cutting #rooting #tropical #pitaya #growyourown #plantsmakemehappy #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantcollection #plantcollector #ediblegarden #container #containergardening #dormgardening #dvmgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit #houseplants #plantsofinstagram #propagation #cloning #indoorplants #indoorgarden #indoorgardening #indoorjungle #tropicalfruit
Itโs been steadily raining all night and this morning and great for my garden especially for the soil where my corn is soon to be planted ๐๐ป. This is my little store bought celery which I planted 2 months ago and itโs slowly growing.....I only wish Iโd planted it a few months earlier now as Iโm not sure how it will go once the weather warms but itโs still plodding along albeit slowly๐ #celery #grownfromstorebought
Potato plants are almost ready to bloom, which means they are almost ready to harvest. I canโt wait to see the flowers and to eat the potatoes!! Itโs taken one year to grow these from store bought potatoes ๐ฅ๐บ . . . . #flowers #flowersofinstagram #flowerblooming #redorpink #potatogardening #potato #raisedgardenbeds #grownfromstorebought #russetpotatoes #russetpotato #gardening #garden #gardenbeauty #tasty
My starfruit are still growing well, even after a stray caterpillar are some of the leaves and even the top growth of one! But they're acting like nothing happened and putting on more new growth! My jaboticaba is also pumping out new leaf and branch growth like crazy! All those red/brown and turning green leaves are new! Happened after I gave it a good dose of phosphorus. It would be awesome if I could get it to flower and fruit soon! The peppers in the greenhouse decided that they were ready to actively fruit and ripen now ๐ can you see them all?? Probably from me adding the heater and having it kick on to keep the greenhouse around 70ยฐF. Tempted to set up another greenhouse honestly now ๐ #homegrown #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #homegarden #container #containergardening #greenhouse #greenhousegardening #dormgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit #organic #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourgroceries #plantcollection #pepper #peppers #starfruit #carambola #jaboticaba #braziliangrapetree #fruit #food #ediblegarden
I have 3 starfruit trees inside now, 1 is out in the greenhouse. All 4 are doing really well. I think these 3 might be doing better than the other 1 though...but that's probably cause I haven't put the heater in the greenhouse yet. But this is the most growth and progress I have EVER gotten on my starfruit so I'm excited. They're even sending out side shoots and beginning to look fuller and fuller! So exciting. Can't wait to see more growth on them and maybe one day fruit! Last pic is a #gardenfail #gardeningaccident when a caterpillar snuck in and ate the top off!! #tropical #fruit #fruittrees #grownfromseed #homegrown #containergardening #dormgardening #star #starfruit #carambola #grownfromstorebought #plantsmakemehappy #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantcollection #plantsofinstagram #gardening #gardentherapy #gardeningismytherapy
Peppers grown from shop bought pepper ๐ถ I call them long red lidl ๐คทโโ๏ธ Did you ever tried to grow anything from shop bought fruit or veggies? I tried already - potatoes ๐ - garlic ๐ - rosemary ๐ - peppers ๐ - spring onions ๐ - ginger - grows but not huge harvest - sweet potatoes - I will find out soon #growtoeat #grownfromshopbought #grownfromstorebought #containergardening #pepper #sweetpepper #sweetlongpeppers #peppersinapot #kitchengarden #youcangroweverywhere #redpepper #newbeetsontheplot
My little store bought celery is ready to hit the big garden ๐... firstly I placed it in a glass of water and once roots formed, I then transplanted it into a pot to settle in, and with the roots it has now, itโs definitely ready to plant into the garden ๐๐ป๐๐ป. I didnโt have any growing so now I do ๐๐ป #celery #grownfromstorebought
"Plant something, reap something." You don't need lots of land to plant. You can plant in pots. The potted beans and peas in my garden are doing very well. #blackeyedpeas #blackbeans #beans #peas #pottedplants #pottedpeas #pottedbeans #inmygarden #homegardens #homegrown #grownfromseeds #grownfromstorebought
Brought out the Avoca plants for some sunshine. #plantedfromseed #grownfromstorebought #grownfromseeds #avacado #avocadotree #avocadoplant #pottedplants #pottedavocado
Save money and grow from store bought. Half of these potatoes - the light ones and even that BIG one are from store bought potatoes that just happened to start growing in the cupboard. The other half are from seed potatoes. While I've found the yield of seed potatoes is usually greater, there's no reason not to stick those growing store potatoes in the ground and let them make 'free' food for you!
We've got Chic Peas! #peas #chicpeas #grownfromseeds #grownfromstorebought #homegrown #homegrownfood #homegrownlegumes #legumes #growinginmygarden #growing #grow #inourgarden #gardengirl #gardening #gardeningisfun
The promise from my potato patch. #homegrown #homefood #grownfromstorebought #myhomegarden #homegardens #potato #potatoes #growinginmygarden
This avocado is getting big now! This one has a lot more leaves than the others, more of a bush than a tree. Grown from seed from storebought avocados ๐ free houseplant!
My ginger from the market sprouted ๐ Need to get it potted up properly #ginger #grownfromstorebought #floridagarden #swfl #zone10 #inmygardentoday #gingersprout
Wonky avocado! ๐ although despite being wonky, this one is doing the best. So many leaves compared to the other larger ones, which tends to drop the lower leaves, no matter where I put it in the house. Hope this one continues to grow as it is ๐ Does anyone have a more mature avocado tree?
Amazed at how fast these lemons are growing. ๐ These were planted after the others but have overtaken them by a leaf or two in height. Potentially a different variety as the leaves look darker too. Hope they keep going. Both of these were planted from storebought lemons.
Beefsteak and cherry tomatoes are sending out their first flowers! A little later than ideal, but can't complain since they were started later than preferred but will still give me plenty to snack on ๐คค My pomegranate was looking a little to thick, so I decided to trim it up to allow more airflow and sunlight, and to focus nutrients to fewer branches to hopefully flower and fruit. I also topped it off with a @jobesorganics fruit tree slow feeder spike and some balanced pelleted plant food. This won't burn it, but will provide plenty of essential nutrients to flourish and hopefully produce, or at least put on size and better structure. My main goal is to keep it healthy and strong until I finally have my own house and can out it in the ground! I did save the cuttings to try and start some new clones and using the @elementnutrients Myco+ mix for it. It's a balanced nutrient mix with beneficial bacteria and fungi, that's why I use it a lot! Those starfruit seeds and then seedlings of mine? Yeah they've been growing pretty strong so I decided to pot them up. I took the soil from my pot that houses my Tahitian orange and added some peat moss and mixed other nutrients in, like @azomite. I also removed them from the soil they were in to get better spacing and mixed that soil and the @dr_earth_organics root zone it had into the soil blend. First I watered the mix to make sure it was well hydrated and then planted and watered in. Moved them inside to adjust for the next couple days, then I'll move them outside. My mamey sapote seed is germinating!!!! I got it from @miamifruit and wasn't sure if it would germinate since I'm up in Maryland. So exciting!!!! ๐๐ Sadly a baby watermelon seedling was decapitated last night ๐ญ๐ญ so hopefully some others decide to break through, even though they were old seeds, so I can fill the last spot in my garden bed. Also yes, all these plants were grown from seed, it's possible!! #homegrown #delicious #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #saveyourseeds #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit #homewindow #homegarden #ediblegarden #ediblelandscape #plantcollection #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantsmakemehappy
On a rainy day ๐โ๏ธ
Avocado update! ๐ for each photo. From various growing attempts, 6 successful ones. Some were from the same time so it is strange to see such a difference between plant growth. Also interesting to see the different shades/colours of the leaves. Love the one with coppery leaves. Different varieties maybe? Hope they keep growing well. #growingavocado #avocadolover #avocadotree #avocadoplant #avocadogrowing #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #freeplants #newplants #plantpropagation #propagationstation #lotsofplants #propagationsuccess #plantaddict #freehouseplants #indoorjungle #growinghouseplants #urbanjungleblog #grownfromseed #urbanjungleblogger #tropicalplants #houseofplantlovers @growingavobabies
Purple cherry tomato grown from seed of tomato I bought from a store. Unlike the parent fruit, these fruit have the beginnings of dark green striping. #purplecherrytomatoes #micropermaculture #tomatoharvest #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought
A sack full of potatoes ๐ฅ just outside the back door. Although I have them on the allotment I had a couple left over and growing in cupboard so shoved them in here. Looks like they're growing well so far. We'll see what potatoes we get in a few months! #growingpotatoes #growyourown #grownfromstorebought #kitchengarden #growyourownfood #gardenuk #gardeninglife #allotmentuk #allotmentlife #growingvegetables #growingfood #potatoplanting #potatoplants
Lemon update! ๐ little seedlings growing fast - Most of them coming up with their true leaves. Here are four if the bigger ones โก๏ธ (swipe for full size), against a rather fitting yellow background! All grown from seed from store bought lemons. Let's see how they progress. #lemonseeds #lemons #growinglemons #growingcitrus #grownfromseed #germination #seedgermination #grownfromstorebought #lemontree #citrustrees #growyourown #growingfruit #sprouting #freeplants #newplants #gardeningforless #gardenuk #gardeninglife #allotmentuk #allotmenteering #allotmentlife #plantsmakemehappy
I can never throw avocado seeds away without attempting to grow them ๐ฅ Sometimes they don't work but we have quite a few starting roots at the moment! ๐ They make great houseplants when they actually grow ๐ฑ #growingavocado #avocadolover #avocadotree #avocadoplant #avocadogrowing #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #freeplants #newplants #plantpropagation #propagationstation #freehouseplants #growinghouseplants #urbanjungleblog #urbanjungleblogger #houseofplantlovers
The lemon seeds are growing! Lots of little trees ๐ฑ #lemonseeds #lemons #growinglemons #growingcitrus #grownfromseed #germination #seedgermination #grownfromstorebought #lemontree #citrustrees #growyourown #growingfruit #sprouting #freeplants #newplants #gardeningforless #gardenuk #gardeninglife #allotmentuk #allotmenteering #allotmentlife
Lemon seeds from storebought lemons - all sprouted ๐ Free plants! ๐ Time to pot and see how they grow. #lemonseeds #lemons #growinglemons #growingcitrus #grownfromseed #germination #seedgermination #grownfromstorebought #lemontree #citrustrees #growyourown #growingfruit #sprouting #freeplants #newplants #gardeningforless #gardenuk #gardeninglife #allotmentuk #allotmenteering #allotmentlife
Pineapple plants grown from storebought pineapples ๐ Now their established they look a bit like a yukka with no trunk ๐ค A great way to get free houseplants from what would have been kitchen waste! #freeplants #houseplants #pineappleplants #growpineapple #grownfromstorebought #growingpineapples #propagationsuccess #growyourown #houseplantsofinstagram #freehouseplants #newplants #reuse #plantaddict #urbanjungleblog #urbanjungleblogger
Transplanting time! First a baby lemon tree. When I removed it from it's pot you could see nice healthy root growth, not a lot of radial growth though. All the soil ended up falling off so I covered the roots in a dusting of @elementnutrients Myco+ to inoculate the roots with beneficial bacteria and fungi. Then as I was layering in the soil I mixed in healthy doses of @dr_earth_organics root zone fertilizer to give the roots a boost and inoculate the soil column. I topped it off with a layer of @black_gold_soils orchid potting mix because it looks nice and is similar to forest floors and will feed the beneficial fungi and bacteria as the plant grows. Then a ~2 year old pomegranate in a terracotta pot. It really needed it as you could see it was becoming root bound. So while planting it I layered the soil with healthy doses of root zone fertilizer and packed it in to remove air pockets. The top most roots that were exposed were dusted with Myco+ to help them. Then when I got above half way with back filling I put down a healthy dose of Dr Earth's fruit tree fertilizer with @espomaorganic Iron-tone supplement and @azomite rock dust. Then I put the last layer of soil and a small sprinkle of fruit tree fertilizer before topping again with the orchid potting mix. #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #homegrown #homegarden #growyourownfood #container #containergardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit #selfreliance #selfsufficient #organic #fruit #dormgardening #lemon #pomegrante #lemonsofinstagram #pomegrantesofinstagram #gardensofinstagram #gardening #indoorgardening #outdoorgardening
Had to leave school due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. I arrived late at night to see a good bit of my collection had died due to neglect or over watering while I was away. Which really, really sucks. But life finds a way and I'm saving what I can. My large pomegranate got a huge trimming due to all the small growth, so we'll see how it turns out now that I have what is basically a fresh start. My smaller poms seem to be doing alright, just needed some minor trimming of scraggly bits. The next 3 consist of some lemon seedlings I had growing over the summer. I lost 1, potentially 2, but thankfully I have plenty to replace them and the ones I have are looking beautiful, just need some TLC & warmer weather. 7 & 8 are of my Tahitian orange, it took a real beating while I was gone and lost most of it's leaves. But I've given it some fertilizer and a boost of beneficial bacteria and fungi and it seems to be rebounding. 9 & 10 are of my 2 remaining avocados that I got growing last spring and summer and separated back in December into their own pots. I lost 1 baby avocado and my older avocado which was about 2.5 years old I think. So I'm slowly getting my collection back up and running, with more updates to come. #homewindow #homegrown #homegardening #containergardening #grownfromstorebought #indoorgardening #dormgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit #grownfromseed #avocado #pomegranate #lemon #orange #homegarden #indoorjungle
Throwback to Plum tree, growing from seed of storebought plums ๐ Next to the one from profile pic. This was on 31 Jan. It's now got a lot bigger! Update to follow shortly. Have you had success growing from storebought items? #grownfromseed #throwbackthursday #gardeningforless #moneysaving #grownfromstorebought #plumtree #plums #growingplums #growingfruit #growingfruits #fruittree #treeplanting #plantmoretrees #sustainablelifestyle
Holy cow! First time growing a pineapple and harvesting it! I've been growing this bad boy for like 2-3 years, it bloomed and started producing this fall/the end of last summer, and finished ripening this week. I wish I was home to have picked it and tried it myself, but some is being set aside for me to try when I get home in a couple days. I was told it wasn't as sweet as it tastes, but I'll see when I get home. I love how golden it is, now when I get home I got to find any suckers I can and also make sure that the top grows roots so I can reproduce this delicious fruit. #pineapples #pineapple #homegrown #grownfromstorebought #containergardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit
The one thing I hate most about leaving for school is that when I come home I have to do a lot of fixing and maintenance on my plants, especially the poms. At the same time I love it cause it's my time to meditate and pray and focus myself without anyone bothering me....but I always feel bad for removing such vigorous and strong growth. I cut all the branches that come out too low, the branches that criss-cross too much, and the small ones that clutter the inside of the tree. A healthy tree will have room for airflow between the branches and for light to hit them all, it prevents mold and bad fungus and other diseases/pests from finding a safe place to live and infect the plant. Poms also do better after heavy pruning. But it was still lots of good growth about a quarter inch thick I had to remove. So I turned a bunch into cuttings and hopefully they will root and grow. Then I'll either plant them in the backyard, in some of the garden beds, or just give them away to friends and family. It feels bad because of the energy and effort the plants put in and because there's usually growth on this branches even after moving inside, but it's better in the long run. Hard to believe I have had this specific pomegranate tree for 3 or 4 years already, definitely one of my more important pieces of my collection. #pomegranate #pomegranates #poms #pomwonderful #wonderfulpom #homegrown #grownfromproduce #grownfromstorebought #grownfromseed #grownindoors #grownoutdoors #indoorgardening #outdoorgrown #container #containergardening #fruit #FruitTree #homewindow #dormwindow #dormgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit
Look at this little mandarin orange tree! I grew it from seed from some oranges I was snacking on. The kicker? They were "seedless.". But those little snack oranges actually switch between 2 varieties depending on the time of year. 1 is truly seedless (all seeds are either extremely tiny or fail to develop at all) and 1 is mostly seedless, so the rare seed or two will be spotted at random. Then you just need to determine if they are viable or not, and if they are then grow away! Yeah it's probably going to be a few more years until it ever produces fruit, but that's fine. I like the adventure of growing them from seed and seeing if it's a brand new variety due to genetic mixing of seeds. It would be awesome to be the only one with a unique variety as I clone it and slowly grow a collection of it and give some away as gifts. But if you aren't patient to wait from seed you can buy rooted cuttings and grafted plants that fruit much faster. #oranges #orange #mandarinorange #grewfromseed #homegrown #dormgardening #container #containergardening #growyourownfood #grownfromstorebought #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit
I got an update from home today. First of all, check out that pineapple!!!! I'm so excited to see it growing, and producing a good sized fruit. Next is a moth orchid getting ready to bloom. This orchid I need to repot eventually. Then the next 2 pics are of Christmas cactuses/cacti. The first one is the momma plant my mom was given and the second one was a cutting I took from it when trimming it. The 6th picture is of my black jewel orchid. It's a terrestrial orchid so it lives in the soil. It has the most amazing leaves, depending on how the light hits it, you'll see some different colors from black and maroon/red to dark dark green and a dark scarlet red. When it blooms it has the smallest, delicate white flowers. The last picture is my Hawaiian shiflera tree, or umbrella tree. It's grown so big since I rooted it from a cutting of my dad's plant. #containergardening #container #tropical #pineapple #orchids #mothorchid #orchid #cacti #christmascactus #umbrella #umbrellatree #hawaiian #shiflera #window #windowsill #windowsillgardening #homegrown #homewindow #dormgardening #grewfromseed #growyourownfood #grownfromstorebought #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit
Got a small update from home today. I was curious about the avocado seeds I left. I knew one sprouted back in August/September when my dad told me. Never told me another one sprouted! Both are about a foot tall. So I'm having my parents trim them down and transplanting them before I come home so they don't get root bound. That brings my avocado total to 3 plants now. And I was curious what plant was in the background, I couldn't tell! It was just a Hawaiian shifflera tree, also know as an umbrella tree. They are probably one of my favorite decorative plants. They love neglect and you need them to be root bound periodically for their best appearances. God knows I can't wait to be home with my plants and see how well they are doing! I need that relaxation that gardening gives you right now. #homegrown #homewindow #windowsillgardening #containergardening #container #growyourownfood #grewfromseed #grownfromstorebought #grownfromseed #avocado #umbrella #tree #trees #FruitTree #decorativeplant
Well I got a random update today from my dad on some of my plants back home. First off one of the avocado seeds I put in soil has sprouted and is now about 6 inches tall. I gave my dad directions on this one to make it bushier from the start. Next comes the orange and the container full of lemon seedlings. The orange is doing great and is really growing strong now. The lemon seedlings seem to be starting off strong. When I get home I'll separate them out and leave the strongest one or two in that container. And lastly is my huge pomegranate! It's growing wild and will need some pruning next spring. But hopefully it will flower and set fruit, I'd love to try a homegrown one! I've been seeing better growth with these air-pruning pots than I have with normal ones, so I think I will slowly be moving all my plants into ones like this as they grow up. Also need to get all my plants staked up with lots of support. Then I plan on giving my big avocado (not pictured) some extra fertilizer because I want to cut it back the height some and make it bushier and stockier. #containergardening #grownfromseed #startedfromseed #startedindoors #dormgardening #grownfromstorebought #growyourownfood #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit #gardening #container #gardeninglife #home #homegrown
Sooooooo, I got a text today from my dad. He said "I didn't know you had a pineapple growing.". And I was like "you knew I had 3 plants, do you mean there is a fruit there?" Yup my 2 or 3 year old #pineapple #plant is producing a #fruit. This will be the first #homegrown pineapple I have ever grown! I can't wait for it to fully develop and be edible. Hopefully I get a taste, if not I hope my family enjoys it. I'm so excited from this. It grew and began to fruit in zone 7 on the east coast of the USA!! Also, it can take up to 6 months for the fruit to fully develop, so that means I'll get to see it when I'm home in the winter and it should hopefully keep developing until April at the earliest or even better May so I can eat it when I'm home for the summer. #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #container #containergardening #firsttime #oldest #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit
Decided to move the lemon seeds and avocado seed into soil the other day. And I think I'm going be starting all my citrus seeds in bags of soil now instead of the paper towel method. The ones in the soil and bag were growing so much better and I actually moved a few from the paper towel into the soil bag to help them grow better. I used the popsicle sticks to help space out seedlings and keep track of how they grow, especially for when I'm gone. Fingers crossed these seedlings all survive!! Hopefully this avocado takes root and grows happily in the pot, unlike my previous one this one goes right into the air-pruning pot so no root damage from transplanting! I'm also going to have some strict rules on how to prune this one to develop a more bushy appearance. When it gets to 6-8 inches pinch the top half off, then again when that new branch gets about 8-10 inches, and repeat until it's gotten fairly tall and bushy. I'm actually considering really cutting my other one back to correct it. With both I used mainly my favorite black gold potting mix but I also added some of the Miracle-Gro cactus/citrus/palm soil to help with drainage and feed the seedlings so they don't have too much of a shock in their new homes. And you can't forget the living fertilizer to jumpstart the root cultures, I used one from Espoma because that's what I have on hand, but I also love @dr_earth_organics brand of living fertilizers. #avocado #lemon #lemons #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #homegrown #homewindow #homegardening #dormgardening #containergardening #airpruning #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit
We harvested the baby pineapple today ๐๐๐โโ๏ธ It's so cute! #grownfromstorebought #swfl #swflorida #mygarden #zone10 #floridagarden #babypineapple #pineapple #homegrown
Baby Pineapple is just starting to ripen! ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ #grownfromstorebought #swfl #swflorida #mygarden #zone10 #babypineapple #pineapple #subtropicalgarden #rainyseason
Built some shelves to put plants on to get them out of the way of people walking on the patio...though I'm not happy about the location and the lack of middle supports, I built the way my dad wanted it. Hopefully I can get some supports in the middle before the wood warps and potentially damages my plants. Also all these plants are happy with lots of sunlight, so they won't fry from having sun on them most of the day, this spot gets light almost the whole day, especially midday and evening sun. My baby avocado is beginning to grow and will soon have the tap root shoot out of the seed! I can't wait! My big pomegranate is covered in fruit spurs! I hope to see it covered in flowers next year, and maybe a few small fruit too! That would be amazing. I took a cutting from my Iochroma because the branch was in a spot I didn't like so I removed it for the health and look of the plant. But it was a big branch/stem and I decided to root it....and I think it is rooted as that little white blur my camera refused to focus on looks like a root breaking through the compost pot! #gardening #gardenninglife #garden #shelves #outdoorgardening #outdoors #avocado #pomegranate #iochroma #compost #cutting #cuttings #rooting #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #grewfromseed #growfromseed #growyourownfood #dormgardening #indoorgardening #windowsillgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit
Just another #random update. Descriptions for each follows, so it's a long caption ๐ ๐ Pics 1 and 2 are of pomegranates. I had to seriously prune one back because it was getting rootbound and the top growth was really suffering. Thankfully it had these lower branches to support it. But when I was cutting the stem up and removing the leaves from it to be like a mulch I noticed this orange-red-pink blob with black spots. I looked it up and saw its actually a developing ladybug! So I moved it to my big pomegranate to be safe. Pic 3 is my smaller butterfly bush that was dormant when it arrived. It may be a late bloomer but the cones that are growing make it look like it will be a beautiful show! I can't wait to see it in bloom. Pic 4 is the first beefsteak tomatoes of the season, we started late but they are looking like they will grow great! Pic 5 is cherry tomatoes I grew from seed planted near my house. The picture doesn't do them justice, they are a beautiful deep and healthy green. Pic 6 is also cherry tomatoes I grew from seed (same type) but these are planted downhill from an apple tree I grew from seed and along my fence. I'm letting these grow with no care, allowing them to go wild so they can slowly adapt to the environment and the seeds I collect will be better suited than their parents. Pic 7 is my big avocado I started in the winter. It's really coming back after being transplanted and suffering a loss of roots that I couldn't save. These buds will grow into a new stem and some branches, so maybe I'll get avocados sooner than I thought?? Pic 8 is a new avocado that I have germinating. It is splitting and slowing beginning to grow. This one I'll follow different steps and be more involved until I leave for school again. See if the results are different at all. This one is also from an avocado grown in Peru, not Mexico like my other ones but both are from Hoss avocados. #growyourownfood #grownfromstorebought #grewfromseed #anyonecandoit #everyoneshoulddoit #homegrown #windowsill #indoorgardening #outdoors #outdoorgardening #containergardening
Well I decided to #repot a few more of my #plants today. My third #pineapple got moved from the soda bottle it was calling home into this #airpruning pot that I cut in half from 7.5 gallons to 3.75 gallons. The roots were thick and strong so I'm sure it will adjust fine. But I also mixed the soil with some living fertilizer full of beneficial bacteria and fungi. Then I emptied some dead plants my sister had into a garden bed to compost and feed it. Then I used those pots for some of my baby #aloe vera. This stuff grows like crazy but it's really good to have around. They will probably be established in a week and have pups in a month or two ๐. #dormgardening #homegardening #homegrown #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #redusereuserecycle #AloeVera #container #containergardening #outdoorgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit
Last season I let my oldest pomegranate tree grow willy-nilly to make up for the delayed growth it experienced in a compostable pot that didn't compost. That led to some branches growing across each other and in ways I didn't like for a potted plant. If it was purely ornamental and in the yard it would have looked great when fully leafed out, but I want it to stay in the pot and fruit. So I trimmed it back a lot, and still need to trim some more but I'm not doing it all at once. The trimmed off portions I sized out and dipped in a cutting gel containing a hormone that stimulates root growth. Hopefully those cuttings take root and I'll have a bunch of trees to give out that have a head start on life. #pomegranate #growyourownfood #grownfromcuttings #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #dormgardening #outdoorgardening #indoorgardening #windowsillgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit
Back home for the #summer and decided it was last time for me to repot my #avocado tree. I should have done it over the winter but I didn't have pots for it. So while I was away for school I ordered some air-pruning pots to keep the roots under control. The roots were insane and I lost quite a bit during the transplant, so I put some root growth hormone on the roots. I also cut the top off the avocado and put the same root growth hormone on the cutting to try and get it to root. Both are growing in Sun-Gro horticulture Black Gold soil mix. #homegrown #grownfromproduce #grownfromstorebought #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit #dormgardening
Baby pineapple getting bigger ๐๐น๐ #pineapple #swflorida #swfl #grownfromstorebought #zone10 #mygarden #floridagarden #babypineapple #inmygardentoday
Well my winter break is almost over, and there wasn't much to do with my plants. I did however transplant an orange I grew from seed and a starfruit I grew from seed. The orange is looking great, but the starfruit has good days and bad. I'm not sure how to grow them best yet, but I'm learning. I also removed all the dead and dying purple shamrocks and used them as mulch for my avocado. I'm hoping the black jewel orchid hurries up and blooms before I leave for school again. I also took a chance and I am trying to grow a peach pit and some cherry seeds and trying to grow more apple seeds. We will see what comes of those. #dormgardening #windowsillgardening #windowsill #dormwindow #homewindow #homegrown #homegardening #indoors #indoorgardening #growyourownfood #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #orange #starfruit #peach #cherry #orchid
#happynewyear #happynewyear2019 Hope y'all have an amazing 2019 full of fun, love, adventures, gardening, and overall success. I'm home from school for a bit but some of my big plants went dormant now that it is winter. Though the umbrella tree of Hawaiian Shefflera is putting out some new shoots. One-day I'll have a greenhouse or move further south where I can grow these plants outside/year-round. And the beautiful black jewel orchid I got from @logeesplants has been such a grower I've had to re-pot it again. Now the majority is in a white pot, but it grew so much that a few pieces had to come off and I started 2 more small pots of it, either for myself or for presents to people I really like. #dormgardening #indoors #gardening #gardenninglife #indoorgardening #windowsillgardening #windowsill #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #growyourownfood #investinyourself #investinyourland #greenhouse #pomegranate #pineapple #avocado #orange #orchids #AloeVera
First seed grown while in my grad school. It's a carambola, also known as a star fruit. It's growing in paper towels only, no media, in case I want to bring it back with me. Growing it in media would cause more harm than good. Hopefully this fella does great! #carambola #starfruit #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #grownfromseed #homegrown #dormwindow #dormgardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit
Here's an update on the plants back home with the family that were outside over the summer! They'll be getting out back in before the frost though. Image 1, front to back: pomegranates, Hawaiian schefflera, pineapple, orange/citrus, and avocado. Image 2: my oldest pineapple, I should hopefully get fruit next year! Image 3: my oldest pomegranate, my favorite plant, it's doing amazing and I expect some flowers next year! And yes, I baby my plants or as some friends may say, I act like a parent to them. #dormgardening #homegardening #homegrown #grownfromstorebought #grownfromproduce #grownfromseed #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit
#Update on my #avocado It is growing amazing from what I was shown in the pictures sent to me. It's been loving the rain that it was getting back home from the storms. Fingers crossed it keeps growing strong. I need to grow another so I can experiment on pruning methods. #dormgardening #homegrown #homegardening #grownfromproduce #grownfromstorebought #grownfromseed #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit
Some #updates from back #home while I'm away at #vetschool. The first is my #grapevine which has been growing well! I just need to get a trellis for it as this year was focused solely on it's root growth and adapting to it's new spot in the yard away from the neighbors. It was only a year or two when I moved it. The second is a #hawaiian schefflera I grew from a #cutting. It doesn't fruit but it is a gorgeous ornamental plant, especially in pots as they will grow air roots when they are older. The third catches the top of my avocado and focuses on my #orange tree with one of the #pineapples in the background and a small glimpse of a few baby pomegranates in the top left. The fourth is focused solely on my #avocado tree. The fifth focuses on 2 of my biggest plants. One is a gorgeous #pomegranate grown from seed and the other is a #giant #pineapple that I hope will produce fruit next year! The last is an image that catches #sweetpotato vines growing in the #trashcan and large fall #watermelon vines growing from the back right to the front left. #dormgardening #grownfromproduce #grownfromseed #grownfromstorebought #homegrown #homegardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit
Hey guys! So it's been raining and humid and just nasty weather, plus haven't had much to update on my plants. But I got some more #SunGro #BlackGold #BlackGoldSoil with #resilience (their added #silica #silicon). I also added in some #DrEarth #NaturalWonder #FruitTreeFertilizer #FruitTree with #mycorrhizae and #beneficial #bacteria. The plants I planted in these pots today we're an #avocado and an #orange, both were #grownfromseed. This will give them time to grow and allow their roots to spread while I'm away at grad school. I might not have much to post while I'm in grad school, but I'll try to get some of the local flora and might try to grow some from seed. #dormgardening #grownfromproduce #grownfromstorebought #redusereuserecycle #homegrown #homegardening #anyonecandoit #everyoneshouldoit