Our outdoor gardening season is coming to an end. At least, mine is because I haven't planted any more late season crops. The disappointment and frustration of many failed crops because of the snails and slugs this year have moved my focus from my outdoor plants to my indoor ones.
But first one of the positive things in my backyard which is my almond harvest. Today I was walking in my backyard when I noticed that the almonds drupes had opened up. And that is, from what I've read, the time to harvest them.
So I picked a bowl and I started collecting them all. There were quite a few more than I had expected. A lot of them were on the backside of the tree behind the leaves.
It always looks a lot, but when you remove endocarp (the wooden layer that holds the actual almond) from the fruit, there isn't really much left. Let alone removing the endocarp to end up with the actual almond.
I've put them back in the bowl and placed them in a sunny spot. They now have to dry for a couple of weeks before I can crack them open.
And then I will have a handful of delicious almonds.
It's a lot of work for just a hand full, but it's fun growning them yourself.
Plant propagation
I've been trying to propagate indoor plants for a couple of months now and I must say I'm doing quite well. At least, my plants do, so I take good care of them I guess.
Because they are indoors I don't have to worry too much about pests.
I've been posting about my indoor plant propagation before, so here's an update:
Pothos
My daughter had a Pothos in her room which she forgot the water sometimes, so it wasn't in too good condition. It took it and put it downstairs and placed it where my other plants are. I also made a cutting and put it in water.
After a few weeks the cutting started to grow some roots.
I'm not an expert yet, but I think these are enough for this plant to be transferred to soil. I've recently bought some perlite. I had read it is good to mix perlite with soil (1/3). It gives the root more air and prevents root rot. So I mixed it and put the new plant in a pot.
When you transfer a plant from water to soil you have to water them quite a lot in the first few weeks and slowly decrease the amount so the plant can get used to less water.
Here is the new plant next to the mother plant.
Office plants
At our office we have some nice hydro culture plants. I really liked the patterns on the leaves, so I cut a few of them.
I doubt if they will grow roots when I put them in water because you normally cut a piece of the stem as well. But I didn't want to ruin the plants at the office. I'll see what will happen. Sometimes you just need to have a lotnof patience.
Cutlings
I've placed my cuttings in my small indoor garden house. This tiny glass house keeps them nice and warm because it's in a sunny spot in my house. And I also spray them every few days so the humidity is also high in there.
The Scindapsus cuttings are really doing well. They already have developed a bit of roots. These are quite easy to propagate.
Scindapsusses
This is the mother plant. I received this plant as a cutting in February and it's doing really great. By cutting it, the plant will grow new stems which makes it a bit fuller as you can see.
Another species of scindapsus isn't that full. I have moved this one to its own pot a month ago and that's doing the plant good. It now starts growing better. It does concentrate on the single stem, so I think I will cut it back soon or else it will become too 'leggy'. Cutting it will signal the plant to grow new stems. And I can use the cut stem to create a new cutting too.
Ficus
Here is my ficus, one month after transferring it from water to soil (wirh perlite) and it's doing quite well too. The leaves look fresh and green and it has even grown some new leaves after I have transferred it.
I'm slowly giving it less water now so it can get used to that.
Since this one is a success I've cut a few more stems of my ficus, so I can grow a few more of these. It does take a lot of time for them to grow proper roots, but it's all worth waiting for.
Are there any other Hivers that propagate (indoor) plants? I would love to hear about your experiences!
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