First a disclaimer: I am not at all an expert in growing indoor plants, or outdoor for that matter. I just use my biological knowledge regarding the state of the plants and their environmental and nutrient requirements. I do my research and got some experience through the years, but there’s a lot of room for …
Growing a pineapple plant (Ananas comosus) from the fruit is very simple and can be easy as well, you just have to pay attention to see to the plant’s needs, which is plenty of moist, but also not too much. Pineapples need a lot of water so it’s hard to over water them if you …
I currently keep the following plants: I water them all once a week, each with the same amount of water. Except In December and January it’s every other week only to prevent from complete drying and not to disturb their dormancy. I fertilise them every year in the months from February to June. I add …
In the first post we went through the strategy of growing date palms from seeds by propagating them in moist temperate or warm environment. This second way I made an experiment by simply putting the seeds directly in the soil. I kept the pots in a temperate environment; about 21 °C, same light conditions (by …
Growing plants from seeds is so exciting and gratifying and it makes our homes more beautiful. The process: 1. collect seeds form the dates (I used medjool variety). They are usually sold ripe and even more often – dried, but just FYI – the dates are ripe when they are slightly wrinkled and soft (I …
Monstera plants grow pretty much all over the world where it’s warm and humid enough, though native to tropical forests of Mexico and Panama. When we visited Madeira, we bought the Monstera deliciosa fruit on the market as it’s an interesting fruit and we wanted to try it. It wasn’t ripe yet, so we took …
How to store fruit when there’s too much of it at once. More that the whole family and friends can eat. One simple, effective and cheap solution is to sun dry them. What you need:
