New Soil For 2014, My Plants Are Very Happy

 

I had put this off a little longer then I wanted too but finally got a big bag of soil for these poor plants.  I got all but a few done in 3 days but lost my ump to do the remaining 4 or 5.  You don't realize how many you have until you're changing soil. I was pleasantly surprised to see good roots  on some of the cutting I had recently put in dirt. It is so fun to see how the roots looks, sometimes you have a big plant you expect to have lots and they don't.   I also moved things around a little, trying to make some more walk room in the my "plant area", I am still hoping to get some out of that room and put around the house but light rules.  So they stay where they are for now.  I need to make some hanging planters for the plants that can hang, that wold make a little more room but with me that will just make me get more plants.

I have some cutting for my mother-in-law, she lost a lot of her plants when she moved. So I thought I would be the good daughter-in-law and help her replenish her stock.  I don't know when we will be making a trip across state lines but I hope to have some ready to go when we do.   A local friend on mine is supposed to come pick up some Spider Plants from my last batch of babies that are in soil and ready to go, but she is a busy person and hasn't come yet.  I have some new Spider babies in water so I need the room, cause they don't stay in the water too long.

      This is just half of what I cut off, I am worried about the main Spider Plant cause it doesn't seem to be growing the babies as fast as it did last year. But it is still early in the year so we will see. I may end up having to keep some of these babies. 

No Luck On Trying To Start Another Apple Tree In My Frig

I have been trying to reproduce the Apple Tree sprout that I found in my frig awhile back but no luck. I thought I was doing the exact same thing as before but I was not trying before.    I was hoping to have one growing and ready to plant outside before it got to hot but that isn't going to happen this year. I will keep trying and if it grows it will just have to stay inside until next Feb- March.

My Ficus Tree Is Growing Good

I really love this Ficus Tree, not only because I started it from a small cutting but it is so much like an outdoor tree that it really brings an outdoor feeling inside.  

I have seen videos about how to prune these trees but I never have. I would like to try and start another tree to give to my mother in law since her died ( hers was the one I got my cutting from) and maybe one for myself too.

I moved it next to the fish tank in the living room, I have been trying to spread my plants around the house since most are in one room.  I was worried because there wasn't much direct light  where I placed it.    However I was hoping the light from tank and opening the curtain around 2pm would give it enough light.  

We have since moved the fish tank so the plant got moved too but it seemed to be fine where it was.  I have heard Ficus Trees need lots of light but I have found that to be hogwash.  Mine does just fine in low-light areas.