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| HeathersStitches |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 05:03:37 AM
I have a Lovely bay window in my kitchen that I want to put plants on, it gets great morning sun till about 3 in the afternoon. so what are good houseplants that I can go find, maybe violets?
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 09:13:11 AM
I clip a leaf off close to the plant so there's a good bit of stem. Fill a yogurt cup with seedling mix potting soil, dip the stem-end of the leaf in rooting hormone (I use Rootone), poke it in the dirt, and put a dome over it to seal in moisture (a liter pop bottle with the bottom cut out, or some plastic wrap held up with toothpicks or chopsticks...just don't let the moisture-dome touch the leaf or the condensation will begin to rot it.) Then you wait, and check that it is moist but not soggy. Eventually you will see tiny little growth where the stem meets the soil. This is your plant baby! When it has grown a few leaves of its own, you can take it out of the "incubator" and it will grow happily along...a little clone of the original.
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| HeathersStitches |
Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 04:55:02 AM
How does one leaf make a whole plant? Do you soak it in water?
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 3:37:08 PM
One of the best things about african violets is it only takes a leaf from a plant to start a whole new plant. Ask around...or maybe we can do a leaf swap? :)
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| HeathersStitches |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 12:24:49 PM
Gosh..i want to go by one of everything now, I'll look for some at my next shopping trip..African voilets can't be too expensive.
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| Shirley |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 12:02:51 PM
I have orchids and african violets in my garden window. They do well there
Shirley |
| Amie C. |
Posted - Jan 14 2009 : 05:48:59 AM
If I had a nice sunny window like that, I would have a few potted herbs and some geraniums. I've always wanted one of the scented geraniums, I hear such nice things about them. But my windows are all somewhat shadier. Spider plants and african violets do well. |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jan 13 2009 : 3:46:04 PM
Coffee plants! Talk about shade-grown and organic. :) I have a few planted in a giant coffee-cup planter. Still no beans. I like that they are slow growers so I don't have to divide and repot them all the time. Lovely dark green foliage. And different!
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 10:19:13 AM
I sure wish I had a window in my kitchen that I could put plants on. I would grow herbs in there. Spider plants are super easy to grow anywhere I've learned. I like to buy violets, sweet William or any other little flowering plant that is on sale at the grocery store. Once they are done blooming, I just throw them away. They are much cheaper and last longer then cut flowers, but they don't re-bloom.
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| kpaints |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 09:10:36 AM
And the herbs smell so nice, like lemon thyme. How about a prayer plant. Very pretty and it's leaves close up when it is dark. This time of year it is fun to start bulbs like; paper weights, tulips, hyacents (sp)daffs. Have fun.
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| AuntPammy |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 06:56:28 AM
Well, since it's a kitchen window you could plant some herbs in pots and have your own fresh garden right at your finger-tips. They also look really pretty!
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 06:51:48 AM
Philodendrons do great inside and they are so bright and cheery in their yellowy green selves. :) I have had a few. I named them all George..Like that name I guess..LOL. I find when there are more plants in the house, everyone feels better. I will be glad when we have more space so I can have more plants..LOL.
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| farmmommy |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 06:14:46 AM
Hey Heather....If you'd like a splash of color, try good old geraniums....mine are in my big bay window over my sink, and only get sun until about noon, but still do wonderful, I have found that they are alot like my Ivy's....they only need water when their soil is COMPLETELY dry!!! That makes my watering chores alot easier.....you may also want to try plumerias since your window gets sun longer than mine does....In my opinion, they are also good, worry free indoor plants, as long as they det plenty of sun!!!....Kelley |
| MuslinBunnies |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 06:04:38 AM
I have a lovely jade plant that just loves our bay window. It grows so well that I have to prune it twice a year! (Or it tips it's container over.) Christmas and Easter cactus also like a sunny window.
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 05:21:03 AM
spider plants are my fave
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 05:11:19 AM
Ivies love the sun and are really nice. Peace Lillies will actually help purify the air of toxins, but they prefer at least partial shade.
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