Spring Is In The Air
Today Harper and I spent some time making a HUGE mess in the kitchen. I should have taken pictures of the potting soil all over the place, but I was too focused on cleaning it up before Elaine came downstairs. Here are a few of the new additions to our family. Elaine is looking forward to the tomatoes, and maybe the mint for refreshing beverages. Harper even tried a mint leaf today during the transplant, and she liked it.
The tomatoes are one cherry plant and one regular. I think Harper likes the tomatoes too.
The mint plant seems like it could never die… stout little plant. Hope Sage doesn’t eat too much of it.
I am a huge fan of Ivy. I like ‘most every kind, though I can think of a couple that I won’t touch.
I know there is not a whole lot to maintaining potted plants, and Elaine could tell you that I desire to have a green thumb. I have more of a nack for wrenches than fertilizer and dirt, but I am getting better. Apparently it is possible to over water Ivy. I killed off about 90% of a plant similar to the one above, before Elaine told me to stop watering twice a day. I blame Elaine for not telling me sooner. After all, she did work at a nursery. 
The most healthy Ivy we have only gets watered when it starts to wilt. That seems to work well enough that I was able to clip a few chunks to sprout new plants.
Looking forward to a few weeks from now being able to put these little guys in dirt.
I suppose I like Ivy due to my childhood exposure to Wrigley Field. I am also aware that mice/rats like buildings with ivy due to the ample shelter and food provided by the ivy itself.
I hope to have a couple of fern plants sprouting up soon as well…
Let me know if you have any favorite potted plants that you have around your home. I like to see what other people are able to make work
