OFFICIAL PLANT/GARDENING THREAD

[Fat Homer]

This has been my latest endevour, set it up last month to see how it would all go... Not new to carnivourous plants, but new to setting them up in a terrarium...

 

[krichardson]

Nice terrarium Homer.I was in a fish store earlier and was tempted to purchase a really nice picher plant.

 

[Fat Homer]

^ For some reason i don't have much luck with pitcher plants... the only pitcher plant i have going is what seems to be a slightly smaller species of Neptune, although not sure exactly what its called... had some other ones before, but probably coz its so damn hot where i leave them, pitchers don't tend to last long, although the rest of my carnivorous plants seem to be doing pretty well such as my Drosera, VFT etc...

 

[krichardson]

I didnt get the plant because I wasnt up to seeing it eventually wither and die which is probably what would wind up happening....BTW is that a black widow spider in your terrarium?

 

[Fat Homer]

^ Hahahahaha, good eye that you spotted that... yeah, it is a black widow, but not a real one... got it as a gift from someone coming back from Australia... think the whole thing was made out of wood and then painted, but looks pretty real...

 

[krichardson]

That makes for a nice display and I can imagine the reaction of some guests when they come over and see that.

 

[festaedan]

I'm surprised I havnt seen this thread yet
I have way to many plants to take individual pics of but if you want to see close-ups of an individual plant, lmk

I'm growing:

Fruit (not including heirlooms):
crimson sweet watermellon
sugar baby watermellon
icebox watermellon
bearss seadless lime

Tomatoes:
cherokee purple tomatoes
green zebra tomatoes
patio tomatoes
pear tomatoes
cherry tomatoes
whopper tomatoes
roma tomatoes
beefsteak tomatoes

Peppers:
red bell peppers
yellow bell peppers
mystery bell peppers (probably just more reds)
poblano peppers
sweet bannana peppers
jalapeno peppers
habanero peppers
cayenne peppers
ghost peppers
cowhorn peppers
anahiem peppers

Cucumbers/zuchinis:
bushmaster cucumbers
burpless cucumbers
zuchini

Leafy greens:
spinache
romaine lettuce
some other kind of lettuce (forget the name)

Root vegetables:
red onions
white onions
carrots

Herbs:
purple basil
nufar basil
sweet basil
thai basil
cilantro
greek oregano
sweet mint

Peas:
snap peas
sugar snap peas

Other:
Hass avocado
cactus (dont know the specific kind)

 

[krichardson]

Wow,sounds like you are growing enough to eat salad until the winter.What is that in the last photo?

 

[Chub_by]

Wow,sounds like you are growing enough to eat salad until the winter.What is that in the last photo?

Those are avocado seeds. Some people prepare them like this to make them grow roots.

 

[krichardson]

Those are avocado seeds. Some people prepare them like this to make them grow roots.

Interesting,I do recall seeing something similar in the past but I don't remember what kind of seeds they were.