casey28

I saw this pretty plant on sale and decided to bring it home. Mandevilla, also called Rock Trumpet, is a tropical vine. I love the color and the shape of the petals. :)

My Christmas waxed Amaryllis bloomed at the end of January and now it's blooming again. :)

I had some poinsettias that survived for more than a year, but now there's just this cute little one from last Christmas. Next to it is my waxed Amaryllis that flowered earlier this year. I'm still waiting for this green stalk to open!

Lovely petunias from my balcony garden! :) The first pic was taken earlier in the month, and the second one is more recent.



( night sky petunias )

I bought this lovely tomato plant at the grocery store.. look at all those cute lil tomatoes, and I love the "old fashioned tomato" pail!

This tiny bird likes to visit my balcony, and nibble on the kale flowers. It's a little hard to see, but the bird is on the upper left side of the pic.

I enjoy watching him sing and eat. :)

I've always used tooth picks for growing avocado plants, but I thought it would be fun to try the Avoseedo method. And it was fun, but I had some issues with it, so I'm back to using toothpicks.

When grown in a cup, the roots are more contained, and it's easier to plant it in soil afterwards. But with the Avoseedo, I needed a wider container, and the roots started growing to the side. This caused one of the pits to tilt to its side, no matter how many times I tried to make it stay centered. As you can see below, the shoot is growing from the side of the pit instead of the top. I decided to take it out of the Avoseedo, and use tooth picks again. The root has been trimmed so I can fit it in the cup.