Things are sprouting. A walk through the garden

amoLucia · Mar 22, 2021

OK, so what are they? Remember you're talking to the person for whom DIRT is a 4-lettered word.

allnurses Guide · Mar 22, 2021

9 minutes ago, amoLucia said:

OK, so what are they? Remember you're talking to the person for whom DIRT is a 4-lettered word.

Photo 1 is a bulb probably gladiola but could be day lily or dalia

Photo 2 is a shot of my Meyer Lemon tree

photo 3 is pepermint

Photo 4 is an area in front of the house that we converted to xeroscape this past year.

amoLucia · Mar 22, 2021

So, # 2 & 3 I was guessing lemons and some fragrant herb like basil. And in # 4, I think that tall middle spikey one is something called Devil's Tongue or Mother-in-Law's Tongue.

I have one on my coffee table - her name is Florence. She was a discarded plant from a pt who expired where I worked. I used to water her plant and I would tell the pt, whose name was really Florence. I've had Florence some 20 yrs or so. :))

allnurses Guide · Mar 22, 2021

10 hours ago, amoLucia said:

So, # 2 & 3 I was guessing lemons and some fragrant herb like basil. And in # 4, I think that tall middle spikey one is something called Devil's Tongue or Mother-in-Law's Tongue.

I have one on my coffee table - her name is Florence. She was a discarded plant from a pt who expired where I worked. I used to water her plant and I would tell the pt, whose name was really Florence. I've had Florence some 20 yrs or so. :))

Well it's seriously hard to kill succulents and I love that you named her.

amoLucia · Mar 23, 2021

For reasons, I was VERY fond of that LOL. When she died, I took the plant that was about to be tossed. I remember Florence still today. She could be a short story for student nurses re aspects of her care.

I really CARED for her!

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Mar 23, 2021

Glad to see your garden growing. Picture #4 middle plant appears to be member of Sansevieria family, possibly Sansevieria trifasciata, Snake plant.

Glad Florence has been well cared for and fondly remembered.. Enjoy all your beauty.

My daffodils starting to show up in the garden. Front yard reseeded after Pine trees removed in November--still have straw covering few blades new grass.

allnurses Guide · Mar 23, 2021

9 hours ago, NRSKarenRN said:

Glad to see your garden growing. Picture #4 middle plant appears to be member of Sansevieria family, possibly Sansevieria trifasciata, Snake plant.

Glad Florence has been well cared for and fondly remembered.. Enjoy all your beauty.

My daffodils starting to show up in the garden. Front yard reseeded after Pine trees removed in November--still have straw covering few blades new grass.

Have you considered innoculating your straw with mushroom spawn?

allnurses Guide · Mar 27, 2021

On 3/21/2021 at 7:37 PM, amoLucia said:

# 4, I think that tall middle spikey one is something called Devil's Tongue or Mother-in-Law's Tongue.

the plant in Question is Euphorbia Tiricalli sometimes called Sticks on fire or pencil plant.

amoLucia · Mar 27, 2021

I just call my plant Florence.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Mar 27, 2021

On 3/23/2021 at 9:08 AM, hppygr8ful said:

Have you considered innoculating your straw with mushroom spawn?

Besides growing mushrooms (Kennett Square, in next county over from me, is US mushroom capital ) what else is mushroom spawn used for?

allnurses Guide · Mar 27, 2021

10 hours ago, NRSKarenRN said:

Besides growing mushrooms (Kennett Square, in next county over from me, is US mushroom capital ) what else is mushroom spawn used for?

I have become interested in medicinal mushrooms. (No not the psychedelic kind) They are mostly Chinese varietes and are said to be great for brain health, blood sugar and hypertension control. The caps when dried and ground into a powder can be used as a clotting agent to stop bleeding.

And they are pretty cool looking. I have some really big oak stumps at my Cabin and plan to innoculate them with Lion's mane, Shitaki and others to break down the stumps inan environmentally friendly way.