Friday, March 16, 2012

Wandering Jew Update

Here's how my wandering jew plant is doing today. I occasionally take it over to the sink the spray the leaves. This plant has been added to my top ten most favorite houseplants to grow. This plant started from many unrooted cuttings and you can try this at home also. I water twice or three times a week and its just growing and growing with no problems and this help decorate my apartment serving as a live accent with the wonderful colorations on the leaves. In the future I am going to grow other varieties of this plant including the purple heart wandering jew which looks very cool, these are great plants to have.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Warmer Weather: New Growth, Update

Hey, happy March to everyone and thanks for reading. I know that its been a while but now will resume with more frequent posts. For today I will give you an update on my aloe vera, prayer plant, and ZZ plant.

Here's my aloe vera getting indirect sunlight in my east facing window. This plant came in handy as not too long ago there were mosquitos everywhere outdoors and I happened to have gotten bitten and the aloe gel help heal them quicker. It's growth rate is starting to quicken as the days get longer heading into the growing season and here it is; looking very healthy and happy.

Up next is my prayer plant;  and here it is:

This plant is doing really well with me considering that this is my first ever prayer plant that I ever had. It has really grow since the previous post about it and is now starting to trail. This plant is cool as night approaches; the leaves close. As it gets larger and grow even more, I am going to transplant it because it is still in the same pot that I purchased it in. And it loves the eastern exposure and doing great.

And up last, but not least is my ZZ Plant:

It grew so far two new stems- a tall one and a short one. It originally had many other stems but last winter's weather killed many of the stems and I was worried about this plant. But after my move in January; I saw new growth poking out of the soil. And over the past month it has grown a lot, and progressing to be a mininature tree. All three of these plants are doing great right now and are great for whether if you're a beginner or an experienced gardener to have.