This is a brand new concept to me: How to Repot Houseplants.  I’m consistently guilty of planting in a larger-than-necessary pot!! It just made sense (to me) to transplant into a much larger pot!! Yipes!!

Yesterday, I transplanted a Christmas Cactus from a four-inch pot. I’m the recipient of orphan neglected plants; I attempt to give them tender loving care. Look at the size of that Christmas Cactus restricted to a small four-inch pot.

How often does this happen??  >>>>>>>>>

Temperature and humidity identical.

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Earlier today…. (I have a propensity for watching the temperature.)

In North Carolina, I had a plant I could not identify. I submitted my request to Dave’s Garden and promptly received an answer. Today, at 10:15 AM, I submitted my second request (years later). I’m eager for an answer.  ~~ A neighbor lady gave me clippings and identified it as “Money Moss.” I’ve done a thorough Internet search and cannot find a plant by that name. ~~ I’m “growing” the plants–in shallow containers–for sale in our Thrift ‘n Gift Shop. It is my hope that I can attach details about the plant with the cute story. The neighbor said the plant is not sold at nurseries, Lowe’s or Home Depot; it is shared one-by-one through the clippings. “Money Moss” doesn’t guarantee we’ll have lots of money but it suggests we will never be destitute.

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Third picture, “parent plants.”

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Here’s the link to my question on Dave’s Garden. It may be available for a brief time. My apology if you click and get an error message.

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Postscript (addendum): Here’s a web link to an article regarding Sedum. A dear friend found and sent it!! THANKS!!

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In other blog messages, I have commented that Google, and other search engines, regularly troll my email and blog messages. Today, Saturday, April 9, 2016, I received an email message from Amazon with Sedum seeds for sale. I find their description, and pictures, very interesting. I’ll be looking for those changes in my plants. 

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The first bloom on the plants.

Friday, April 22, 2016.

Brassica.

I’m “on a roll”; I have a “one track mind.” This plant is growing in my neighbor’s yard. Nobody seems to know the name. So I posted this picture (left) on Dave’s Garden and had an answer four seconds later. Really, four seconds later. It was identified as Brassica. Frankly, I don’t know–but see the resemblance. After reading the description on Wikipedia, I took my camera for “a closer look.”

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Specifically, this may be Brassica rapa.

Description: This plant is an annual or biennial about 1-3′ tall. Small plants are branched sparingly, while large plants branch abundantly in the upper half. The stems are gray-green or gray-blue, terete, glabrous, and glaucous. Plants that begin growth during the fall will overwinter as low rosettes with basal leaves, while plants that begin growth during the spring bolt upward almost immediately. Both the basal and lower leaves are up to 10″ long and 2″ across, but they are usually smaller….

Here’s the link to my question on Dave’s Garden. It may only be available for a limited time?!

Recently, I prepared nectar and hung three Hummingbird feeders. This afternoon, while preparing a big green salad, I was pleasantly surprised to see this Hummingbird on the feeder outside my kitchen window. I had quite a scramble to grab my camera, and battery out of the charger. Would I get the picture?? “Yes”–and I’m thrilled!! ~~ Moments ago, I added my sighting to the Hummingbird Migration Map. ~~ I love the Hummers!! I’ve planted flowers to attract them and my Bee Balm, Butterfly Bush, and others are loaded with buds almost ready to burst into bloom.