The Modern Hippy

It’s fall now so of course now I want a garden. Must be contrary. Well, I told Rick about wanting to go to pick up a couple of plants. He pointed out that I’ve been having trouble keeping my plants alive recently. The cactus that I’ve had since I was a teen has died. It had been knocked out of its pot by my cat too many times to count. My coleus has died back and once again I’m not sure why. It’s almost died on me before, it does each time we move, but we haven’t moved in almost a year so what give? Milo my kitty has knocked of its branches. My peace lily is still alive though, though Milo likes to chew on it. And now my jade plant is acting weird, it’s not standing tall like normal; it’s spreading out and then growing up.
Basically my apartment garden is acting strange. This summer I had a hell of a time keeping everything watered and happy. My memory has been horrible, plus I think I was really burned out, had trouble caring about regular things. Things around me sadly suffered.
Well, I’m back, the old Missy, the one that organizes everything to the last degree of ridiculousness. I was however swayed by Rick; I’m not buying a plant any time soon. I want to keep the ones I have alive and well for a while. So I’m researching what I should focus on for an apartment. I think when I get more plants either already in plant form or seeds I’ll have a better idea as to what to get. I’ll say that I’m having trouble with something. This apartment does never have direct sun, but what about when we move? My coleus was so healthy in the old apartment; it had plenty of sun there.
I have a section of wall that I may reorganize and get grow lights to place on the lowered ceiling. It’s just a mass of clutter now. If we can afford it I want to get a shelving unit or a table of some sort. Fine plan, sounds good to me. I figure that if I plan everything to death it will help with my missing plants. Logics get in my way. I want instant gratification and cute little green plant. Patience sucks.

I have some gardening supplies, fresh soil, lots of pots and I mean lots of pots all nicely stacked. The little ones are so cute. I have a broom; every porch or apartment gardener needs one. And a trowel that is too big for some of the pots but perfect for my huge pots.

List of Gardening Needs & Wants

1. A table of shelf
2. Smaller trowel
3. Little planter tray tiny, so I can plant seeds and transplant them out into something bigger.
4. Seeds possibly organic
5. Grow lamp

So far that’s all I can think of, if anyone has anymore ideas let me know. If I come up with something else I’ll add it.

The last of my porch garden

I’ve salvaged the rest of my garden. My apple mint went to seed nearly a month ago. Rick’s peppermint has also gone to seed, but as it was a little shoot came up and grew. It is going to seed again. My lavender dried out and started to die back. It’s growing back now though. It’s over two years old. I started it just before a winter at our old apartment. It made it through two cold winters and snows. By its self mind you, I didn’t help it.