I used to love rescuing plants. There was a sad dusty indoor cactus left behind by a previous tenant so I adopted it, took it with me when I moved and just left it outside in sun and rain. It’s still alive after more than 10 years. Started flowering and fruiting which means they’re happy.
Lucky cactus. The supermarkets used to sell plants, and of course they didn’t care for them a all so they would get marked down to almost nothing once they started to die. I got a lot of cheap miniature roses that way.
I have trouble with both in the garden. I’ve never managed corriander outside, basil I’ve had ok but not great results. These are just the pots you get at the supermarket veg section. I just leave them in a container with a bit of water at the bottom, and add a bit of seasol occassionally and they regrow really well, as long as it gets enough light.
These plants are under lights, they are not in a spot getting any natural light at the moment. They will be getting lots of company soon as I’ll be raising summer seedlings for planting outdoors.
I don’t buy basil anymore (supermarket rescue) because it died of some fungal wilt and I don’t want it spreading to the next. (Apparently the disease can hang around in the environment.)
No idea why it got sick, perhaps the exposure was before I bought it or maybe there were spores already in my back yard
I have no cactus on monstera.
Will basil and corriander do?
damn they look good 😍
They are ex-supermarket rescue herbs, enjoying their second chance at life.
I used to love rescuing plants. There was a sad dusty indoor cactus left behind by a previous tenant so I adopted it, took it with me when I moved and just left it outside in sun and rain. It’s still alive after more than 10 years. Started flowering and fruiting which means they’re happy.
Lucky cactus. The supermarkets used to sell plants, and of course they didn’t care for them a all so they would get marked down to almost nothing once they started to die. I got a lot of cheap miniature roses that way.
Function before form
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I have trouble with both in the garden. I’ve never managed corriander outside, basil I’ve had ok but not great results. These are just the pots you get at the supermarket veg section. I just leave them in a container with a bit of water at the bottom, and add a bit of seasol occassionally and they regrow really well, as long as it gets enough light.
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These plants are under lights, they are not in a spot getting any natural light at the moment. They will be getting lots of company soon as I’ll be raising summer seedlings for planting outdoors.
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I don’t buy basil anymore (supermarket rescue) because it died of some fungal wilt and I don’t want it spreading to the next. (Apparently the disease can hang around in the environment.)
No idea why it got sick, perhaps the exposure was before I bought it or maybe there were spores already in my back yard
Coriander gang!
And under lights!?
Yes, under lights. I used to have some on the kitchen windowsill, but it got a bit crowded there.