Comments on: of houseplants and youtube http://awaytogarden.com/of-houseplants-and-youtube Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/of-houseplants-and-youtube/comment-page-1#comment-10816 Margaret Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:40:06 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=112#comment-10816 Welcome, Virginia. No, not a silly question at all; just means that it has grit in it, rather than being all peat moss or shredded bark (which is what's in most "potting" soils, those two items. So with succulents and plants like this crazy thing, you add some of what looks like bird-cage or fish-tank gravel (but not colored!), formerly called "grit" when people actually mixed up their own potting mediums more. You can use chicken grit from the feed store, or if nothing else is available, sand (not from the beach, but the kind from the garden center called horticultural grade). The idea is to have a mix that drains fast so these guys don't rot, not one that stays damp, and also to have a "soil" that's supportive enough for such plants. Thank you for the story idea, and do please come again. Welcome, Virginia. No, not a silly question at all; just means that it has grit in it, rather than being all peat moss or shredded bark (which is what’s in most “potting” soils, those two items. So with succulents and plants like this crazy thing, you add some of what looks like bird-cage or fish-tank gravel (but not colored!), formerly called “grit” when people actually mixed up their own potting mediums more.

You can use chicken grit from the feed store, or if nothing else is available, sand (not from the beach, but the kind from the garden center called horticultural grade). The idea is to have a mix that drains fast so these guys don’t rot, not one that stays damp, and also to have a “soil” that’s supportive enough for such plants.

Thank you for the story idea, and do please come again.

]]> By: virginiamorningstar http://awaytogarden.com/of-houseplants-and-youtube/comment-page-1#comment-10812 virginiamorningstar Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:30:57 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=112#comment-10812 What a cool plant, and what a cool blog! A question that I'm sure reveals me as a rank amateur . . . what's "gritty soil?" Also a suggestion for a future topic . . . how about talking about grouping houseplants together in an arrangement, display, to best advantage? Sort of an indoor version of your underplanting idea feature. Just a thought! What a cool plant, and what a cool blog! A question that I’m sure reveals me as a rank amateur . . . what’s “gritty soil?” Also a suggestion for a future topic . . . how about talking about grouping houseplants together in an arrangement, display, to best advantage? Sort of an indoor version of your underplanting idea feature. Just a thought!

]]> By: Elaine http://awaytogarden.com/of-houseplants-and-youtube/comment-page-1#comment-60 Elaine Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:37:15 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=112#comment-60 This looks like a fascinating plant. I am going to have to order some bulbs and see what happens, and I'll have to check out YouTube and see what it looks like trailing down. This looks like a fascinating plant. I am going to have to order some bulbs and see what happens, and I’ll have to check out YouTube and see what it looks like trailing down.

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