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Welcome To My Garden💐
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items At the beginning of the pandemic, work was a little slow and lockdown kept me home. So I decided to try my hand at gardening. Once I started, I realized that I really enjoy it and find it incredibly calming. As it turns out, I also have a green thumb...
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Vegetables & Fruits
Tools, Treatments and Fertilizers
Planters
Flowers
As you can see, this plant has beautiful, vibrant blooms and the leaves stay green all year. I try to keep them trimmed so that the individual plants become more fluffy and form a small hedge for my porch.
How to Grow and Care for Angelonia - The Spruce
I recently bought this vibrant beauty - I saw it as I drove past my favourite plant nursery and just had to get it. I've actually included a picture of my very own plant on my verandah. Kalanchoe is actually considered a succulent plant, so it doesn'...
How to Grow and Care for Kalanchoe - The Spruce
I love these beautiful plants and it's been a bit of a journey learning about how to care for them. But I think I think I've finally got it. First, they are much more appreciative of full sun than shade. They flourish in full sun. Also, they don't re...
How to Grow and Care for Moss Rose - The Spruce
I am indeed an island girl so the Red Ginger plant is a staple in the Jamaican garden. These plants require bright, indirect light and appreciate being well hydrated. The plant I have produces red flowers, but there are also pink and white varieties.
Red Ginger Plant Care Made Easy - Plantophiles
I grew these plants from seeds when I first started gardening. The blooms are nice and colorful and can fill a pot fairly quickly, so make excellent hanging pot plants. They are sensitive to sunlight so prefer being in the shade and require moisture.
How to Grow and Care for Impatiens - The Spruce
In Jamaica, this plant is commonly called "Joseph's Coat", because of how colorful its leaves are. It is well known as being very easy to propagate from cuttings. Most Coleus plants prefer being in the shade with regular watering to maintain moisture...
How to Grow Coleus: The Complete Guide - The Old …
The Anthurium is another Jamaican garden staple. Growing up, I remember my Grandmother having pink Anthurium plants in her garden. She would cut the flowers once they bloomed and put them into vases in the living room. These plants are shade loving a...
Anthurium Care Guide - Grow Anthurium As A …
This is my absolute favourite for hedging. This is a green, lush plant once established, which is why we've nicknamed it "evergreen". It is not a demanding plant - it tolerates drought well and is great in direct sunlight. Also, it is very easy to pr...
Green Island Ficus - south-florida-plant-guide.com
I've had this Phalaenopsis orchid for the past 4 years and every year, right around Christmas it blooms. These blooms can last quite long - in fact, mine are still blooming right now! After all the blooms have faded, I just re-pot into a larger conta...
Phalaenopsis Orchid Care For Beginners (Easy Guide)
I have the Variegated Variety, which I have planted along my driveway. I have only had them there for a few weeks, but they have settled in well. They are just a few inches tall, and I expect them to remain that height. However, with pruning, they sh...
Alternanthera ficoidea - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
This plant was given to me and I absolutely love it. I really love the mix of colours, which makes it more eye catching. The foliage gets quite full and can really look nice in a container. It requires sunlight to have a richer colour, but the light ...
Aglaonema 'Lady Valentine': All You Need To Know
Vegetables & Fruits
I initially bought 2 strawberry plants and now I have 6! This is because strawberry plants produce runners, which are thin branches with small strawberry plants attached. These plants have roots, so once they come in contact with soil, they will take...
How to Grow Strawberry Plants: The Complete Guide - The Old …
I have started my tomato plants from seeds and currently have them growing in a pot. They do better with support from a trellis. They're also very sensitive to overwatering, so they need to have adequate drainage. But they still require adequate mois...
Growing Tomato Plants: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting …
Scotch Bonnet Pepper is a Jamaican favourite. In fact, it's an important ingredient in a lot of our dishes - we just love the flavour and the heat. So of course, I had to get a plant for myself. I can definitely say that these plants are very resilie...
How To Grow Scotch Bonnet Peppers – Seed to Harvest
Sweet pepper plants are quite easy to start from seed, and will grow well once they're free from insects and fertilized. Similar to the Scotch Bonnet Pepper plant, they're susceptible to white flies so it's important to take steps to keep them away.
How to Grow Sweet Peppers - The Complete Guide - Garden Auntie
I was cooking one day and noticed that I had a few pegs of garlic that were sprouting so I decided to plant them in my garden. A few days later, I noticed that they had started producing taller stalks so I'm currently waiting to see if I will get my ...
How to Grow Garlic: The Complete Guide - The Old …
I started my most recent crop of lettuce from seeds. I prefer the leafy variety, because I'm able to get leaves off without having to take up the whole plant. Lettuce plants prefer to be cool, so the Winter to Spring is great for them. They also need...
How to Grow Lettuce: The Complete Guide
Growing Bok Choy or Pak Choi as we call it, can be quite rewarding. It's easy to start from seeds and with adequate water, fertilizer and good soil, you can get beautiful, healthy plants. These plants also prefer bright light, but may need some shade...
Bok Choy: How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Bok Choy …
I have started thyme plants from seeds before, and it was pretty easy. Most recently, I planted thyme that I had bought from the supermarket that had some viable roots. I set the roots in water for a few days before planting, and when I planted them,...
Thyme: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting …
Tools, Treatments and Fertilizers
Potting plants can be very messy so this mat really helps to protect my workspace and make cleanup easier.
Repotting Mat for Indoor Plant Transplanting
I would call this the ultimate gardening tool starter kit. It has all the tools that you would need when starting off.
Gardening Tools for Women Stainless Steel
I love using my plant mister for applying fertilizer and treatments. The pressure makes use very easy, especially for larger gardens
ExtremeMIST High-Performance Garden Sprayer
I like to use seed starting trays not only for planting seeds, but also for setting cuttings and allowing them to take root before transplanting.
6pcs Reusable Seed Starter Kit, 72 Cells
Rooting hormone is essential when starting plants from cuttings, once the cutting doesn't already have roots attached.
Garden Safe TakeRoot Rooting Hormone
Fertilizing your orchid helps to make new buds, which will eventually flower to make beautiful blooms.
TPS NUTRIENTS Orchid Plant Food
Some plants, e.g. peppers and tomatoes, are sensitive to insects like whiteflies. Neem oil is great for preventing these insects from taking hold.
HARRIS Neem Oil Cold Pressed Concentrate
Planters
I like these pots because of how colourful they are, which would be great for any porch or balcony.
6" Plant Pots, 5 Pack Indoor/Outdoor
Ceramic pots help to give an elevated look to your porch or balcony, and I like the pattern and colours of these ones.
DeeCoo 3 Piece Ceramic Plant pots Indoor Pots ...
This is another beautiful indoor or outdoor planter, available in a variety of eye-catching colours.
Ceramic Modern Glaze Succulent Planter Pot
This ceramic pot has a simple but unique design, which I think is great for a variety of different plants.
Ekirlin 6" Ceramic Plant Pot - Indoor Planter