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I tried taking cuttings and putting them in water laced with rooting hormone. I think I may have had better luck with just dipping the...

Sinkmann and his lover seem to be having an on again off again affair. The weird little tomato isn't exactly thriving and I have a bad...

Mooma nabbed two plants, this thing and another with no flowers that I don't care about as much. This thing is gorgeous! Little, but...

Pips hates me. I know this, because he grows hot peppers and makes his own hot sauce. I'm a wuss about spice, not in a Dune way, but in...

Yes, I got more seeds. I can't stop whenever I want, damn it! Sort of... Anywho, very excited about some of these. More info once I plant...

So! We went on a walk through San Jose and I grabbed some cuttings. I'm trying the tactic of rolling these bad boys in rooting powder and...

More walks with Dad through Stanford campus and San Jose. I'm not entirely sure what these plants are, but I think they are nifty as heck.

So! For the Puya, after soaking some seeds, I placed them into some dirt and covered it with plastic wrap. I thoroughly watered it before...

My Dad and I have been going for walks to break up the monotony of quarantine, and we found what we think is a Rose of Sharon tree! The...

My dad bought my mom these hanging fuchsias but she has no names for them. Are they even loved? Unclear. I do love the covered porch...

We have lost a great contender. As predicted, Float Boi wasn't a viable seed. This leaves (lol) Sinkmann as the only Texas Mountain...

This succulent my mom got as a gift from work has been in need of repotting for some time. We finally got some perlite and sand, so here...

TML is a monster of a seed, these giant hard red bead looking things. Following instructions I found online, I put these bad boys in to...

In addition to all the fruits and murder shack in the backyard, we inherited roses! A lot of them. Makes me worry there are bodies in the...

The Puya Alpestris, or Sapphire Tower, has itty bitty seeds. According to the internet, these guys are in the bromeliad family with such...

A few days ago I engaged on a journey to soak my way to victory. First on the list, the Sapphire Tower seeds. It is crazy difficult for...

I finally decided to start the Texas Mountain Laurel; first step, scarification. I took a knife to the seeds to get through the thicc af...