woke up, went to
work, got distracted by my plants. decided the
opuntia is etiolated. There is a coating on the window of my office, blocking much of the natural
spectrum. i went out and bought a 48" fluorescent grow-lite, but decided it is far too
dim to be helpful.
i tried to steal someone else's
fluorescent fixture (the furniture is steelcase and modular) and see if I could fit two into the area above my desk. it was a no go, but a good
effort. since i now have a good strong source of light in my new grow-area at home, i brought home a few pads of the
opuntia to plant there. damn the
glochids, those fuckers hurt.
i have trimmed my
dracaena marginata, and rooted the cuttings in moist sand. i placed them strategicaly above the
zygocactus, which is a
jungle cactus (survives in low light, rather than low water) and appreciates the stippled shade. the
zygocactus is growing two new sections, and every day i check for more.
my
philodendron selloum is
dormant and frustrating. i know it will resume growth once the weather gets a bit warmer, but i am
anxious to see it expand. durn the cat and dog for chewing on it so much.
the
aeonium is looking quite strong, the leaves are perky and horizontal as they should be. it is a wonderful dark
purple.
the
jade plants are all growing well, with new leaves popping up everywhere.
so yeah. i get distracted by my plants. i'm a plant
geek.