+ 5/04/15 Oxalis Triangularis

Last post I mentioned my new plant Purple Shamrock. This is pretty much more about it. I'm going to do an informative post next time, I promise. I got it from my grandmother to take care of, and I'm going to try and see if I can bring it back to full health. I've already logged it in with the rest of my plants in a document I have, and this is it;

Plant #4.

Common Name: Purple Shamrock

Scientific Name: Oxalis triangularis (OX-uh-lihs try-AN-gyoo-lair-ihs)

Date Acquired: May 7^th, 2015

Treatment/Care: —

Sunlight: Little sun.

Range: —

Watering Schedule: Water when top soil is dry.

 

 

(It's weird logging it in for "May 7th" when the supposed date for this post is before that. I come from the fuuuuuture!) I'm going to add a picture here, then a week later (the 17th, not the 12th) I'll post again on how it looks and see if there is a noticeable difference, and if there is, hopefully it looks better rather then not. Now, I'm thinking of Undead. My zombie pepper from last year

, that I hoped could bring back to life. It died. Lets hope I have better luck here. (Then again, Tumbleweed was a bring-back-to-life project too, and became one of my best tomato plants--ever). Till the next post.

* 5/02/15 Gardening Tips

I was originally freaking out that I don't have a planted garden by the start of May, but then I looked at my post from last year and saw that I made my garden the 21st! So I'm no longer in any rush, except to pick out soil amendments (I've been pestering my dad for fertilizer to provide more nutrients to the drained soil of our gardens). So far, I have gotten a plant, whish does not happen to be for my garden (I'm stocking on houseplants). First the snapdragon, now an Oxalis triangularis. Translated into common speak, Purple Shamrock.

But anyway, I did not write this post to provide updates, more so to give you a genuine post. So I provide you with a special for the "first day" (it's the 8th that I'm typing this). A list for gardening tips, that might come in handy someway or other.

 

Gardening Tips:

 

1. Buy plants local.
2. Pay attention to the plants life cycle.
3. Give plants a good growing environment.
4. Chose plants that are well-suited to your climate.
5. Space plants so that they will shade weeds at maturity.

6. Concentrate compost and fertilizer where plants are growing. 

 7. Water seedlings with a fine stream of water that will not damage them.
8. Transplant seedlings late in the day when it is overcast to reduce transplant shock.
9. A week before transplanting a seedling, take it outside to get used to full light and wind. 

10. Buy a gallon of water, place it on it's side, and put germinating seedlings on for warmth.

 

 

        I arranged the tips in a tree-like formation (XD) so it looks cooler... And stranger. For those of you that do plant, I hope these are helpful. Till the next post.

 

 

 

 

 

- 4/30/15 Science (Wattpad)

Even though it's well into May I'm still typing up the last post for April, since back in March I made a promise not to skip a day. I also said I hoped to get my garden finished by May, but that obviously has not happened. This post is not going to be typed here, it's on another website and it's not even a "post". Its just a book that I wrote on a place called Wattpad, that all about science. I tried to explain things simply, and I provided a Words to Know: at the bottom to define some of the larger words in each chapter. I hope you enjoy! The link is here. After clicking on it, click Start Reading. Again, I hope you like it. Till the next post.

+ 4/28/15 Strange Growth 4

An original. Had a sequel. Became a trilogy. Now I provide a fourth to my series of posts for my pitcher plant alone, which had "strange growth" in the center. In fact, if you type in those two words in the search bar of my website, all the past posts on it will come up. The stalk is now 1 ft 4 inches, and the "bud" opened up to reveal I-have-no-idea. But I'm still posting about it while simultaneously searching for a clue as to what it is. It has pollen--I know that much. This is how it looks now:

     Its... Very tall. Very, very tall. But I think it's done growing now. I also got a close-up of the top but I cant get it to post :(

I've decided to go over my posts this year and add a * on the title of posts that are informative articles, and + on the titles of posts like these that are about my plants or garden. That way, you can just search * in the search bar of my website if you want essays. Thanks! Till the next post.

 

 

+ 4/26/15 Snapdragon

The start of the planting season has begun! One plant down--not in my garden, but in my room. I still have my pitcher plant, fern plant, and palm tree, and now I have a snapdragon! Well, not yet. I have the seeds planted, and it is now in it's egg-shaped container next to my pitcher plant.

Yes, this is the egg-shaped pot, and the non-visible seeds buried inside the growing medium. Well, hopefully by the next post I'll have another plant! Till the next post.

- 4/22/15

It's Earth Day! This post will be about my schedule for the last of Earth Month, April. The 30th will be of Park Day Clean Up (I always do the post Thursday since the cleanup is Wednesday), and somewhere from next post to then, will be my garden, (adding soil amendments, purchasing plants, planting), and hopefully by the start of May, my garden will be finished. My gardening post schedule will be every 4 days, and/or will something extreme occurs such as a new plant or sudden growth. I should (hopefully) have a row of beans, two tomatoes, and 1 pepper, and 1 (other). I want one less pepper then last year because I don't think they adjust well to my garden. Till the next post!

* 4/20/15 Tips for a Better World

April is drawing to a close, and the end of Earth Month is in sight. But there is still a precious week and a half to go! There are plenty of things you can do, and they all start at the simplest. Try these 5 tips, and you won't regret it.

#1. That ordinary lightbulb still in your ceiling? Swap it for a compact florescent bulb and use %75 percent less energy. Impressive? Listen this--if every person changed their lightbulbs, it would be equivalent of taking 1 million cars of the street!

#2. Turn off your computer at night. The impact is large--and beneficial not only for the environment, but you! Save $14 a year by pushing a button.

#3. Try a vegetarian diet once a week--just cancel meat off the menu. The result? A healthier planet, and a healthier you. It takes 2,500 gallons of water just to produce 1 pound of beef. And get this, you will also be saving trees! For each hamburger that came from an animal raised on rainforest land, around 55 square feet of forest have been destroyed. I'll take the soup!

#4. In a year, the average American uses about 2,200 napkins, around 6 each day. If everyone only used one less napkin, more then 1 billion pounds of napkins can be saved from the landfill. Excuse me while I purchase a reusable handkerchief.

#5. Share this! This is the best and simplest out of all of these, because if you and the person you share it to follows at least 2 of these tips, the effects will be doubled. Spread the word!  Email this link to at least one person, and the environment will thank you! So will your budget.