Dorstenia bahiensis ‘Mattress Button plant’: It’s not a succulent, but I really love this plant!
In this video we gather seeds, harvest a few directly, sow them, and watch them germinate.
Starting (and chasing) Seeds: Dorstenia bahiensis
Propagation Methods and Results (and my favorite): Beefsteak Begonia
It just so happens that I have a plethora of Beefsteak Begonia propagations of various methods in the works right now so I wanted to make this video showing what the progress is like on each, and talk about my favorite method and why I’ll probably use it most often.
Continue… “Propagation Methods and Results (and my favorite): Beefsteak Begonia”Make More Beefsteak Begonias – This Works for Other Plants Too!
This is a super easy hands-off way to propagate Begonia erythrophylla ‘Beefsteak Begonias.’ Starting cuttings in water takes no effort at all but when it’s time to transfer them to soil, it’s important to maintain a lot of moisture until new roots are established.
Continue… “Make More Beefsteak Begonias – This Works for Other Plants Too!”Plant Mail! Sending Beefsteak Begonia to a friend (and some other goodies too!)
In this video we pack up a beautiful big rhizome cutting of Begonia ‘Beefsteak’ – B. erythrophylla – and some other fun plants too!
Continue… “Plant Mail! Sending Beefsteak Begonia to a friend (and some other goodies too!)”Plant Profile: Dorstenia bahiensis – a thirsty rainforest native
Plant Profile: Dorstenia bahiensis – a native to eastern Brazil rainforests. This is a THIRSTY plant in the Ficus family (Moraceae) with really nice shiny leaves and a very peculiar flower.
Continue… “Plant Profile: Dorstenia bahiensis – a thirsty rainforest native”Rhizomatous Begonia revival (Begonia ‘Cachuma’)
I love this Begonia ‘Cachuma’ so much so I was worried when it really started going downhill after being indoors through the hot summer and cold winter. I wasn’t watering it enough and it wasn’t getting enough light.
Continue… “Rhizomatous Begonia revival (Begonia ‘Cachuma’)”Spring Chores: Getting Plant Stuff Done!
I’ve been really busy getting caught up on plant chores and hope this video inspires you to dig in and knock out those gardening tasks you’ve been putting off lol!
Continue… “Spring Chores: Getting Plant Stuff Done!”Mealybug KILLER that works!
WOW. I did not expect this to work so quickly! I bought a gorgeous Coleus and didn’t notice it had mealybugs until I got it home.
Continue… “Mealybug KILLER that works!”Sucs for You… and Begonias too? New plants acquired!
Have you ever had an irresistible urge to RUN to the nursery, like a plant was sending you a telepathic message that it was there, waiting for YOU to come take it home? So…
Continue… “Sucs for You… and Begonias too? New plants acquired!”Aphid Rain: That’s not sap coming from your Texas Pecan trees. It’s aphid excretions, yay!
So here’s another fun problem to look out for, but only if you have a pecan tree nearby: Aphid Rain. (I think I made that term up, but maybe there’s something more scientificky.)
I first noticed my car literally covered with small sticky droplets and thought it might have been nectar from the Crepe Myrtle flowers overhead. Then I noticed similar droplets on my plants’ leaves, table, deck…pretty much everywhere in my backyard where there is no Crepe Myrtle in sight.
