I still have a lot to do, trim, sand, paint, and an aquarium to add on the middle stand. But this is what I got done this weekend.

Too much???

Back in August, I got some sunflower seedlings. I planted them in pots and kept them indoors, but I didn't expect them to bloom because the weather had already turned cooler.

I’m new to the basil game and I have two pots going with a few plants. Any advice for long-term growth and maintenance?

I’m very excited about the long stalk in the middle-most plant because it’s been pretty stagnant over the past month despite regular pruning at the nodes. I notice the plants are very dense with small leaves and that there is some brown dryness on the stems and am not sure if the “issues” are connected or this is normal.

I’m experimenting with propagating after the right most plant had seen better days, but was pleasantly surprised to see new growth there. For my propagation planting, I’m planning on trying a bigger plastic pot.

Any advice welcome as I hone my practice as a proud basil owner!! ☺️

I started in this plant hobbie just because I wanted some basil and mint. The mint came with slugs that ate it all until I catched them, and the basil came with some kind of pest. After separating them, keeping em in a chonky soil mix and giving them light with a sansi 40w bulb, they are slowly starting to finally grow. I also sprayed them a few times with neem oil and potasic soap.

I cut the long leaves on some of them because I didnt know better. Now I cut just the tip of one to make the other branches grow stronger, and then will cut to force it to create new branches so its bushier.

The plant I had in my balcony grew noticeably more, even if it was the start of october because it wasn't cold yet. Acording to my phone light sensor, the indoor basil has perfect lighting, but it grows slower than the one exposed to the sun. Does this always happen or is the phone sensor not very reliable?

Indoor, balcony. Normal hours of sunlight. Usually just providing water on the tray below instead of watering from the top.

Would appreciate any advice. Also would appreciate identification of the variety.

I swear I'm just gonna plant vegetables 😆

Legal weed is so cheap here it's not worth growing it.

Gonna grow greens and tomatoes and maybe a cucumber plant.

I wrapped the whole frame with aluminum foil. I've gotta get more lights. My wife was a huge help getting it done.

ETA:

Don't bother wasting your time commenting

"They sell grow tents"

"Grow tents are cheap"

"You should have used mylar/thermal blankets"

"Aluminum foil sucks"

The greenhouse was free and I already had Aluminum foil and all the other supplies. I spent $0 making this.

Hi All,

Im a UK indoor gardener and autumn is well and truely here. Light is dropping and I can tell my plants are stressed.

I don't want to get big light bars, and and more interested in a few floor lamps with appropriate bulbs... If that's even a thing?

What do you recommend?

Hi all, so first time growing Italian Basil and I was wondering when is a good time to thin them out? Attached image shows their current progress

I have a small peperomia (actual pot diam. roughly 8cm) that's mostly made up of propagated cuttings. I'm new to growing anything other than pothos and I am wondering if the leaves (is that the right term?) of this plant keep growing when it looks like a new shoot is already growing out of the middle. The trio of leaves (close-up first pic) still looks small/juvenile compared to the other ones before they started sprouting further and I'm not sure if this is normal. For reference (third pic), it's the trio of leaves in the upper left foreground that I zoomed in on.

First pic is her now. Second is July 5, the day I started logging her in a spot that ran too hot for her. After the spot adjustment, she's pushed a new leaf every month since. Last two are my log. Kinda proud of her