The original spider plant has been moved to one of the new conical flasks, this one 500mL. It’s been liking the hydroponic conditions the last five months since the below photograph 05Jan26, and will do even better with the LED grow lights!
Category: Plants and Garden
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Friday, 29 May 2026
We have some new conical flasks! They are smaller but should be stable.
The first plant in a 250mL flask is a Lemon Grass or cymbopogon citratus. Not sure if it will enjoy the hydroponic environment being a grass, but we’ll try.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon_citratus
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Sunday, 24 May 2026
An update on the Hypoestes phyllostachya which is going great under the LED grow lights. At the bottom is the photograph from 25Mar26.
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Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Harry’s new Birds Nest Fern!
Below is before it was re-potted, and further down the previous fern before removal and that re-potted to see if it does recover (unlikely).
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Thursday, 14 May 2026
The third of the tube stock planted in the southern raised beds, a callistemon rigidus or Stiff Bottlebrush.
https://resources.austplants.com.au/plant/callistemon-rigidus/
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Wednesday, 13 May 26
Another of the tube stock planted in the southern raised beds, this is a macro carpa or mottlecah.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_macrocarpa
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Tuesday, 12 May 2026
The wattles on the northern end of the property have been cut right back, they were as high as the marri to the left in the photograph. They were cut back last year (albeit less brutally) so should grow back strongly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_rostellifera
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Monday, 11 May 2026
There are three tube stock that have been planted as infill in the southern raised beds. This is an acacia lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa or glow wattle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_lasiocarpa
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Thursday, 07 May 2026
An update on the syngonium – it now has six leaves out, up from the four on 10Mar26 and the two on 12Jan26.
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Sunday, 03 May 2026
Today features another group of plants from around the house – the succulent collection.
These started indoors in the two large terracota pots after arriving in the mail as a gift, then expanded to the additional pots. They had a period of time outdoors in the front garden so that they were watered either by rain or the reticulation. Their current location previously housed the ‘nursery’ of natives that have since been planted out. It is intended they will go full circle and return indoors, the LED grow lights are the first step in that plan.
