60, 63 and 67!

60. Do you have a composter?

I want/need a composter*

63. Biggest plant you own?

We’re gonna just use houseplants for this one. The Dracaena used to be the biggest (it’s on its way out if I continue to be unable to do anything to help it), but now the Clivia minata and the Hoya carnosas are the biggest beasts I own. Vines so long that I need to consider a new and sturdier trellis set up in the pots.

67. Smallest plant you own?

I had a Haworthia species for a while that was the size of a dollar coin but I think it’s dead now. I guess my baby Schlumbergeras at this point? Small plant species don’t last long for me

80, 78 (I want to send so many of these, ive wanted to pick your brain for ages >o> )

LMAO O RLY NOW? XD

80. Favourite common plant name?

I guess…. Wakerobin (Trillium) and Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens)? The former is such a vague romanticized name, whereas the latter makes Impatiens sound like THESE TERRIFYING POISONOUS PLANTs when all they are named this for is cause their seedpods go pop like a green spring.

78. Where do you get your plant knowledge from?

Lots and lots of books. I used to borrow more books than I could carry from the library to browse and browse back in my high school days every week. I’ve also hoarded plant books in my own personal collection, and I used to watch a lot of gardening/plant vids too. I have also browsed info through the internet albeit with a more critical eye than I do with books. A lot of other knowledge has come with experience, though that’s a bit of a more slower learning process for certain details.

2, 6 and 14!

2. A plant you always kill?

All Saxifragias (first plant that popped to memory that would not even survive the season they were planted in), Azaleas, and Blueberries, and many varieties of roses. Our garden soil tends to be too dry and not acidic enough for most of those plants. Any plant that NEEDS acidic soil is about toast on this farm guaranteed.

Bonus addition; All orchids for the houseplant category. Any that survive are still destined to die.

6. A plant you grew from seed/cutting?

At least one of my Hoya carnosas was grown from a cutting from a lady in London ON. I’ve also done impatiens, coleus, african violets, and jade plants before.

As for seed? I have grown so many species (especially recently) from seed; Cercis canadensis, Tulip tree, Buttonbush, Coleus, Impatiens, tomatoes, magnolia species (which I can never get past sapling), Alpine Strawberries, Prairie smoke, Catalpa, White spruce- I COULD GO ON-

14. A nostalgic plant

Hmm… Rugosa roses I suppose?

Their nasty thorns, their coarse leaves, their clove-scent flowers, the large juicy looking fruit hips.

They are not much to sneeze at as far as roses go (to most people anyways) but they have an unforgettable presence in my younger-gardener memory.

I could think of some plants I’ve never grown that give me a nostalgia but I think there’s another number ask more appropriate for those.