Planty Updates

Hi everyone! I hope you have had a great start to your week so far. If you tuned into my Live Facebook video in our Always Willow group, thank you! I was slightly nervous, but I ended up enjoying the experience. Planting cuttings is excited & nerve-wracking all at once. Fingers crossed they adapt to the soil well & grow a lot. I want to do another Live video within the next week or two. All of my propagations have been transplanted to the soil so I have a lot of empty jars ready for some cuttings. I have a few different plants I want to propagate so tune in if you want some tips on the process.

My Peace Lily bloomed! However, I think it has been struggling. Spathiphyllum love moist soil & I currently have it in a Terra-cotta pot. As you may know, they wick away the water quickly (which makes them great for cacti & succulents. I'm considering repotting her because I can't seem to give her enough water. She is such a drama queen.

Check out the flowers!

My Christmas Cactus hasn't changed much. It's shown a lot of new growth and I am considering propagating it a bit to help fill in the pot. I haven't fully decided yet. Do you have any suggestions?

This last one I am most excited about. This poor Kalanchoe was first introduced to you in "How I Grew a Green Thumb". I will reshare some older pictures below. I had literally no clue how to care for this plant. It was a lot of trial & a lot of error followed by a lot of research. It turns out I first over watered this plant. I then repotted her and then kept her away from the sun. This is why her leaves were small and sparse.

From Left to Right: Leggy Kalanchoe, trimmed the limbs off to propagate in water, new growth & larger leaves, the trimmings showing roots.

Progress was slow, but progress none the less.

I wanted to show you a close up of the aerial roots.

Top view of the original plant and the potted cuttings.

I'm so excited to watch these plants grow!

Look how beautiful!

Kalanchoes actually bloom all year & this one hasn't bloomed since I first got it almost two years ago! When it finally does bloom again, it will be a proud plant mom moment for me!

Thanks for reading this week. Our living room is complete! It's pretty minimal right now but I plan to share the transformation soon! So don't forget to subscribe so you never miss another post. If you have any planty updates you'd like to share make sure you join our Facebook group. Just search Always Willow.

Always, Erikka