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Green Thumb

May 23, 2011 By Holly Hammersmith 7 Comments

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The weather has been beautiful! I hope you all understand then why I am writing such a quick post. This past week’s workouts… I bailed on my Wednesday run. There I said it. I was working 10-hour days last week due to a conference at work. I was just exhausted by the time I came home on Wednesday. I did a 30-minute yoga DVD in the evening, but now let’s talk about my green thumb.

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Saturday I managed a grueling 4.5 mile run with the husband. Like 13-minute miles painful. I know I was dehydrated and I was stuffed. I had a tasty, yet protein-filled breakfast. I basically felt like I was going to explode the whole run, well the whole day for that matter. But what is done is done. I still managed the miles. My ITB was playing nasty though as well.

I spent a portion of the weekend planting a small herb and veggie garden (in pots). And I also re-potted all of my houseplants. I normally do major pruning and re-potting of the houseplants once per year. On the balcony we have: Arugula Lettuce, Miniature Tomatoes, Strawberries, Cilantro, Oregano and Basil.

Inside we have: Bamboo, Pathos, Aloe, Hoya (light colored), Spider Plant and another Hoya (dark colored). I would love to have a real garden someday. And some fruit trees as well! I have had all of these houseplants since high school, so about 9 years or so! The bamboo is “younger” and only about 4 years old.

They have moved from home, to my college dorm room, to two apartments in college, to my first post-college apartment, to my first Indiana apartment, and now to my second Indiana apartment. They have endured a lot!

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I like to keep them small and manageable (for apartment living) so I will re-pot and prune them annually and restart some of the plants via some clippings of the old plants. I inherited a green thumb from my grandmother and I also worked in a floral shop in high school so I guess you could say I have some skill when it comes to plants.

My spider plant had become root bound a few weeks ago and grew a baby spider. I used the baby spider to restart the plant. The hoya on the right was actually a sprig from one my mom had which she got back in the 1970s! The spider plant and aloe are from my grandmother. I love how each plant has a story.



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About Holly Hammersmith

Holly Hammersmith is an independent writer and editor. She blogs about how to keep a healthy home and lifestyle. Topics include wellness, household, saving money, gardening and more. Holly lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, toddler daughter and rescue dog Lulu.

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  1. Meredith says

    May 23, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    Lady, I am beyond impressed that you have had those house plants for so long!

    We are moving this weekend amd the place has a little garden area… We want to start a salsa garden… But a ) we have no idea where to start b ) our thumbs are a much darker color than green!

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  2. LB says

    May 23, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    i wish i could have house plants, but my cats eat them then proceed to puke them up all over the house. ick!

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  3. Kimberly says

    May 23, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    I am in AWE that you have had houseplants for more than 9 months much less 9 years! I'm excited to see how your patio garden turns out.

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  4. Lisa says

    May 23, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    i love gardening!! until last year, i did container gardening on the patio. then we put in a fenced garden area for my veggies. HEAVEN!

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  5. kimi says

    May 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Good for you for gutting out the run. I definitely have runs like that sometimes. Love your plants! Hubs and I keep talk about doing a raised bed garden but just haven't executed it yet.

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  6. Melinda says

    May 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    im pretty sure i have a black thumb…i simply cannot keep plants alive for more than a week.

    we live in a condo, and i would love to have a little herb/vegetable garden on our balcony, but i am too afraid of killing the damn plants.

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  7. Wells L says

    May 23, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    We do container gardening (post to come soon). We upgraded this year to a much bigger container. We have 2 kinds of lettuce, radishes, peppers (red and yellow), baby carrots, and green onions. My husband wanted us to have a patio size blueberry bush this year – it looked awesome, but not in the cards for this year.

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