https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all daily 0.75 2021-03-29 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2021/3/29/scholarship-for-houseplant-masterclass-launches monthly 0.5 2021-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1617057474126-QIDTZBJRNUOOHOD7HRW3/Why+I+am+doing+this+course_Illustration_MC.jpg Blog Posts - Scholarship for Houseplant Masterclass Launches https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2020/6/3/black-owned-plant-businesses monthly 0.5 2020-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1591219707799-881SJJDXLKL7FF21QIMU/Black-owned-plant-businesses.jpg Blog Posts - Black-owned Plant Businesses https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2020/3/26/the-plant-one-forward-initiative monthly 0.5 2020-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585264484340-5JN64RECHB7ZRGDEZZ22/Plant-One-Forward-YouTube.jpg Blog Posts - The "Plant One Forward" Initiative https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2020/3/26/plant-love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-plant-one-forward-through-the-pandemic monthly 0.5 2020-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585235140522-03PHJSVGGMX1SDIV0WWV/08d_Kitchen_7015_Summer-Rayne-Oakes_heart-fern.jpg Blog Posts - Plant Love in the Time of Covid-19: Plant One Forward Through the Pandemic https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2020/3/24/i-made-over-this-entire-studio-apartment-in-brooklyn-for-5000 monthly 0.5 2020-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585097465430-6EUO3OMLL2NEUD7S4N7Z/Houseplant-Home-Makeover-Brooklyn-Summer-Rayne.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585101512153-BWNQK35QUC5JKLD5EH9U/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7167.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 The seating area of the living room was a tight fit—but we made the most of the space. Here you can see how we brought together those turquoise and ochre tones throughout, but sprinkled in some pinks and other colors too without going overboard. I ended up choosing plants that typically work well in lower light situations, including snake plants, Aglaonema, and even some moss, shown here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585102305619-W24QDZU7SVXV4A115JRK/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7091.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Moss in beakers, a Hoya in a handmade pot, candles, agate stones, and books help make the home feel less like ‘something out of a catalog’ — and more personal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585104740818-8BU9HQDQZCQ3VRTCJEC6/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7095.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 One of the “scenes” by the bedside, featuring a sage stick, dream journal, poetry book, natural essence, dried flowers, and a floral pressed card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585102235798-KR7NARJBUQ1EBO3VI510/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7080.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 An Aglaonema and Dracaena (Sansevieria) trifasciata are excellent choices for homes that are a bit more light-compromised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585104640746-GQQOB73GT4LML98VCY23/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7179.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 I imagine the woman moving into this apartment would like to journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585101993665-I2VZK9NCSG03Q2ZSTCZP/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7040.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Because the “bedroom” is right up against the rest of the living area, I wanted to carry the colors of blues and ochres throughout the bedroom space. Additionally piling on the textures and patterns was also important. Here you see an Ikat blanket from Pendleton, slubbed pillows from Anthropologie, a comfy quilt, and even a handmade pillowcase from a seller on Etsy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585104825194-5EJ53IS0UNLLMNKOR9VW/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7094.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 A little dream bracelet. I personally like to obsess over the details of a place. Part of designing a space involves really trying to embody who this person is who is living there and to create little “scenes” to make it feel as if she is present. A little bracelet bedside on top of some books helps create a “living” atmosphere. Did she just remove her bracelet the night before after writing in her dream journal? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105676890-Z980W8IE6W05JAQC94UQ/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7327.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585102476869-VSA1L98KQC6FYZQ42GTM/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7155.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 This is a view from the kitchen, which I think shows just how compact the studio space is. Keeping the color palette bright but consistent really helps with the continuity of the space. In the foreground to the right, you’ll see a taller Dracaena and to the left interior, you’ll see a Zamioculcas zamiifolia. Additionally, the centerpiece is a preserved flower arrangement, which I use throughout the space. This is a great tip for bringing in permanent color but still giving it the “foliage feel”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585103266797-1P7YJGQSWP3YVYBTDTMI/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7108.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Small touches like a hand-written card to the “imaginary” person in this home makes this feel more like a home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585103162692-ENR4VZESMMI2BZVOY3MT/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7236.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Though the couch wasn’t my initial selection, the colors and textures brought in with the pillows and the covers help brighten the area and make it feel more inviting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585102831622-NVTMCX96TTXNG80M6KJQ/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7143.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 A look from the doorway in. Here you can see how the colors tie together via the artwork, flowers, pillows, and plating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585103206787-BCV7T85GZBRUPUAE1NUR/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7057.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 I maintained the jewel-tone color palette even in the plating. I went with gold flatware and even brought in hammered gold-plated glasses to bring in some interesting textural elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585103677393-XS9SD44FC5JM1AUUSJCE/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7242.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585103822268-X8KPKUQHMDHQGMVH4KK4/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7181.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585103960566-361K13S48F8S96R34UOP/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7274.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585103879829-OARNSGVNWVCSREQSE500/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7072.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585104172417-PMD5FP6RUZZ60Y6SRI27/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7070.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Out of all “rooms” in the tiny studio apartment, I was amazed by the ample kitchen space—so I wanted to utilize that. Bringing in cookbooks and some non-perishable items, like local pasta and fresh fruits also helped make this space feel “lived in”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585104435139-WDSWB593QZ8H80X3FB3T/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7255.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 A Scindapsus pictus trails down the armoire with one of the organic artworks in the back. I went with more organic shapes for the artwork to break up the edges of the apartment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585104460312-E2QX6BI07G65GTVSDLTW/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7188.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Espoma Organic set us up with their indoor organic fertilizers so that whomever moves into the apartment, they have all the plant fertilizer they need for their plants! My book SugarDetoxMe is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585137153222-ORH8M9HA9MHI2QADD7OJ/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7106.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Seeds, positive-minded books, and Tillandsia: what’s not to love? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105261117-JI3IO4YIX8VS9FN95SXG/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7216.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 A trinket dish in the bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105115580-4S2DRXCDTBZN6JLKHBI5/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7122.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Another dried floral arrangement brings color to the bathroom area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105054190-GKIXXCFBFHKRT91KITPH/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7134.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 The raspberry, cerise and ochre colors bring some life to the bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105166940-YN6IQQI62D0DVC89FQRT/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7221.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 We brought in more eco-conscious beauty products to round out the bathroom area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105192602-QJ1FS57Q3BNC322HM3G3/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7253.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Dried Eucalyptus and flowers hang from the shower. This brings in a nice aroma and requires no maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105218478-8LSPH700IB0UCJSXW9XH/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7217.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 A preserved moss wall by Artisan Moss brings a bit more brightness to a room with no windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105469456-QWQPNZEB4OLM3XP1TQLK/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7331.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Putting together the finishing touches. In the back is an original artwork by Brooklyn-based artist, Alina Fassakhova, which not only ties in the color palette, but also brings in some softer organic shapes and a nice feminine touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1585105762252-PCX41OP4ZNBU92QVTPGT/2020-Jan-17-Plants%2B111Montgomery-Select-IMG_7347.jpg Blog Posts - I made over this entire studio apartment for $5,000 Blowing out all the candles before I left for the day! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2019/6/14/plant-shop-pub-crawl-75-amazing-plant-shops-across-7-countries monthly 0.5 2019-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560537438199-6W0HXLL8JV1785L1SMAG/Pubcrawl-Summer-Square-Nodates-01.gif Blog Posts - Plant Shop 'Pub' Crawl! (NEW) 110+ amazing plant shops across 10+ countries! 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Get the book, How to Make a Plant Love You, wherever books are sold. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2019/6/9/garden-based-learning-in-an-urban-school-in-queens-new-york monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560101823957-ARJTYUGH59WMI2GDVTKW/garden-based-learning-in-urban-school.jpg Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school One of the students was fascinated at how quickly Kippee would consume his thyme plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103161018-8P49G4SAQDVO2JOVTBJF/KidsGardening-01_00015.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103181006-Z6FEE5HV7XTMXSR4Y1MH/KidsGardening-01_00016.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103198082-KND71OBN5AX623T5RYS6/Kids-Gardening-Day_00007.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103216506-50LV2S9YJKM0266JGQ1P/Kids-Gardening-Day_00012.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103237636-Z362S0432KJ8P74G83MF/KidsGardening-01_00014.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103256714-JH4XSJUCL8QPNOUBJ1KW/KidsGardening-01_00017.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103277648-FVY7PBLBZAYSAR33XPYR/KidsGardening-01_00021.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103314048-D37VY6CTN9NA00OF0XET/KidsGardening-01_00013.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103305697-Y0VRJNM2NB6M65LBT5P3/KidsGardening-01_00022.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103336923-TXAFZ9FK8QLWNP81SWY0/Kids-Gardening-Day_00009.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103351914-ZPZB51Q7Y19LIWH2E5YR/Kids-Gardening-Day_00006.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1560103367922-DENCYN5FC6AKNYB7E9PO/Kids-Gardening-Day_00004.png Blog Posts - Garden-based learning in school https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2019/4/26/365-days-of-plants monthly 0.5 2019-08-25 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2019/4/8/the-ultimate-hoya-care-guide monthly 0.5 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554741338227-B72DP0WLVD7R83BK825H/Hoya-krohniana-Eskimo.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Hoya krohniana ‘Eskimo’ in bloom in my home in July 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1555038168011-G7UXCDHVCPH60C3D4U0K/Asclepias-syriaca-common-milkweed.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Asclepias syriaca or common milkweed, is in the same subfamily as Hoya. Here you can see the umbelliferous inflorescence of the milkweed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554902203247-MUMND1D27FX09URC0B3Z/hoya-carnosa-flower.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Hoya carnosa in bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554902136513-1E8U858MXFMQW2XL89CJ/milkweed-seed-pod.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Asclepias syriaca or common milkweed seedpod also shares some resemblance to the seedpods of hoya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554906680144-NQH32VXD07Q3JUFWS0H8/hoya-seed-pods-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide A Hoya seed pod, which you can see how it shares a resemblance to the Asclepias seed pods above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554742389505-88W7P8D5TJ12DHJ6AL1C/Hoya-distribution-world-map.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Figure 1. Hoya is largely distributed throughout subtropical and tropical Asia as well as through the western Pacific. Map: Homestead Brooklyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554739663451-5Y9M9YOYJYLXB4UK79LM/Hoya-kerrii-variegata-2.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide A Hoya kerrii ‘Variegata’ growing epiphytically in the crags of a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554902841294-DE33UXFW6BMCPE80A0MT/Hoya_linearis_BotGardBln1105Inflorescence.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Hoya linearis can be a challenging plant to care for over the long-term, as it requires a bit more care, like cooler night temperatures and infrequent misting. Picture taken by: User:BotBln https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554742511031-7Y62C0JW62JD0A9L6430/Hoya-at-home-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide This is a relatively large cultivar of Hoya carnosa that I’m growing in my home. When getting a hoya, you may want to consider whether it is a climbing/vining plant; a bushy, erect plant, like Hoya multiflora; or a pendant/hanging plant like Hoya bella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554741911711-7FFZHT5V5XMCPSO5X396/Hoya-stems.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Some stems of Hoya are woodier, some have chlorophyll, some are fuzzy, some are thick, and still, some others are really delicate. Observing the stems of your Hoya can help you know how to better care (and how best to propagate) the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554741688395-3GAILNAMUPM5P2XBBWF2/hoya-carnosa-flower.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide A close-up of hoya flowers, which allows you to really see their true beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554904222264-6GTHHEL59HLB30MYDSEY/hoya-carnosa.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Hoya carnosa has a convex umbel with approximately 20-40 flowers/umbel and a spreading corolla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554904089027-E0DIL48854TXCZOITDFJ/hoya-bella-810312_1280.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Hoya bella has a flat-topped umbel with about 6-10 flowers/umbel and a spreading corolla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554904308640-TTNUBL8UHMNVF0BJV4MT/hoya-multiflora-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Hoya multiflora has a reflexed corolla and a convex umbel that contains 25-40 flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554905272234-XBDDKC18G7BPFCAG46CJ/waxplant-peduncle-homestead-brooklyn.pg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide At the base of the flowers is the “spur” and the “peduncle”. This is where the inflorescence emerges year after year. Be sure not to cut those off or else you won’t get any new flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554906943591-IBVGNN86WBELEJPAI1UV/Hoya-spur-flower.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1554906972093-4BSNIFB45VVTSBNJ6ZZV/Hoya-peduncle.jpg Blog Posts - The ultimate Hoya care guide Be sure not to remove the spurs or the peduncles of your Hoya. Even though these are “woody”, they will produce more inflorescences year over year. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2019/3/28/here-are-to-trees-everywhere monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553820824937-Z70TULO7B90XHD12O8QJ/Nursery-Mezimbite-Forest-Centre Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere One of the tree nurseries that had been at Mezimbite Forest Centre prior to Hurricane Idai. These nurseries housed native trees that would be replanted throughout the Sofala Province of Mozambique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821977884-ENIVC0FU15H72JFXKKVI/Locaina-seedlings.JPG Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere Locaina seedlings at the Mezimbite Forest Centre, prior to Hurricane Idai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821026701-D9SFLYZUZFIQJYCMBVQB/Hurricane-Idai-Mezimbite.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere Mezimbite Forest Centre post-Hurricane Idai. There is a lot of work to be done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821262589-Z237JVSCDS4H1WGP1VWW/inlay-mezimbite-forest-centre.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere The intricate inlay work done by highly skilled artisans at the Mezimbite Forest Centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821584099-DKQXFYSQ5YGP49J058R3/ChippingWood-Sofala-Plate.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere Doing inlay in a “Sofala Plate”, which takes anywhere from 6-9 months to make. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821916735-FSKV8ZVDIHKYU9OCWLHO/Sofala-plate-Mezimbite-Forest-Centre.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere A finished Sofala Plate made out of secondary recovery wood from the Mezimbite Forest Centre. Photo: Esther Havens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821498730-6OL736UGUV314MQ1UM2Z/nursery-trees-mozambique.jog Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere Seedlings that are waiting to be planted at the Mezimbite Forest Centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821409467-JZDUB3J93I9PFO2FF53T/nurserywoman-mezimbite-forest-centre.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere Women and men both care for trees at the Mezimbite Forest Centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553822931898-6UY4LBEOYYX602MD3JYK/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Rainforest-Action-Network.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere At the sustainable fashion event for the Rainforest Action Network activation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553823212701-QGE68V39FVYWT36NTML7/Indonesia-Summer-Rayne-Oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere Traveling through Sumatra with Lafcadio from RAN and members of the Pandumaa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553865301205-Z8V55JIPOOQ44R6PA15R/Los-Sures-Seventh-Generation-trees.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere Some of the trees from the activation got surprisingly delivered to Los Sures, the Senior Ciitzen Service Center for which I volunteer at to care for the chickens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1553821744664-URB1I6GJDZFEYI77YN8L/rebuilding-Mezimbite-Forest-Centre.jpg Blog Posts - Here are to trees everywhere The women of Mezimbite, which are the backbone of the operation. Photo: Esther Havens https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2019/3/6/one-of-the-best-balcony-gardens-in-singapore monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1551920572682-1G5AZ28PTYKJQF0Q848R/Housetour-James-Thumbs-0.jpg Blog Posts - One of the best balcony gardens in Singapore James uses a plastic long-necked watering can to water his plants individually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1551920548529-MCSZ588W0MMXFZMDWJHJ/Housetour-James-Thumbs-4.jpg Blog Posts - One of the best balcony gardens in Singapore James installed a pond in his garden, which ultimately gave him the ability to grow more humid-loving plants like Adiantum and Huperzia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1551920603557-256UW85Q0X4ICVXGVH11/Housetour-James-Thumbs-10.jpg Blog Posts - One of the best balcony gardens in Singapore A close-up of James’s pond on his balcony garden in Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1551920655696-1ZHKYLM7VPKQF8YGD8UI/James-Ipy-Balcony-Garden-Sinagpore.jpg Blog Posts - One of the best balcony gardens in Singapore James has had to practice restraint when creating his ‘curtain of green’ compliments of his Huperzia and Rhipsalis. If it got too dense, he would risk blocking too much sunlight from his houseplants, which rim his balcony window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1551921004194-7H850IR31GPRWC52AH02/Housetour-James-Thumbs-7.jpg Blog Posts - One of the best balcony gardens in Singapore James Ip’s watering stool. He waters his plants everyday before he goes to work. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2019/2/20/ode-to-garden-flowers monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550678412954-ACW27IIS6A7MOUUSR0JN/lilac-homestead-brooklyn-Syringa-vulgaris.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550678571058-0Y37VW2W3AJ2EWNCTMZV/forget-me-nots-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550679835481-LC728XRXN0A61NTLXNHI/hay-scented-ferns-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550679924810-Q3IHKA0TOUXKUKKDLFNX/forsythia-flowers-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550680015384-E4TS67R5M1SA59EJX4P8/tiger-lily-flower-homestead-brooklyn..jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550680155236-FR0Z9M9HSPE92TATN7G6/tulip-flower-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550680241767-XSU3B7D6VKO1A6SQ0HSL/hollyhocks-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550680336167-HM7DTS1QBZUC6JHSBUMD/peony-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1550680625018-086867LQ7IOWAC0X0CLF/Hyacinth-flower-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Ode to garden flowers https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2018/9/18/is-gardener-a-dirty-word monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1537464393359-NUQWWLLI6NZMJ1L3YVCA/The-Assemblage-Morano-Design-Landscaping.jpg Blog Posts - Is “gardener” a dirty word? A photo of the landscaped area of The Assemblage in New York. Photo by: Morano Landscape & Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1537464469083-MRK7DK7ELDHZAUOU0IK7/Planting-Landscapes-Morano-Landscape-and-Design.jpg Blog Posts - Is “gardener” a dirty word? Valerio’s grandfather started the landscaping business in 1952. At that time, Valerio found it challenging to share with his peers what his family did. Photo: Morano Landscape & Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1537464561646-358I44SKKJMW0X8JPWUD/The-Assemblage-Landscaping.jpg Blog Posts - Is “gardener” a dirty word? Valerio was able to expand his grandfather’s business into the commercial sector. Here is a photo from the Assemblage in NYC. Photo: Morano Landscape & Garden Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1537464756734-N6N1XGUTVNGIEFT8GWQ0/Landscape-Design-The-Assemblage-NYC.jpg Blog Posts - Is “gardener” a dirty word? Valerio joined the National Association of Landscape Professionals because it’s a group that has the best interests for landscapers in mind. Photo: Morano Landscape & Garden Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1537464680966-JNNOWQO7A3VX98S0GVRL/Spotted-Knapweed-Planting-Morano-Landscape-Design.jpg Blog Posts - Is “gardener” a dirty word? A close-up of some of the plantings by Morano Landscape & Garden Design. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2018/8/10/landscaping-the-sky-green-roofs-in-the-city monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1533947372043-V8DHL0M0HA18Q97LD9WL/Kingsland-Wildflowers-before.jpg Blog Posts - Landscaping the sky: green roofs in the city A before shot of the Kingsland Wildflowers rooftop before planting. Quite a number of landscape specialists were brought in to do the work on this 22,000 square foot rooftop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1533947482667-VT1A1UO66Q7VGYKRWZLW/Kingsland-Wildflowers-Brooklyn-green-roof.jpg Blog Posts - Landscaping the sky: green roofs in the city A photo of Kingsland Wildflowers in full bloom after it's been fully landscaped and planted. Weeding, watering and upkeep is still necessary, but much of the roof takes care of itself. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2016/12/29/making-a-woodland-terrarium-for-the-home monthly 0.5 2018-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483072304364-Y8QO1RXJRUG4H9PMK3YN/woodland-terrarium-homestead-brooklyn Blog Posts - Making a woodland terrarium for the home. Terrariums can be as simple or as elaborate as you would like, provided that you have some basic elements—namely stones and charcoal to help create a drainage medium—and of course a terrarium! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483074814789-P53NYU3FLFETNYSKHKOI/woodland-terrarium-homestead-brooklyn Blog Posts - Making a woodland terrarium for the home. This is my near-finished look at my terrarium. I planted a variety of ferns, baby tears, golden club moss, creeping fig, and Alocasia. Of course your plants will grow, so feel free to trim back or replant elsewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483225659105-ELDPE2QR9FM8CPA1AEI1/moss-in-terrarium-garden.jpg Blog Posts - Making a woodland terrarium for the home. If you've ever admired or wanted to grow moss in your home, then a perfect "habitat" is in a woodland terrarium. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/20/how-i-keep-my-fruits-and-veggies-fresh monthly 0.5 2018-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484960966385-KB9FOMNT97HG2IXGGWBJ/increase-fruit-veggie-longevity.jpg Blog Posts - How I keep my fruits and veggies fresh Certain vegetables benefit from being in closed containers with some Fresh Paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484962329913-NROELA5J50WGBDM7GEWX/cutting-fruit-veggies-Summer-Rayne-Oakes.jpg Blog Posts - How I keep my fruits and veggies fresh Properly storing fruits and vegetables will keep them fresher for longer, but storing any fruit for longer will not necessarily mean it'll retain its nutrients. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/11/kabocha-and-butternut-squash-soup monthly 0.5 2018-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484167060166-ITBP30H2XTON7M60R0PQ/kabocha-squash.jpg Blog Posts - Kabocha and butternut squash soup Kabocha squash or Japanese pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) is a winter squash variety that has started to become quite popular in farmers markets and some supermarket chains. Though the skin, which is thick and knobby, doesn't look remotely edible, it actually is and provides a significant amount of fiber. The inside flesh is sweet—a sort of cross between a pumpkin and sweet potato. You can let a kabocha get quite large, which makes it look intimidating, but once you get a knife through it, it's easy to prepare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484169514872-KN5VIT4VQUJN5LFAW5WN/kabocha-butternut-squash-soup.jpg Blog Posts - Kabocha and butternut squash soup Absolute creamy decadence—a meal that can border on dessert if you just closed your eyes! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/16/make-a-diy-seed-box-out-of-a-recycled-wine-box monthly 0.5 2018-03-05 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/15/woodear-mushroom-wakame-and-cannellini-bean-soup monthly 0.5 2018-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484531479006-7AP3M5OIUIHLRJIH1EF2/woodear-mushrooms.jpg Blog Posts - Wood ear, wakame and cannellini bean soup jelly fungi, Auricularia auricula-judae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484531538448-FW6V29HCYFNQAJ9S8G5A/woodear-wakame-cannellini-bean-soup.jpg Blog Posts - Wood ear, wakame and cannellini bean soup Both the wakame seaweed and the wood ear mushrooms give this soup an unbeatable texture. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2018/1/27/houseplant-masterclass-launches-on-kickstarter monthly 0.5 2018-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1517090913489-AF3BKGKXERKIOAIRKFX1/houseplant-masterclass-summer-rayne-oakes-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Houseplant Masterclass launches on Kickstarter If we're able to raise the funds, I'll plan on launching the Houseplant Masterclass in Fall 2018. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/13/turn-a-vintage-sled-into-a-diy-plant-shelf monthly 0.5 2018-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484362424643-I8I1LIIN1IVHWWEWARE4/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-toboggan-plant-garden.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf An earlier shot of my kitchen when the heart leaf philodendrons were still bushy and far less curtain-like than they are today. Photo: JAG Studios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484362307998-G5J0VULGYGZVULMOYZ5N/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-sled-garden.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf Through the green towards the window, you'll be able to see a flexible flyer plant shelf, which has become overgrown with philodendrons and ivy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484418237764-US5WFVT4T8BYYDUL443F/toboggan-plant-shelf-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf A close-up on the underside of the flexible flyer. You'll see the S hooks that are used to hang pots, pans and coffee mugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484419561509-830WNKYWF64YVUJ11CPD/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-cooking-in-kitchen.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf Using my vintage cookstove often means cooking between the ivy and philodendrons. Photo: Joey L. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484419616744-L3KG4Q4KKIQ3HS5IB5LU/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-cooking-in-kitchen.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf Cooking through the forest canopy. You'll notice the philodendrons in the foreground, the English ivy in the mid-ground, and the crown-of-thorns and herbs in the background. Photo: Joey L. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484362476711-SPRW0MWV284225MAP3YO/toboggan-plant-shelf.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf Link some S-hooks onto the flyer's tracks so you can hang your cups, pots and pans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484418163623-2R3EXQ22BNSOFXUXWRRL/toboggan-plant-shelf.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf I like when "living art" is multifunctional. The flexible flyer not only serves as a plant shelf, but it's a useful way to keep my pots, pans and cups on hand for cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484418384047-GI1GTHMIC6NJCWF30W4H/brooklyn-artwork-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf Oftentimes artists will sell their wares on the side of the street and I really loved the raw, grungy look of this art. I decided it would complement the home, and since it's facing the window, I wouldn't be dismayed if the art faded a little. I think it complements nicely with the toboggan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484418128503-RZEI7XPO9RRT1YG5ONUM/toboggan-plant-shelf.jpg Blog Posts - Turn a vintage sled into a DIY plant shelf You may have a flexible flyer in your attic or garage, but if you don't, you can often find beautiful vintage ones on eBay, at estate sales, or at auctions. In general I love the look of them and they are tremendously well made. A perfect plant shelf if you ask me! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2018/1/14/3-plant-podcasts-im-listening-to monthly 0.5 2018-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1515978625612-1EZ3NQR7WZP0PUVEM5YH/Matt-Canadeis-In-Defense-of-Plants.jpg Blog Posts - 3 plant podcasts I'm listening to Matt Candeias from In Defense of Plants in the field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1515979117864-BQEAKDJCVHHBYEO2S0T3/Jane-Perrone-On-The-Ledge.jpg Blog Posts - 3 plant podcasts I'm listening to Jane Perrone podcasting it up! Photo: Cat Lane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1515979829315-JUR13SDD9XJRVCDVK9N8/Maria-Bloom-and-Grow.jpg Blog Posts - 3 plant podcasts I'm listening to Maria of Bloom & Grow Radio in her element: surrounded by plants! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/20/6-ways-to-increase-humidity-for-houseplants monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484954458151-8N5SE5AO5HJ3UZB9Q92X/misting-basil-keeps-humidity.jpg Blog Posts - 6 ways to increase humidity for houseplants A mister is a cost-effective and simple way to increase humidity for plants during the winter months. Depending on the species and how dry it is in your home, you may want to mist several times a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484954491229-UB43TKHVWR5H44X29DPE/home-humidifier-for-plants.jpg Blog Posts - 6 ways to increase humidity for houseplants Humidifiers generally run in the $30-$250 price range, and are highly effective at bringing up humidity levels in the home. I ended up purchasing a BONECO ultrasonic humidifier and a smaller VicTsing humidifier for my plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484958683446-CZZHX5R2AQPNBGAW3VI5/summer-rayne-oakes-vertical-garden.jpg Blog Posts - 6 ways to increase humidity for houseplants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484954519737-RJ2KYZGLAJWMTZ1PTPZB/tillandsia-globes.jpg Blog Posts - 6 ways to increase humidity for houseplants https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/8/how-to-grow-a-vicks-plant-in-the-home monthly 0.5 2018-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483896923371-1GSS82P70Q8OPQRH2WLN/Plectranthus-tomentosa-Vicks-Plant.jpg Blog Posts - How to grow a Vicks plant at home I picked up a Vicks plant (Plectranthus tomentosa) from one of the vendors from the farmers market that specializes in unique herbs. I've now grown and propagated several Vicks plants in my home. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/12/4/gotham-greens monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1514126891065-AOSDXJEYLC3E0QSPGQHI/Nicole+Baum+Headshot-Gotham-Greens.jpg Blog Posts - Gotham Greens: hydroponic rooftop farm Nicole Baum of Gotham Greens took us on tour of the first commercial hydroponic rooftop farm in the U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1514127071866-XEQX80GNZTBKUTYA3748/hydroponic-greens-Gotham-Greens.JPG Blog Posts - Gotham Greens: hydroponic rooftop farm This little basil is growing through NFT, using nutrients in water vs. a soil-based system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1514128099808-BEHA39XJ6TDHQRRXJU54/fields-of-green-gotham-greens.jpg Blog Posts - Gotham Greens: hydroponic rooftop farm Fields of green at Gotham Greens—this location provides 20X the amount of greens than the equivalent area of land in a soil-based system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1514128266655-J4XFAFEP9PKWWEGLEXYX/hydroponic-basil-gotham-greens.jpg Blog Posts - Gotham Greens: hydroponic rooftop farm The beauty of hydroponic basil at Gotham Greens on their rooftop greenhouse farm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1514128402473-TOX0588J94C9M8OFFHXB/laughing-hydroponics-greenpoint-gotham-greens-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Gotham Greens: hydroponic rooftop farm Laughing out loud in Gotham Greens' original greenhouse location in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1514128360491-HJNKEFSVIG581ZTOA88I/hydroponic-greens.jpg Blog Posts - Gotham Greens: hydroponic rooftop farm https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/2/white-roots-soup-with-parsley-root-celeriac-parsnip-and-sunchokes monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483409899893-XBUVG7Z4CKRETRNL8J8E/summer-rayne-oakes-parsley-root-farmers-market.jpg Blog Posts - White roots soup with parsley root, celeriac, parsnip, and sunchokes Parsley roots (shown here) look like a more rustic white carrot. They can be quite spindly or quite large, like the ones shown here at the McCarren Farmers Market in NYC. Their taste is delicate, often described as the cross between a carrot, parsley and celery. I like to get them with their tops on. Though at this stage, their tops are quite rough for garnishing a dish, they are perfect for creating soup stock. Photo: Joey L. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483413354995-R64HTGTEQCDBPWG7KKWZ/celeriac-root-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - White roots soup with parsley root, celeriac, parsnip, and sunchokes I know the celeriac (celery root) looks more like the nose of a star-nosed mole or some creature from Star Wars, but once you cut off it's tentacles and its gnarled sides, it provides a smooth, white inside and a subtle, celery taste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483413918018-8TGB3MXJOHQCWMS0SGF8/parsley-root-parsnips.jpg Blog Posts - White roots soup with parsley root, celeriac, parsnip, and sunchokes It's a little challenging to tell parsnips and parsley roots apart, unless they come with their tops on. Seen here in this frame from far left to right: Celeriac, parsley roots, and parsnips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483414050106-IN55GMK8QB26H7WI1H6R/sunchokes-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - White roots soup with parsley root, celeriac, parsnip, and sunchokes Sunchokes are the tubers of a plant in the sunflower family. They have been gaining popularity among restaurants, so you can often find them now in farmers markets around urban centers. Though they are gnarly on the outside, they peel relatively easily with a sharp knife and cut smoothly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483410287303-7XJ7AHAPJ6C65LRNU4YD/white-root-soup-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - White roots soup with parsley root, celeriac, parsnip, and sunchokes The creamy white soup is a flavor unlike any other. The sunchokes are a real standout too against the sweeter, subtler flavors of the other roots. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/2/make-a-diy-mason-jar-succulent-garden-for-a-gift-this-holiday-season monthly 0.5 2017-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483407203630-N50Z04C6D9LK36M5CB01/mason-jar-succulent-garden-holidays.jpg Blog Posts - Make a DIY mason jar succulent garden for a gift this holiday Mason jar succulent gardens require very little care, which means that they are a perfect gift for those who claim to have a "black thumb". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483408276998-5DXAWGGX6AY8FE3MS8OR/discarded-christmas-tree.jpg Blog Posts - Make a DIY mason jar succulent garden for a gift this holiday Sigh. A ton of Christmas trees and wreaths get discarded over the holidays (why can't people just get plants with roots!). If you see these sad specimens, you might want to give their sullen branches a second life by tying them to one of your succulent jars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483408818761-WBX7CBC67EXBI6GC35TS/succulent-garden-holidays-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Make a DIY mason jar succulent garden for a gift this holiday The combination of succulents with salvaged evergreen branches and twine give a festive look for your DIY holiday gift. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/14/15-plants-that-bloom-indoors-in-winter monthly 0.5 2017-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436465423-8U95OGT60C8PI5M5VQT3/1-jasmine.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter You now can find all sorts of jasmine varieties that have a most intoxicating smell. This variety, Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac), has a double flower, or flower-within-a-flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436468449-T9FI2HX47IH8Y15DCXKZ/2-anthurium.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter I like to include the Anthurium because like the Poinsettia, it is the colorful bract that people often mistake for the flower. However, the flowers are contained in spirals along the protruding spadix in the center. Regardless, the Anthurium often keeps its color and its bracts for a particularly long time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436470377-MULMLRFXAR3XM0Q3RSXH/3-begonia.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Begonias are quite a diverse genera, numbering around 1,800 different species and countless cultivars. I was lucky this past winter to have two of my begonias in full bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436472113-KYPJIC3NX9P8FST4LRIF/4-desert-rose.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter The desert rose (Adenium sp.) is a striking succulent. They prefer it sunny, dry, warm—and particularly don't mind a little neglect. My desert rose had lost all its leaves two winters ago, and then got a bout of mealy bugs, but after all of that, it bounced back with vigor and began to put out multiple blooms the following year—a testament to its resiliency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436475960-QSP3BS2W4O4MMMBRCUKK/5-lipstick-plant.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter There are many different varieties of lipstick plants, including this one—Aeschynanthus radicans—which have stunning flowers that emerge from red to black calyxes almost randomly throughout the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484438665160-TA1OY1F0KXIADWQJ5AC1/16-Clerodendrum+x+speciosum+.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter The Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum x speciosum) can be considered an ever-bloomer—as this one always seems to be displaying its showy pink flowers throughout the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436618194-OYINBDV9S63VDS3YQ3HL/6-kalanchoe-pink.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Popular in winter markets, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is one of the more affordable winter-blooming plants around. Once the flowers are finished blooming, you can dead-head them and you'll be surprised how quickly the plant may bloom again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436623816-ZX4H01XYCH13GG2ED3Y2/7-cyclamen.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Cyclamens are commonly sold in winter markets, particularly for their showy blooms, but know that this is one of those Goldilox plants. It doesn't like to be too wet or too dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436626457-R1F9YT3S1K3DDAOB7319/8-amaryllis.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Amaryllis is a popular bulb plant that comes in a number of hues (red is quite popular) and pops up with a showy bloom over the holidays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436634372-I48HC755V89LG8UKAQN0/10-african-violet.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter You likely have some fond memory of African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha), as they were at least quite popular flowers in my great grandmother's home growing up. If cared for correctly, African violets will likely bloom almost all year long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436635861-IPZVX8KVJMBDFIIU0STA/11-christmas-cactus.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Thanksgiving and Christmas cactuses (Schlumbergera truncata) are, as their names suggest, programmed to bloom no-fail around their respective holidays. While they are blooming, it's important to keep them moist, as they are one of those rare cacti that prefer more of a moist environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436637952-P96S47RWER35ZHXUXM78/12-Hawaiin-wedding-vine.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Hawaiian wedding vine—once called Stephanotis floribunda has now had a change in genus to Marsdenia floribunda, but does not change it's heavenly scented jasmine-like flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436643106-ULVSKK51SLCKCWZVV4B6/13-string-of-pearls.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter String-of-pearls (Senecio rowleyanus) is a succulent within the Aster family, which is easy to see after you see its small but showy aster-like flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436646921-ZTUT2G1PGVRO1SLBULGD/14-crown-of-thorns.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Crown-of-thorns (Euphorbia milii), aptly named for its thorny stems, is an ever-bloomer that is highly recommended. Just don't get the milky sap on you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484436650100-UE6BKGV84WEYE47TWTQ7/15-poinsettia.jpg Blog Posts - 15 plants that bloom indoors in winter Also in the Euphorbia genus, Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is bred for its showy bracts, which are modified leaves which are often mistaken for flowers. As a matter of fact, however, it is their Inconspicuous yellow flowers that are actually blooming while the bracts get all the attention. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/28/caring-for-succulents-in-the-home monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485630635952-DUWG92TO0QY52HXCQ39G/kalanchoe-tomentosa.jpg Blog Posts - Caring for succulents in the home A panda plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa) is a more light-sensitive plant, preferring direct light with some bright indirect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485636376327-RYSCUPHIXY67NQTQ52AG/succulents-at-home.jpg Blog Posts - Caring for succulents in the home One of the many succulents that are placed in some of the upcycled tea containers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485636450635-P8WCNOP45SGDOMR5D01Y/aloe-aristata.jpg Blog Posts - Caring for succulents in the home A Haworthia plant growing in one of the upcycled tea containers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485636419798-LSSKHOYKUT5H8LED6TM8/succulents-at-home.jpg Blog Posts - Caring for succulents in the home Painted echevaria (Echeveria nodulosa Baker) in my window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485636490154-HE6N61SKWHRTTC1UNIO2/succulents-in-home.jpg Blog Posts - Caring for succulents in the home Close-up of a Lizard Tail (Gasteraloe beguinii). https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/23/dormancy-in-succulents monthly 0.5 2017-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485220861149-WWE5NVOH4H3LCSDOH7O3/summer-rayne-oakes-succulent-tea-garden.jpg Blog Posts - Dormancy in succulents I like to upcycle my tea containers and turn them into homes for succulents—so much so that now two shelves of my window in my green wall room are totally devoted to succulents in tea containers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485220521594-Z980DLKA2DLY7DP0UYDP/summer-rayne-oakes-cacti-corner.jpg Blog Posts - Dormancy in succulents My bunny ear cacti (Opuntia microdasys) seems to love the summertime sun, which is when it prefers to grow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485220448362-DBQMDN6EOK1Q30R44MBR/summer-rayne-oakes-cacti-corner.jpg Blog Posts - Dormancy in succulents A little snippet of love in my Cacti Corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485220348372-D1JLSE03HSJ6HG8N6NE7/succulents-in-summer.jpg Blog Posts - Dormancy in succulents This photo was taken in July 2016. Notice the Senecio articulatus in the upper left. It features just two bare and bulbous stalks. Additionally, look at my stemmy Kalanchoe daigremontiana, just two over from the S. articulatus. It's barely got any babies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485220633292-43PV10YVZ51WRG6I018P/cacti-corner-january-summer-rayne.jpg Blog Posts - Dormancy in succulents Now take a look at this winter photo, which was taken in mid-January 2017. The Senecio articulatus has sprouted a ton of new leaves and the Kalanchoe daigremontiana has been quite prolific with putting out little ones (this is even after I had taken some off for propagation!) https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/15/how-to-care-for-a-bromeliad-after-it-blooms monthly 0.5 2017-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484528902306-9TFQQVD31OB6G1XURIFU/aechema-bromeliad-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for a bromeliad after it blooms My Aechmea sp. bromeliad began blooming in July and started to wane in late October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484529565901-PP9SU7WZVEQQWABDBB8D/bromeliad-past-bloom.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for a bromeliad after it blooms A look at the bromeliad come December. The blooms were clearly past their prime and ready for snipping. You can see the leaves are still going strong, but post-bloom means that my bromeliad is nearing the end of its life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484529627105-87Y3XP9VHYLTSNBE21OR/bromeliad-bloom-removed.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for a bromeliad after it blooms Take a pair of sharp scissors or shears and snip the flower head as close to the base of the stem as possible. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/10/26/how-to-read-a-plant monthly 0.5 2017-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1509043411760-9FTC3G2QWQODACDZ0WOU/01-wilted-plant.jpg Blog Posts - How to read a plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1509043440243-7XDKQDOOO1BFEOVQF0WI/02-brown-tips.jpg Blog Posts - How to read a plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1509043465616-2A4CJUUJZIY0399FHJ5C/03-leaf-drop.jpg Blog Posts - How to read a plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1509043502372-7RI8MGP301X67N5HE0ML/04-yellow-leaves-brown-spots.jpg Blog Posts - How to read a plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1509043528215-ZHGOXI3ISCVA3759I3QG/05-yellow-leaves-bottom.jpg Blog Posts - How to read a plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1509043559614-R8NR5DG00YR79CLCLLMU/06-yellow-leaves-general.jpg Blog Posts - How to read a plant https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/4/air-plants-for-the-home monthly 0.5 2017-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483577527173-69AM1PDKMMOVZ93EJR3N/tillandsia-air-plants.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for air plants in the home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483577647811-QNGT6MMNX1R1LQ9FEEWM/tillandsia-xerographica-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for air plants in the home Tillandsia xerographica can grow quite large and be a real statement piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483577687415-KM6Q6LHMDAWUWGY8OD29/tillandsia-air-plant-summer-rayne.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for air plants in the home Tillandsia can grow roots, which are strictly used to anchor the plant to its base. However, Tillandsia do not need roots to survive in their environs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483578127183-ABTKFB0Y945QN766BHSM/bathing-tillandsia-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for air plants in the home The home environment is often quite dry, so it's good practice to soak your Tillandsia at least once every two weeks for 30-45 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483578160218-CRAVPBLFFA7SNK4RU9W4/tillandsia-drying-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to care for air plants in the home Once Tillandsia have been thoroughly soaked, be sure to dry them off. If the air plants remain wet, they will often rot from the inside out and it'll be nearly impossible to salvage them. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/3/create-an-air-plant-living-art-fixture-for-the-home monthly 0.5 2017-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483486026644-Z5CRLK4EAOKXGZRZUG0I/summer-rayne-oakes-air-plant.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home Holding a Tillandsia xerographica, which can get quite large in its native habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483485584052-KX2DYZWQ04PZ8P4JC8OI/airplants-outdoors.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home Tillandsia xerographica growing in its native habitat. Notice how they just plant themselves right on the tree branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484602275065-JCR5B96OJQWY5H8TFZGN/tillandsia-living-art-structure.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home I often draw or sketch a DIY project out first just to get a sense as to how it'll look, even if it's a small project. This was the sketched Tillandsia living art piece before we started the build out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483486141355-BX26XW3H0L5C0VD3IR2P/wood-for-air-plants.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home Use an electric drill with an appropriate drill bit size for the size of the base of your air plants. If you drill too big of a hole for a small air plant, you'll risk the air plant falling through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483486185171-2TEUZ47JTFTZ6RPVVRHE/tillandsia-xerographica-installation.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home I drilled a larger hole for this Tillandsia xerographica. This particular specimen, however, was so big that I eventually decided t replace him with a smaller specimen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483486294145-59R1IEHC98ZABW58SBBU/tillandsia-sculpture-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home Just some of the materials that I used to create this simple, DIY air plant sculpture: Twine, wood, and air plants—of course! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483490986315-6NX6J9G5T70J86S52ZFJ/tillandsia-plants.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483491048508-AMP9V1YE5C0E8GKQ95D6/tillandsia-air-plant-living-art.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home As with a lot of my DIY projects, I often sketch out (lower right) the idea first, just so that I have a visual reference to work from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483491083284-TLU6C3BEAVKBRF0WAV8W/tillandsia-air-plant-fixture-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Create an air plant "living art sculpture" for the home Voila! The finished air plant sculpture, which I eventually hung right above my closet garden. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/10/12/how-to-organize-a-plant-swap-like-a-pro monthly 0.5 2019-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1507811814874-4RU9Z3L25XKMO51AT4PJ/lululemon-hub-seventeen Blog Posts - How to organize a Plant Swap like a pro! We hosted the Plant Swap at lululemon's Hub Seventeen, which is a space where events are often held for the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1507812089444-4TNR14048I301IMF53WE/eventbrite-plant-swap-page.jpg Blog Posts - How to organize a Plant Swap like a pro! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/9/30/airbnb-x-homestead-brooklyn monthly 0.5 2017-10-02 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/20/barcroft-tv-house-tour-at-the-hanging-gardens monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965375961-BD1TCGPCIP5ZQETL9GKA/7255759c-9499-4204-ac18-f8dd6a42639c.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour Mugging it next to my vertical garden. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965380918-ZORFB97UCBV54BABDCJI/797978be-5430-415e-a4f5-57831b841c42.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour Watering the vertical swing garden. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965388428-LXI4AB8VPVG219JPFLL1/bfaa66f1-5d67-4f96-928b-0df8b750a04e.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour The watering stance. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965391118-SD3N1R6RU0G4H7HR5E5Z/55702020-35b1-41d0-b905-ec51cfb24da2.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour Close up on the vertical swing garden in the kitchen. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965393662-U5OUOAPJM4R4ENA7PBAE/5f343c4d-28ee-410e-8d68-7141d33d37e5.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour Watering the base of the vertical garden. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965409120-BY3YSHQNYTTFJRG49W41/7131dd4c-bea4-4129-8e1c-e71a9670b7d5.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour Holding one of my frankenstein succulents. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965424790-0DA2LT2RUK6CKCRMWFS2/ffc19262-e910-4b1f-8ba1-aeb2e36fe844.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour Visiting Sprout Home. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484965414101-EFQSIHVQ0HKZA2K57IDE/92c552bb-12ed-4795-bd0f-b53c800d637f.jpg Blog Posts - Barcroft TV house tour Among the green in the kitchen. Photo courtesy of Ruaridh Connellan for Barcroft TV. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/27/would-you-release-beneficial-insects-indoors monthly 0.5 2017-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485537392973-UNS2RA43H3SMZ6ZRGV9D/green-lacewing-eggs Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) eggs are often laid on top of delicate, sticky stalks on the underside of leaves to prevent any predatory insects, like ants, from eating or dislodging them. If you order eggs from an insectary online, they will come without stalks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485535388021-XLRM83CYHU5QX5K5TSYO/green-lacewing-larvae.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests A close-up on green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larvae. Photo by: Katja Schulz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485538129129-K81CZZ8F05DS7AFPHGE4/green-lacewing-larvae-spearing-ahpid.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests Also know as "aphid lions" or often described as "little alligators", lacewing larvae are a formidable predator to aphids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485537262450-UH1LGNUIGF3MAYB6B5AZ/green-lacewing-adult.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests The green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) adult is both delicate and beautiful. Adults typically will feed on nectar and pollen, but will also feast on adult aphids, though are not as voracious as their larvae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485538218855-V4I9MT7GPXT07DM8DCJ1/ladybug-larvae.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485538239298-A4WWB52SBMR0PCCZ0ZK9/ladybug-larvae-adult.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485538297307-07KK5YE0Q5D2XJURA1RK/mealybug-destroyer.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485538349393-QO5C3UAWGOMWD42N20T1/minute-pirate-bug.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests Minute pirate bugs (Orius insidiosus) have become one of my favorite pest controllers. They are quite tiny, so it's easy to confuse them with a fruit fly, if you see them from afar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485538394745-YHUSHFKFX6NJGCIFOT1S/limonica-amblydromalus.jpg Blog Posts - The most effective method to control houseplant pests Though essentially naked to the human eye, Amblydromalus limonicus and related mites can be highly effective predators to thrips. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/9/16/win-free-plants-for-national-indoor-plant-week-2017 monthly 0.5 2017-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1505603064921-MWBLYDYH36UZBA6PAVB4/indoor-plant-giveaway-homesteadbrooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Win free plants for National Indoor Plant Week 2017! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/17/common-insects-pests-on-houseplants monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484681845812-9JJPCZ57Q38ESS6Q9VYY/brown-scale-houseplant-pest.jpg Blog Posts - How to identify common houseplant pests Scale are primarily immobile insects that stick themselves to stems and leaves. They come in two families: Coccidae and Diaspididae. The brown soft scale (Coccus hesperidum L.) shown here is a common houseplant and greenhouse pest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484681882735-UEZLLSNXLAQGJY24Y26Y/mealybugs-houseplant-pest.jpg Blog Posts - How to identify common houseplant pests Mealybugs are a type of cottony, mobile scale that often can be seen in clumps on your houseplants. They are generalists, and I've particularly found them on everything from my potato plants, succulents, Stromanthe and Plerandra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484681919214-Q0NYHKC7BR829TGNDVQD/aphids-houseplant-pest.jpg Blog Posts - How to identify common houseplant pests Aphids are another plant-sucking insect that often congregate in large numbers. I most often see them on my herbs and I take enjoyment in squishing them between my fingers, since they are full of plant juice. 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Photo by Nancy Mitchell @Apartment Therapy. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/17/nature-has-a-mysterious-communication-with-your-inner-feelings monthly 0.5 2017-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484677638762-9MA2PTUG3K5I3IL8IZMQ/2015-Dec-14-Home-Garden-7238.jpg Blog Posts - Nature's mysterious communication Sun setting through the false aralia (Plerandra elegantissima) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484677664658-QYYPYSPWKI1JF03COMM8/2015-Dec-14-Home-Garden-7245.jpg Blog Posts - Nature's mysterious communication Succulents cast with an orange glow from the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484677716360-9VUWOJULZQWMN9TUPOMS/2015-Dec-14-Home-Garden-7236.jpg Blog Posts - Nature's mysterious communication Shadows play against the closet garden. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/13/help-what-do-i-do-with-poison-ivy monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484346578815-BR85BRHVFST16U45XNRC/young-poison-ivy-leaves.jpg Blog Posts - Help! What do I do with poison ivy? Poison ivy looks like a fairly nondescript plant, particularly if you're not on the look out for it. However, once you get it once, you'll likely always remember its iconic three-leaved appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484349643994-0FHY93371KK6SK2NNZ41/poison-ivy-berries.jpg Blog Posts - Help! What do I do with poison ivy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484353693203-F6WPYX25CC9UIDIKTXCO/virginia-creeper.jpg Blog Posts - Help! What do I do with poison ivy? Virginia woodbine or Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), as it's called, is often confused for Poison ivy. Notice the 5-leaf growth structure which is a giveaway that this is not T. radicans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484353714993-17XJKYUD9FHLWVUAMDJV/viriginia-creeper.jpg Blog Posts - Help! What do I do with poison ivy? Virginia woodbine or Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) turns a brilliant shade of red in the fall, similar to Poison ivy (T. radicans). However, the 5-leaf growth of Virginia creeper allows you to tell it apart from Poison ivy. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/3/how-to-grow-a-sweet-potato-in-your-home monthly 0.5 2017-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483466343793-DI2UASVIT5OCUOT4I97D/sweet-potato-growing-slip.jpg Blog Posts - How to grow a sweet potato in your home Sweet potatoes are started from slips, which are shoots that grow off a mature sweet potato. This one started to grow a beautiful, delicate slip right in my fruit bowl, so I removed it and placed the slip and the potato in a jar. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483465746679-WSPX6YCHXWX4SE0Y8K8P/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-sweet-potato.jpg Blog Posts - How to grow a sweet potato in your home A sweet potato will start to grow "slips", which are stems with leaves. Once those slips start to develop, they'll each have their own root system. You can snap those off the mother sweet potato and plant those individual slips into the ground or in a large container in the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483467761422-PO2IAH7RE3HAIC0XCPRP/sweet-potatoes-growing-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to grow a sweet potato in your home Once the slips are established, they can be planted in your container. This is what mine looked like after around three months. I harvested them about 3 weeks later. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483467833249-4CD9HI2PMBTS7VNE1114/sweet-potato-harvest Blog Posts - How to grow a sweet potato in your home I could begin to harvest my tiny sweet potatoes from my container garden after about 4 months of growth. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483466287630-FNGM7AKO77T1NCE7E2A0/sweet-potatoes-grown-indoors.jpg Blog Posts - How to grow a sweet potato in your home These sweet potatoes were harvested in my container garden indoors after 4 months of growth. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483466318760-AR3GW4GKLLK8J9QK6WLL/sweet-potatoes-grown-in-containers.jpg Blog Posts - How to grow a sweet potato in your home I sliced up the potatoes and sautéed them for breakfast. 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Shortly afterwards, it flowered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483735021537-9OXBG3Q6FKY90Z52WZLF/plants-stillness.jpg Blog Posts - 5 lessons I’ve learned living with 670+ plants A plant in a room can completely change the environment—and if you listen hard enough, they have something to teach us. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/7/20/official-houseplant-tour-summer-2017 monthly 0.5 2017-07-20 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2016/12/31/the-colander-planter-makes-perfect-sense monthly 0.5 2017-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483226350467-IW7S4WZV8UX3YDLQ5LEK/colander-planter-sugardetoxme.jpg Blog Posts - The colander planter makes perfect sense in the kitchen You never have to worry about wet roots in a colander planter, since it has natural drainage. Just pop the colander right in your sink and give it a good drenching. 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The setting was a slice of heaven and it was easy to get wooed by the majestic overlooks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484084489353-K7LRY0PWBTIR3CFT4W26/overlooking-water-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia We paused for a few breaks on the mountain just to take all of the scenery in. It so easy to become intoxicated with nature's beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484084368109-LG24EFL2ED2APU0BZTS7/sacred-headwaters-hike.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Trevor and Damon follow some of the animal trails. It's actually easy to get disoriented while walking in such a vast landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484084680031-HYX99AC65T77ADFDBPJB/bear-claws-insect-burrows.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Scarification from both large and small. On the left we saw some grizzly marks on a tree. Bears will often strip bark in spring to get to the center of the tree. On the right, the larvae of a wood boring insect creates patterns in fallen wood. You'll often see patterns emanating from a parental central chamber. I was always fascinated by these shapes, so I often collected the bits of wood as a teenager. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086916657-T9AW89ZNRM3YHOL91Q8S/Chamerion-latifoliums-canadian-alpine.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia A member of the evening primrose family, this Chamerion latifolium, also known as dwarf fireweed or River Beauty, has these gorgeous deep-reddish purple sepals, obovate petals, 8 anthers with filaments. The native peoples eat every part of this plant—from the flowers, fruit, to the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484085186357-DNDSZIFFYNVUXDKC1B61/yellow-flowers-alpine.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Flowers emerge from mountain meadows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484085736386-2AJZ46YVZ6YJ9L9AAUI6/monkshood-alpine.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Monkshood (Aconitum napellus) was one of the easier flowers to identify for me since I've seen it before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086019549-FYPEP74MXXBAR8B2O53K/wasp-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia It was easy to get sidetracked by the beauty of the landscape, so you had to make it a point to look at the interesting insects underfoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484085553873-T7JZXXYO92HLZXEG8V4S/white-alpine-flowers-jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia I wasn't able to identify these white alpine flowers, so do write if you know what they are! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484085708671-GVMS256MPKD2PCKL1BKR/columbine-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Red columbine was also quite plentiful throughout the meadows (Aquilegia formosa). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086099198-4T2840RNYA4A3QYS25OD/bee-fly-canada.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia A bee fly alights on an alpine flower. I had seen so many different species of insects mimicking bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484088254748-EEBZEFMHX7QFY4C03TO0/grasses-canadian-alpine.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Grasses and sedges in the Canadian alpine had a tremendous amount of character! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086667897-NT40PWBQHPUQBJ0RY1IG/lichen-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Pixie cup lichen (Cladonia asahinae) and one lone Red soldier lichen (Cladonia cristatella). I often notice these two growing together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086772826-NDX32YAYKH9776SZW496/lichen-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Cladonia alpestris or Reindeer moss lichen looks like miniature shrubs close to the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086834400-7D58TC2W50TABN1GJBS9/lichen-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia One of the species of Shield lichens growing on a twig. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086715294-N7VL38GQQKAELO8EXZP4/red-lichen-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia I had always been fascinated by lichen and that fascination was fostered even more through my 8th grade biology teacher, Mr. Alessio. Lichens are an intimate symbiosis between fungus and alga and produce fascinating displays of color, like this red rock lichen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086796066-LJQY69KN1U8RPDRF8BW9/lichen-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia I believe this is a Hypotrachyna lichen with Candelaria concolor lichen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484086878750-LUXBC2IAMIK4ERK8WM4K/lichen-sacred-headwaters.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia The Usnea genus is a group of pale gray-green lichens that commonly are seen in twigs and branches. Some of the bearded lichens grow so long, whereas others are like tiny shrubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484087991686-D8423UEVD3RKTB7VATAS/fungus-alpine-canada-jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia I began to take notice of a variety of fungus along the path, particularly in the wooded trails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484088082208-615U9OUDM0Y95OJGJ8TG/jelly-cup-fungus.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Jelly cup fungi, slime molds, and all types of fungi abounded across the alpine landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484088161708-IHVSL5HXRPCVGZ2AR93E/morel-mushrooms-alpine-jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia I spotted the first black morel on top of one of the highest peaks on Sky Mountain. It was just out in the open, in plain site, and not near any trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484090957884-RF9J1PTRHJXLY575KIM6/handful-morels-canadian-alpine.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia Look at the harvest we found! We also made sure not to pick them all, but there were dozens of black morel mushrooms (Morchella elata) that we could choose from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484091008264-YW5SUZEMOH16UHH6LDKM/morel-mushrooms-storage.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia I was a bit unprepared for taking up so many morels, but luckily I had some storage containers on me. Typically I would have a basket for the mushrooms, or wrap them up carefully in a mesh or cloth bag, but these containers prevented them from being damaged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484091668693-7EM9K9N5G0LG147CDH5G/sauteed-morels.jpg Blog Posts - Foraging for morel mushrooms in British Columbia This isn't the photo from our feast, but I wanted to share an approximation of what we did, which was cleaning up the dirt from the morels with a rag, and sautéing with a little butter and sea salt for around 3-4 minutes. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/7/5/allan-garden-conservatory-toronto-ontario monthly 0.5 2017-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496022735910-8OIMOH8H6WLCUTR7DLF5/Allan-Garden-Conservatory-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023195638-NIPLZPZKEWN24R0C91S5/Allan-Garden-Conservatory-outside.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023226206-OZTKRKSDPTDHJ3794RTU/Allan-Garden-Conservatory-outside.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023327630-IZPLGOM8X3HGQQXEHYK6/tulips-allan-garden-conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario The tulips wore their petals like stained, tattered dresses, unkempt and unruly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023443540-0WBV4WCHDICC6Y9D5H0E/hyacinth-allan-garden-conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario Some hyacinths lay horizontal in the dirt, heavily laden with its scented flower stalks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023480141-575J1GD0T9IKSWM5M2Z2/clivia-allan-garden-conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario A beautiful clivia spreads its orange sorbet inflorescences atop green stalks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023605835-ZKEM9OLW09568L5XNVEZ/tulips-allan-garden-conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023677914-MGFWXD9S7M8U0E25W9UG/Pericallis-allan-garden-conservatory. 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Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496023261361-SNW04UVA2ZMJQQTP9FME/elephant-ear-allan-garden-conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496024203505-3AQJC7GWGF26QI4JZZ4N/pothos-allan-garden-conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1496024335777-0JOFT8PN5GB8TNHILSVS/leaf-love-allan-garden-conservatory%2Cjpg Blog Posts - Allan Garden Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/11/theres-a-snake-plant-under-my-sink monthly 0.5 2017-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484176596509-5618R6G3X6OZC6QBL70W/sansevieria-under-sink-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - There's a snake (plant) under my sink! A Sansevieria trifasciata sits below my bathroom sink, obstructing the view of the exposed pipe. As the leaves of the snake plant grow longer, you can easily transplant them to another part of the house, ensuring that the other leaves get a chance to grow, while not getting too confined underneath the sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484176730860-J24MFNU63IWD852XB4EX/sansevieria-living-room-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - There's a snake (plant) under my sink! Can you find the snake plant in this picture? I initially had a Ficus sitting between the doorways to the two bedrooms, but it's large lobe-like leaves got in the way of passerbys. The solution? Get an upright growers like Sansevieria trifasciata "Robusta". https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/7/how-to-build-a-vermicomposter-for-the-home monthly 0.5 2017-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483827773257-SNH8WD3ZZHP6EZU1006U/vermicomposter-base.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vermicomposter for the home My lovely father is acting as hand model to help assemble the base of the vermicomposter. Place the side and rail top edge on a flat surface like here for ease in assembling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483827816579-VTCTD8DCMVG1LGHSBYZP/vermicomposter-bin-sides.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vermicomposter for the home The bins are tapered at 15° angles, so they operate a little like an upside down Mayan temple. Make sure the sides of the bin are secured with 2" wood screws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483827870348-07TR3I1XU0YZ8OM1J365/vermicomposter-bin-sides.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vermicomposter for the home Lining up the sides on a flat surface will ensure that you secure the vermicomposter correctly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483827911114-IL6BZF2GKU799G8KOIYE/vermicomposter-bin-sides.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vermicomposter for the home My dad holds up the near-finished bin right before he attaches the galvanized wire, which will be used to hold the compost while still allowing the worms to move freely between the bin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483827950228-GZPERRED4QHXAG2GUMSQ/vermicomposter-chicken-wire.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vermicomposter for the home Here my dad attaches the galvanized wire to the base of the bin. You'll want to make sure the wire is taught and secure, so pull it as you screw it into the bin. This is where two people can come in handy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483827986946-A5532B8BB2JIG70ERZBX/vermicomposter-sides-complete.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vermicomposter for the home Here's the finished bin, with the wood ends, sides, and the wire. You can make as many of these bins as you would like and create a "worm condo". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483832154078-PI0DJLEPC9R2I1LF0LRH/vermicomposter-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vermicomposter for the home This is what my vermicomposter looks like just a month or so after use. In another couple weeks I'll likely add a second bin to the top of this. Be sure to always close the lid of your vermicomposter. Worms like to be in a dark environment and the lid helps to keep out insects, like fruit flies, which are harmless, but can be pesky. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/7/steps-to-setting-up-your-worm-bin monthly 0.5 2017-06-21 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/6/how-i-compost-at-home-part-i monthly 0.5 2017-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483751821241-IS6R9L4JYW6IYGRZZ6YE/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-compost.jpg Blog Posts - How I compost at home: Part III — vermicomposting Turns out my red wiggler (worms) are gardeners too—just look at what they're growing in my indoor worm bin! Can you identify the other food waste in there? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483755811316-Y1D0BIV38TRMUKASWJT8/red-wigglers-compost-vermicomposting.jpg Blog Posts - How I compost at home: Part III — vermicomposting That rich black soil that you see is actually worm poop! Red wigglers, which are a type of composting worm, digest decaying plant matter and turn it into nutrient-rich "soil" out their other end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483821778656-ZOZ4Y55AURR763SHRJNO/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-vermicompost.jpg Blog Posts - How I compost at home: Part III — vermicomposting My vermicomposter under my sink: Worms will double their numbers about every three months and can eat up to 50% of their body weight per day. The worm castings are perfect for potting soil for my plants, and you can also make a compost tea from the worm castings, which act as a natural fertilizer. 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You can see the microorganisms because...well...they are micro, but you can definitely smell a faint odor after making the bran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485530819404-C8JKBEB88XVFBHEOVZ09/bokashi-bucket-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How I compost at home: Part II — bokashi You can keep your bokashi bucket fairly simple, like this one that I have in my home. As you'll find out, your bokashi won't stink as long as you take care of it properly. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/2/5/queen-composthow-laura-rosenshine-composts-in-the-city monthly 0.5 2017-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486447120228-OQ5RFJM32I4FN9LGJP7W/Laura-Rosenshine-Compost-NYC.jpg Blog Posts - Queen Compost—how Laura Rosenshine composts in the city Laura Rosenshine (left) is passionate about composting and recycling (if you can't tell). 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Buying plants often comes with products, like plant pots, plant tags, and plastic bags. Luckily for us, most of this can be recycled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484264606451-STBBJSY8EQDVW696DVPG/plastic-planter-tags-recyclable.jpg Blog Posts - Can you recycle plastic planter pots? The plastic identification tags in plant pots are recyclable in most recycling centers. Sometimes they are quite small, so they should be placed in plastic bags. Additionally, you can leave them with or return them to the garden center or greenhouse, as they'll most often reuse them. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/10/how-to-build-a-vertical-swing-garden monthly 0.5 2017-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484098164628-BU4U431K006RK10WFI0G/build-vertical-swing-garden.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden This was one of the last corners of my home that was quite barren and was a perfect opportunity for a new DIY plant project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484105502991-ABP0U4RWNR8K2W8XRBN6/vertical-swing-garden-plants.png Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden This is the shelf spacing we came up with in Cinema 4D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484105575768-HBT7VBJB15PUQMMAUP9Y/vertical-swing-garden-measurements.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden Then we applied all the measurements so that we could cut-to-measure and gather appropriate materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099766227-Y5KX2WNVWP9RJ843QAZE/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2271.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden Sander and my father drill holes in the swing garden shelves and fit the rope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099593315-BAZ3JV62TWRZ01S8BOC8/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2273.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden Sander trials out different rope knots for the shelves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099599403-231UE396MEQGPNBWY5XZ/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2275.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden It took Sander at least an hour to figure out the best knot for the shelves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099606804-AK5CEUZIKYOSA9I44SJ6/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2286.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden My father took his materials to see where we could successfully hang the swing garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099628712-J96BKXR343SAU9203SF6/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2306.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden The ceiling in my home is quite irregular, so my father added a reinforcement wood to the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099633521-1RG50Y0GDF2JCURWA9GZ/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2307.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden Sander had found the perfect knot for the rope—a double figure-8 loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099655513-06Y2VLJZHSEQJB22D667/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2313.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden Once the wood in the ceiling was painted, Sander began to loop the rope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099662819-JOY0LS2ZUIMJSS9X813M/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2315.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden Shelves were assembled one-by-one and fortified with zip ties below the rope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099672411-IWYJMLFLLWBPJ56MKXE1/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2317.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden We reinforced each shelf with at least two zip ties since we knew the rope would have the potential to "thin out" over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484099683655-646QTT0N720VG6SCCLLR/2015-Oct-27-Vert-Swing-Garden-2319.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden A close-up on zip tying the rope beneath the shelves. 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I moved some of the more sensitive Calatheas out of the garden and replaced with an Anthurium and another Dieffenbachia bausei. You may not be able to tell from this shot, but the Stephanotis floribunda is now climbing up the ropes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484106564424-BVLTBKI8Z8LUPWNM5T22/vertical-garden-close-up-plants.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden A close-up of the vertical swing garden upon its completion in October 2015 with focus on Calatheas, Alocasia, and Dieffenbachia seguine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484106990525-P8WOLWI7SNBFCT4PKX54/vertical-swing-garden-golden-hour.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a vertical swing garden Golden hour is one of my favorite times during the day. 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From trash to trellis You'll notice how much my golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum) has grown since planting it in this location (compare above Instagram post to this one). 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My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota), all puckered up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485139267111-ZRRNY30COCPTRO27QRQA/2016-Jun-4-SDME%2BBB-Gardens-SELECTS-8045.jpg Blog Posts - My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens Flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida) mimic snow in the trees in the summer months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485139328975-A7OZBXO4HQ62NV8W06VD/bromeliads-nybg.jpg Blog Posts - My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens Bromeliads in branches at the New York Botanical Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485139498628-8Z65L5UUC5N4R1KF77MP/Aristolochia-grandiflora-nybg.jpg Blog Posts - My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens Pelican flower (Aristolochia grandiflora) is always a crowd-pleaser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485139367850-X99ZAEQB5V3MNFYXH57D/thorns-nybg.jpg Blog Posts - 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My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens Fittonia, commonly known as nerve plant, clearly gets its name from its prominent veins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485141989948-PIPISIS1SU909F1H98V5/green-leaves.jpg Blog Posts - My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485142027868-GD0G2FRPAR74COPCE7WT/solomons-seal.jpg Blog Posts - My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens A Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) dangles its buds in one of the native gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485142058697-SMH1LV9VX5259XOYM6JT/maple-samara.jpg Blog Posts - My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens A maple's samara (or helicopter as kids call them) lays in a leaf nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485142126803-ZZP0YFGVT8HP18J0GA1Y/2016-Jun-4-SDME%2BBB-Gardens-SELECTS-8026.jpg Blog Posts - My birthday at the New York Botanical Gardens My barefoot friend takes to the trails. Highly recommend going barefoot throughout some of the trails. Note: Don't get a pedicure before! It'll make your feet too sensitive. :) https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/2/2/the-farm-on-the-roof monthly 0.5 2017-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486065660576-445206HUJYY68ZBGNJH4/Ben-Flanner-Brooklyn-Grange.jpg Blog Posts - The farm on the roof Head Farmer, Ben Flanner takes a workshop group out to collect peppers for a Hot Sauce making workshop at the end of the season. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes for Foodstand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486065830951-65LK9XMPB9FER30YJQEI/composting-Brooklyn-grange-farm.jpg Blog Posts - The farm on the roof Composting is an important part of the farming process. 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7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants Crotons in upcycled oilive oil canisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477264804296-J2VSSEDW63JPBTXUGIF3/2015-Mar-4-GreenHome-6617.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants Spider plant in an upcycled coffee canister. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477263690929-2GRU8UZKCW3TD1RT6GH9/2016-Jan-24-Green-Home-8857.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants Upcycled tea canister garden with succulents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477263870410-LM7HKG2BZ2Q0J8FHZESU/2016-Aug-27-Plants-0903.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants These upcycled tea canister containers are a good reminder to get some plants and drink your tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477264294006-3VRXO1L1E6ZQCHG1EZ4U/2015-Dec-25-Green-Home-8093.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants Succulent in a upcycled Harney & Sons tea canister. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477264659027-54OD2J3YD2WRV990GCAP/2015-Mar-4-GreenHome-6638.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants Sprouting onion in an upcycled glass yogurt container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477264787742-SLQEOZQDDP48X5O94C1H/2015-Mar-4-GreenHome-6557.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants Microgreen basil growing in an upcycled yogurt container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477264152596-1LWO7ZW7ZCE4IZGCURTY/2015-Nov-29-Basil-4876.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants A homemade, self-watering Mason Jar planter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477267942748-YJTN0RMQSXZ8WWJRUXVS/2015-Dec-19-Green-Home-7884.jpg Blog Posts - 7 clever ways to reuse containers to grow plants Mason Jar Plant Garden in the kitchen. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/5/3/fertilizing-houseplants-101 monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1493849186242-B24NRVW2YQKCLD2XZETD/Fertilizer-schedule-Summer-Rayne-Oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Fertilizing Houseplants 101 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1493864963063-ORKW15VLEXT4CR983TFX/Calathea-fertiilzer-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Fertilizing Houseplants 101 Members of the Marantaceae family generally require a monthly dose of 10-10-5 fertilizer, spring through fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1493864925393-E4WS3XONVK057424LSRU/Peperomia-fertilizer-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Fertilizing Houseplants 101 Peperomia and other popular houseplant species manage well under a balanced fertilizer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1493864742016-YMTPTIG25JX7YDC1WB2Z/Syngonium-Plant-Fertilizer.jpg Blog Posts - Fertilizing Houseplants 101 Syngoniums love a balanced fertilizer like a 20-20-20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1493865093510-6BV0ETM603O2TIPFGMVA/begonia-fertilizer-requirements-Homestead-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Fertilizing Houseplants 101 Blooming plants, like Begonias and Cyclamens appreciate higher phosphorous in their fertilizer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1493865177571-OA5X0MO5P7JD2EK8U3PI/Tillandsia-fertilizer-requirement.jpg Blog Posts - Fertilizing Houseplants 101 Tillandsia, or air plants, love a foliar spray from time to time. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/19/wheat-berry-chard-chickpea-and-butternut-squash-bowl monthly 0.5 2017-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484922087358-RZMUJUKE85QCROW3DUSP/local-grainshed-nyc.jpg Blog Posts - Wheat berry, chard, chickpea and butternut squash bowl A look into the local grain growers and millers throughout the Northeast region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484931063276-5X5CB4T08RWB73JRM9YO/grain-pulses-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Wheat berry, chard, chickpea and butternut squash bowl I prefer to buy my grains, seeds, nuts and pulses in bulk and stored in mason jars in my refrigerator. When you buy in bulk, it is not only cheaper, but reduces your need for throwaway (or even recyclable) packaging. 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This will be sautéed and added to your grains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484931618520-WW0EKGLLHJZ2DHVDAV1S/baked-chickpeas-butternut-squash.jpg Blog Posts - Wheat berry, chard, chickpea and butternut squash bowl The butternut squash and chickpeas will cook up nicely within the oven and can also be added to the grain afterwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484885618913-0SCL64KLICJO9WQ4Y2SI/wheat-berry-chickpea-chard-squash-bow.jpg Blog Posts - Wheat berry, chard, chickpea and butternut squash bowl I am always recipe-testing for SugarDetoxMe, a separate project that helps people cleanse themselves from sugar, but I also love sharing the recipes that are also so very Homestead Brooklyn. This recipes uses local produce, homegrown parsley and wheat berries that were bought in bulk. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/13/can-you-grow-supermarket-herbs-at-home monthly 0.5 2017-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484426190577-SXQBWQT8CUHGW0QS8PZX/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-fresh-herbs.jpg Blog Posts - Can you grow supermarket herbs at home? You'll likely not be able to grow your supermarket herbs in pots with soil like my santolina or Vick's plant to the far left. Plants grown in hydroponic settings often don't develop the root structure that is required to grow in a soil setting. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/12/how-to-build-a-mason-jar-garden monthly 0.5 2017-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484267430565-IMSXW7EYL1VOOC3AHGSV/mason-jar-plant-garden.jpg Blog Posts - How to build a mason jar garden A close-up on the mason jar garden. This entire garden cost under $50 to make, including plants, soil and materials like hose clamps. My dad brought mason jars from home, along with the wood. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/23/this-forager-shares-her-best-pick-em-and-eat-em-tips monthly 0.5 2017-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485357289205-H8R8AATK31PK4VCQV6C1/Tama-Matsuoka-Wong-purslane.jpg Blog Posts - This forager shares her best pick 'em and eat 'em tips Tama foraging for purslane (Portulaca oleracea) in New Jersey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485357888277-2XO5NVHVXB87TDWVI352/hickory-foraged.jpg Blog Posts - This forager shares her best pick 'em and eat 'em tips Foraged hickory (Carya sp.) . Photo courtesy of Tama Matsuoka Wong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485357982289-RZ6ZWZJ8IQ19I4VCTC63/amaranth-yossy-arefii.jpg Blog Posts - This forager shares her best pick 'em and eat 'em tips Sautéed foraged amaranth. Photo by: Yossy Arefi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485358027836-MIMCSU81S2T99ML8LL65/foraged-sprue-tips.jpg Blog Posts - This forager shares her best pick 'em and eat 'em tips Foraged spruce tips. Photo by: Yossy Arefi https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/2/7/growing-microgreens-indoors monthly 0.5 2017-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486511733886-SHSI1UE9UADHPCCVAYR2/red-sorrel-microgreens.jpg Blog Posts - Growing microgreens indoors A tray of microgreen red sorrel leaves, which have an unexpected lemony bite. 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I think these are radish microgreens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486512063479-H1Y99NCX4JVYTDPA3ZWK/sunflower-microgreens.jpg Blog Posts - Growing microgreens indoors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486512109517-CJ1UI2XAH4P0G25T44X4/sunflower-microgreens.jpg Blog Posts - Growing microgreens indoors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486512132637-YC3UREGVYYQ03S4MUK1B/microgreen-harvest.jpg Blog Posts - Growing microgreens indoors An example of one of my weekly harvests. All microgreens here were grown in my closet garden! 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Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1491781901046-QDFPYBB3N67ABHWFQE3U/Fern-Room-Garfield-Park-Conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1491781967535-R34IU70DFH8A9T0EYQ5D/Fern-Room-Garfield-Park-Conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1491781098715-BC3S7HBW8ELTBNSFDEBP/Fern-Room-Garfield-Park-Conservatory.jpg Blog Posts - Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/21/design-sponge-house-tour monthly 0.5 2017-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485017197263-FEB84452YVO6VW77B88U/summer-rayne-oakes-house-layout.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016086841-UYZXU0X66X1YN59MZTPZ/summer-rayne-oakes-apartment.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016057312-ZSW9XZH8WOVIRPUVSHZN/ficus-lyrata-summer-rayne-oakes-apartment.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016145694-FAC7LH0DQZHPX6ZT9CHM/hammock-house-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016397423-RQEH0TEJNH13THMHWXUP/summer-rayne-oakes-brooklyn-homestead.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016181924-2447205SV1LKP9CZKBLE/ficus-lyrata-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016430395-JM6OANN9JSMSH9IZ8LCQ/summer-rayne-mason-jar-garden.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016546500-IKOLQRYBDYJMXB239AHX/summer-rayne-oakes-fern.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) One of my heart leaf fern (Hemionitis arifolia) specimens. This particular species is epiphytic and it loves high humidity, lower light and warm temperatures.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016603400-1HD8GOURUAGHW6JFBON2/euphorbia-millii-summer-rayne.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) Crown-of-thorns (Euphorbia milii) and Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) are two popular winter bloomers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016682932-BP2QKE9VGJ9VQ99MJPZC/brooklyn-art.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) A velvet leaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) trails down in front of some Brooklyn memorabilia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016756307-W3LIJ7F89EUJJ6KRKCLH/summer-rayne-oakes-kitchen.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) Crotons, ivy, and philodendron tumble down, grabbing light from the north-facing windows in the kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016863819-HEQUXB9RB5FZ830RC7A6/peace-lily-talavera.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) A peace lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) grows in a peace lily talavera planter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016838356-RHIY1XDUVV0S4IRQYJZ1/summer-rayne-oakes-talavera-bathroom.jog Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) I particularly loved the talavera-look combined with plants in the bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485016996577-OEGNMZ0KHQSUSXGJDCF1/summer-rayne-oakes-green-walll.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) A bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) and ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) move into frame into left, while the vertical garden bushes forth in the bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485017093370-8S4EERPRHIFM3LM7AP9M/bedroom-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) One of the few corners of my home where I don't have live plants—just plant-inspired prints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485017068980-5AE2UY7MFYBJG13C5AF9/summer-rayne-oakes-work-desk.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) Since this shot was taken, the desk has become a lot greener. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485017157680-9V09FEH28GVLMRFM2NQN/ficus-lyrata-summer-rayne.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) A fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) hangs over the bedroom, capturing light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485017245523-NJN27SJOIKLAU04Z4IYF/summer-rayne-oakes-succulents.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) I like to upcycle all my tea containers and turn them into succulent planters, like for this copper spoon (Kalanchoe orgyalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485017272317-N3GENLKH6MTP3K2XJM0B/what-i-love-about-my-house.jpg Blog Posts - Design Sponge house tour (unpublished photos) One of the favorite elements of my home is the interplay between light and leaves. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/21/growing-herbs-indoors monthly 0.5 2017-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485039883458-NGXU3AY2QH2DOT3DA9SG/summer-rayne-oakes-bay-leaves.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors Growing plants that you can actually eat and harvest is one of my greatest pleasures in the home. You can snip leaves off a bay tree (Laurus nobilis), shown here, to make stocks. Cut down your basil to make pesto or dress on a pizza, and add parsley to your salad. The possibilities are endless. Photo by: Joey L. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040798972-HQMJCKCDBS9W9HM8SOPD/herb-drawbridge-garden-summer-rayne.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors Here I have spearmint (Mentha spicata) in s separate pot from my thyme (Thymus sp.) species. Mint often likes to spread wildly, so it's important to plant it in it's own separate pot, since it won't often co-mingle with other herbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040902737-ICT6STV6K8R4TZERCF09/hydrospike-herbs-indoors.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors I eventually hydrospiked my herbs, which is a way for them to water themselves. I found this to be highly effective, but my oregano (Origanum vulgare), pictured to the left, soon dictated that it wanted more water than the sage (Salvia officinalis), pictured to the right of the pot). I eventually had to remove the sage and repot it elsewhere in order to get the right watering regime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040484228-JS680LYQXALPTYMQ5SW2/African-blue-basil.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors I had gotten this African blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum) years ago. It had been mislabeled as "Thai basil", which it clearly wasn't. It was one of my favorite plants, but eventually got infected with thrips. Since it's a sterile plant and only propagates by cuttings, I took three cuttings, two of which survived, and I brought in beneficial insects to take care of the thrips. This just goes to show you that plants are resilient, if you give them a helping hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040114659-PH9RCEQE4T7Q2ZV31LQE/summer-rayne-oakes-herbs-on-countertop.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors Can you identify all the herbs growing here? I have Vick's plant, santolina, basil, and mint. I'm often growing at least a dozen different herbs at any given time, which is great for the home cook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040151845-48UPOSU7M2VTGLUYQJ9K/summer-rayne-oakes-herbs.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors From top to bottom: rosemary, santolina, and Vick's plant. I often find that rosemary is often planted in too small of a pot, so it often needs repotting in a pot twice the size. It's a vigorous grower and doesn't mind some neglect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040173124-NBPH7RRHEHIM15KNSIGT/rooting-spearmint-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors To propagate my herbs, I often snip one below a node, removing the bottom leaves and stick in water. Pretty soon you'll have a root, which you can repot in potting soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485039959892-9YQIZ2D22Y3D3NP544QW/varigated-rosy-basil.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors Oftentimes you can ask friends for cuttings of their herb varieties, since cuttings are so easy to root. This is a rosy basil with beautiful mottling that I got from Farm One, a hydroponic grower specializing in rare herbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485039995346-GUVEDDHSDH4G8PBAWNVI/shiso-leaves-summer-rayne.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors Red shiso (Perilla frutescens) is another interesting herb, which has a noticeable cinnamon or clove flavor, with a little hint of cumin. It's popular in Asian cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040058273-BN3SHIIS1S285293TGMM/purple-basil-homestead-brooklyn%2Cjpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors My purple ruffles basil (Ocimum basilicum) threw out quite the substantial root, after sitting in a cup of water. It was clearly time to pot it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485040360572-Q9F3WT2A1WQ74I2WKSI6/cloud-farms-cilantro.jpg Blog Posts - Growing herbs indoors I have a couple hydroponic Amphora vases from Cloud Farms, which I like to grown cilantro and basil out of. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2016/12/31/how-to-make-a-drawbridge-herb-garden monthly 0.5 2017-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483750186879-Q0R292YIA0QR5J9BQ2Y7/drawbridge-herb-garden-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - How to make a drawbridge herb garden The drawbridge herb garden cost about $1 to make, given that we used all found materials, or materials that we had already had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483229029228-4LPN0WMRHLHCK6OJDCXW/New-York-City-Wastestream.jpg Blog Posts - How to make a drawbridge herb garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483231250098-8XG373DGWJNHX54UR6GI/drawbridge-herb-garden-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to make a drawbridge herb garden The "drawbridge" can be tightened, lifting up the shelf, so that the herbs can lay at an angle on their side, without any water spilling out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483231336008-QYD54JPHY5B349KS2PR7/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-and-dad-homesteady-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to make a drawbridge herb garden My dad and I enjoy a lot of father-daughter DIY projects together. He's pretty handy to have around! Here's us enjoying some time after making the drawbridge herb garden. :) https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/19/farm-one-delivers-unique-herbs-to-your-door monthly 0.5 2017-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484862629022-618YY8O6V3BBJ1B97QHB/Farm-One-hydroponics.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Rob Laing started small when it came to Farm One and he's thankful for that. Find out why below. Photo courtesy of: Farm One. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485627324888-TBDMQGJICE93L93FG2HY/Rob-Laing-Farm-One.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door "I knew I wanted to do something with food; something I actually cared about and got excited about every day," Rob Laing of Farm One shared with me in this Homestead Brooklyn interview. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485627631088-3M86I237LMILMV7Z7SF0/red-lettuce-farm-one.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Young, mottled leaves of Forellenschluss Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485627671361-AVKERNUXRFZSO07531D8/hydroponic-mediums-farm-one.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Testing some hydroponic mediums at Farm One. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484882335403-J1TTSCHDW20E4ZZTJO1T/Dark-purple-basil.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Rob holds out a sample of his hydroponic dark opal basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Purpurascens') https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484881684789-ZSA9O8RX0UEYHZMVVOUU/farm-one-greens.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum sp.) growing in LED light at Farm One. The farms gives tours and allows chefs to come sample as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484882144044-RZE52UYPXSO5TQ4NNPXB/violas-farm-one.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Some of Rob's favorite varieties are the edible flowers, like these violas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484882015223-1BLLO96Q71I1W8PGO99T/anise-farm-one.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484881537642-6DM28BD585K03Q5LHP1J/toothache-plant.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Both the leaves and the bud of the toothache plant (Acmella oleracea) are quite potent. It tastes / feels like a cross of novocaine and Szechuan pepper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484882573663-OF696FWNRC6QIN0YD6AL/purple-ruffles-basil.jpg Blog Posts - Farm One delivers unique herbs to your door Rob and team were nice enough to let me take home some cuttings, including this purple ruffles basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Purple Ruffles'), which rooted nicely for me even though it was late in the year. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/3/13/nature-walk-manuel-antonio-national-park-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2017-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507479521-DEB2B0WE2P2X55YDBA08/costa-rican-food-banana-leaves.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica One of the local ladies taught the class how to make some traditional Costa Rican fare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489505588077-AHLS2Y4T64UCPPY2P8PK/damselfly-on-flowers.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A damselfly sits on top of a succulent in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507269196-Q8ICBQO63KKZG05Z5F7Q/brown-butterfly-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506738794-PMVRNHYHHNKSPKC9WQ7K/spider-monkeys-in-trees-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Spider monkeys screaming from the trees. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489510483012-PXEFDPQO8S4BECGWSD9D/harlequin-beetle-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A gorgeous Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) popped up on the school house and WOW—to see one up close was a thrill! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489510429292-D7ANJQF608DLRHYWSEQD/harlequin-beetle-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489510347716-IHY5M1JYUPA2TW8I7JGQ/harlequin-beetle-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Looking in the eyes of a Harlequin beetle (Acrocinus longimanus). 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If you have a clue as to what it is—please let me know! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507073754-1BIMBAR6SZ1VDDOK6QA0/jumping-spider-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A jumping spider waits for his prey—and I unexpectedly and excitedly get the shot of him pouncing on his prey! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507111727-D6H8ZRSTYONURJ5HSCM3/jumping-spider-prey-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507142662-V9UB6WTPYNGG7R587I20/jumping-spider-grabs-prey.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507194679-PNQKPO87CV1A2B4YZFDJ/jumping-spider-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Burp!!! The jumping spider successfully caught a fly in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507225230-4QJ36A66PS7QHZVEH5BF/neuroptera-lacewing-egg-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica The delicate egg of a lacewing larvae on a leaf. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489505646659-05FEZPZ1QRAWCPACDKMG/dew-drop-on-grass-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506014116-RVQAZALXHKCT4Q1VFX2J/leaf-cutter-ants-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506054503-WPLBU49A5IKHPVNSECEM/leaf-cutter-ants-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506091207-NXUYF210B7IK81ZXF70V/leaf-cutter-ants-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Leaf cutter ants can carry a leaf that is 50 times its own body weight. These leaves are then processed to grow fungus gardens that feed the entire colony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489503011392-3X87QUX83GRG0ZNDH2KT/rainbow-damselfly.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489502368381-6J544DKCS7LU7OTRUD4R/damselfly-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489502338530-GRJWTMAJ4M7C79IQJCS7/blue-damselfly-close-up.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489502307454-D3QQ6ADD5B1PYMWUGG5C/blue-damselfly-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A host of damselflies in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489505542328-CEHA5KBNXN55SYQQNH8Z/running-lizard-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489502969583-NMGGM5KJKBEPX1G23ZXN/orb-weaver-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489502743970-X8RZ7IJIANDJRZ3OGA1N/spider-heliconia.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A crab spider in the family Thomisidae on a heliconia makes its move on a honeybee. I sat for at least a half hour and saw the spider catch two different insects, which is quite a successful day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506578065-1H5UDXHA5XXW6ZFDH847/Crab-spider-Thomisidae-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506664657-NQ21I4KYB91IHYJ8C1PD/Crab-Spider-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489503155172-UCJB59VAUMLYU4CRWDQL/jumping-spider-heliconia-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Jumping spider on a heliconia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489503382407-AP2SG81DJFGNOTKL4T0Y/hemiptera-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Leaf-footed bug (Hypselonotus atratus) on leaf. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489503195013-0SWYW7H29IO7IOPMRVCY/stinkbug-heliconia-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Stink bug, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506420177-O8KABBK751121KGM7LX8/hairstreak-butterfly-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A hairstreak takes a rest on a heliconia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489503684510-H4GZQM36O2SLVN9XBW2X/honeybee-red-flower-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507325813-5GI0NPRG1L8HUDHKEBSO/colorful-cockroach-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica A colorfully-marked cockroach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489507400282-AG0XZHEH8Z69W9PYEVOR/bats-on-a-wall.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Bats on a wall. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489503289210-BDOPRTKIWJ9UM6JXSHEU/paper-wasp-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Paper wasp in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489509873511-K6T80K0N3I3YLYN4WQWN/costa-rica-crab.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489503264622-JE45UCG47V1LI22RRFT5/paper-wasp-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica Another wasp nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489509816447-F6MOKW6I4M51GTF1MB95/crab-up-close-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489506537979-RWIM0TOKCEFWOLR1ECUD/iguana-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica An iguana looks on as I get closer to it. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489509691837-IIEGSKVXT633O5DDG50K/crab-manuel-antonio-beach.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489509747485-TKBF95KX9PINJ93RX4NE/crab-on-stones-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489509656950-EUFAFD34BNKG3VUJTXBE/snail-shell-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Nature Walk Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/21/down-and-dirty-repotting-plants monthly 0.5 2017-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485035932981-7ILV2OF8GIVXFJBJNAVR/golden-pothos-plant-repotting.jpg Blog Posts - Down and dirty: Repotting plants This golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum) of mine was in dire need of a new pot. You can see how the roots were lifting itself out of its pot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485035959080-K6XT6ZXCRK0PR9A2GZHO/chain-of-hearts-plant-repotting.jpg Blog Posts - Down and dirty: Repotting plants The string of hearts (Ceropegia woodii) has underground tubers that look like the beads of a rosary, hence it's other common name "Rosary vine". To propagate, you can remove one of the plant's developing tubers and place in well-draining soil and make sure it's kept somewhat moist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485035999546-JCV6F030L7LF6382E3YB/summer-rayne-oakes-hands.jpg Blog Posts - Down and dirty: Repotting plants Repotting is a messy job. If I have them available, I'll often lay down newspaper while I'm repotting because getting your floor dirty is inevitable. And don't let me even get into your hands! Let's just say you'll always need to refresh your manicure. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/2/7/is-compostable-cutlery-and-plates-actually-compostable monthly 0.5 2017-03-15 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/3/12/night-walk-manuel-antonio-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2017-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489368963872-3TLIYCYEGULWINHDA58Y/Gladiator-Tree-Frog-Hypsiboas-rosenbergi.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Gladiator Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) in white phase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369416400-C61SV6FIAJ9M8FRQNQI1/Gladiator-Tree-Frog-brown.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica As the Gladiator Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) becomes alarmed, it starts to change colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369277458-HDG4XJYE18QIJYH5KCGV/Gladiator-tree-frog-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Example of undisturbed Gladiator Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) in white phase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369316409-GXBJIRO70ASW0RWNDPBZ/Gladiator-Tree-Frog-Brown.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Example of disturbed Gladiator Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) in brown phase just seconds apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369551136-OGZGCQ4VUJVQD2IETEJT/Gladiator-Tree-Frog-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Gladiator Tree Frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) on alert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369586297-N2TBCZJWWZT1VN6HFU5H/brown-lizard-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica House gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) on alert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369640129-4SLX9ZDXI3HRRQ3KAY3X/wolf-spider-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Wolf or spider? Some may not want to find this beast in bed! I'm guessing this is in the family Pisauridae, but I could be wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489464842600-11HBTK1K7KSKC4O9OIM8/tick-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica This tick seems to be a bit deflated and is probably ready for its next blood meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369732753-05GIR5ABTVLIOW4UEE9R/spider-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Unidentified spider but love his bronzy look and fierce pinchers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489464054479-T3HSHLJBTE1VIJYNBHQN/weevil-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Weevil at night Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489464083085-FZZLCNT91NYFLGR9JMFJ/weevil-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Weevil at night Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489371012537-8K82BMM87YUGC9YI2XI7/stink-bug-costa.rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Stink bug at night in the Pentatomidae family. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489464259195-OXZIFB0288CUFI600G8O/treehopper-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Unidentified plant hopper, probably in the family Nogodinidae. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489464295447-LUX25WTYYA8IL07XQIZN/jumping-spider-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica A jumping spider on patrol. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370356688-R6RYFNWOKUSCZRPO0F5M/glass-fog-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Olive tree frog (Scinax elaeochrous) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369949737-VJC4W24B1NT49HAO9YLO/lizard-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica I think this is a lemur anole (Norops lemurinus). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489464578300-2C46ON7RBED4KBD65LKK/Norops-lemurinus-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Any herpetologists can help me identify this guy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369677191-JUJAJ46325TO9AMEF9O2/iguana-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Huge iguana Ctenosaura in the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489464445331-4NJ3VWVMQYLL1KTMTST7/plant-unfurling-at-night.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica A tender shoot of a plant unfurling at night. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369906618-IFZ1X7H26LSO2P7ICZPX/arrowhead-spider-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Arrowhead spider (Micrathena sp.) on web. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369866780-MTJHANF0PZEJKALNSVM8/spider-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369780878-IZCLL9FRNHQE217KDWFN/cricket-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489369815097-UV1DSSKJ5ERN0BN43FRD/IMG_5418.JPG Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370430199-ZS0TG71NNBBKK6TWOQ3Y/Wax-Tail-Hopper-Pterodictya-reticularis.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Wax tail hopper (Pterodictya reticularis) who has a sweet, cotton-candy like "tail" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370581220-74CKRCN1AGCUNAZUFE7H/Pterodictya-reticularis.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370044828-8299N0KF14HWGXMQDN7V/rain-frog-Costa-Rica Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Common rain frog (Craugastor fitzingeri) stand extremely still as a line of defense, so you can get quite close to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370169522-439RX2H2FO12TWQZWK69/Craugastor-fitzingeri.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370212115-2HM0P35IMGJ122SW412Y/brown-frog-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Craugastor fitzingeri or C. crassidigitus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370288981-R2UN39842CGMDE4JKHOS/green-anole-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370319753-XNY3I6S0S056YWWLOZWX/green-anole-up-close.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370391856-SW8PYL2AQYI72K67HONZ/red-eyed-tree-frog-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica A Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) perched in the background on a night walk in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370609193-QH84Q5B0HTRCT5NE0VGE/red-eyed-tree-frog-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370636081-B9NJVCRTULH2FW9DBJXA/red-eyed-tree-frog-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370733445-HIMRXNJNWQI2XSE2MWTS/costa-rica-tree-frog.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Masked Treefrog (Smilisca phaeota) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370672145-AVET0JX09F3TGEPMEBJ1/red-eyed-tree-frog.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370755833-PA44Y0ZR5K5KEYMETD13/costa-rica-tree-frog.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Masked Treefrog (Smilisca phaeota) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370863861-8ZFGHGESB8Q3GSGKRE86/glass-frog-Hyalinobatrachium.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Hyalinobatrachium glass frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370786621-Z7BYQWI1UIBLR7RYLFOY/dew-drop-at-nigh-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370824501-SRN7S4W72V6M093EX8GZ/Bufo-toad-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489370930699-1MI6GSDMRQQA76HD4OV6/Bufo-Toad-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Night walk, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) in Costa Rica. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/6/5-amazing-no-fail-containers-for-houseplants monthly 0.5 2017-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483732592636-CDPXRUSFV7TLYBDKN8G4/summer-rayne-oakes-amphora-vase.jpg Blog Posts - 5 amazing no-fail containers for houseplants This cilantro was totally ready for use after growing a few weeks in my Amphora vase from Cloud Farms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483733590933-GEHWEGE7METBOPB0RNJX/Birdsnest-fern-Summer-Rayne-Oakes.jpg Blog Posts - 5 amazing no-fail containers for houseplants I like to keep my ferns in planters that can regulate their own water. Though this particular planter is now hard to come by, I highly recommend it. Here's my bird's nest fern in this planter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483733871978-ARNEHMQWEVFOJ37S777J/mason-jar-self-watering-container.jpg Blog Posts - 5 amazing no-fail containers for houseplants This is one of my earlier creations—a DIY self-watering Mason jar, just using twine and a tea strainer! Simple, ingenious and super affordable. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/3/11/si-como-no-butterfly-garden-manuel-antonio-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2017-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253221170-JFQ61Z7005PL4VFC75JW/pink-spotted-cattkegeart-parides-phontinus.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Pink-checked Cattleheart (Parides eurimedes) from above https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489252995180-JWJ6Q8KIOUGBHYRLCLMO/Pink-spotted-Cattkegeart-Parides-phontinus.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489252778629-4H8GLSDZSSXQKW0VDHCB/Pink-spotted-Cattkegeart-Parides-phontinus.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489270655098-G5PU1LFW2KT6T33NSUXR/butterfly-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489294636243-1UDXVUFUYCJJO7X2P3O4/pink-yellow-butterfly.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Close-up of Pink-checked Cattleheart (Parides eurimedes) mating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253083643-1H0L45DTHGX83MLJUFZH/bird-poop-or-caterpillar.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Bird poop or caterpillar? This is an exquisite form of biomimicry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254287336-WNO0HCPJ38ZV6KOSBEBM/butterfly-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254466649-CK62C3O60AHP183E3366/butterfly-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254419625-KQVRXYN3KOKZ957D5EOF/buttefly-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254588916-BTUWOGSDKNWN8S79SP3P/butterfly-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica A Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) rests on the edge of the butterfly garden at the Si Como No Hotel—one of the finest butterfly gardens in and around Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489295004446-4M8ACPI7MWBRHLB5WTPJ/orange-butterfly-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489295418659-PKHQDGG4C9YBY7XFTH2V/orange-butterfly.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253284822-KTPY32JVNXB017016WQ0/owl-eyes-Caligo-eurilochus.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Caligo eurilochus sulanus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253757509-MXK9ETA7Y4JS2570RZUM/blue-morpho-butterfly-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Morpho peleides limpida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253373034-9JSZTV3S8D1PDUCCU0Q7/butterfly-eyespots.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253341394-7XQGUVN2WQLKYZR1IKJG/butterfly-eyespots.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253409850-Y1W3GGYPQXQ3NYQQB3YC/Caligo-eurilochus-sulanus-macro.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253453215-VJ7L2ZHCUMTGE6GJRCE6/Caligo-eurilochus-sulanus.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Underside of a Peleides Blue Morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides limpida) wings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253564330-BEYMHLQYKKJXEOD7DZIT/eyespots-butterfly.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica An Owl Butterfly Caligo memnon eyespot, up close at the Si Como No Butterfly Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254169450-F0VSOX07ODWT2CT72J6Y/buttefly-morpho-eyespot.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253648335-GH6IAHZABZI2E597YPRH/buttefly-eyespots-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Morpho amathonte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253604969-E859SPYQFB6CJVLV2F0B/butterfly-eyespots-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Morpho peleides limpida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489253692269-J9TXMT5T9EGCLPLPM3D4/butterfly-wing-morpho-tear.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Morpho peleides limpida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254231443-82JQQPO9GX5NRA94PCSS/butterfly-eyespot-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254002156-GU1POQ8VH2SG292P7AEO/Costa-Rica-buttefly.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489254125731-XUUMA8D8UXFD575X3RD1/Costa-Rica-butterfly.jpg Blog Posts - Si Como No Butterfly Garden, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/3/11/day-and-night-nature-walks-uvita-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2017-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489245700601-3W3QDWMSVME2BPMRB9QA/Genipa-american-guaitil.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Genipa americana is known as "guaitil" or the "tattoo fruit" in Costa Rica and throughout Central American because its dark blue dye is used to paint body tattoos and pottery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489246040411-AY511U5R44GBZ58MRXVZ/Terminalia-catappa-beech-almond.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Terminalia catappa or beech almond tree. Its leaves are an astringent that is particularly effective for traveler's diarhea, particularly when combined with a bitter like Neurolaena lobata, fondly known as jackass bitters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489246679107-R0LZWDRJHB1MOS3K0F04/mimosa-pudica-sensitive-plant.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Pardon the harsh lighting here, but I know some of you will be familiar with this plant, Mimosa pudica, which is also aptly known as the Sensitive plant. It was helpful to see how these plants grow in the wild—often coming in shortly after an area is deforested, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489246701697-BCW8XBI6IPMQSIQ3QTBN/mimosa-pudica-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Mimosa pudica folds up its leaves as soon as it's touched. The species name "pudica" literally means shy. It can act as a mild sedative, but the dosage will depend on the person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489246934744-5AKDT1YYSGJ266YR9FF1/Phyllanthus-niruri.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica This was a particular herb of interest, known as chanca piedra, stone breaker or gale of the wind. It's scientific name is Phyllanthus niruri, and as its common name of "stone breaker" may suggest, it's particularly effective for kidney stones or renal colic. All parts of the plant are used, and its particularly important in Ayurvedic teachings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489247155122-OZ332DL9D6ZM9Q2K779S/Phyllanthus-niruri-chanca-piedra.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Phyllanthus nituri will often also be found along roadsides and disturbed areas. Many early moving plants will come in to grab the light, do some nitrogen-fixing in the soil— before they are shaded out by larger trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489247262259-9N9PUIMFMK0L7EM9EAYH/Momordica-charantia-bitter-melon.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Momordica charantia or bitter melon is a naturalized species originating in India. It is particularly good for stimulating digestion, high blood sugar, and particularly good for removing parasites. The actual fruit of the plant is popular in both Indian and Chinese cuisine, and is often served with a cooling food, like yogurt, particularly in India, to offset the bitter flavor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489247516480-QPR0MJUHVHDRHTSEWDQ4/image-asset.jpeg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Sarah shared that this compound leaf was from a Senna tree, and is particularly good as a laxative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489248019442-SF21WN2TJWGBO3NCV6GA/Wadelia-+paludosa.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Wedelia paludosa, which has many common names and a couple different scientific names, is in the Aster family and is a bitter green commonly found in a number of traditional diets. The bitter leaves are often best to be used before one eats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489248314669-ZLQ3JH763M804LGMSDZ5/lemon-tree-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica The characteristics of Costa Rica change over the course of the day. The same path you may have walked in the daytime becomes completely changed—and yet unchanged. You begin to rely on different senses, like smell and touch. While walking by this tree, there was a faint sweet scent. Once we got nearer, it was clear that it was a lemon tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489248413195-JJLCDG3IVHP30NMVPPJN/spider-costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Put on a headlamp and you'll begin to see thousands of eyes shining back at you, which are from the myriad spiders hunting at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489248580874-S3BC9CBWIR0Q4TJGKZ3Z/savia-leaves-red-pigment.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica I believe my guide said these were "Savia" leaves, but I have not been able to identify a scientific name for this species. What was particularly interesting is that when you rolled these leaves, they dyed your fingers red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489248438433-MCUGULXABZJBKYSU4734/cricket-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica A juvenile cricket sits atop a leaf on the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489248902377-07S1PHQ5B3Y3ZMFQD42H/walking-figs-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica "Walking figs". Figs are often classified as "walking", "strangling" and "climbing"...This did, very much seem to be "walking" through the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249910732-8ZAAKKUBIBLON1C0KSYF/green-lacewing-eggs.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica I was thrilled to find these green lacewing eggs (order: Neuroptera) on a philodendron leaf in the forest. Lacewings lay their eggs on individual sticky stalks, to protect them from predators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249333826-MHO6QU6SQWWNGQUSB26G/Blaberus-giganteus-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Blaberus giganteus or giant cave cockroach was spotted high up in a tree. I'd guess it was at least 3" long—maybe more. It was quite visible, even though we were about 20 feet down from the tree where it was sitting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249437189-ID9WH80I9TS4J3G3YN1L/toad-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249498039-WQFB6EBWYDFMPJFU61AU/Paraphrynus-laevifrons-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica Believe it or not, I used to raise a cousin of this fearsome looking creature, which looks like a scorpion-spider mash-up. These are called "tailless whipsorpions" (Paraphrynus laevifrons). The Amblypygi, also known as whip spiders, are nocturnal, which means they are night hunters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249801843-QBO9CEQOETF5ILH1U05Z/frog-face-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249780575-QBE3ZAL5RW58XUVBRNGP/frog-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249842264-2WT80C8FHFBFQOENDWAP/skipper-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249884961-M83FTL90YLQ61C6LXGOM/nighthawk-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica This is a nighthawk, which we eventually flushed from its resting place. These birds often don't move, as they rely on particularly good camouflage, but as soon as you blink your eye, they fly silently away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249944866-E476B3NNRJNYHQ8V7UXZ/nighhawk-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489249974688-6IUALCW33ZATGJL13AA0/toad-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Day and night nature walks, Uvita, Costa Rica https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/3/10/spirogyra-butterfly-exhibit-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2017-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489155840198-46TW9VSMPVHFUQ5OXOSF/monarch-butterfly-Spirogrya-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) takes a rest from flying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489155911999-0GIJNK0G9287YG4IQP9S/male-monarch-butterfly-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica Close-up on a male monarch butterfly's wings (Danaus plexippus). You can tell this is a male, but the pheromone packets on the backs of the butterfly's wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156036488-1YPUCQNZOOZ7LMFNGUZF/Membracis-mexicana-treehopper-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica A black and yellow treehopper (Membracis mexicana) also found refuge at the Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156106517-Z57BLHSB8K5SPFVC71ZG/Monarch-Butterfly-emerging.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica A monarch emerges from its chrysalis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156133606-JWZ37947XA6GQF6XAX44/Chlosyne-janais-Crimson-patch-butterfly.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica Simple Checkerspot butterflies (Chlosyne hippodrome) emerging from chrysalis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156401435-TVTA1PG96DW4VE6CB94L/Green-Malachite-butterfly-Siproeta-stelenes.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica A Green Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) peeks over the edge of a leaf at the Spirogyra butterfly exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156567180-44PQXK2LU6X11MCOS8RH/orchid-spirogyra-buttefly-exhibit.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156595292-QPB2MYYFLSO54Z2SO686/Common-Mormon%2C-Papilio-polytes%2Cjpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica This Common Mormon (Papilio polytes), which I had trouble catching mid-flight, was busily laying eggs (those are the dots on the leaves you see) on its host plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156778937-EZM3VVRV42IMRG4ISFJN/Common-Mormon%2C-Papilio-polytes.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica Close up on a Common Mormon (Papilio polytes). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1489156848231-GT4TZMYWRT2VAQDMMX48/Caligo-eurilochus-sulanus.jpg Blog Posts - Spirogyra Butterfly Exhibit, Costa Rica The eyespots on the Caligo eurilochus sulanus or Giant Forest Owl butterfly is one of my favorite butterfly characteristics to photograph up close. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/6/purple-sweet-potato-and-parsley-root-soup monthly 0.5 2017-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483736302728-GUQN0L1BOO1V5TSBY3KQ/purple-sweet-potato-parsley-root-soup.jpg Blog Posts - Purple sweet potato and parsley root soup Purple sweet potato and parsley root soup. The look alone will have you salivating! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483736905274-LT82Q3D5FA42FY2HP98H/baking-purple-sweet-potatoes-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Purple sweet potato and parsley root soup I recommend first baking your sweet potatoes. This helps concentrate the flavors and reduce any mineral or nutrient loss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483737045355-ZYR2MGSO8HYYRSESNQJ7/add-skinned-potatoes-to-broth-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Purple sweet potato and parsley root soup Once you're finished baking the potatoes, remove the skins and add the potatoes to the homemade vegetable broth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483737113428-JOKKI7DA9LUJEAZNQBLJ/purple-sweet-potato-soup.jpg Blog Posts - Purple sweet potato and parsley root soup Blend the purple sweet potatoes and vegetable broth until it's a luscious puree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483737175224-ULRSQ82K2193UYE0MBH1/purple-sweet-potato-soup-homstead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Purple sweet potato and parsley root soup Add coconut cream, or my favorite, Anita's coconut yogurt to the soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483737224655-SLW1HGOZT1HSIJEEZ83M/purple-sweet-potato-soup-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Purple sweet potato and parsley root soup Top it off with some pomegranates and microgreens. It's delicious! 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Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488822604561-EH6SZESODVVO22XO99D7/Philodendron-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488822855285-8KM7TVWB0X62BCPHXXVV/Episcia-Costa-Rica-Tapanti-National-PArk.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park I believe this is an Episcia on the forest floor, a popular terrarium plant variety and I can see why. 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Anyone have a clue what it is? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823166921-GH9951BSW6MSQ3FMUGS7/Monstera-infloresence-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park Monstera sp. inflorescence in the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823192679-A47CULEK1HNA8HQJC1O3/Aroid-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823109965-WYJJVETDIUUYIBN41RAW/Tapanti-National-Park-philodendron-verrucosum.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823080897-JF9BM29JVS6O9UQ08VL6/Ecuadorian-philodendron-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823526305-2WL9MUKCVPLLE9BIS72E/Philodenderon-Ecuador-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park What excitement to see one of your houseplant species growing in the wild! It's such an experience! This was one of the first shots I took of an Ecuadorian philodendron (Philodendron verrucosum) in Tapanti. There were so many clambering along the ground with its excessively fuzzy stems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823315201-M5OOBW3N3W1724X3YZ73/Sendero-La-Pava-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823348860-S25PTL2KL1X09H86XFGO/Poor-Mans-Umbrella-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park Gunnera insignis leaves, also known as Poor Man's Umbrella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823385411-BG6AL4SDVSSSJRITBEJV/Poor-Mans-Umbrella-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park My parents grew rhubarb in our backyard, and as a kid, I'd love pulling up the bitter stalks, noshing on them raw, and hiding myself under the large leaves, which is why it was so cool to see rhubarb's relative, Gunnera insignis, or the aptly named Poor Man's Umbrella in Costa Rica, which is an impressively large broad-leaved plant often found at the edges of rainforests. Though it was the dry season here in Tapantí, the leaves would have served as a perfect natural umbrella from rain or sun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823432926-MFPDNDLL5A2SM89FOWWS/Tortoise-Beetle-Stolas-cuculata-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park Tortoise Beetle (Stolas cuculata) looks very much like a soldier's helmet. Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823601468-MVI3IN5VMSQEZHR18ZMO/weevil-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823623571-PKHUZ49O6B3HIHBSTDWI/weevil-playing-dead.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488823654635-AQUNPFQC3HE8SJGJ471W/weevil-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park As a defense, the weevil will curl up and drop to the ground, so in photographing this one, I put my hand under it to catch it and photograph it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488824644670-GI4C0G751ZW0D1DRRW83/infloresence-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488824536783-0YMTI60HEVSHJBS3TPKZ/mushroom-caps-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488824680554-EDYZ6IBE3Z73ZLK0Z8M3/River-Tapanti-National-Park Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park It was illegal to swim in the rivers, due to the current, but I still found the time to take a dip in the cold water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488824743917-N73Q4CCRLWEIV2YV43A9/stones-river-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488824810542-MFRRACYQH6MZA4EQMQ33/splish-splash-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488824703794-8DF3Y5NS9G6S4MG6A561/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Tapanti-National-Park.jpg Blog Posts - Tapantí National Park Mugging it with a selfie before I hopped into the cold, clear river in Tapanti National Park. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/3/how-to-make-homemade-vegetable-stock monthly 0.5 2017-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483457400860-U1KTFW46F96SP36DGNJ7/vegetable-broth-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to make homemade vegetable stock The beauty about vegetable stock is that there's no one "right" way to make it. You typically just toss whatever veggies and herbs you have in their, add some water, and let boil and simmer for hours on end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488905618749-RNB7M5AVRBOOXMAQHTMX/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-SugarDetoxMe-Book.jpg Blog Posts - How to make homemade vegetable stock Making broth is the base of so many recipes within my newly released book, SUGARDETOXME: 100+ Recipes to Curb Cravings and Take Back Your Health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483459722203-Q1FZ3N4UYF3UDM6UJY8E/golden-veggie-broth-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - How to make homemade vegetable stock Vegetable stock should be a beautiful golden hue. I've also found that if I add more mushrooms, it'll be a deeper, browner color. The broth is really flavored by what you put in it. And don't shy away from the skins of vegetables! Those actually are some of the most nutritious parts that we typically don't eat, so one way for us to unlock that nutrition is by keeping those skins on and making broth with them! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/3/5/centro-agronmico-tropical-de-investigacin-y-enseanza monthly 0.5 2017-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488765941777-N0VVAMOXRTT18SAYRZFE/Fruits-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Some of the myriad of Costa Rican fruits found on the CATIE grounds. Turrialba, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488766034002-VR2BV007QG25T4F1RQ0O/Tillandsia-air-plants-CATIE-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Tillandsia were always within eyeshot. 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CATIE, Turralba, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488766550938-7ZA81H1EQYBZK2ICCDO2/Costa-Rica-lobed-leaves.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza I haven't been able to identify this two-lobed leaf, so if anyone has a clue, please let me know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488766596655-FOP8I8K2O8JH2UJ9EO64/Calathea-zebrina-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Calathea zebrina exhibiting "leaf curl", which is a way to protect its leaves from the sun to prevent or slow transpiration. 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CATIE, Turralba, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488826082728-GMH9YN2YE10NKM8WTDC8/Peperomia-CATIE-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza A Peperomia sending out some of its pollen on the breeze. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767447049-53L8JPG1EFQ3D1B58L3U/lollipop-plant-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Pachystachys lutea, also known as "lollipop flower", which I have at home (albeit much smaller) and that I've seen at the New York Botanical Gardens, as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767506723-5X9RFQY5731BWJOXYM2U/Lollipop-plant-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767681963-VQ4VI9KDAQJ6476DAKIM/Samchezia-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Lovely to see a Sanchezia in bloom. Mine had been hit by spider mites, but I was able to control them with beneficial mites and green lacewing larvae. Will have a full report on its recovery! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767237881-DMQDNHIARR47LA6CSWF8/begonia-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767399323-YJNO45AVQ7JMWQQTRM4W/begonia-flowers-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Begaonia flowers—although I'm not sure what variety this is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803514295-HTH4WR60KQI9W8QMCGOG/begonia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767259563-5Y8GD74DM0B0QB9ULTJD/yellow-orchid-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767305418-0ZKJHV0ZDGYOZHE5Z2YH/whorled-leaf-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767348933-EDO7WCZYPWQHZ3XYTV62/insects-and-leaves-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767772357-3RKDL9XI6UXH51CPN5O9/grasshopper-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767849689-J3DDQ3U028C61DNKC0ML/beetle-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488767936079-HEF9O4GSRD4HMLPUEBEV/orange-blossoms-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Orange blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488768566050-VY6G5JEJHM9JWXFZK0NW/tillandsia-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488768160814-4BEJF9J0SO3RM3CX8IJH/Cordyline-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488768039103-5TI6DRP0ADQ1UMVV8UZT/Meagaskepasma-erythrochlamys-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Meagaskepasma erythrochlamys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488768258160-XCC8PAPIWSO904YOH4J6/purple-flowers-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488768547976-PVST4IWOSVB4UMVIP4VK/lichen-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803437021-NZASRBJGKN5XBTIBZHAT/Theobroma-cacao.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Theobroma cacao flowers. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488768484914-E46YWAG362T9SY0HXIIX/beehive-ginger-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Closeup of Zingiber spectabile or beehive ginger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488768506709-62RHKSRG1XUNS6T10APZ/beehive-ginger-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Zingiber spectabile or beehive ginger is impressive. The inflorescence come out of the rubbery, "beehive-like" stalks. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803616775-YFDL5D198VFF78MQNONG/variegated-arrowhead-plant-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Syngonium podophyllum or Nephthytis sp. at CATIE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803644939-GG484401N01QIGMBX4ZF/Caladium-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Caladium sp. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804903813-9FCUY5G053OSL3HW8523/elephant-ear-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Assuming this is some brilliant Alocasia variety, but not sure what. If anyone knows, please do let me know. Interesting shape at the base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803684974-XED7XNQQAECXXN0OY7EF/anthurium-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Alocasia sp. CATIE, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803741441-YX07WJU2LAX8CGSUGHBS/ctenanthe-pilosa-golden-mosaic-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Ctenanthe pilosa "Golden Mosaic"—thrilled to see it because I had just gotten one for my home in Brooklyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803702865-G81KT6VHU69T82GG9EHQ/Anthurium-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Anthurium sp., CATIE, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803826562-ZMIHDR54HGVQ9SSCKP0Y/Peacock-plant-Calathea-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Some of the beautiful Calathea species they had, which are most known here in the states as "Peacock plants" for their fancy foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803870731-EKARUGGC50RQ0Q05JMPN/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Walk-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza I was keen to see the plants they were growing in their outdoor nursery, some species of which I hadn't seen growing on the grounds yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804186185-0KEM39BV0MJFHW35905K/plant-seeds-CATIE-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804209604-3HN096OF7R7TMNCI75T5/CATIE-nursery-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804258294-IOA1H9S4BC061RK13NHH/weevil-Costa-Rica-CATIE.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Apologies for the out-of-focus element, but just had a little bit of time to capture this weevil (Eupholus sp.) before it dropped to the ground, which is its defense mechanism. Look how jeweled it is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488803945828-1HZVGXWDI0UM1DGM7J3M/Heliconia-velleriger-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Heliconia vellerigera, also known as fuzzy lobster claw, and you can see why! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804122981-BVUOAYJLDYCHL3XWJWUU/Heliconia-velleriger-close-up.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804305257-RNHHQZVMXLWGXUGJ27C6/torch-ginger-Nicolaia-elatior-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Nicolaia elatior (Red torch ginger). CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804368882-8QQOE5ZO2HR2QJTMOOTF/Nicolaia-elatior-Torch-ginger-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Nicolaia elatior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804402615-BAK1LXC4ZN5LPZ0H1U35/Etlinger-elatior-Torch-ginger.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Etlingera elatior (Torch ginger). CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804614515-ON2YJ1LQCBBRDH4OUP63/Costa-Rica-Catie.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Reminds me of a stairway to heaven! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804700861-EM5QEQ8FZODJDX4REEAA/Couroupita-guianeensis-Cannon-ball-tree.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza You wouldn't want to be caught under this tree in a stiff breeze! This is a cannonball tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804803158-FSR6BIKASSOA52QBEIXY/tree-Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804772741-WPKR86LAB1DHEH23K7V9/Couroupita-guianeensis.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Couroupita guianeensis (Cannonball tree) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804652291-W6VLU1IKQUYGMUW8XE1A/whorled-Aroid-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805172281-PNHGN2VAVH6WEHGKL0SR/Jumping-spider-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Captured this jumping spider face-on. People have commented on my Instagram post that it looks as if he's wearing a crown! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805212915-CMSDH7NRI7MF0G942YL6/long-horn-beetle.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza A long-horn beetle which seems to have just escaped a spider's web. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805043998-YHNBWF2S0RZD3FF41O5Y/Calathea-emerging-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804981077-UZ3SB5TPTUK9QO6LIK92/Stromanthe-sanguinea-Tricolor.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Stromanthe tricolor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805006404-S5KHJGGY7EL6NBPIWZMM/Calathea-zebrina-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Calathea zebrina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488804875693-S3JSYQBERS3J7Z8O7EZR/philodendron-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805234022-E687NXPANPRBLX5ZJUGD/trailing-plant-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805078583-X8J0X1Y4DLWQQ8UV7EDS/Monstera-deliciosa-Summer-Rayne-Oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Posing for my #MonsteraMonday mugshot alongside some Monstera deliciosa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805117783-6ED6WAYPIYQRIH9LAOFS/Monstera-deliciosa.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488805263780-5OJ281HF4BJ1RD6TYDMY/snake-plant-Casa-Turire.jpg Blog Posts - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza This is a shot from Casa Turire, where we went later to enjoy dinner. I didn't take too many shots from there, but you should definitely make it a point to stop! https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/3/3/jardn-botnico-lankester monthly 0.5 2017-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580100214-R15RP35MPO2816PZSHEK/Jard%C3%ADn-Bot%C3%A1nico-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488583482679-9ABG7HX6NIX7DEKM0G4T/Monstera-deliciosa-Lankester-Gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester A Monstera deliciosa climbs high with intent at the Lankester Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580257496-J3LOW7BD1DLI9YKJ5N1H/Monstera-deliciosa-Jardin-Botanico-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Monstera deliciosa wrapped tightly around tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580304946-QK3BNRFCOG2270BZOGRG/Philodendron-bipinnatifidum-Jardin-Botanico-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Philodendron bipinnatifidum has similar leaf structure to Monstera, but side-by-side, it's simpler to tell them apart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580540714-JI8NZM7VJNCU620MH55K/Monstera-deliciosa-Jardin-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester A close-up of the Monstera deliciosa leaf. I had been told by a greenhouse owner that it was to let water fall through so leaves wouldn't rip, but the more up-to-date information is for sunlight to get through to the bottom leaves of the plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580673894-3CGHU7JZPBSJQAGQG3UU/Philodendron-Jardin-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Philodendron sp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580608783-5K48D2HDDI73XI6QA0G8/monstera-obliqua-Lankester-gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Monstera obliqua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580821291-NIKU40ML6Z463I7MIC9O/ironclad-beetle-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Ironclad beetle (Zopherus jansoni): The elytra are fused on this beetle and the antenna are relatively stubby, so I was able to make a firm identification on this bug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580766986-SC34UEZQ2CTO9JQWSD7T/ant-close-up-jardin-lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488580789928-IHVIYOJ9SOEWJ3JQT4Q4/ironclad-beetle.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581018586-0Z3FNZMDTK6G3IZMKNCC/guttation-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester This is an example of guttation, which shouldn't be confused with dew drops. These droplets are actually coming out of the leaf tip glands, which are called hydathodes, and it's caused by root pressure, often because the soil is wet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581081477-0EIVK1J8ARB7KNPEXUBS/Heliconias-Jardin-Botanico-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Heliconia bihai at the Lankester Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581180650-U7WIPVB9OKB2JUPWF7IS/Heliconias-Jardin-Botanico-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Heliconia rostrata was just one of many species of Heliconia that I saw in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581722949-IYTQ2EHWV7MYIJVUPT6H/Stromanthe-sanguinea-Triostar.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar' has become a more popular variety in homes as well, but it was fabulous to see growing strong at the Lankester Botanical Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581784917-YX6N9J5OHTQH2A4HOHKH/Stromanthe-sanguinea-Triostar.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581814378-9X2Y5N1A9SS9A6UL9BZ7/Stromanthe-sanguinea-Jardin-Botanico-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581916956-911AIMZGV8DDVJ2QZGIQ/Calathea-Jardin-Botanico-Lankester.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Prayer plants, from the family Marantaceae do a characteristic "folding up" at night, as if hands were in prayer, which is where they got their name. Lankester Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488581989008-QQG1Z5D90JLS0F1SATXO/wild-banana-lankester-gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester A wild banana was a common site throughout Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582013448-W5AZP7J6K5ZAYW1ZISJS/arum-lankester-gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Dieffenbachia oerstedtii variegata had some very attractive white midribs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582052958-Y99VD5UXCROM6PWKJCKL/Philodendron-bipennifolium-lankester-gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Philodendron bipennifolium looks as if it has been slightly warped by some insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582346044-WA6JIVYYZBIKAXWBR2O5/Philodendron-Lankester-Gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Some young Monsteras sending down some aerial roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582367934-F98KOGN4SQQ4B1UJEPY4/Tillandsia-LAnkester-Botanical-Gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Epiphytes, like this Tillandsia, abounded in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582393315-W68DPGODSXJ2RKVM200E/strangler-fig.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester A "Strangler fig" is a generic term for many species of plants that tend to wrap around a host species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582487553-UJNAJXS1QX68D8MU90KN/Argiop-+argentata-silver-argiope-spider.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester When most people see spiders they run away, but I run towards them. This is an exquisite Argiope argentata, silver argiope spider that I found to the roof of the succulent and cacti section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582669705-34RQEPLAPMLURH5LYC4Q/succulents-lankester-botanical-gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Echeveria plants at the Lankester Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582701630-GJ3LILTB2W8H1SM5AG9O/kalanchoe-lankester-botanical-gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester A large Kalanchoe stands amongst the Optunia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582722960-3S7AJXIDQO74F05AQDVT/variegated-cacti.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Wonderful to see such variegation in a cacti! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582755794-6564IUO0LJ4X0VZBS2N7/agave-lankester-botnical-gardens.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582844144-FJD7UYOM7V2CMW7CLCI0/lankester-botanical-garden Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488583416897-TYQ1V5CUOYQWN94GES33/lichen-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Lichen and moss are not to be overlooked at the Botanical Gardens! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488583354489-EO3EBYO7E1DQYBP4K4LS/pink-flowers-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488583292695-2BUC4FYLC2K8UPWSO1TD/bees-flower-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester A bee makes its way to the pollen of a flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582939820-4X290JP950U7RV73GGJK/robber-bees-flowers-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Some robber bees seen stealing nectar from a Alpinia zerumbet flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488582964980-U3Y4ER9KAG5KIKPBNCJ0/pink-flowers-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Alpinia zerumbet inflorescence in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488583190235-7RE8EA2EOZL2N8OZF5NL/Colocasia-esculenta-Black-Magic-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' at the Lankester Botanical Gardens, clearly stood out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488583241662-5ID5WZUUI4NE9211V1L5/Colocasia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488583393823-64P68UCENZHVCAJDQEJT/colocasia-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584325269-MJTUEVM4FHSFKZ0CL9P5/Orchid-Garden-Lankester-Botanical-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584515547-S5IRR5TCF8N180940NQ9/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584791626-HDE0ZYC0CHCLV3G4B2WD/fern-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584778350-KTHKLZLE039GCOKK2Y3M/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584601932-CGIFEYXL62JUXPPQ9K6O/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488585071895-NHEE1IUGXGHOQ7JOVE6I/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584424283-02IYPROVPTRFPWGVXAXG/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584439743-OV1H9DY4X6H8YHFOI1SH/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584741093-44BK2P4YG7THVXXH3JDJ/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584464864-YC3ZYVY5RA6ENVXTG3YQ/lady-slipper-orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Phragmipedium Longifolium Lady Slippers orchid in the Lankester Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584497310-2PGHOGGT0Q0SFYKQTUOG/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Unclear as to what this species of orchid is, so if you have clues, let me know. It's a beautiful buttery orange color from Lankester Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584705627-3MXU1EDW10D798OETLNA/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584645943-AZTQMS9A8TQN4C04AT5J/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester These red and white mottled orchids at the Lankester Gardens in Costa Rica were reminiscent of holiday peppermint candies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584663472-17MIPN46BA4CA7WD5FKH/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester A gorgeous fuschia orchid, likely in the Cattleya genus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584676507-FPDGKCCMFD81Y0FPYPIX/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester I believe this orchid is in the Cattleya genus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584835756-58X1CFV89OVNLLRHEXZC/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester This orchid looks like a squid, but is commonly called a clamshell orchid (Prosthechea cochleata). Lankester Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584870657-MY64OE4JYRKG9SUXU3RT/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584859498-W0P0MPEG8AYOZKMGCRZB/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584983407-FUOJWCB3DFYY5HYQSMZS/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester An Oncidium or dancing lady orchid, which was also prominently displayed at the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584916222-WQSWUSK73RGUGVKCUPJO/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488584949072-CY66M6VJNH1D8XJRCGMW/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488585012403-T0YYWJ6AWX3O7IU8OKY6/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester I'm absolutely flabbergasted by this growth structure, as I had never seen an orchid growing out from a leaf base. It's best known as a "bonnet orchid" and my friend @botanicalbogota had identified this as a Pleurothallis sp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488585030973-3S82643TS3W34BO7W1O6/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488585166162-RWA2ARW9QAL3Y1HJCQFC/orchids-Lankester-botanical-garden-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Jardín Botánico Lankester Lycaste orchid, as identified by @botanicalbogota https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/2/27/costa-rica-sojourn-oros-valley monthly 0.5 2017-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488251511959-UGKJPM5MORJH5SDC6AQ5/El-Salto-Ecolodge-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley One of the views from the El Salto Ecolodge, which overlooks the Orosí Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488251564564-UDXKLQVAXG9R9QPJ0H2R/El-Salto-Ecolodge-signs.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488251609184-50M4JZYTPZ9YGG9E6Z9H/El-Salto-Ecolodge-waterfall.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488251676235-R86KBGEF7C7B0GAVYV7F/weaver-bird-el-salto-ecolodge.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley The Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) has a characteristic call and beautiful nests that hang like woven baskets from the branches of various trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488251725972-3R0GDC6SDA39HBOXPCMP/Monstera-deliciosa-El-Salto-Ecolodge.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley How appropriate it was to find a giant Monstera deliciosa outside my bedroom door at the lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488252590400-NR1MJ19H1ZX7MNL4S1MO/Monstera-deliciosa-close-up-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A close-up on a Monstera deliciosa leaf at the lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488251763630-5V4Z4L6XB6MADEZEJB3E/country-signs-el-salto-ecolodge.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488251807927-I0I0XAGWZLQPJKGAEHX9/Green-orchid-bee-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A green orchid bee (Euglossa dilemma) pollinates one of the flowers early in the morning outside El Salto Eco Lodge in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488252859326-05NEX0B0ASF5VVRWKPDJ/robber-bee-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley This bee appears to be creating a hole in the flower, which is known as "floral larceny", a behavior to "steal" nectar from a flower, which can unfortunately disrupt pollination. I saw this happening a few times throughout my trip in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488252376934-7Z03VY3QGQW23CR311FQ/Tillandsia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488252432304-9UN2BC4IEC4FU38U5IIL/Tillandsia-Costa-Rica-El-Salto.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488252470154-VUZBL3RVIBWSKLAN50HB/purple-flowers-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488252760014-1KIY8MA7ISRJJ23UOZ0O/stink-bug-el-salto-eco-lodge.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A stink bug calmly sits on a leaf at the lodge. They get their name for the strong odor they exude when mishandled or eaten; (I know, partially because I accidentally noshed on one as a kid when eating raspberries!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253269647-BQ9EPFX5U0CKTS1YP51P/hot-springs-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley Cristof, the owner of El Salto Ecolodge, took a group of us to a little known hot springs and river, which provided for two very different plant and and insect habitats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253564465-S0NVV4RFAPW30FEH3J66/Tillandsia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253422802-4K0MDIZTWT4IKJDY662X/Tillandsia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253453206-6TFINUL6KLN5NORU89JI/Tillandsia-in-hand-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley Various Tillandsia species were ubiquitous throughout the areas, some popping off new little ones from their base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253623918-YEQRZH26AHK5GU17TVEH/Tillandsia-butzii-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley Tillandsia butzii looking like the head of Medusa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253505977-N3DZAGJ4FMPZODUB86PQ/leaf-footed-insect-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley As I picked up some fallen Tillandsia, a leaf-footed bug presented itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253909649-TWP9C0HW315W4EKBDT02/paper-wasp-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley Paper wasp nest on ground in the woods outside the hot springs. Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253851244-1I1HO2IDLJ4R5KR46VTO/insect-trails-on-branch-costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley I used to collect wood with these insect larvae patterns. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254024646-NQQ299UYAHL2I99E8MRJ/spider-back-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley I captured this beautiful spider, which looked like an exquisite butterfly chrysalis from afar. Look at the color and detail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253674159-5TU9QQGL1PCR6TECL2I2/Peperomia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A Peperomia sp. growing tightly against a tree near the hot springs in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253793359-V2X1QTD1NTYQCV8L4LBC/Costa-Rican-frog.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A brown tree frog rests among some leaves outside the hot springs in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253980698-G70HJHQGBT729584XR4K/fuzzy-plant-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley I was particularly drawn to the new emerging growth of this unidentified plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254080600-OBJOZEM5LSGQJL99XR2E/mayfly-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley If you cannot tell by the moist air and downhill walk, then you can surely tell you're approaching a river by the change of insects. Here, a mayfly, dries its wings on a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254161661-WEK3MGW55I56AFW2OSUZ/caddisfly-larvae-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley When near a river, I like to flip over the stones and probe to see what insects I can find. This is a caddisfly larvae, which often builds an impressive home of sticks or rocks under river stones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254571437-QHEZJJD8QOTQQSYLHNQS/butterflies-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley I think these were a type of glasswing butterfly (Dircenna sp.). It's difficult to see in this shot, but their wings were fairly see-through, which makes me think they were maybe Amber glasswings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254445545-OQBVK5F4DKAVLJPASEDJ/Peperomia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley Another Peperomia sp. clings to a mossy rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254631342-ZAXU578JAMLVXLOVJHGH/blue-damselfly-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A blue damselfly larvae rests on a tree branch near the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254206825-T5REI1XYHDHOIZZUEVFS/plants-near-river-costa-rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A fairy-like composition of inch plants (Tradescantia sp.) and ferns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254261991-TRKEXHBHR7PG8UMM2297/Polka-Dot-Plant.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley I spotted a polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) (get the joke?), which seemed to be growing on a higher hilltop on the trail just north of the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488254514609-J7HCERHBWHHLPURYHA82/Begonia-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley Begonias have similar flowers, and this one was no exception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1488253739928-YDZXTPTW89G8XZIFC073/Elephant-Ear-Costa-Rica.jpg Blog Posts - Costa Rica sojourn: Orosí Valley A new and shiny Colocasia displays its large leaf near the riverbed. Some Peperomia hide below it's umbrella-like leaf. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2016/10/23/how-to-create-a-self-watering-planter-for-the-home monthly 0.5 2017-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1477270244537-IBBYNXX1ESDBSFZQ0OFS/homemade-self-watering-mason-jar.jpg Blog Posts - How to create a DIY self-watering planter for the home Self-watering planters for the home are easier to make than you think. All you need are 5 tools and about 10 minutes of time. If you're planting an herb, they make a wonderful DIY gift, particularly to someone who enjoys cooking. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/17/bradley-of-cloud-farms-talks-design-hydroponics-and-city-life monthly 0.5 2017-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484715397625-1XPPCTSY6Z0Z13C9KHXW/cloud-farms-hydroponics.jpg Blog Posts - Cloud Farms: modern home hydroponics A few sprigs of basil emerge out of the Amphora vase by Cloud Farms. Within weeks you'll be harvesting your crop, thanks to Bradley's ingenious creation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484836229088-VVBVG5S85DKA5UWQY9TC/bleecker-bench-bradley-ferrada.jpg Blog Posts - Cloud Farms: modern home hydroponics Prior to Cloud Farms, Bradley was already greening the city. This was a simple yet sophisticated integration of nature on Bleecker Street that he designed outside the Coach storefront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484836401369-G37H4XE4FS4O0CG8P1UM/cloud-farms-progression.jpg Blog Posts - Cloud Farms: modern home hydroponics How the Kratky method of hydroponics works within the Cloud Farms Amphora vase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485312650595-SZ5X425EFZA1EYB2Q2EA/cloud-farm-sketches-bradley-ferrada.jpg Blog Posts - Cloud Farms: modern home hydroponics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1484715524277-JVOQAMK6VM5PPVT1X3Y0/cloudfarms-amphora-vase-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Cloud Farms: modern home hydroponics One of my Cloud Farms Amphora vases sit in my north-facing window with a newly sprouted basil. The home hydroponics system is sleek, modern and minimal. Since getting the vase, I've grown over a half dozen different plants within the vase. https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/21/growing-plants-indoors-a-beginners-guide monthly 0.5 2017-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485024703408-ZEN9XVCSSPB0NVP2IA36/succulents-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Growing plants indoors: A beginner's guide Some good south-facing light often means you can grow varieties like cacti, succulents, sun-loving vining and trailing plants, and even food plants, like herbs and greens. This is a photo of my succulent tea garden in one of my south-facing windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485027230502-8HOWTWWP6WA9AJKP3RB7/summer-rayne-oakes-kitchen-greenery.jpg Blog Posts - Growing plants indoors: A beginner's guide My ivy and philodendrons have been in my drafty, north-facing windows for over five years now and have shown no sign of distress. This tells me that they're okay with drafty conditions in winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485027997439-UPQSCNAGHXQYYVY6T9EJ/humidity-levels-indoors.jpg Blog Posts - Growing plants indoors: A beginner's guide This figure shows the approximation of optimal temperature and humidity ranges for people with respiratory issues. Typically when temperatures are 70°F / 21°C, humidity is around 20%, which is not ideal for people or plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485033939443-Y1MRUF6S6JYOTU6AMK4R/terracotta-pots-workspace-summer-rayne.jpg Blog Posts - Growing plants indoors: A beginner's guide I often use terracotta clay pots for my plants for a variety of reasons, namely because they are affordable and also help wick away moisture and aerate the soil. This is a shot from my workspace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485032235651-W9UV5UD3T4TUT6TJ73PK/plant-pots-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Growing plants indoors: A beginner's guide Choosing the best pots for your plant, including ones with drainage holes and that are breathable, will ease your watering woes, even when you're heavy handed on the watering. A shot of some of my cacti planters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485033089419-BWRH5G6DOO4JC8E4KG32/pohtos-philodendron-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Growing plants indoors: A beginner's guide I've since cut back many of the pothos and philodendrons in my living room, which promote more bushy vs. leggy growth. Additionally snipping your plants also allows you to propagate them easily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485033739160-MNR41WDP6KC4HU972PS1/christmas-cactus-bloom-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - Growing plants indoors: A beginner's guide A Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera sp.) will often bloom without fail year-over-year at the same time every year, if it's given the right conditions when it's dormant. 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Photo: Homestead Brooklyn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381636128-AJOCB8C1QSEQU1M0DFVU/orchid-show-nybg-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381663442-DPKXOCTDAK4HWE3I407X/orchid-show-nybg.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381715009-ESR4SXNKSLMI9R8XN30K/orchids-nybg-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381690779-Y13P480GZJNEI51FZ9K4/orchids-nybg-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381747971-S9JS5ZASC9SLOXHTHDF5/bromeliad-nybg.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens Just throwing in a beautiful Aechmea bromeliad in here. There were a number of bromeliads interspersed with the orchids at the NYBG. Photo: Homestead Brooklyn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381765913-8SK20N3D1JXWAC051YZY/orchids-nybg-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381792524-HFKS0E9MM169LBJ7LGQU/orchids-nybg-homestead-brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1487381830777-E5Z9KCBBYD4TZ3ABJXUW/Oncidium-Volcano-Queen-orchid.jpg Blog Posts - The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens Oncidium "Volcano Queen" orchid. 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Photo: Ruaridth Connellan for Barcroft TV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483462285439-76UVD99OIRDDCNNIFBJH/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Source4Style.jpg Blog Posts - Building a sub-irrigated vertical garden in your bedroom Before there was a green wall, there was a start-up brimming with handmade textiles from over 30 countries housed in this room. Photo: Shawn Brackbill for Source4Style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483468267185-RA7JSVN36L52TIW4GQJQ/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Living-Room.jpg Blog Posts - Building a sub-irrigated vertical garden in your bedroom A look into the green wall (to the right room) from the kitchen table. Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483464942311-MXL0N52AQ7DWOUN33JX7/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Green-Wall-Home.jpg Blog Posts - Building a sub-irrigated vertical garden in your bedroom A peek at the vertical garden growing in my bedroom. Look at how different the room looks after having very little plants! Photo: Summer Rayne Oakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1483464990688-4I9ULC8TFYBFHBTEEOV9/Vertical-garden-Summer-Rayne-Oakes.jpg Blog Posts - Building a sub-irrigated vertical garden in your bedroom Around 2015, my father and I forged the bottom piece from an old gutter and created a new plant trough. This is the only unit that is not sub-irrigated. 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It looks other-worldly and utterly captivating. 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The Queen Anne's lace, which is a member of the carrot family, attracts fly-pollinators by flaunting a little black dot in the center of the flower head. Flies often come down to "mate" with it, mistaking it for a female fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485202170931-9LOT5I6HUTLC47DOPMEH/lupine-nybg.jpg Blog Posts - The corpse flower bloom at New York Botanical Gardens Lupine (Lupinus sp.) in full bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485202188278-HHSQZ6NH6B8MJT0NCRDT/larkspur.jpg Blog Posts - The corpse flower bloom at New York Botanical Gardens Larkspur (Delphinium sp.) flaunting their purple and blue flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485202257714-MYZ0YWUE6P1683783UKB/yellow-iris-in-bloom.jpg Blog Posts - The corpse flower bloom at New York Botanical Gardens A yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) displays its ruffles in one of New York Botanical Gardens indoor gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485202346769-S4RCIBXAS64EMD6JX49E/pucker-up-flower.jpg Blog Posts - The corpse flower bloom at New York Botanical Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485202044104-VEBS2YXTJ901KPUX1XWN/lotus-seed-head-nybg.jpg Blog Posts - The corpse flower bloom at New York Botanical Gardens https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2016/10/23/8-plants-for-those-of-us-who-have-a-blackthumb monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/1/27/6sqft-house-tour-at-the-hanging-gardens monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485562886221-3LEKFSMWJCC1WSAA8Q7U/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485562920094-L7ZLUMIMCEZ7SDD7I6M0/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn-detail2.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485562942440-D2KOE3S19QR93XOBKHU8/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn-detail3.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485563048988-FQWZHGWZNAZE666LN5Z4/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn-alocasia.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485562973163-B69SEN5XQL52KZTF7U0E/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn-vermicompost.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485562991836-8HP13W7I6ROGSQQC8ZRU/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn-adschwarz.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485563014583-N49GSGWK4WBRAOELVLVJ/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn-Steven-Cogle.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1485563032211-MSSRAAOG8Q617014QZOV/Summer-Rayne-Oakes-Plant-Filled-Apartment-in-Williamsburg-Brooklyn-detail2.jpg Blog Posts - 6SqFt house tour https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/all/2017/2/12/a-promulgation-on-living-with-plants monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5390e38de4b040333af1eb61/1486909404256-4OMCH90RY6QGWIRIL1DX/recovering-coal-site-summer-rayne-oakes.jpg Blog Posts - A promulgation on living with plants As a teenager, I worked on reclaiming mine sites—from developing the tree planting plan to actually doing the planting. 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