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It sounds like you are having fun bj. I wish I had more windows with good sun to plant indoor plants. I have one sofa table that holds an aloe vera plant, night blooming cirrius, and now a couple of Amaryllis bulbs. I even tried herbs and they didn't do well. I had loads of houseplants years ago and I miss them. They are great for the spirit during these cold and rainy winter months. Indoor gardening is great. Thank you for sharing. If you add any more plants please let us know . This gives our garden family ideas on how to grow their own.

Cheers!
Annie

I have four south facing windows, so I can have quite a few plants during the winter, although I'm really not much of an indoor plant person, I have problems with mold, so I want plants that don't have to be kept moist. Right now I have a hanging spider plant and an asparagus fern sitting on a barstool under it next to my patio door, with an easter lily tucked under there somewhere. I have an amaryllis and a cyclamen next to the window over the kitchen sink.. I have a couple of Moses-in-the-cradle in the back of the kitchen, they do fine with just bright light, no direct sun. I have another Moses-in-the-cradle hanging in my bathroom next to the window.

In the past I've had snake plant and jade plant, but I moved too much for a while there.

I've actually been repotting some of my houseplants this past week. This house has some of the best windows for houseplants than in any other house we've lived. I've repotted an African violet and an ivy so far. My grandmother had a very green thumb; I'm pretty sure she could have made toothpicks grow. She always had the most beautiful African violets. I tried for years to have her success but I always managed to kill them instead. Until now. I have a total of 3 and they all bloom! Grandma would be so proud :^) Having African violet blooms on a gloomy day brightens my mood. The ivy I just transplanted started out as clippings from the flower arrangement on my dad's casket. He's been gone nearly 3 years. I took a total of 7 cuttings but only 3 survived, even after carefully placing the cuttings in pre-dug little holes in the potting soil after dipping the ends in rooting hormone. But the 3 that did survive are thriving! They're healthy and strong and have new growth in several places. My ivy is a reminder that life goes on and that loved ones live on in our memories. I haven't had many houseplants in quite awhile but I have a new-found interest in them. Years ago (about 30!) in my community a local nursery that carried only houseplants had home parties, like Tupperware. That's a business idea I wish I could pursue. Here where I live there aren't very many places to purchase good, quality houseplants. Does anyone have a terrarium? Gosh! I don't even think that's spelled right. Anyway, during those houseplant home parties, those were the biggest hit. I think I'll try putting together a terrarium again (and I will look that word up in the dictionary...but you get the idea!) Happy transplanting! Debbie

That sounds like a great idea. I was going to wait for the spring. But I think I won't. Most of my plants are in pots, both indoor and outdoor as I live in an apartment building and there is no place for a garden. I have my outdoor plants on my porch. I appreciate your post and those that answered it.

Thanks,

Sylvia

I have a small sun room with a wood burning stove and windows on 3 sides that get southwest sun. I have two large hibiscus, aloe, christmas cactus, vines, cactus and a few others. It is a joy to sit there in the winter and watch the snow come down while I'm nice and toasty with all my greenery! I have also two mandeville and my HUGE Cirrius.

I am blessed with large windows and a sun room! So I have a lot of houseplants. I can't imagine a house without plants. If my cubicle at work wasn't so tiny, I would have some there too!

I don't have a lot of windows, & they're not big either. I have 2 west-facing windows, two north-facing windows, one east & one south, but the south window faces my neighbor's house, so it really gets little light & the east window is shaded by my porch, so it's not good for light at all. If you don't have a lot of light, you might want to try what I did - I got a pole lamp & put gro-lights in it & set it on a timer. I set it to stay on for 12 hours, & placed my plants to get the best light I can for them - bright light plants closer to it & less light plants farther away. I'm thinking of getting another pole lamp or something for more light for my little greenkids. Like OKay, I can't imagine my house without greenery in it.

Sunnyside, how about trying succulents, like aloes, kalanchoes & cactus? They all like it drier. Africa violets can be put into African violet pots, where the water is put into the lower pot & soaks through into the soil. Those might do well in drier conditions, although I don't know that for sure.

When I log off, I think I'll do my African violets. They need new soil desperately. I got them all nice, new, clean pots.

bluejjazz, I've had all those at times in the past. I had a huge jade plant for years, had aloes for a while, even had a Christmas cactus for a number of years and a kalanchoe. Right now I have two big cactus beds of the outdoor variety in my front yard, and a variety of succulents out both front and back too. That's enough. I've had violets, but never did well with them. My sister is the one with the violet talent.

I'm perfectly happy to have only a few indoor plants at a time, and move them out on the porch as soon as I can in the spring. I hate cleaning, and am something of a minimalist in interior decoration, because it makes cleaning easier, less stuff to move, water, dust, or clean.