The crazy plant lady

  Crazy plant lady blog is a participant in the Amazon services LLC associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com I get commissions for purchases made through links in the post. The best part is you the costumer will not pay anymore than you usually would. We only recommend product that we would personally use.         Teacher appreciation week is next week! I decided to give each of my children's teacher a succulent for teacher appreciation week. This year has been hard on students and teachers with all the changes and covid protocols. My kids teachers have been so wonderful at helping my children when they struggle and communicating with us about what is going on. Teachers have worked hard this year making sure our children can still have fun and trying to make their school experience as normal as possible. They encourage our children, chee...

 I made a hen and chick arrangement using a cowboy boot. The full video can be seen on my youtube channel  Crazy plant lady blog . The first step was to cut out the holes where I wanted to place the succulents. There is multiple layers to cut through. I cut through the leather layer first, then the fabric layers. The layers are pretty thick so this was the easiest way I found to do it. The second was to drill holes into the sole of the boot. Succulents need proper drainage. My experience with hen and chicks has made me believe they hate water. I wanted to make sure they had plenty of drainage holes so I used a medium sized drill bit and drilled four holes into the boot.  Once I had drainage holes and spots to put each of the hen and chicks I started filling the boot with dirt. I filled until the soil was lined up with the bottom hole. Then placed the first succulent into the hole. I had to remove some of the old dried up leaves to get a good fit. Then I used my fing...

  2020 was a crazy year with covid and stay at home orders. Many people were working at home or not working at all. Many people have started new hobbies during this time. Hobbies have helped keep them busy and provide them with some normalcy during these crazy times. Plants are one such hobby that have helped people during trying times. Retailers and consumers have both been affected by the pandemic. Consumers have found a new love and appreciation for plants.  Retailers are reporting major increases in sales. Demand has increased during the pandemic. Customers are still visiting stores even if they have to wear mask and sanitize their hands In fact a small plant shop opened their doors during the pandemic and are doing really well. The community has supported this small business and continued to do so. Etsy sellers and online merchants have also seen increases in sales. Some people can't leave their homes to go to a store, but they are still finding ways to bring beautif...

Crazy plant lady blog is a participant in the Amazon services LLC associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com I get commissions for purchases made through links in the post. The best part is you the costumer will not pay anymore than you usually would. We only recommend product that we would personally use.    This is a fast growing aloe. Each leaf has small white teeth that help it catch on to things and grow up ward. It produces red tubular shaped flowers during the winter. Climbing aloe can reach 6 1/2 - 10 feet tall.  Light This type of aloe loves full sun. It will do best placed in a south facing window indoors. If it is not use to being in a south facing window or having direct light it will need to be acclimated over a period of time.  Climbing aloe can get sun burnt if moved into direct light too quickly. To acclimate climbing aloe start by p...

Crazy plant lady blog is a participant in the Amazon services LLC associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com I get commissions for purchases made through links in the post. The best part is you the costumer will not pay anymore than you usually would. We only recommend product that we would personally use.    Aloe Quicksilver   Next I want to talk to you about aloe quicksilver. This is a hybrid aloe with distinctive coloring and leaves. The leaves on aloe snowdrift do not have spines or teeth. Aloe quicksilver grow to be 6-8" tall and bloom yellow or orange tubular flower. They are one of my favorite aloes due to their unique color.      Light I keep these about a foot away from a south facing window during winter. Too much light will cause more green to show in the leaves. The distinct white color comes through more when give...

Crazy plant lady blog is a participant in the Amazon services LLC associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com I get commissions for purchases made through links in the post. The best part is you the costumer will not pay anymore than you usually would. We only recommend product that we would personally use.    Nerve plants faint or more accurately droop when they dry out to much. Once nerve plants are watered they will bounce back  Frequent fainting will eventually take its toll on the plant. Nerve plants have gotten a reputation of being a little tricky. People also call them drama queen plants. These two pictures were taken 2 hours apart. Keep soil moist, but not saturated for nerve plants. Water every 4 days during growing season. Do not leave nerve plants sitting in water. They are prone to root rot. A standard potting mix will work well for nerve pla...

Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics--> We are a participant in the Succulent Box Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to succulentbox.com. For example, if I link to something on succulent box, you click on the link and then buy anything on succulent box within the next 24 hours we will get a small commission. The best part is that you (the website visitor) will not need to pay any extra, but you help keep Crazy plant lady blog up and running! For that we thank you! Our goal is to provide you with great resources to products that we are sure you will love! Some plants can cause adverse reactions to pets. A lot of plants can cause minor gi upset in plants, but some can cause more serious issue. Today I am going to talk about some of the plants that can cause issues for our beloved fur babies.  Aloe Aloe is toxic to dog if they ingest it. It can cause vomiting, diarrhea, depression, lack of appetite, ...