RebEllen

Here to claim Indoor Gardener!  Our house is usually where indoor plants come to die. However, I have been keeping these plants for several years- I’ve had the Christmas Cactus for around 15 years, the succulents were sent to me in the post 3 years ago and have been sprouted/been repotted a few times (most recently last November) and the orchids (technically my mum’s but I keep them going) have lived here a few years.  My Christmas Cactus getting a trim I created a chart to show how much light and water they all need:  I generally soak the orchids to water them but here are 3 different ways to water them: I occasionally use BabyBio Orchid food when I water the orchids, this really should be done when there is active growth add/or flowers.  I am going to get some cactus and succulent food for the others in the spring, that’s when the growing period should happen. I might look into drip feeders too. Generally I water with tepid tap water but when we have some rainwater...

It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world . - Chaos Theory Well, I don’t know about a typhoon; but this was the perfect challenge to kick-start my year of merit badge work.  I was starting to get a bit bogged down with plans to begin badges but actually never really got them underway. I told myself this was okay because I’ve only been Rebelling for a few months… who was I kidding? Just start them woman!  At least 6 clauses to be completed for the badge: 1) Write a daily journal of something that made me happy each day. I wrote these in my diary each day, here’s a selection:  A lovely roast dinner My nephew’s drawing and writing (he’s 5, it’s adorable!) Hearing my Chihuahua Elsie snoring Going to my first Rebellion meeting (what a fab group of people!) A massive Baileys in my coffee!  Thinking about something that has made me happy each day was lovely, a really pleasant way to ...