Petal Patch

Garden notes for beds, vases, and windowsills.

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57 notes, 2023–2026.

  1. A pot needs a way out for water Soil and water
  2. Morning water, if you water Soil and water
  3. New plants get a week of attention Soil and water
  4. Sandy soil needs a slower drink Soil and water
  5. A finger test beats a gadget you will not use Soil and water
  6. Yellow leaves are not all thirst Soil and water
  7. A saucer in summer still gets emptied Soil and water
  8. Cut in the cool of the morning Cutting and vases
  9. Strip the leaves that would sit underwater Cutting and vases
  10. Recut the stems at home Cutting and vases
  11. A short vase for heavy heads Cutting and vases
  12. Cut above a node when you want the plant to branch Cutting and vases
  13. Deadhead into a bucket, not onto the crown Cutting and vases
  14. Small bunches last longer than a crowd Cutting and vases
  15. One new plant, then wait Beds and seasons
  16. Spring mud is not a planting day Beds and seasons
  17. Divide when the clump is in the way Beds and seasons
  18. Weeds get pulled before they seed Beds and seasons
  19. Autumn leaves stay if they are a light blanket Beds and seasons
  20. Do not dig a wet bed Beds and seasons
  21. Move a plant in the evening Beds and seasons
  22. Turn the pot a quarter each week Windowsills
  23. A cold pane is not a friend at night Windowsills
  24. Repot when roots circle, not when you are bored Windowsills
  25. Isolate a new plant for a week Windowsills
  26. A pebble tray is humidity, not a drink Windowsills
  27. Cut a yellow leaf at the base Windowsills
  28. Group by the light they already like Windowsills
  29. The sill is not a storage shelf Windowsills
  30. A vacation week needs a human, not a flood Windowsills
  31. South light is not for every leaf Windowsills
  32. Grit on top for fungus gnats Windowsills
  33. No feed in the dark months unless growth is active Windowsills
  34. Water until it drains, then stop Windowsills
  35. Dust is shade Windowsills
  36. The bed you walk past gets the plan Beds and seasons
  37. A stake before the flop Beds and seasons
  38. Summer shear for a plant that flops Beds and seasons
  39. A path wide enough for a foot Beds and seasons
  40. Seed packets keep their date Beds and seasons
  41. A frost cloth where you can find it Beds and seasons
  42. Label the bulb when you plant it Beds and seasons
  43. Write the date on the bunch you are testing Cutting and vases
  44. Condition woody stems Cutting and vases
  45. Bring a bucket, not a fistful Cutting and vases
  46. Do not mix a stem that slimes the water Cutting and vases
  47. Cool water for most bunches Cutting and vases
  48. The vase is washed, not rinsed in a hurry Cutting and vases
  49. A clean cut with a clean blade Cutting and vases
  50. The hose end stays off the leaves Soil and water
  51. Group pots by thirst Soil and water
  52. Fertilizer is not water Soil and water
  53. Rain is a watering Soil and water
  54. Clay soil gets grit, not more water Soil and water
  55. A wilt at noon is a question Soil and water
  56. Mulch stops at the stem Soil and water
  57. Water the soil, not the clock Soil and water