bits and pieces

~~~ plant stuff HERE! ~~~

I started some mini-bell peppers from seed late in the season. There wasn't a good spot for them in the garden by Summer, so I just kinda let them grow bonsai-style. As Fall came on, I didn't want to leave them out in the cooler nights, so I started bringing them in this crate. There's only 4 left to be "harvested" of their single or double peppers.

So I bought a dwarf lime tree this summer- a pretty average sized lime comes off of it! I think I got over-zealous late in the season with my watering, because the last couple of fruits had split rinds.

When we first started dating, I told my SO I didn't like flowers, mostly cause they didn't do anything unless they smalled nice and they died. So he got me a coffee tree sapling :) It has grown up nicely.

There were lemon trees beside the lime trees...

They aren't aloe vera, but they are aloe. After kitchen burns, they are wonderful. If I burn my finger, I like to take a stalk and wear it like a finger-glove. They sucker pretty profusely, so I am starting some to give to interested parties for the holidays.