{"id":806463,"date":"2020-04-16T15:27:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=381833"},"modified":"2020-04-16T15:27:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:27:44","slug":"houseplants-and-gardening-suggestions-for-when-you-cant-leave-your-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/houseplants-and-gardening-suggestions-for-when-you-cant-leave-your-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Houseplants and gardening suggestions for when you can\u2019t leave your house"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ColGeiger-SDN-041720-1-1024x870.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ColGeiger-SDN-041720-1-1024x870.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ColGeiger-SDN-041720-1-300x255.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ColGeiger-SDN-041720-1-768x653.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ColGeiger-SDN-041720-1.jpeg 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Tillandsia, also known as air plants for their ability to live without soil, are a good houseplant for beginners. They can be placed in a variety of areas to make unique decorations.<\/strong><br \/><em>Courtesy Alyse Piburn<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t know what to do this weekend? Well, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Pull up a seat to the counter, and I\u2019ll tell you about everything that\u2019s hot and happening.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While spring has technically sprung, it\u2019s hard to smell the roses when we\u2019re all cooped up at home. A rising trend during the coronavirus pandemic has been to focus on nurturing houseplants and herb gardens as an attempt to bring the outdoors in.<\/p>\n<p>Alyse Piburn, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/mountain-roots.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountain Roots<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>, and Carla Pettit, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenofedenfrisco.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garden of Eden Flowers &amp; Gifts<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>, suggest to use this time to repot plants, start planting vegetable seeds inside, get creative with decorating and prep your tools and supplies for when gardening season truly begins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the brown thumbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/sdn-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Colorado\u2019s cold and dry climate isn\u2019t the best for some plants, but if all you\u2019re worrying about are houseplants, then your main target for keeping the greenery alive is sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people are in condos here that don\u2019t have a lot of windows, so that\u2019s definitely a factor,\u201d said Pettit.<\/p>\n<p>For low-light, hearty plants that don\u2019t require a lot of maintenance, both recommend ZZ plants (sometimes known as Zanzibar Gems), spider plants or pothos. If you have windows with a bit more southern and western exposures, try rubber trees, jade plants or umbrella trees. Another option is tillandsia \u2014 also known as air plants for their ability to live without soil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are super easy to care for and you just place them anywhere and can do a lot of different creative things,\u201d Piburn said.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than simply putting the potted plant on a coffee table, if you want to make things more interesting Piburn suggests installing floating shelves, hanging planters from pipes or getting a trellis to mimic the outdoors. Using deck railings is another option, as is placing a ladder with shelves outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe you have some shelves on the ground or a rail or something hanging off of it,\u201d Piburn said. \u201cYou can do a lot with a small space if you think kind of vertically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another way to utilize those sunny spaces is with an herb garden. Piburn recommends the basics, such as thyme, mint, sage, rosemary, parsley, oregano and chives. Pettit also says that leafy greens such as kale and spinach do well in the High Country and that having the patience to grow tomatoes over the summer (as long as your bring them inside each night), pays off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the taste of a fresh tomato right off the vine,\u201d Pettit said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t taste like anything you taste at the grocery store.&nbsp;It\u2019s absolutely worth the effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the clone club<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cloning or propagating plants, which is when you cut a portion off and place the clipping in its own pot, is another way to spend time with your houseplants during quarantine. Pettit likes cloning succulents, umbrella trees (also called schefflera) and especially enjoys doing it with Swedish ivy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a lot of people are familiar with it, but it\u2019s really hearty and probably my favorite plant,\u201d Pettit said of the ivy. \u201cYou can clone it over and over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can even turn it into a brief socialization activity by gifting the clones to friends you haven\u2019t seen in awhile \u2014 just make sure the drop-offs are contactless and safe as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve cloned it probably about 100 times now and given it out to people,\u201d Pettit said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jefferson Geiger is the arts and entertainment editor for the Summit Daily News and managing editor for Everything Summit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/opinion\/houseplants-and-gardening-suggestions-for-when-you-cant-leave-your-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tillandsia, also known as air plants for their ability to live without soil, are a good houseplant for beginners. They can be placed in a variety of areas to make unique decorations.Courtesy Alyse Piburn Don\u2019t know what to do this weekend? Well, you\u2019ve come to the right place. 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