This is a collection of exotic pets, houseplants, and a simple indoor hydrophonic system that works. I'm an avid indoor horticulturist with several years of container gardening expertise.
My favorite time-saver is a simple rock substrate hydrophonics system. This is a low maintenance organic method that many plant lovers may be unaware of. The system uses pebble substrate, tap water, and Schultz Expert Gardener® orchid foilular feeding with leopard gecko pellets (poop) for nutrients. A fish bowl works for this spider plant. Let's talk business!
This is a leopard gecko habitat with pebbles, orchid moss, a lizard lagoon, and a single hide in a 30 gallon vivarium. Leopard gecko droppings are solid and dry. This can be used for a simple aqua culture hydrophonics system nutrient booster.
Sharon Solesbee, 2012.
Here is an illustration of a spider plant grown in a fish bowl with only pebbles and tap water. Roots need to breathe so the water level is only half way up. When the conditions are ultimate, the spider plant sends off stolens with tiny white flowers. In the flowering stage, the specimen is referred to as an airplane plant. A feeding of Leo droppings every 3 months and a misting of Orchid fertilizer once a month is all the nutrients this plant needs to thrive. Natural light is provided from an east window. This is a low maintenance method of indoor landscape gardening.
The Beucarnea recurvata (ponytail palm) is hardy to 10°C and grows in full sun to light shade. The plants are very slow growing and drought tolerant in containers or planted as an ornamental garden tree. The species are small tropical xerophytic trees growing to 6-10 m tall with a trunk 20-40 cm diameter with a flared base.
The Sempervivums (hens and chicks) are alpine plants. They live outdoors on the deck year round thriving through freezing cold winters and the harsh summer sun.
Staghorn fern...
This is a Dieffenbachia bowmannii (dumbcane) that's growning in rocks and tap water. This plant responds well to gecko pellets (poop) added to the rocks every three months.
On the left is a big leaf silver dollar jade that gets very large over time. On the right is a sedum that gets orange flowers if it gets a cool period in the spring. It's happy outdoors from late March until November in zone 7.
Jade "Silver Dollar" crasulla... and a donkey tail sedum.
