Project & Plants – Growing a Sweet Potato

On October 4, 2016October 1, 2016 By TimelessladyIn Plants, Projects5 Comments

It’s time to begin a few indoor gardening projects. At the top of my list is growing a sweet potato plant with my grandchildren.

Growing a sweet potato is easy. Buy a good-sized sweet potato or yam from a farm or organic market; they are less likely to be treated with chemicals to prevent sprouting. Insert three or four toothpicks around the widest circumference and place the bottom in water. A flower vase with a slender neck is the perfect container to choose.

The tuber grows quickly and develops a large root system. In just over a month it will be ready for planting in a pot of soil.

I left a portion of the tuber above the soil line. I think it adds a bit of interest to the look of the plant. I also like the way the tuber mirrors the golden-orange brown of the pot’s ceramic finish.

Growing a sweet potato is a fun and easy project for Autumn or Winter.

Phavorites – November Reruns

On November 4, 2015November 3, 2015 By TimelessladyIn PhavoritesLeave a comment

This is my fifth year creating content for “Minding My P’s with Q.” Some good ideas and posts from past years are buried deep in the archives. I’ve unearthed a few November “phavorites” from 2011 to the present to share once again.

Growing a Sweet Potato Vine is easy and a fun way to continue gardening indoors.

When you bring in your houseplants from the porch and yard be sure to check for Stowaways.

Pumpkin Cookies, nutritious and delicious, are a perfect November snack.

You can use Pressed Autumn Leaves to create structures within pressed flower cards.

A Milk Carton Cloche is an easy way to extend your growing season.

Amaryllis are available now as bulbs or potted plants for Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday cheer.

Paper Snowflakes on my windows are one of my favorite Christmas decorations. To have enough by December 1st, I will begin cutting at least five every day.