Don't hesitate to plant a variety. You may find success with some and not with others. In addition to pothos, you might try spider plants or small ferns. If you have a local nursery, speak with someone who works there and see what else they recommend. Make sure you use an indoor potting mix, and fertilize occasionally with a liquid fertilizer per the instructions on the container. Hold off on fertilizing at first after transplanting.
Since you are new to plants, you will probably be better off skipping the seeds and starting with a full plant instead...seeds tend to be more difficult to grow successfully into plants and it may be frustrating for a first timer!
A pothos could be a good choice, they're cheap, they tolerate very low light and can thrive on neglect (and if you're on a budget can be easily propagated, which is always fun)
Judging the size of the pot from the photo, I'd say 3 or 4, depending on the size of the plants you'll find.
But it all depends on the actual sizes! Put as many as feels right when you have everything in front...if it feels too crowded, it probably is. And if it feels too sparse... either put one more in or wait for it to grow!
You can also propagate by cutting the stems and putting them in soil, they will grow new plants pretty easily! It will take some time, but it's a good way to save money
Ooh, that's exciting! Please post pics when you do.
If you like the style of mine, here's a tip: I told the artist I don't want any hard outlines / line art. Here is what it looked like before she shaded in the black areas:
That’s awesome - good tip. I think I’m going to try to find someone to mimic the physical leaf I like as closely as possible. How much did it hurt to get it done on your shoulder blade? I’ve heard mixed things and my only tattoo was on the outside of my shoulder and didn’t really hurt much at all. Have also heard that when they go back to fill in the color, it hurts much more
I don't recall the shoulder blade hurting too much. I feel like the areas around the edges are what hurt more because the skin is more delicate in those areas. Overall it really wasn't bad, but I do think the coloring hurt more than the black parts, but I don't know if that's just from me getting used to it physically and mentally.
Thank you. The artist is Mae Wu working out of A Thin Line Tattoo in Batavia IL. She said she wasn't super comfortable doing color but I think she did an amazing job.
In my experience, you can also just cut them and put the cut end in a vase with water. It will grow roots, but they don't like going back in the dirt after living in pure water. Just another option
I wanted to avoid water propping it because of the tough transition back to soil (and because it would be quite a long cutting, I was worried it might drop leaves). That's why I wanted to try air layering :)
Maybe cross pollination? Many people have geraniums in the area and the bees likely carry the pollen everywhere
I also heard as a child that if a red geranium petal falls on the soil of a white geranium it can tint their flowers. But that sounds like a urban legend to me!
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