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Grow Aloe Indoors |
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Alexander the Great popularized the medicinal properties of
aloe when he heard how the sap from it’s leaves could help heal battle wounds.

“Aloe” creates a protective barrier on the skin that keeps it moist and
promotes healing. It also stimulates the
Langerhans cells, which can reduce inflammation.

Now is a good time to think about growing your own indoor
potted aloe plant. It’s so easy, they
are just beautiful and a very healthy plant to have around the house.

Select a small size clay flowerpot and saucer. Make sure you place them in a sunny location
or window. The potted aloe plant loves
indirect sunlight but too much direct sunlight can brown it’s leaves. It’s best to rotate the pot once or twice a
week so that all sides receive equal light.
Don’t overwater but keep the moisture moist.

To use for burns or cuts:
Slit open a stalk, squeeze out some gel like substance and dab on the
skin. Keep the remaining stalk in the
refrigerator for up to 60 days.
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Winter Potted Indoor Herbs |
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Keeping Potted Herbs Happy
As the world becomes more health-conscious, people are
looking to become more pro-active when it comes to cooking at home and growing
their own potted herbs. By using fresh
grown herbs in your food preparation you will use less oil, fat, butter and
cream.

Potted grown herbs have a powerful taste and delicious
smells that add so much to food. Don’t
forget you can use any home-grown potted herbs in all kinds of things from soap
to candle making. Fresh or dried they
are simply wonderful and if you haven’t tried to grow your own you are wasting
your money. Grocery store herbs are very
expensive and unnecessary.

Get some of our small terracotta clay flowerpots and
saucers. Decide on the size dependent on
where you will grow them. A kitchen
window, a center island, back porch or patio area are all good places if you
have easy access to them. Clay
flowerpots are good because terracotta is considered low fired and breathable
which is super healthy for your herbs root systems. Just make sure you have easy access or we all
know what will happen. You won’t use
them!!!

Treat your fresh herb just like fresh flowers. When you trim your potted plants, place them
in a glass of water and refrigerate up to 2 weeks. Try drying some for adding to soups and casseroles
by placing them on a paper towel and microwave for 30 sec intervals. Turn as needed till brittle.

You
can freeze whole springs or chop them and place in a plastic bag for up to six
months.
It’s easy to grow your own herbs in garden containers indoors and out, and we
have the clay garden planters to help. Pick
up some potting mix at your local nursery or garden center and you are good to
go.
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By Arizona Pottery Post Last Updated: 1/12/2021 10:07:03 AM |
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Winter White Moth Orchid |
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Winter Whites
We are always searching for plants & flowers that do
well indoors during these long winter months.
If you have never heard of “Moth” orchids then listen up.

Potted Moth Orchids are a year-round flower that does well
indoors. With their paper-thin petals
and tall erect stems, they can bring elegance, fragrance, and beauty to your
indoor décor. During winter's dark cold days,
these potted beauties are perfect to brighten your days.

A decorative container or simple elegant white vase filled
with moth orchids are even easy for a beginner gardener. Most folks can be easily intimated by their
sophicated look but they shouldn’t be. A
potted moth orchid requires little attention and maintenance.
As new variations in color, size and blooms arrive, even
green thumb gardeners are giving these easily potted indoor flowers a second
look.

Remove the orchid from the nursery pot. If the rootball is tight, gently work it
free. Clip off any dead roots or
stems. Spread the roots with your hands
gently on a clean surface. Now all you
need to do is select a stunning flower container to repot the orchid in. Try to make it larger than the existing pot
but not to oversize.

Water regularly, but reduce the amount during winter
months. Keep the foliage dry, so don’t
splash the flowers and leaves with watering.
Don’t let the roots of the potted moth orchid dry out. Since you don’t want the orchid sitting in
water, make sure your garden container has sufficient drainage.
That’s pretty much it!
These types of potted flowers are impressive and ornate so enjoy all
winter long.
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By Arizona Pottery Post Last Updated: 1/5/2021 4:15:35 PM |
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Grow & Dry Potted Basil |
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How to dry fresh basil.
You may ask why we are bringing up drying basil in the dead
of winter? Well, we think you should be
planning now what herbs, flowers, and plants you want to grow in garden
containers this coming spring. So maybe
if we tell you how to dry potted basil (popular herb) and why you want to dry it, you
will include it in your coming garden décor.

Dried basil in flowerpots can be used in so many cooking recipes. Sauces, pesto, chicken and pasta dishes. It really is one of the most used and desired
herbs you can pot and grow at home. And,
have you ever priced basil at the grocery store? argh.

If you don’t want to grow your own basil in flowerpots you
can always dry any fresh basil that you purchase at the grocery store.
After harvesting the basil grown in clay planters, make sure
it’s gently washed. Lay the basil
bunches in a dish strainer or on a kitchen towel where they can dry
completely. Remove as much stem as
possible because they don’t dry so well.

Preheat your oven to the lowest setting. Line a baking sheet with parchment and spread
leaves out so they aren’t touching. Place in the oven for around 1 to 2 hrs.
checking every 15 mins or so. You don’t
want the leaves to burn but just feel dry to the touch. Remove and cool completely. Now you can crumble it up removing any
stems. Bottle the crumbles and store in
a cabinet out of sunlight.

See how simple this is! You can easily
grow and dry your own basil in almost any size and kind of flowerpot. By using a clay planter instead of planting
directly into your yard or garden, you can container the roots from spreading. We like to grow all herbs in terracotta clay
instead of other types of garden pottery because the clay will breathe and that
is good for creating healthy roots. So,
if you have clay flowerpots or any clay planters laying around use those
first. Just make sure they are large
enough to hold the number of herbs you want to grow.
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By Arizona Pottery Post Last Updated: 2/20/2020 2:02:42 PM |
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Bring Succulents Indoors For Winter |
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Bring Potted Succulents indoors for Winter
Winters cold is not the easiest condition for potted
succulents, plants, bushes, and trees to stand up to. Especially if they are planted in clay flowerpots or clay containers. Most succulents are hard
enough to keep healthy under normal weather conditions but winter brings a whole new set of issues.

It at all possible it is a best practice to bring your clay containers of succulents indoors or at least into a garage or garden shed. This isn’t a necessity but a helpful step to
assure the potted succulents have the best chance of surviving the cold. If it’s not possible you can take added steps
to mulch the potting mix, wrap the whole planter in bubble wrap or burlap or
just let them tough out Winter and re-evaluate next Spring.

If you can bring all clay flowerpot succulents indoors give them one
good watering before you do. That way they will be nice and moist and you won’t
have to start with the watering process right away. This means you need garden
saucers for each clay planter or you will have to move the clay flowerpots to the sink to water
them. Like most houseplants, succulents
need well, draining flowerpots or garden bowls.

Now check the potting mix in each terracotta flowerpot. If it’s compact and hard it’s best to replace
it or at the very least work it to soften it up. All root systems like the loose potting mix to
grow and expand in. Clean up the
planters so that you don’t bring any bugs indoors. Remove old leaves, twigs and other debris
that may be on, in or around the pot.

Lastly, trim the succulent up if necessary. Any old spent leaves or climbing string of
pears can be clipped off and cut shorter.
Since succulents don’t grow fast you don’t need to go overboard
here. The idea is to just give it a
manicured look not so much a hair cut and a shave look! LOL

Place your garden pots in a sunny window, don’t overwater,
make sure it’s not too warm in the house and your outdoor potted succulents
will give you a steady stream of beauty all thru the cold winter months until
you move them outside again come Spring.
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