Category: Tutorials

How to propagate succulents! Succulent series #2

Hi guys! Today I am going to show you how you can multiply the number of succulent plants you have for free! This is also a good option if your succulents are looking old and a bit worse for wear. Let’s get started!

First you need to find out what type of a succulent you have. Some succulents have seeds, and some don’t and instead reproduce through fallen leaves! There are even succulents that don’t produce seeds till you take off their leaf! So here is how you can find out witch type of succulent you have.

Look at your plant. If it has little seeds forming on the tips of its leaves, it is a seed propagating plant.

If it does not and it just has leaves and a stem, it is most likely a leaf propagating plant. You can also check the base of the plant and see if there are any roots where a leaf might have fallen off.

Now you actually need to propagate your plant. For a seed reproducing succulent, all you have to do is when you see little roots on the seed, take it off the mother plant and just place it on the surface of the soil. It will do the rest.

For a leaf propagating succulent, it is a bit more complicated. First you need to take off a fully grown leaf. To do this, gently secure the stem of the succulent with one hand, while the other hand just gently grabs the leaf, and takes it off. It should come off relatively easily.

Then, let it sit and callous over for a few days. This way the edge of the leaf is sealed. After a few days, all you have to do is get a pot of soil and place the leaf on top of it. You can also do this when there are some roots and/or a mini plant on the edge of the leaf.

That’s it for today’s post! I hope you enjoyed it! Please check out our other posts! Bye!

How to save free seeds from your garden!


Hi guys! This post is #1 of a series for how to save seeds. This one is all about harvesting your seeds and setting them up for storage. Let’s get started.

First you want to chose your plant to take seeds from. If you are worried about cross pollination, (cross pollination is when a pollinator bees, wasps, etc. pollinate one type of a plant and then a different type of the same plant, that fruit is basically a combo of the two types of plants. Remember, you can always search this up) then take seeds from a plant that is far away from another plant like it but not the same.

Second, there are two main types of plants, hybrid and heirloom. The difference between the two is that when you save seeds from a hybrid plant, when you grow the seeds next year, the produce is a little bit different (in a bad way usually) and every tine you keep on saving seeds from a hybrid plant, the produce gets worse and worse. Heirloom plants on the other hand, when you save seeds from them, the seeds (not counting cross pollination) are basically the same produce as the other plant. This principle is usually used for tomato plants, and you can find out whether they are a heirloom or hybrid by looking at the tag, the seed packet, or by searching it up.

Another factor to saving seeds is the dryness/wetness. If it has been raining a lot recently, then you should let the seed pod/seeds dry a bit before you store them. If they are already dry, still let sit for a day or two just to be safe. You don’t want your seeds to rot in storage!

That’s it for today’s post! This post was all about setting up for saving and storing our seeds. In our next post, we will talk about how to do exactly that.

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Global warming part two!

In this post, we are going to discuss some things we can do to help combat climate change. Let’s get started!

One very important thing that we would do, is stop buying products with palm oil in it. These products can range from food to soap! But why is palm oil bad? Here is why:

Palm oil it self isn’t bad, (there are still experiments that scientists are working on), but the way we harvest palm oil is HORRIBLE! Palm oil industries raze/cut down rain and normal forests to make room for palm oil trees. And what’s even worse, is that forests are a key biome on our earth that helps get rid of co2! (Carbon dioxide)Now you might be thinking, well, they are cutting forests down, but they are still planting trees. So it’s not all that bad, right? The sad answer is no. In crucial forests, there are a HUGE variety of trees, and oil palm trees just can’t sustain forest life.

The next thing we can do is use less single use plastic. Single use plastic is EVERYWHERE! In our soap bottles, packaging, bags. And yes, we can’t just randomly say, oh! We aren’t going to use single use plastic at all anymore! That is what I wish we could do, but sadly it is not as simple as that. Firstly, Mose of our food is packed in single use plastic! So unless you are growing all your meals, good luck with that. Also, for many people it is the cheapest way to eat, or get water in a storm, or get soap. So we need to do this little by little. I go over this in a different post called how to get single use plastics out of our life! Check it out here:

For now though, the easiest ways are to use a washable water bottle, reusable utensils, etc.

Because this post is already getting a bit long, I am going to end it here. But remember, there are ALWAYS ways to help our planet.

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Crops you can still plant in October!

Hi guys! Today I am going to show you crops that you can still plant RIGHT NOW! Even if your first expected frost is coming up soon you can still plant these! So let’s start!

the first crop that you can plant right now is cold or maybe even frost tolerant greens. A good one is mustard greens. I like to grow a certain variety called giant red mustard. It’s really good! Even if you don’t have enough days before frost date for your mustard greens to fully mature, you can harvest their baby leafs as baby lettuce. You can also protect them from the frost by covering them with different materials. Soon I will do a post on that.

The second crop that you can plant now is arugula. Arugula is another plant grown for its leaves, and is extremely fast growing and loves the cool weather. It might even be able to withstand a light frost.

The next crop you can plant are radishes. Some radishes can grow really quickly, and can sometimes tolerate a light frost. And even if your radishes don’t have time to grow their radish parts, you can still eat their greens!

One of the last but not least list of crops that you can plant now is spinach! Spinach is SUPER heat intolerant, and loves the cool weather. Plus, even if your spinach plant doesn’t have enough time to grow it’s full sized leaves before that frost, you can harvest and eat it’s small leaves as baby spinach greens.

The last crop but definitely not the least, are turnips! Now, if you’ve grown turnips before, you probably know how long they take before they are ready to harvest, but we are growing them for their greens! Many people like to eat their leaves or put them in cooking recipes.

That is it for today’s post! I hope you enjoyed it. I will do another post on how to protect your plants from a light frost soon. If you enjoyed this post leave a like and comment down below what is your favorite crop from this post. Bye!

Starting fall crops!

Hi guys! Today I am gonna go over the crops you can still plant NOW to gat a fall harvest. Let’s get started!

The first crop you can plant is arugula! Arugula cannot stand the heat and loves the cool weather. Arugula or rocket is a SUPER fast growing green and is amazing in salads. Sowing arugula seeds is really easy. All you have to do is grab some seeds and sprinkle them on the soil. Then water.


The second crop you can plant are radishes! Radishes are also a super fast growing root crop and you can also eat their leaves in salads. To start the seeds, use your finger to make a trench in the soil that is about a half inch deep. Then, sprinkle the seeds in the trench. Then water!


The next crop you can plant is lettuce! Lettuce is a great crop that does really well in cool weather and grows pretty darn fast too! Lettuce needs light to germinate so start the seeds like you would arugula.


The last crop is bok Choy! Bok Choy is a Chinese lettuce and is a great fall crop. It loves the cool weather too! Sow bok Choy like any other lettuce.


That is it for today’s post! I hope you enjoyed it and learned something. Now go plant your fall crops! Bye!

Propagating tomato plants update!

The tomato branch and leaves after 7 days:

Here is the tomato branch after a little over two weeks:

At this point, you can already plant it in the soil. But I am going to wait a little longer.

And finally, here is the tomato branch after about a month:

Propagating tomato tips:

-Change the water out every couple days. This is because the water doesn’t really have a lot of nutrients for your tomato plant. So changing the water out makes sure that your tomato branch grows roots.

-When I propagated my tomato plant, I left it in the water for a pretty long time. When you are propagating your tomato branch you do so that have to wait a whole month. You can plant your tomato branch after two to three weeks.

That is today’s post! I hope you learned something. Stay tuned for my next post, Bye!

How to prune mint. Pruning the mason jar herb garden!

Hi guys! Today we are going prune our mint and chives in the mason jar herb garden!

let’s start with our mint! Trimming mint is like trimming basil. You cut the stem at a leaf node so that your plant will get more bushy and put out more new growth.
Check out my post about pruning basil here: https://tigershakti.wordpress.com/2020/07/27/how-to-prune-basil/

Here is what a leaf node looks like on a mint plant:

Sometimes when your mint stem gets pretty thick, you will start to see little branches coming out of the leaf node before you even cut the stem!

Because mint grows so aggressively, you can cut your plant pretty low on the stem. Here is how I pruned my mint:

Remember, cut the stem right above a set of leaves!(a leaf node)

Here is a mint stem that I cut in another tutorial. See how the one stem branches off into two at the leaf node? That is what we are going for. Nice and bushy growth!

That is how you prune mint!
Here is the plant before and after:

Like we did here, you can still cut mint back pretty aggressively and your plant will grow back stronger then ever.

For the chives all I am going to do is to give them a little haircut so they keep growing.

Before we rap up this post I want to say that when you first start your mason jar herb garden, it will take a little while for it to start producing a usable amount of herbs. So that is all the more reason to start your own mason jar herb garden right now! Make sure you check out my other mason jar herb garden posts!

That is it for today’s post! I hope you enjoyed it! See u guys on my next post! Bye!

How to propagate a tomato branch to get another tomato plant!

Hi guys! Today I am going to show you how you can take a broken tomato branch, (or sucker) and turn it into a new plant! Let’s get started!

First you need your branch. Mine is a bit big, but you can definitely use a smaller branch.

Next we need to prepare our branch. To do this, all you need to do is to snip off the lower leaves on your tomato plant. Also, if there are any flowers, gently remove them. This way your branch will focus on making roots instead of making one last batch of flowers.

Once you’re done that, you need to get a container that can hold water and that is big enough for your branch. Fill it up with tap water.

Now, put your branch in your container with water.

Also, as an experiment, I am also going to try propagating some large tomato leaves.

All that’s left to do is to put your branch in a mostly sunny area, (it they are in super intense light, it can shock them) and if your container is clear, cover it’s sides with a paper towel to minimize the amount of sunlight that hits the water. (To much sunlight in the water can encourage algae to grow.

That’s it for today’s post! I hope you enjoyed it! I will be posting updates on the tomato branches! Bye!

How to grow mason jar herb garden!

Hi guys! Today I am going to start a series about growing a garden indoors for people who don’t have an outdoor garden and/or for anyone who wants to grow a garden indoors. Let’s get started!

The first step to grow herbs in mason jars it to (obviously) get a mason jar. Your mason jar could be anything from a cleaned jam or salsa jar, to a store bought jar. I like to use recycled jam, salsa, etc. for growing my herbs inside.

Next, we need some soil and drainage material. The drainage material helps to hold the excess water from the plant‘s soil so the roots do not rot. Drainage material can be rocks, shells, or broken terra-cotta pieces. When you get your soil, it’s important to buy potting mix because if you just get it from outside, it can have bugs, other seeds, and more things you don’t want in your mason jar herb garden. To fill your mason jar, place your drainage material on the bottom to about 1/2 to 1 inch high.

Then, take your potting mix and fill your jar till the soil level is around where the cap screws on.


After your mason jar is filled, chose the type of herb seeds you want and plant them according to the packet they came in. Plus, don’t forget to label your jar so you know what is inside it!

After you plant your seeds, gently water them and place your mason jar in a sunny area. Most herbs like full sun, which it 6+ hours of sun. Depending on how big your mason jar is, you should water your plant every other day to every day.

Thanks for reading today’s post! Keep a lookout for an update on my herbs, and my next post. See you then!

How to set up a watercolor pallet! (Part 2)

Hey guys! I am going to try a new posting schedule – every Friday and Monday. Plus if I have the time, I might add extra posts in the middle. Now let’s get started!

It’s time to finish setting up our watercolor pallet! Today we are going to label our colors and make a color reference. Labeling your colors makes everything easier because that way it’s easy to match your colors to your color chart. Plus, the color chart is important because when the watercolors in your pallet are dry, they tend to not look the same when they are painted on paper.

First, let’s start by labeling our pans. I used a piece of washi or masking tape and stuck it to the pan with the color name on it, so I can take it off and change the color if I wanted to.

Once that is done, it’s time to make our color reference or color chart!
To start, cut a piece of watercolor paper that fits inside your pallet.

If you want to make yours simple all you have to do is make little swatches of each color in the order you want them in your pallet, and once they’re dry, you can just write the color names.

I like to take mine to the next step, and make it adjustable and waterproof! If you want to learn how to do that, keep on reading.

Now it’s time to make our more complicated color reference. To start, cut a piece of watercolor paper that fits inside your pallet. Then, on a separate piece of watercolor paper, Make all the color swatches and quickly write the color name so you don’t forget. Then, while that is drying, take the watercolor paper that is cut to fit your palate, and cover it with packing tape.

Once that is done, cut little color blocks out of your swatches. (If they are wet, they may tear) Also, write small color names to fit with your now cut out color swatches. After that is finished, take your packing tape, or normal tape, and “laminate” your swatches with their color tag. (Make sure that the back is also covered)

Next, take some glue dots and stick them on the back of your swatches and then put them on your laminated cut out piece of watercolor paper. Arrange them till you are happy with how it looks.

You can also make little tape rolls and use those as an alternative to the glue dots.

Once you have your color chart, you’re done! Now you can see what every color truly looks like, and have the ability to rearrange them without having to make a new chart! See you soon!