So it's been about 3 months since I started my violet growing process. Here are some pictures of where I am at today. Since the roots are still so tiny, the leaves are top heavy so I am using toothpicks and chopsticks to keep them from falling over. This one should have purple leaves. It's the one that is growing the best. I planted it in this yellow pot that I got in Montreal because it reminds me of my grandmother who gave me the violet leafs to grow from and she loves the color yellow.
Here is the other violet leaf. It should have pink flowers when it starts to bloom. This one took a little longer to develop, but it seems to be coming along nicely. There are yellow markings (they look like stains) on the leaf. I'm not sure if it's from too much sun or maybe it's sick? But the baby leaves are growing anyways, so hopefully it survives.
And finally here is a view of my whole windowsill. In addition to the violets, I have a basil plant and a Christmas cactus. In the way way back I have chives that are just starting to grow from seeds. On the left hand side , there is a curtain that I made for our makeshift bookshelf where we keep all our cookbooks. After we moved in the man who installed the kitchen cabinets had to replace one that they had broken during construction so Andrius asked if we could have it and they gave it to us, with a few tweaks it was a perfect little bookshelf. The curtain gives the corner an extra garden-y feel and it helps keep the cookbooks dust free.
So it's been about 3 months since I started my violet growing process. Here are some pictures of where I am at today. Since the roots are still so tiny, the leaves are top heavy so I am using toothpicks and chopsticks to keep them from falling over. This one should have purple leaves. It's the one that is growing the best. I planted it in this yellow pot that I got in Montreal because it reminds me of my grandmother who gave me the violet leafs to grow from and she loves the color yellow.
Here is the other violet leaf. It should have pink flowers when it starts to bloom. This one took a little longer to develop, but it seems to be coming along nicely. There are yellow markings (they look like stains) on the leaf. I'm not sure if it's from too much sun or maybe it's sick? But the baby leaves are growing anyways, so hopefully it survives.
And finally here is a view of my whole windowsill. In addition to the violets, I have a basil plant and a Christmas cactus. In the way way back I have chives that are just starting to grow from seeds. On the left hand side , there is a curtain that I made for our makeshift bookshelf where we keep all our cookbooks. After we moved in the man who installed the kitchen cabinets had to replace one that they had broken during construction so Andrius asked if we could have it and they gave it to us, with a few tweaks it was a perfect little bookshelf. The curtain gives the corner an extra garden-y feel and it helps keep the cookbooks dust free.
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