It’s been a while since I talked about the plants I’m growing in my house. I did mention I have a tomato plant that grew tomatoes in a previous post, but I want to talk about them in more detail. So, here we are!
Right now I have four plants. They are a tomato plant, a basil plant, a amaryllis, and a cactus. Right now they are all alive, but my basil plant is not doing so well. Since I’m worried about my basil plant, I decided to talk about it first.
While during a recent clean out and organization of my things, I came across some books I wanted to write review posts for. One of those books is All In Good Taste by Kate Spade New York.
The book, which was published in 2015, is by the fashion and lifestyle brand, Kate Spade New York. I’m a fan of Kate Spade New York and really love shopping the brand. At the time I purchased this book, I wanted to own some of the books by Kate Spade New York. I decided to pick All In Good Taste first because it is about the do’s and don’ts of entertaining.
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Ever since I discovered I have food allergies, I have tried my best to adjust any recipe I use to avoid my allergies. Over the years I’ve become more adapted to recognizing recipes with ingredients I can’t use and how to still use the recipe anyway.
Last year, I decided to try make a new bagel recipe. It called for hard apple cider or beer for it. I don’t like to make recipes with beer in it because beer normally plays an important role in the recipe. In fact, the role is so important that I find it is hard to use the recipe with alternative ingredients.
Even though the recipe called for beer or hard apple cider (Both of which I am allergic to) I still decided to give it a try. I thought that if hard apple cider can be used instead of beer, then I could use another apple-based juice as it’s replacement. That’s when I began to learn about why apple juice isn’t a good substitute for beer or hard apple cider.
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I have happy news! I harvested my first tomato from my tomato plant!
Here it is!
My tomato plant was able to grow two tomatoes since I brought it home. This one is the first one to become ripe. I am having some problems with my tomato plant with bugs, but it is still growing, putting out blooms, and otherwise doing fine.
The plant I own was purchased from Walmart. The tomato plant is called “Patio” and is from Bonnie Plants. It will grow about 2 feet tall and is supposed to grow well in containers. The type of tomatoes it produces are not big, but are not like cherry tomatoes. They are more like slicing tomatoes, just smaller.
That’s all for now! Thank you for reading!
Last month, I found Herb Rockets are back in my local Dollar Tree. If you never heard of an Herb Rocket, (Or read my post about purchasing them) they are an easy way to grow herbs. There are two kinds of Rocket plant kits: Herb Rockets which grow herbs, and Flower Rocket, which grows flowers. I purchased two Herb Rockets, one sweet basil and the other parsley. Last month, I decided to try to plant the sweet basil Herb Rocket before the parsley.
While browsing the new Kate Spade New York x Target collection, I discovered a lot of things I liked in the homewares section of the collection. Since the collection is so large, I was not surprised I would find things I liked in every category. What surprised me is that I liked the homewares more than the other categories! Stand out products are the vinyl record player, the tent, and umbrellas.
Everything in this post (And all other posts in this series) will be available to purchase online on April 12, 2025 at 3 EST and in store on April 12th.
All the photos in this post are originally from the media pack available for free on Target’s website. I edited them for this post.
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Every spring, I think about planting new plants. I wanted to start growing herbs for a while, but every time I do, something goes wrong and the plants end up dying. Last year, I discovered the Herb Rocket at Dollar Tree. I didn’t know how it would work out, but I decided to buy myself one Sweet Basil to see how it worked out. The seeds ended up germinating, but didn’t last long before they died.
This year, after doing more research, I decided to give herb growing another try. This time, I decided to try to grow an Herb Rocket again. After shopping at the Dollar Tree, I purchased two Herb Rockets I wanted to try.
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It’s spring, which is the ideal time to begin to grow new plants. So far I’ve failed in growing all but two plants: An amaryllis bulb and a decorative cactus. I think my ability to grow these two plants is a major success for me. The cactus turns three this year and the amaryllis is 16 years old! Even though these plants are still alive and growing, I have failed in growing other plants.
Right now I’m trying another round of plant growing and so far I’ve been more successful than in a previous attempt. Even though it is doing well, I still wish I could grow certain plants in my home. Since I’m in the process of trying to grow plants again, I decided to list five of my top plants I want to grow but haven’t been able to yet.
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Last month, I found a display at Walmart for the Valentine’s Day themed Lego botanical sets. I took photos of the sets, as well as other sets I found for sale that day to remind myself of what my local store sells and how much they cost. After looking at the sets and other sets available online, I decided to pass on purchasing any set.
For a few years, I was interested in purchasing a Lego botanical set. I sometimes like to purchase Lego sets that catch my eye and build them, as long as they are not too expensive and will fit in with my decor. For several years, I didn’t purchase a Lego set. This is why I was so drawn to the botanical sets.
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Last year, I talked about purchasing a new mixer. I did and, after almost a year of use, it broke. What happened is that I used it to make too many heavy doughs for bread, going over the mixer’s capabilities. So, I needed to get a new one.
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