My first success!
By Toni
@toniganzon (77247)
Philippines
September 23, 2020 9:26pm CST
Almost every people in my country are into plants now that there has been a great demand for it and plant pots go out of stocks!
Indoor tropical plants have become extremely popular that they're prices has skyrocketed! Way too expensive.
Fortunately, our helper in my parents' home has kept some of the plants in our garden still alive though some aren't that healthy and my sister-in-law has a huge plant collection even before this became a big thing.
This Devil's Backbone plant is one of my pride and joy. It's a cutting I took and propagated in water and I succeeded. Just look at how healthy its leaves are.
I am becoming a plant mum. And I am happy. I'll be showing my other collection soon.
What new hobbies have you formed while on lockdown?
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
@ZedSmart That's a really good hobby. My brother-in law got into baking during the total lockdown so every week he would give us brownies or some cake.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
Who wants to die. Nobody does but not everybody could just stay at home especially those who have no food on their table.
Everybody has learned a lesson. But I'm wondering what hobbies have you developed if any.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
@toniganzon I'm into baking and slowly learning and I'm not sure where this will lead me to but who knows, I will make it for good.
I agree, life is difficult to those who have less in life.
I agree, life is difficult to those who have less in life.2 people like this
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
24 Sep 20
Cute plant! I’m a plant mom right now too just a couple.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
Congratulations Michelle. What plants do you have? I have several and I'm adding more every week actually. It's addictive! 
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
28 Sep 20
@toniganzon Indoor plants, golden pothos, snake plant, fiddle leaf, some sort of monstera. I don't know the names of all of mine lol. I also have some I'm propagating too - string of hearts and piles peperomioides.
How about you?
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
28 Sep 20
@infatuatedbby Most of what you have, I have. I have four or five types of snake plants, I have monstera adansonii, I have dragon tail also known as epipremnum pinnatum that looks like a monstera. I have three types of pothos, different types of caladium and aglaonema, calathea, peace lily. I have more than 50 plants I think. I stopped counting when they got to 40.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Sep 20
Great job with the plant! It looks very healthy.
I haven't really formed any new hobbies while in lockdown. My life has been pretty boring lately. Maybe it's time I liven it up a bit.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
Well thank you Jeff!
My dogs and my plants are really keeping me busy. They're the reason I wake up as early as 5:30 in the morning everyday. And I spend more time in the garden these days. Especially when I'm taking a break from my computer work. I check on my plants constantly, just looking and admiring them.
I have more plants that are still in the nursery pots that need to be repotted. Have to find a good pot.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Sep 20
@toniganzon Now that the fall season is finally arriving here, it will cool off enough where it will be enjoyable to be outside. When that happens, I will definitely spend more time outside caring for my plants, just as you care for yours now.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
28 Sep 20
@moffittjc That's wonderful. I woke up early today despite sleeping very late last night. Very late means midnight. I woke up at 6 and then fed my babies. And then I started rearranging my plants and repotted one that I just got coz it need rehabilitating. I think I spent two hours or more with my plants.
And now it suddenly became gloomy when it was sunny this morning. I'm wishing it would rain so my plants could enjoy the shower again.
I noticed they become healthier when they're drenched in the rain once or twice a week.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
26 Sep 20
Would like to try your gourmet meals!
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
27 Sep 20
@DianneN I wish so too. Did I tell you we had our interview for a US Visa last year? Got denied. Now I tell myself that if the US doesn't want my money, I'll spend it somewhere else!
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
24 Sep 20
That's a beautiful plant. I started putting together jigsaw puzzles.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
26 Sep 20
@LindaOHio How long does it take you to finish that?
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
25 Sep 20
@toniganzon The puzzles? 500 pieces.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
Are you referring to the DTI regulation?
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
Thank you Marlina. Was quite happy when I saw the new leaves coz they're shinier, and seem to have a different color than the older ones.
@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
You can always give them to neighbor's.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
25 Sep 20
@toniganzon They all have planted tomatoes and other vegetables. I have seen one of the neighbor making sauce outside in a big pot yesterday. I picked up a couple of kilos of the yellow variety (they are sweeter) and I made tomatoes jam yesterday.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
29 Sep 20
The leaves at the bottom are the old ones. This is a cutting from a plant which was propagated in water. The new growth are leaves that has a golden variegation.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
Was saw happy when I saw the new leaves and a different color than the older ones. The new leaves actually look golden to me and way much bigger than the older leaves. I'm so happy.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Sep 20
@toniganzon That's wonderful.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
We have been on lockdown for almost 7 months now and I have to do something different or I'll go crazy!
I get new plants almost every week so it's interesting to get to know each of them and how to take care of them. I still have more to collect.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
@JudyEv Yes and I'm propagating the ones I have at home. Still have a lot of space in my garden and inside my home.
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@JudyEv (382325)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Sep 20
@toniganzon Good for you. You'll have a wonderful collection by the time the lockdown is over.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
That's good then. Sounds like there was no lockdown in your place.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
26 Sep 20
@CarolDM I'm sure it is. And it's really lovely.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Sep 20
@toniganzon Thank you, that means a lot. It is a very special place for me.
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@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Sep 20
Thanks Judy. Can't wait to show my other beautiful plants.
@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
13 Oct 20
I started back doing my latch hook rug a few weeks ago. I am going to get into a new hobby soon. I want to try diamond painting. It's just sticking gems on a canvas, but there are alot of kits on Amazon and it help me decorate this room. I had been wanting some art in here, but I couldn't find any pictures I liked. Now I have which I can make.
