Updates

Three years ago, I started turning our small bathroom into our own tropical escape – very much in the spirit of bringing a bit more Aloha feeling into everyday life. Here is how it begun in June 2023. The idea was simple: tropical plants, warm humid air, some extra light, and a s

I was really eager to see this plant blooming, and I’m happy to share this update. It exceeded my expectations! I got this Hoya imperialis Red first toward the end of my time in Vietnam. When it was time to go, it was among the plants I just had to bring with me back to […]

AI is popping up everywhere these days, isn’t it? From our phones to our fridges, and now… in our plant life and addiction! Meet BotanBot, your new go-to for all things green. Forget the “Introvert, but ready to talk plants” T-shirt; with BotanBot, you can dive deep into plant ta

The winter is coming! Here in Stockholm, Sweden, on our Alaskan altitude it’s going to be long and dark as every winter here. However, this winter looks like we are going to deal with unusually high electricity prices. What does it mean for us, crazy tropical plants growers? Do w

Have you ever played with a thought of quitting your 8-to-5 day job and moving to tropics? You feel fed up sometimes with winter, snow, cold and darkness during a considerable part of the year? Half a year here in Stockholm, Sweden actually…

Jungles is another word for “many tropical plants in one place” so urban jungle is the right description of our apartment. But how many are many in my case? I didn’t know the exact answer until now.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Follow me on a short 8min video stroll through our home-grown jungles, our tropics at home on a couple of square meters. This is my entire, well almost, “collection” of tropical plants I grow indoors in our flat in Stockholm, Sweden. With plant

Taking time-lapse of your home plants is a way of bringing their hasteless time scale into our own, human one. We know they are moving. We notice them growing and changing. By taking photos with time intervals, we can make it as clear as seeing our own movements.

Just a short update on what’s up here in our Swedish tropics in the middle of the winter. It has been a month since we returned from a truly amazing trip to wonderful Costa Rica. Sure thing I couldn’t restrain myself (and had no intention to) from collecting some seeds.

LED lamp with regular E27 lamp holder. On the eBay page use drop-downs to select: style: Non-Dimmable color: Cool White size: PAR38-36W-60 Degree Sold by external vendor on eBay. Ships from China (not Sweden).

A short video update, where besides bragging about my current blooms you can also get some advises on how to deal with different growing habits depending on Plumeria cultivar (long branched vs compact) indoors: pruning, flowering, branching.

A quick indoor gardening project for tonight to get some healthy dirt germs. Time to repot my 2 years old seedling of foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcate), a souvenir from last Thailand trip.