Mother of Thousands: urban adoption program
Mother of Thousands: urban adoption program
Our most productive plant is K. laetivirens, an unusual succulent that yields many plantlets around the edges of its leaves. There are varieties: ours is bright green, resilient, and likes small pots.
We grew a large one (to truly become a mother of thousands). We cultivate its many plantlets in glass pots and anonymously leave them for others in our neighbourhood in Toronto.
What a cute idea! How many have you given away so far?
Reminds me a bit of the Million Orchid Project, where plants are given to community members and schools to plant out in their community https://fairchildgarden.org/science-and-education/science/million-orchid-project/
Just a couple batches so far, but we've recent set up an LED system to accelerate plantlet growth in the pots. We hope to leave around 100 pots this summer. Thank you for the link re: orchids, it's a great project!
Wow! Good luck getting to 100! What city are you in?
I heard about the orchid project on this podcast episode, a pretty interesting interview: https://www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2022/5/29/ep-371-the-million-orchid-project