Post #1495917

2026-04-20 13:51 UTC

Sometime last year, a friend of Mom’s gifted her this super artful bird feeder. The whole thing is hand-carved from a single piece of wood. It’s lovely. It’s also not hardcore enough to survive the regularly-occurring 50mph+ winds, and would just be pillaged by squirrels. I have adopted the bird feeder for now, and have it at my house where I am contemplating what could fit inside it such that I could pot a tiny plant in there and let it cascade down from the openings. #Plants

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@raye@weirder.earth 2026-05-02 22:29

I got out to the eclectic, queer-owned, plant store today. I described the bird feeder (previous toot) and my idea of growing a cascading plant inside it. We talked a bit about light and temps, and then I was helpfully pointed at a couple different shelves of plants. What will really stand up to the light and warmest temps of my south-facing windows were the selection of Hoyas. They need to cascade and have no problem being blasted with heat. This 2" Hoya is a 'hoya linearis' and it's got a more peculiar look compared to many hoya which have conventional leaves. At this size, I should be able to plant this into the bird feeder and get it to grow out both sides. I have to work out how I am lining the bird feeder so that moisture doesn't rot through the wood. The baby hoya will have some time to get a little bit larger before I transplant it. #Plants #Gardening

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