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🌸✨ Flower Power Friday! ✨🌸

This week’s #FlowerPowerFriday is extra special because my Cattleya lueddemanniana is blooming—and it is stunning! 💜🌿

I got this beauty back in December 2023 at the Kona Orchid Society Holiday Party.
#KonaOrchidSociety #SpeciesCattleya #OrchidBloom #AdventuresinBotany
February 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The hydroponic tower is up, running, and ready for plants!
Water is flowing, everything’s holding steady, and I think…it’s going to work!

I can’t wait to start planting! Seeds have been started in rock wool.

#AdventuresInBotany #Hydroponics #Aeroponics #3DPrintedGarden #GardenExperiments
April 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My Encyclia alata buds finally started opening- 2 days after the show…seems like there’s always at least one 🤷‍♀️
#AdventuresinBotany #konaorchidsociety #orchidshow #toolate #orchids #orchidsinbloom #orchidsofinstagram
May 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
🦋 Flower Power Friday: Milkweed 💚

This wildflower is the ultimate Monarch magnet, and its quirky blooms bring major charm to any pollinator patch.

#FlowerPowerFriday #NativePlants #AdventuresInBotany
June 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This Independence Day, I’m celebrating the kind of freedom that includes everyone—freedom to breathe clean air, grow nourishing food, and live in harmony with the land.

#IndependenceDay #PlantYourResistance #GardenForJustice #AdventuresInBotany #GrowRevolution
July 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
When you grow your own food, you eliminate hidden costs like pesticides, transport emissions, and rising grocery bills. You also gain peace of mind knowing exactly where your food comes from. 🌿

#SustainableGardening #FoodSecurity #HealthyLiving #AdventuresInBotany #GrowYourOwn #FoodPrices
February 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
What’s REALLY in Your Soil? Understanding the Soil Food Web
Did you know your soil is alive? 🧐 Beneath your feet, billions of microorganisms—bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes—are working together in what’s called the Soil Food Web.

#SoilHealth #RegenerativeGardening #AdventuresinBotany
May 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Plant Troubleshooting
🌿 We all have that ONE plant that refuses to grow for us. No matter how much love, care, and coaxing—you just can’t crack the code!

👀 What’s your biggest "WHY WON’T YOU GROW?!" plant frustration?

#PlantFails #GardeningStruggles #WhyWontYouGrow #PlantHelp #AdventuresinBotany
April 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
February 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🌿 Mamaki Growing-Up! 🌿

From a little keiki in mid-March to a thriving beauty today — check out the transformation of my mamaki tree!

I’ve been so impressed with how quickly it’s taken off. It's grown a ton in just over 2 months!
#Mamaki #HawaiianPlants #NativePlants #AdventuresInBotany
June 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Plant Meme Monday!

Happy Monday, plant lovers! 🌿 Here’s a little plant humor to start your week. Tag a friend who’s as obsessed with plants as you are! 😂

#AdventuresinBotany #PlantMemes #MondayMotivation #PlantHumor
August 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Kona Orchid Society members helped a local orchid grower repot her orchids today. We had a great time, got to teach newer members how to divide & repot overgrown orchids, and the grower donated tons of orchids to the club! What a fun morning!

#KonaOrchidSociety #AdventuresinBotany #orchidrepotting
January 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Gardening is more than growing plants—it’s a way to take action. 🌱 Against climate change. Against rising food prices. Against unhealthy food systems.
Every seed you plant is a step toward a better world. 🌍
#ClimateAction #GrowYourOwnFood #AdventuresInBotany #SustainableLiving #FoodSecurity
February 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Plant Meme Monday!

Happy Monday, plant lovers! 🌿 Here’s a little plant humor to start your week.

Tag a friend who’s as obsessed with plants as you are! 😂

#AdventuresinBotany #PlantMemes #MondayMotivation #PlantHumor
July 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I went bike riding with a friend today and when I showed up, she gave me this! How fun! I can’t wait to put it together, might take awhile, I haven’t played with Legos since I was like 10 years old 😂
#adventuresinbotany
#orchids
#legos
March 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Flower Power Friday: Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea)! 💜

Known for its regal shape and silvery leaves, this native beauty was a favorite of Queen Liliʻuokalani herself.

#FlowerPowerFriday #CrownFlower ##PollinatorFriendly #LeiFlowers #AdventuresInBotany
June 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
🌸 Flower Power Friday: Can Flowers Boost Your Mental Health? 🌸
Have you ever felt your mood lift just by looking at a bright sunflower or smelling a sweet rose? 🌻🌹 It’s not just in your head—science backs it up!

#FlowerPowerFriday #MentalHealth #AdventuresInBotany
March 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
What’s Your Gardening Style?

1️⃣ The Planner: Spreadsheets, garden journals, and color-coded labels.
2️⃣ The Free Spirit: Seeds go where they want, and surprises are part of the fun!
3️⃣ The Experimenter: Always trying new plants, techniques, and DIY projects.

Which one are you?

#AdventuresInBotany
March 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🌿 Weekly Harvest Report 🌿

This week’s garden haul came in at 10.6 lbs — and it’s as vibrant and varied as ever!

How’s your garden this week? What’s thriving in your corner of the world?

##GrowYourOwn #AdventuresInBotany #HawaiianGardening #TowerGardenLife
July 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I just planted a fresh batch of lettuce seeds that will go into hydroponic tower #2 — which is almost done printing! 🛠️✨

#HydroponicGarden #AdventuresInBotany #LettuceGrow #3DPrintingMagic #GardeningInnovation #GrowYourGreens #SustainableLiving #HomegrownFood #ModernHomesteading
June 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Beneath the soil, an invisible partnership is happening! Mycorrhizal fungi form an underground network that connects to plant roots, helping them absorb water and nutrients, fight disease, and communicate with neighboring plants.
#SoilScience #HealthyRoots ##AdventuresinBotany
May 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Want more plants for free? 🌱

Propagation is an easy way to grow new plants from what you've already got!

This works with many types of plants, you can always look up if a plant will grow from cuttings, or you can just give it a try.

Proprogation shown here with pineapples.

#AdventuresinBotany
July 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
🖤❤️💚 Honoring Juneteenth 🖤❤️💚

This blog post was featured on the Chicago Botanic Garden site in 2023, it features African American heirloom crops, www.chicagobotanic.org/blog/plants_...

#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #AdventuresInBotany
June 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Earth Day is Every Day—Start in Your Yard!
This Earth Day, let’s go beyond celebrations and take action! Plant native species, compost food scraps, and say NO to chemical pesticides.

#EarthDayEveryDay #GrowForThePlanet #SustainableGardening #AdventuresinBotany
April 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Think you need ice cubes to water your orchids? Think again! ❄️🚫

Get the truth about common orchid myths and learn how to help your orchids thrive.

🌸 Read more: adventuresinbotany.com/blog/

#OrchidCare #Orchidmyths #AdventuresInBotany
April 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM