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    house plants + MycoMaxx

    by Kaylah Stroup September 11, 2023

    This post is sponsored by MycoMaxx.

    The weather is finally cooling down a bit and my garden is starting to die back for the season which means it’s time to make up with my house plants!

    For the most part, my house plants are on autopilot. I water them regularly but maintence, feeding, propagating, etc kind of takes a backseat until fall. It always feels SO good to spend a day just tidying the collection up.

    I am always interested in trying out new things to help my plants reach their fullest potential.

    I’ve been experimenting with MycoMaxx in place of fertilizers for my indoor plants. Fungi spores colonize within the roots of your plant and become a living extension of your plant’s root system helping them take up more nutrients and water from the soil. So, in return you’re getting larger healthier plants!

    MycoMaxx is super easy to use. All you do is mix a packet of it with a quart of water in a bottle and spray that on to the roots of your plants or directly on your seeds. It works on essentially all flowers, house plants and veggies aside from those in the brassica family (which is brussels sprouts, cabbage, etc!)

    I can’t wait to see the difference this makes. I’m already excited to use it on next year’s pumpkin patch since that’s the one thing I’m always hoping to grow way bigger!

    By the way, MycoMaxx sent me over a coupon code to share with you! ‘kamyco10’ gets you ten dollars off your purchase – which is a huge discount!

    Squid loves to help with my plant care time. She always joins me, it’s the sweetest. ♥

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  • half bath renovation // part one

    by Kaylah Stroup August 29, 2023

    On a whim, I decided to gut my half bath. The room I said I would wait until last to even start… I started. Sometimes having a giant fixer upper house feels wildly overwhelming. There are a handful of big projects that just seem very out of my control. So, sometimes it’s nice to just…

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  • what I’ve been reading

    by Kaylah Stroup August 28, 2023

    A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher. ‘”Mom seems off.” Her brother’s words echo in Sam Montgomery’s ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone. She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam’s excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to…

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  • my food garden / before + after

    by Kaylah Stroup August 9, 2023

    When we bought our home the yard wasn’t the prettiest. We were absolutely stoked about the land and actually owning property but in the state it was in, it wasn’t much to look at. Adding my massive flower bed made a huge improvement! We also added trails throughout the woods off the main grassy area…

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  • 2023 bouquets // pt. 2

    by Kaylah Stroup July 31, 2023

    orange juice vase Part two of my little ‘photograph every single bouquet I make this year’ project! Quite fun to see them go from almost exclusively yellow/white to exploding with color. This project is only just getting started and I already feel a huge amount of satisfaction. There is truly nothing like growing your own…

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Finally biked the abandoned PA turnpike again over Finally biked the abandoned PA turnpike again over the weekend. 🚲✨ My first time was just shy of ten years ago. I had been on a bike maybe twice at that point so it wasn’t an easy ride for me. This visit was SO much more fun. We biked, picnicked outside a tunnel and had a grand ole time. Highly recommend making a visit if you’re anywhere nearby!! 

Ps My husband made a whole video about it which you can find over on his channel - climbing the fence. I’ll throw a link in my stories too! 🖤
happy first official day of spooky season!!! 🎃🖤🦇💀
10/10 recommend growing on an arch so you can walk 10/10 recommend growing on an arch so you can walk under your plants. It’s so magical. 😍 

Both my loofahs and beans were off to such a slow start this spring that I felt like it was a lost cause. I just needed to be a bit more patient because look at these babies!!!!
I finished laying the floor in here this week but I finished laying the floor in here this week but wanted to share this picture (and those other ones too!!!) before I do a floor reveal (💁🏼‍♀️) just to celebrate how far it’s come.

Renovations take so much SO much time, money, effort, knowledge, passion, etc etc etc so you’re dang right I’m proud. 

With the floor done, my last big hurdle is hanging a whole bunch of custom trim in here. I can’t believe it’s almost done! 😊

paint color is Secluded Woods, wallpaper by @xwallcolors 🖤

#stroupmansion
Maurice has risen! ✨🖤💀🏚️ (Also if you Maurice has risen! ✨🖤💀🏚️ (Also if you need more Halloween content - there’s a full decorate with me video over on the website where you’d post full length videos. 😉😉😉)
pumpkin tunnel update ✨🎃 it’s looking so go pumpkin tunnel update ✨🎃 it’s looking so good! I walk through it approximately 900 times a day. 💁🏼‍♀️
ready to fight anyone who doesn’t think pollen p ready to fight anyone who doesn’t think pollen pants are precious! 🐝👊🏻✨
Ohhhh just a tiny bit of half bath progress. 😉 Ohhhh just a tiny bit of half bath progress. 😉 Absolutely tickled pink with this wallpaper from @xwallcolors (gifted) It’s so beautiful. The texture is just 🤤🫠🖤! I shared with them my dimensions and they sent me nine perfectly sized panels making my job of installation 900000x easier. 

Ps if you prefer longer form video of just didn’t get a good enough look at how incredibly ridiculous my bathroom is looking so far - YouTube, baby! I’m back!!!

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an accurate representation how quickly it feels th an accurate representation how quickly it feels the last THREE years have gone. ✨ Three years ago, Jeff and I became the official owners (and caregivers! ❤️🏚️) to this big spooky place. Best decision ever. 

Here’s to many many more! 🥂
just a little now vs then (then being 2020 when we just a little now vs then (then being 2020 when we bought!) I still plan to refinish these floors some day but to be honest, I really enjoy how they look currently. ☺️

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