Herbal Myrtle

Myrtle's Monthly Favorite: Monstera Adansonii

There's just something special about a Monstera adansonii. With its unique hole-filled leaves and adventurous climbing habit, this tropical beauty has earned a permanent spot among my favorite houseplants.

Known as the Swiss Cheese Vine, Monstera adansonii loves bright, indirect light and appreciates being watered when the top inch or two of soil begins to dry. It isn't a plant that likes wet feet, so good drainage goes a long way toward keeping it happy and thriving.

One of my favorite things about this plant is its desire to climb. Give it a moss pole, trellis, or other support, and it'll reward you with fuller growth and larger leaves as it reaches upward. Watching it grab hold and explore its space is part of the fun.

If you're looking to expand your collection, propagation is surprisingly simple. A healthy cutting with a node can root in water or soil, making it easy to share with friends or start a second plant for yourself.

At Herbal Myrtle, I love plants that bring a little character into a home, and Monstera adansonii certainly does that. It's easy-going, rewarding to grow, and always seems to spark a conversation. If you're searching for a plant that's both beautiful and full of personality, this month's favorite might just be the perfect addition to your collection.

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What's on Myrtle's Plate?

Beef Garden Scramble

There is something deeply satisfying about harvesting the final side dish for your dinner straight from the garden. One minute you're standing among the plants contemplating life's biggest questions:

Zucchini or eggplant?

Heirloom or Better Boy?

Do I really need another pepper?

The answer to that last question is always yes.

Have you ever heard the saying, "You can only make so many decisions in a day?" I've adopted that philosophy whenever life starts piling on. Some decisions feel impossibly important in the moment—as if choosing incorrectly might somehow alter the course of human history.

Of course, it won't.

Tomorrow will arrive, another decision will present itself, and we'll convince ourselves that this one is definitely the important one.

Maybe that's anxiety.

Maybe it's passion.

Maybe it's just gardening.

Either way, today's decision was easy.

What's on Myrtle's Plate Today?

Today's harvest became a Beef Garden Scramble—a dish that proves vegetables and ground beef can get along better than most people on social media.

Into the basket went:

Poblano pepper
Serrano pepper
Zucchini
Yellow squash
The first (and currently only) tomato brave enough to ripen
Some of the best kale I've ever tasted

After giving everything a good wash, we chopped the vegetables into chunky, bite-sized pieces and tossed them into a skillet with sizzling ground beef. Once everything was mingling nicely, we added our favorite seasonings, covered the pan, reduced the heat to medium, and let nature and patience do the rest.

Ten to fifteen minutes later, dinner was served.

Simple.

Fresh.

Homegrown.

And somehow far more rewarding than anything that came from a drive-thru window.

There's a certain joy in growing food, harvesting it with your own hands, and turning it into something worth sharing. The garden provides the ingredients, but the memories are the real harvest.

Until next time, keep growing, keep cooking, and don't spend too much time deciding between the zucchini and the eggplant.

You can always grow both.

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