Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha/Soapnuts?

**Neoma** · January 10th, 2009, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by mellie

That's great, Neoma! I'm glad that worked out for both you and DolphinPrincess!

They were NaturOli ones, right? You will have to tell us how they work for you!

Thanks, mellie! I'm not sure what brand they are. I will definitely keep everyone posted on my results.

Originally Posted by mellie

P.S. I wanted to report back on my little soapnut plant sprout - it is not doing well at all. I am so NOT a gardener, sigh...it never got to be any higher than an alfalfa sprout. Now it is lying down too....not good, I think. My house is very cold, so it probably didn't have a chance!

Poor little sprout.

I found a really interesting blog entry by someone who grew some soapnut saplings.

**DolphinPrincess** · January 10th, 2009, 02:50 PM

Neoma - Yes, they are NaturOli brand. Forgot to mention that. I'll also include all the information that they included with the soapnuts (a little booklet on soapnuts and a product catalog) and I'll also include the little bag for laundry use.

**Neoma** · January 10th, 2009, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by DolphinPrincess

Neoma - Yes, they are NaturOli brand. Forgot to mention that. I'll also include all the information that they included with the soapnuts (a little booklet on soapnuts and a product catalog) and I'll also include the little bag for laundry use.

Yay! That sounds lovely, DolphinPrincess. I love the idea of using them for laundry, too.

**jojo** · January 10th, 2009, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by mellie

P.S. I wanted to report back on my little soapnut plant sprout - it is not doing well at all. I am so NOT a gardener, sigh...it never got to be any higher than an alfalfa sprout. Now it is lying down too....not good, I think. My house is very cold, so it probably didn't have a chance!

R.I.P little soapnut sprout

BTW i kill even plastic plants!

**mellie** · January 10th, 2009, 04:00 PM

Hehe, Jojo, that makes me feel better! :-)

**tina1025** · January 10th, 2009, 04:41 PM

aww thats too bad. I may have a very silly and worthless suggestion but it is worth trying. I remember someone doing a project for their science class and left a plan in the oven as the oven is alway hot even when your not cooking on the stove top. So if you put the plant in the oven while your cooking on the stove top, the plant will receive some heat or warmness. You can also leave by the window for some natural sunlight.

Originally Posted by mellie

P.S. I wanted to report back on my little soapnut plant sprout - it is not doing well at all. I am so NOT a gardener, sigh...it never got to be any higher than an alfalfa sprout. Now it is lying down too....not good, I think. My house is very cold, so it probably didn't have a chance!

**Fluke** · January 10th, 2009, 04:52 PM

/hijack Hi Tina, another Tina here, and I've recently become a nut for soapnuts

I can't wait to get my 1000'th post and a custom title, I'll be going for "Norwegian Nutter"..

/end hijack

**tina1025** · January 10th, 2009, 05:07 PM

Hello Tina, I know right. Everyone is falling in love with soapnuts. Thanks to Millie for starting this thread.

We should start a poll of how many people are using soapnuts!?!?!?