I’m proud to say that I’ve not bought a plant for a few days now. Yay me! Well, I guess techinically I did buy one, an African violet for the boy’s teacher, but since I don’t get to keep it, it doesn’t count.
The “Molten Lava” Coleus is definitely on its way to being very dead. I staked it up and repotted it, put it in a bright shady spot outside and its still droopy as all hell. I’ll give it a few more days to see what happens.
My Aspidistra is just there. I know that they are slow growing, but mine is very slow growing. Of course, I don’t have vast resevoirs of patience either, so perhaps that has something to do with it. I just repotted it and it perked up quite a bit. I also gave it a bit of the worm poop food (which is amazing stuff) and it seems as if the color is a bit brighter now. That could just be wishful thinking on my part.
My Christmas cactus is setting some new blooms – I’ve had the best luck with it! I purchased it last November (actually on my 30th…errrr…29th birthday) and it bloomed in December, then again in late February/early March. The Spring cactus is happily growing and the new little pads are just the cutest things! I keep calling the boy and the boyfriend over to marvel at the cuteness and they just don’t get it.
My Jades keep getting mealybugs and that pisses me off (see previous posts here and here). I’m just keeping on with what I’m doing as it seems to keep them at bay for a month or so, but sheesh, it is really frustrating. And, to be honest, the mealybugs creep me out.
The palm tree is thriving! As is the bamboo and most of the plants that are outside right now. I am not sure what I’m going to do with all these plants in the winter time as most of them will need to come back inside. But, I’ll deal with that when it happens.
