Although I'm hopeful that the temperatures will pop back up to close to the 70° average before getting permanently cold, the advisory was a wake-up call to get the house plants inside. Most of them are tropicals that summer outside on the deck, and they do not take kindly to chills.
I tackled the project today. Unlike two years ago, this time there were no living surprises in the pots. Most everything made it to a permanent winter home (except for the pots of mother-in-law tongue and ginger, which are temporarily in the master bathtub). I ran out of time and energy before I got around to the pots of herbs, but I shoved them up against the house. They should be fine
Every spring I divide the plants, so every fall I end up with extras. This year that included several spider plants--a hanging basket, a six inch pot, and a small pot of plantlets that fell off the main plant today that got potted up. There was also a philodendron that went to town outside, growing stems that were easily three feet long.
What to do with them? I had planned on donating everything to the church's Fall Festival Country Store, but this year they didn't have that booth. The cats would nibble on the plants if I left them around the house (and then get sick), so I needed to get them out of the house. This afternoon I offered everything up to my Facebook friends. If there are no takers, tomorrow I'll post them on Freecycle. Based on past experience they should get snapped up.
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I love the idea of Freecycle. I wish we had them here.
ReplyDeleteWe also have other 'swap' groups. Maybe look into that?
DeleteThat's a great way to pass on what you can't use.
ReplyDeleteNow all I need is to find someone who wants to pass on some plastic hanging baskets they're getting rid of so I can repeat the process next year!
DeleteI'd snap a couple up if I lived closer! Getting cold here too. When I trapped last Sunday, the neighbors said "dress warm, it froze up here last night". Sure enough, frostlines everywhere and thawing frost dripping from roof tops.
ReplyDeleteI wish you were closer, too!
DeleteI always plant my herbs in alphabetical order. People ask me where I find the time. It’s there next to the sage.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
This is the best response ever!
DeleteDarn! Wish I was in MO! I'd love a few baby spiders (and NOT the 8 legged kind that I always seem to have plenty of).
ReplyDeleteI wish you were, too. When all was said and done I ended up with several more plantlets that are now potted up and wintering on the window seat in the kitchen.
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