Yes, I know what I was saying earlier in the week, but that was before the snow turned to rain and sleet, and before I had to run around doing errands in it. It reminded me all too sharply of what winter usually consists of here in Central Ohio.
I wanted the geraniums I brought inside to be in one large container. The containers I have are drying out faster than I can keep track of! My well water seems to kill plants, but I don’t know why. It is very alkaline ( we keep track of the pH for the hot tub). I know if I go shopping this week in the right places I will be very tempted to buy some more plants to kill. I used to be so good with indoor plants, but that was before I had lots of children and an outdoor garden to take care of. Now I consider indoor plants sort of like cut flowers, except for my ficus benjamina– that tree has held on for me for more than a quarter century- (sounds ancient when you say 25 years that way). The secret? benign neglect. I water it only once every so often, and keep it by a bright window. I’ve only transplanted it twice I think. I don’t worry about the leaf fall after bringing it inside from its summer quarters on the porch, and I lightly prune it to fit its space. Once in a blue moon I fertilize it. That is all- and yet it still lives!
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