Right now it is supposedly about 65 degrees Fahrenheit where I live. Tonight we are expecting the temperature to get as low as 26 degrees Fahrenheit. So, I wrapped the stalk of the banana plant in plastic bags. The plant had one very healthy pup, so I wrapped that up pretty well too, because I'm thinking that that's the one that's supposed to eventually grow fruit.
I took in my three pineapple plants and my mother-in-law's ponytail palm. Last year I almost killed the ponytail palm, because I left it on the front porch when it froze outside. I didn't even know what the plant was, so when I looked up a description, I was kind of shocked to see that it is a very tropical plant that has very little tolerance for freezes. I suppose if it gets big one day, I'll have to hand it off to someone who lives in a warmer area. I think they grow well in southern Florida, so if it gets big enough to warrant an earthly planting, I will see about finding a home for it down yonder. From what I've read on how long they take to grow, I'll probably have to pass on the duty of transplanting it to one of my children.
One of my little sticks I got from the Arbor Day Foundation started leafing out, and that kind of surprised me. I have no idea what kind of tree or bush it is. I can't remember what all I had, but the leaves are a sort of burgundy color. I wasn't even sure the sticks were alive, but I was watering them.
I have this citrus tree growing in a pot. For now, I put it really close to the house on my front porch, but I will probably want to take it inside tonight. It's something that grew unexpectedly from when my four year old was about two years old. We stuck a hodgepodge of lemon, orange and grapefruit seeds into various pots and I forgot about them. Nothing seemed to grow, then months later, I noticed a little citrus tree growing in a pot. It's really healthy now, but I have no idea what kind of citrus it is, and I doubt that it will grow "true to seed," but I don't even know what kind of see it was!
I bought a lemon tree from Home Depot some time back, but I kind of don't count it. It has one leaf on it and hasn't grown at all. I should try to revive it somehow.
Wish me luck on stuff not freezing this week!
I took in my three pineapple plants and my mother-in-law's ponytail palm. Last year I almost killed the ponytail palm, because I left it on the front porch when it froze outside. I didn't even know what the plant was, so when I looked up a description, I was kind of shocked to see that it is a very tropical plant that has very little tolerance for freezes. I suppose if it gets big one day, I'll have to hand it off to someone who lives in a warmer area. I think they grow well in southern Florida, so if it gets big enough to warrant an earthly planting, I will see about finding a home for it down yonder. From what I've read on how long they take to grow, I'll probably have to pass on the duty of transplanting it to one of my children.
One of my little sticks I got from the Arbor Day Foundation started leafing out, and that kind of surprised me. I have no idea what kind of tree or bush it is. I can't remember what all I had, but the leaves are a sort of burgundy color. I wasn't even sure the sticks were alive, but I was watering them.
I have this citrus tree growing in a pot. For now, I put it really close to the house on my front porch, but I will probably want to take it inside tonight. It's something that grew unexpectedly from when my four year old was about two years old. We stuck a hodgepodge of lemon, orange and grapefruit seeds into various pots and I forgot about them. Nothing seemed to grow, then months later, I noticed a little citrus tree growing in a pot. It's really healthy now, but I have no idea what kind of citrus it is, and I doubt that it will grow "true to seed," but I don't even know what kind of see it was!
I bought a lemon tree from Home Depot some time back, but I kind of don't count it. It has one leaf on it and hasn't grown at all. I should try to revive it somehow.
Wish me luck on stuff not freezing this week!
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