Out of the Blū

Monday, May 13, 2019

Rose being a goof earlier today.

Rose being a goof earlier today. Every time we try to play with her she's ready for a nap. I think she and Cubba keep each other worn out. 😂 Plus, all that growing must be tiring. 🙂

The Cactus Massacre of 2019 is finally over.

The Cactus Massacre of 2019 is finally over. I spent ALL DAY trying to liberate this poor plant from an unfathomably small metal pot. While I loved her shape when I first brought her home, I quickly realized it was due to a desperate attempt to grow despite her constriction.

In the first photo at the top left corner (that pile of brown) is what I cut off, and it was all of the roots the whole plant had. 😳 They were straggly roots that had been planted in MUD, and I would guess that 97% of the plant wasn't even attached to them. I honestly don't know how it was living.

In the pan in the photo are the tiny pieces I'm not going to plant. They will be gifted to people who love baby succulents this week. The green pieces lying near the rocks are what I cut off the brown. I'm going to let them dry, stick them in rooting hormone, and then plant them. Their bases were so twisted and crazy that I was having a hard time trying to pot them. I definitely don't want the plant to start rotting, so making a weird cactus stack and then covering it with dirt seemed like a bad idea.

The 17 pots near my pink closet doors are what I managed to pot without trimming. They weren't attached to anything and have no roots. They are blowing my mind, but hopefully they'll continue to live. I may need to trim them so they can be straight instead of leaning, but that's a task for another day. I would like to get a rectangular pot and put them all nicely in it, but I have a feeling that will have to wait until next month when I'm out of school again.

The second photo is the metal pot inside the basket on a pie pan that was her home. I'm still in shock that she is alive. Plants are amazing.

Sadly I knocked off all of the blooms and peppers from this plant, but maybe she'll be happy and make some more soon. 🙂

Ok, this is metal.

Ok, this is metal. It's not budging. I really don't know what to do. 🙁

Send help. 😳

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Today didn't go as planned.

Today didn't go as planned. Maybe my plants get watered and debugged tomorrow. Shaun went to his mom's grave and then we visited his dad. Shaun's dad gave me these plants. They used to be his mom's. One is a Christmas Cactus and I'm not sure about the other. But they are huge and healthy, and I will take good care of them.

About to water my plants.

About to water my plants. They're also getting a pesticide because I've seen some mealybugs. I'm off for a few hours. 😳