Nov 18 2008
Cold snaps, too many plants, and other miseries
We’re having a cold snap here in S. Florida. A cold snap for us is anytime the temps go below 40 degrees, because tropical plants don’t like it that cold.
So tonight it’s supposed to get down to 35, and I just spent over an hour bringing in dozens of potted plants from outside into the house.
Every year, I say “no more”, and every year here I am again. I said last year that I was going to build a greenhouse type shelter, just so I wouldn’t have to do this, but that never got done, due to no money.
I’ve made up my mind to have a plant sale. I’m going to get rid of these things once and for all — well, all except the ones I’m sentimentally attached to. For example, I have an aloe that my mother gave me for my birthday when I was 25. I’ve managed to keep that thing alive for 31 years. No, I’m not joking…31 years. Aloes are evidently very tough, because I’ve killed plenty of other plants in the meantime.
I lost my mother this year, so I want that plant to live until I die. I’m sure that my sons will not care about the significance of it, and will let it die or give it away at that point. Maybe I’ll beat them to it, and give it away myself to someone who will love it and care for it.
It’s silly, I guess, to get sentimentally attached to plants. I should just get rid of all of them, but I won’t ever do that. I am a horticulturist, after all. What’s a horticulturist without plants?
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I’ve heard a few other bloggers mention this cold snap, that sucks. Although, I live in Kansas currently, and am moving to the mountains in North Carolina in a few weeks, so I have little sympathy for 40 degree temperatures. I do feel for the plants, though, and would suggest a small sun lamp.
Cheers