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| 2020 |
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Mother’s Day gift many years ago of three five dollar ferns growing in hanging
baskets has become a repot tradition to mark the passage of yet another year.
This year, two of the ferns bump up into five gallon pots. The third fern,
accidentally overwatered last year by someone helping with the garden, almost
didn’t survive. Now significantly smaller, it remains in the same pot from two
years ago with fresh soil, and the hope it’ll catch up to the others. In the
past, they wintered inside in the family room nestled next to light from the sliding
door. This last year found them in our small greenhouse until the temperatures
dropped into the twenties.
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| 2023 |
As the years pass, I notice that while my ferns hold on resiliently, other plants and bushes in our yard and garden have fallen prey to unexpected ice storms and endlessly hot, dry summers. This week a prediction of 104° marks a mid-May day. How can this be? The ferns, sheltered under a tree and given extra water, won’t be harmed, but heat will scorch the new clover I’m trying to establish in the yards. I’ll make certain to place this year’s five dollar plants (Mexican Heather and Orange Lantana) into shaded areas with extra dollops of water added to their soil to make certain they don’t get scorched before they are established. Wish us luck!
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| 2025 |
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