tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1557526839053967528..comments2024-03-17T03:31:37.213-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: They Grow Up So Fast, Part 2mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-85641788258709206942011-03-11T11:38:00.367-08:002011-03-11T11:38:00.367-08:00I got a C. arabica in December, and it's also ...I got a C. arabica in December, and it's also doing quite well, having grown several inches despite it being winter.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253214733476905709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42440691421541688842011-02-28T23:58:09.681-08:002011-02-28T23:58:09.681-08:00I can admit that I too have difficulty giving up o...I can admit that I too have difficulty giving up on a plant with seemingly no will to live, but I've had a couple (a Phalaenopsis and a Euphorbia milii) that dragged on for way too long. The end result was kicking them out, abruptly, to the back porch where it was somewhere around 20*F. I don't know if I was thinking 'oh, a quick humane death' or 'freeze your asses off, I Jordan in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290439051558323819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24656435428471471552011-02-28T19:04:11.557-08:002011-02-28T19:04:11.557-08:00Nice post, it is a funny thing looking back on pic...Nice post, it is a funny thing looking back on pictures of plants in their youth of you acquiring them. Sometimes they change for the good, other times for the worse. Unlike collection baseball cards or something of the like, plants are always in transition, impressing and disappointing all at the same time. It was nice to reflect with youNathttp://www.stupidgardenplants.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35183007313447048352011-02-28T15:55:38.939-08:002011-02-28T15:55:38.939-08:00I have an ex-friend that has the last name of Rade...I have an ex-friend that has the last name of Rademacher so I was pretty irritated to find out that something as fabulous as a plant shares a name with this person. However, I was pleased to read on and find out that this plant is a complete asshole just like my ex-friend!elizabethneubauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393818393435318492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-67109618045220856032011-02-27T14:16:08.622-08:002011-02-27T14:16:08.622-08:00LOVE your ficus! I did cuttings from my benjamina ...LOVE your ficus! I did cuttings from my benjamina in October (yours is nicer) It IS amazing how they rooted and put on so much new growth in such a short time. Just picked up a variegated one, cuz they were so darn easy.<br /><br />Your blog is awesome, you're a fantastic writer. The first time here I spent about an hour reading and laughing my butt off. Now I have it feeding to igoogle, Trishahttp://cultivatorscorner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-57323241598956195522011-02-27T12:09:56.323-08:002011-02-27T12:09:56.323-08:00Boy, I really like that Peperomia glabella! It loo...Boy, I really like that Peperomia glabella! It looks very happy.Nancy in Sun Lakes AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882208110664899569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64332951066508361122011-02-27T08:21:30.057-08:002011-02-27T08:21:30.057-08:00Adiantum seem to have strange growing habits. Mine...Adiantum seem to have strange growing habits. Mine seems to have just come out of dormancy in the last two months. It was only growing two or three fronds at a time until just recently. I've taken to less watering per session but watering more regularly. It seems to be doing much better and growing much faster.<br /><br />A few months ago when I was out hiking I got a good deal lost in the Rameennoreply@blogger.com