Monday, November 9, 2015

Adding to the jungle

Despite Dave's protests, I just can't pass up a good sale on plants....
My grocery store got in a bunch of 10" floor plants the other week, and while I wanted to buy one right away, I'm glad I waited... because by last grocery day, they were on for half price.

I'd planned to get nice pots for them, but my plans got rushed a little when the Croton (on the right) started dropping leaves like crazy. Even the Dieffenbachia was starting to look a little unhealthy...

...and no wonder, look at how root bound the poor thing was. A trip to Walmart for some inepensive resin pots...
Some leftover fish tank gravel for drainage (Seriously...why do we have so much fish tank gravel in house?) and...
... the Croton was instantly happier.
The dieffenbachia was harder to break up, but a butcher's knife managed to do the job eventually. The ones in the turquoise pots found a new home at Mom's, while I kept the red pots.

Oh...and since I was potting any way
I splurged a little on a terra cotta pot for my Passion flower. It's doing really well so I figured it deserved a good home.

Now... I just need to find a Christmas cactus...

4 comments:

kathy b said...

Oh I wish I could have plants but the cats just eat them and throw up......Yours are so lovely!!

Araignee said...

Oh...I love Christmas cactuses. My mother always had a gorgeous one that bloomed and bloomed. I've been tempted to get one but I know I would kill it.

elns said...

Christmas Cactus?!? You and that green thumb of yours. I'm killing the world's smallest succulent as we speak. I may need to take a photo of it, just for you.

heh.

Lynn said...

Oh I LOVE a good deal on plants!! And you got two for the price of one for each plant!!!! Double the plants at half the price, yep you got a great deal!!!