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As part of my post-tax refund home improvement projects, I got some metal shelves so I could unpack the boxes containing my sewing stuff, plant stuff, and circumflatulation supplies. As I was putting the first set of shelves together, one of the vertical members fell off the edge of the loft and hit one of my fourteen (14) African violets.
My poor little green fuzzy friend got messily bisected: the crown, which contains most of the leaves, snapped off. About two dozen leaves fell off the crown. Luckily, I have one gigantic pot containing one sad, little violet that's still recovering from an accidental uprooting early last year followed by too much sun after I moved into the Devil Girl House. I hurriedly planted the now-rootless crown and the most likely-looking of the loose leaves in the giant pot as well.
The worst case scenario? Losing all pieces of the struck plant plus perhaps the original resident of the giant pot. The best case scenario? I'll end up with even more African violets. I'll bet on the crown and at least some of the loose leaves taking root, but the root & stem minus the crown look doubtful. Luckily, my potting soil and empty pots are now easily accessible, because I just unpacked them onto the new shelves yesterday. I have a few windowsills that could accommodate plants.
My poor little green fuzzy friend got messily bisected: the crown, which contains most of the leaves, snapped off. About two dozen leaves fell off the crown. Luckily, I have one gigantic pot containing one sad, little violet that's still recovering from an accidental uprooting early last year followed by too much sun after I moved into the Devil Girl House. I hurriedly planted the now-rootless crown and the most likely-looking of the loose leaves in the giant pot as well.
The worst case scenario? Losing all pieces of the struck plant plus perhaps the original resident of the giant pot. The best case scenario? I'll end up with even more African violets. I'll bet on the crown and at least some of the loose leaves taking root, but the root & stem minus the crown look doubtful. Luckily, my potting soil and empty pots are now easily accessible, because I just unpacked them onto the new shelves yesterday. I have a few windowsills that could accommodate plants.
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Date: 2023-03-24 06:10 am (UTC)From: