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Not killing plants, part I
Jul. 21st, 2008 08:15 pmI'm not very good at gardening. This won't come as much of a surprise to anyone who's ever seen my garden.
If it's indoors and in a pot, it's effectively dead (only the two spider plants have survived more than a few months - they're almost indestructible, but even they've almost given up the ghost once or twice).
If it's outdoors, it might simply die. Or it might be swamped by weeds and hidden from sight, never to emerge again. The front garden has carnivorous budleia. The back garden has brambles, nettles and tangled things that are harder to put names to.
Somewhere in the back garden, there are raspberries. There's a healthy looking (and quite large) bay tree, too - but you'd have to fight your way through the shrubbery to get there. Once upon a time, there was rhubarb, but it's probably gone now.
Not a good starting point. However, it's all getting a bit more attention this year.
The budleia's been ruthlessly butchered, revealing some straggly roses, which are now looking a little more alive. The back garden's going to need a lot more work, though - which is why it's getting levelled somewhen in the next week.
In the mean time, I've got a row of potted herbs sitting on the patio. Mint, sage, thyme, rosemary and sorrel. None of them are dead yet, despite the unexpected delays in preparing their new home (although I'm starting to discover that sorrel is a very thirsty plant).
I've just repotted the thyme - the second time I've done this. It appears to be thriving. I'm sure that's not supposed to happen to plants in my care. Well, ok, it mght be supposed to happen, but it's not quite how it usually turns out.
Pleasantly unexpected. I could get used to this, y'know...
If it's indoors and in a pot, it's effectively dead (only the two spider plants have survived more than a few months - they're almost indestructible, but even they've almost given up the ghost once or twice).
If it's outdoors, it might simply die. Or it might be swamped by weeds and hidden from sight, never to emerge again. The front garden has carnivorous budleia. The back garden has brambles, nettles and tangled things that are harder to put names to.
Somewhere in the back garden, there are raspberries. There's a healthy looking (and quite large) bay tree, too - but you'd have to fight your way through the shrubbery to get there. Once upon a time, there was rhubarb, but it's probably gone now.
Not a good starting point. However, it's all getting a bit more attention this year.
The budleia's been ruthlessly butchered, revealing some straggly roses, which are now looking a little more alive. The back garden's going to need a lot more work, though - which is why it's getting levelled somewhen in the next week.
In the mean time, I've got a row of potted herbs sitting on the patio. Mint, sage, thyme, rosemary and sorrel. None of them are dead yet, despite the unexpected delays in preparing their new home (although I'm starting to discover that sorrel is a very thirsty plant).
I've just repotted the thyme - the second time I've done this. It appears to be thriving. I'm sure that's not supposed to happen to plants in my care. Well, ok, it mght be supposed to happen, but it's not quite how it usually turns out.
Pleasantly unexpected. I could get used to this, y'know...
