I'm not one to repot often; most plants I've had
not only LIKE to be potbound, but NEED to be so.
We have no indoor plants here in Florida;
there is too much of a risk of bugs invading the house.
However, I've had this plant cart since 2019 . . .
I seem to have begun a collection of Christmas Cacti and Amaryllises,
which have done quite well, blooming beyond my wildest dreams.
2019
2020
It was actually Jackie I. who got me started on growing plants again in 2017;
I had to leave behind a veritable jungle of indoor plants when we moved, in 2015.
I gave these to Michelle C . . .
others, I put on the curb to be given away.
I had to use a cart with wheels, as the sunny part of the pool cage
is also where the rain comes in, and I didn't want my plants to be drowned.
So they are moved under shelter quite often.
In fact, Florida winters are cold enough that outdoor plants need protection . . .
November 2019
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However, the plants were
getting out of hand:
Only one of the Amaryllises
bloomed this year,
and all the new Christmas Cacti
needed to be potted together.
In fact, the entire cart
needed a do-over . . .
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The first difficulty comes in finding plain ol' potting soil;
everything now is "potting MIX",
which means I have no control over the fertilizer my plants are getting.
Being the controlling person that I am -
and knowing what I do about horticulture -
I went to amazon.com,
where I ordered PLAIN potting soil,
cow manure & peat;
we have lots of sand already available from another project.
(I really didn't want to go to a garden center,
where I'd have to buy humongous bags of these items).
I could then make my own mixture: Less sand for the amaryllises;
more sand for the Christmas Cacti.
A little bit like when I bake; these are two activities I love to do.
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