We only have one houseplant at this point, a Christmas cactus. We've had that for at least six year, so I figure I must be doing okay. I give it about 2/3 of a cup of water once a week, on Thursdays, and that seems to do well for it. At any rate, it's still blooming a couple of times a year. I've occasionally missed weeks due to health problems (watering a plant when one's not supposed to walk is challenging), and it seems to be okay with two weeks between waterings, at least occasionally. Longer than that and the segments get flabby which I think they're not supposed to.
The soil in the pot has always been so hard that, even right after watering, I couldn't stick a finger in. I worry that it needs repotting, and that will require help from someone else because I don't think I could lift the plant and move in the ways that are required to get a plant out of a pot. Also, we have a very small space where a plant can get light. If the pot's too big, the plant will have to go somewhere else and rely on artificial light.
Outdoor stuff tends to have to be able to survive with just what falls from the sky. I'm only sporadically able to water things, at the best of times, and Scott isn't willing to do it at all. Of course, I wasn't actually able to plant anything last year, and I don't really think I'll be able to this year, either. Sage is pretty forgiving, and so is winter savory. Coleus will survive but not thrive. Maybe I should just plant all three raised beds with lemon balm. That's unkillable.
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Date: 2016-04-12 05:42 pm (UTC)The soil in the pot has always been so hard that, even right after watering, I couldn't stick a finger in. I worry that it needs repotting, and that will require help from someone else because I don't think I could lift the plant and move in the ways that are required to get a plant out of a pot. Also, we have a very small space where a plant can get light. If the pot's too big, the plant will have to go somewhere else and rely on artificial light.
Outdoor stuff tends to have to be able to survive with just what falls from the sky. I'm only sporadically able to water things, at the best of times, and Scott isn't willing to do it at all. Of course, I wasn't actually able to plant anything last year, and I don't really think I'll be able to this year, either. Sage is pretty forgiving, and so is winter savory. Coleus will survive but not thrive. Maybe I should just plant all three raised beds with lemon balm. That's unkillable.