tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post906422593683066268..comments2024-03-28T23:06:10.904-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Plant DayMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-83198280415226858672020-12-01T17:27:00.732-05:002020-12-01T17:27:00.732-05:00Oh yes. Bananas are full of liquid. And the stems ...Oh yes. Bananas are full of liquid. And the stems I cut that the fruit is on bled a sticky reddish sap. I think that your bananas will probably come back next year. Mine always freeze back and then reappear. There's a rhizome that perhaps you could dig up without the plant if you were really worried. Hopefully, they'll be fine though. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-55404851713276294652020-12-01T17:25:10.333-05:002020-12-01T17:25:10.333-05:00Well, you don't have to worry about freezes, d...Well, you don't have to worry about freezes, do you? Or watering. Which is nice. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-83608589344983016762020-12-01T17:24:45.889-05:002020-12-01T17:24:45.889-05:00Yes m'am. That is a Friday print that a friend...Yes m'am. That is a Friday print that a friend gave me. I love it so much. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-51625351558114374892020-12-01T17:24:19.646-05:002020-12-01T17:24:19.646-05:00I'm not convinced it actually froze this morni...I'm not convinced it actually froze this morning. If it did, it was briefly and barely. I'm expecting it to get colder tonight. Some years I've cut the bananas all the way to the ground and some years I've left them pretty tall. I can't see much difference come spring. <br />We have house jungles now!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-15832907386323916182020-12-01T17:22:44.178-05:002020-12-01T17:22:44.178-05:00Mostly I've brought in little lizards- the ano...Mostly I've brought in little lizards- the anoles that we have here. They make nice little house pets although they're probably happier outside. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-54760324454690483892020-12-01T17:21:52.391-05:002020-12-01T17:21:52.391-05:00I go look at those bananas a couple of times a day...I go look at those bananas a couple of times a day just because they're so pretty to me. <br />It is nice to have plants in the house but I just don't get enough light for them for very long. But they survive. <br />Hard to believe that we're getting freezes before you do. How weird. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-38921584010507177852020-12-01T17:20:19.606-05:002020-12-01T17:20:19.606-05:00I bet it's getting chilly in Tampa right now! ...I bet it's getting chilly in Tampa right now! Sorry you didn't get any rain. <br />I think Glen and I will both have okay weeks. Thanks!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-34427533819828661892020-12-01T17:19:31.599-05:002020-12-01T17:19:31.599-05:00I've got that begonia rooting all over the pla...I've got that begonia rooting all over the place. Shall I send you one? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-57366523872874296812020-12-01T17:19:06.539-05:002020-12-01T17:19:06.539-05:00Truthfully, I did not know that either until I loo...Truthfully, I did not know that either until I looked it up. But ours freeze back every winter so they just put out new ones from the rhizomes every spring. I've never heard of a blight affecting pines. That's horrible! I hope yours lives. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-91033073635649636292020-12-01T17:17:45.354-05:002020-12-01T17:17:45.354-05:00I've been rooting fire spike since I discovere...I've been rooting fire spike since I discovered how easy it was one year by accident. I'd put some in a vase before a freeze, just for the prettiness and a few months later I realized it was still looking good, only to discover that it had rooted like crazy! Transplants easily too. Quite hardy. We have Virginia creeper too and yes, it's hard to keep up with it. <br />Enjoy your cool weather! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-41401335304856224592020-12-01T17:15:54.505-05:002020-12-01T17:15:54.505-05:00Well, that's the bathroom that Glen redid a fe...Well, that's the bathroom that Glen redid a few years ago. He did a beautiful job on it. <br />I doubt I could grow plants up where you are but I will say that when I visited up there a long time ago, I was astounded at the ferns in the forests. They were tremendous! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-67863103986953941892020-12-01T17:14:31.575-05:002020-12-01T17:14:31.575-05:00I know I couldn't ever get used to it.I know I couldn't ever get used to it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89970665584286479912020-12-01T17:12:26.023-05:002020-12-01T17:12:26.023-05:00The only problems with bugs in the house, or at le...The only problems with bugs in the house, or at least a major problem, was two years ago when we got a wasp infestation but I don't think it was from plants. I don't know. It was a mystery- more than one species of wasps seemed to appear out of nowhere in the house, stunned and sleepy. <br />I am enjoying the quiet. Believe me. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-51375153345419754842020-12-01T17:10:56.896-05:002020-12-01T17:10:56.896-05:00Fronds four feet long? Now I have frond envy! Dang...Fronds four feet long? Now I have frond envy! Dang, woman! Is there room for a guest in the guest room or does that fern take up the whole place? <br />You're supposed to cut bananas to finish their ripening but I am not sure that these are far along enough but since I had no choice due to the freezing temperatures, I just did it and will hope for the best. <br />I am being way too kind to myself, to be truthful. <br />Thanks, sweetie. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-62318284494141537762020-12-01T17:08:41.110-05:002020-12-01T17:08:41.110-05:00It's a cozy house. I am so lucky to be the lad...It's a cozy house. I am so lucky to be the lady of it. <br />And yes- Glen is safe. All is well. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-41018291783422585392020-12-01T12:53:01.028-05:002020-12-01T12:53:01.028-05:00When you cut your banana trees, don't they lea...When you cut your banana trees, don't they leak 'water' all over the place? We used to dig up our banana trees, put them into large garbage bags/pots with dirt and bring them into the double (heated) garage over the winter where they loomed over the space between two vehicles. But now we have way too many of them and they have gotten huge, so this year they were cut down at ground level and then the bases covered at least foot of mulch. So we'll see if they revive next spring. Guess it will depend on the harshness (or not) of our winter.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89617392489212251902020-12-01T12:32:06.574-05:002020-12-01T12:32:06.574-05:00I do not have a green thumb so some of my housepla...I do not have a green thumb so some of my houseplants are actually plastic! LOL!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48717160456669706382020-12-01T12:16:43.737-05:002020-12-01T12:16:43.737-05:00I'm glad Mr. Moon made it safely (freezing his...I'm glad Mr. Moon made it safely (freezing his buns off or otherwise). And behind that fire spike is it a painting of Frida?Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-44689032469259993282020-12-01T11:10:22.341-05:002020-12-01T11:10:22.341-05:00I did not cut down the last of my banana blooms/ba...I did not cut down the last of my banana blooms/bananas. guess I should have. it got colder for longer than I thought it would. was still 32˚ at 7 this morning, frost everywhere, bird baths with a layer of ice.did I cover anything outside? no. so all foliage is lost but I think trunks and stalks are still OK. won't know for a few days yet. but the inside of my house looks like yours, plants everywhere.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-33210347074864069592020-12-01T09:06:57.743-05:002020-12-01T09:06:57.743-05:00Your garden plants are my houseplants. So your hou...Your garden plants are my houseplants. So your house is starting to fill up like mine, all the windows crowded. Do you find as I used to, that you bring in little toads and frogs hiding in the plants? I used to find them climbing about the walls exploring their new habitat.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621560989986102122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-49344884723032731302020-12-01T08:32:01.725-05:002020-12-01T08:32:01.725-05:00There's something kind of nice about bringing ...There's something kind of nice about bringing all the plants inside, to protect them from the harsh weather. Isn't there? I always like doing it. I have also never heard of a banyan tree in a pot!<br /><br />I hope your bananas ripen, but in the meantime they ARE a nice decorative element.<br /><br />We still haven't had a freeze here!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22240727477983341682020-12-01T03:07:51.345-05:002020-12-01T03:07:51.345-05:00All those plants make your house cozy. There is so...All those plants make your house cozy. There is so much wind here right now I actually thought it was raining but it ts bone dry. I hope you and Mr. Moon each have a good week.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-31598551362613914932020-12-01T02:02:18.528-05:002020-12-01T02:02:18.528-05:00Your home looks so warm and cozy and now, green! T...Your home looks so warm and cozy and now, green! The polka-dot begonia is crazy!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-3913539579191327202020-11-30T22:44:14.000-05:002020-11-30T22:44:14.000-05:00Well, I had no idea Banana Trees die after produci...Well, I had no idea Banana Trees die after producing their Fruit! That got me curious to google their life cycle and how they propagate. *LOL* Your Plants are magnificent, especially that Hare's Foot Fern! Here in Arizona the Frost can cause problems too, especially to Citrus. At our new Home we don't have anything we have to cover up, tho' we have Pine Trees for the first time ever and this Year a Blight has really decimated a lot of Mature Trees like Pine so I'm holding my Breath about ours. Only one has seemed to be struggling and we paid a fortune to try to Save it.Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68314053636633213202020-11-30T22:21:59.777-05:002020-11-30T22:21:59.777-05:00I never thought to try and root firespike! I’m exc...I never thought to try and root firespike! I’m excited to try it! I got a purple one not too long ago that I’d love to have more of. I have a nursery on my kitchen window sill where I’ve got a passion fruit cutting and Mexican flame vine. Arrowhead grows like weeds around here. Virginia creeper is definitely a weed down here and it’s a constant battle to keep it from taking over everything. Eagerly waiting for the front tonight, we’re supposed to get down to the 50s! <br />Xoxo <br />Barbara Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269412736754228930noreply@blogger.com