Over the last week or two we have brought into the house a half-dozen or more cold-sensitive potted plants so they can over-winter without fear of freezing temperatures. That included our big jade bonsai which we've been growing for many years now. That's when we noticed that the jade has quite a few flower buds on it this year. It's not the first time, but I think there are more flowers on it than ever before. It spent the summer out on our front terrace.
The plant itself stands about three feet tall, and the trunk measures three inches across at root-ball level. We keep the plant in the living room for the winter because we don't want to risk taking it upstairs to the loft or downstairs to other parts of the house. It is pretty heavy.
You know how to make a plant happy. The heavy pots become a problem as we get older.
ReplyDeleteA lot of things we took for granted have become very difficult. Both Walt and I are suffering aches and pains and he can't split and carry fire wood from down stairs up to the living room. Thank goodness we have central heat. It was nice to have fires in the wood burner though.
DeleteMaybe you can ring up a pulley system for getting the firewood upstairs.
DeleteOooh, I will enjoy seeing the flowers when they open!
ReplyDelete(Do you two have a dolly?)
Yes, we have a dolly, but it won't help us move heavy potted plants downstairs or upstairs.
DeleteI see them here outside in SoCal - it seems the older, bigger plants produce more blooms.
ReplyDeleteIn SF, we could leave the jades and other plants outdoors all winter. I'm hoping the plant won't die after it blooms.
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