A timeline, for your pleasure:
2005: Purchased for Grandma from the indoor, tropical section of a local nursery in zone 4b/5a, NY state. Lots of thick wood and looked pretty old already. Pretty huge, too, although now I know new green vines can grow at a rapid rate. Grandma took good care of it, keeping it only in her heated porch. It flowered occasionally and she pruned it when I reminded her she could. It didn’t thrive, but it did as well as it could.
2015: Grandma got sick, became non-verbal, and the plant disappeared. I assumed it died. Months later, Grandma died and I found the plant upstairs (NO ONE goes upstairs), still alive. I brought it home, put it in our sunroom, and watered and pruned the crap out of it.
2015 – 2018: The plant thrived. I kept it in the sunroom. I watered it about every three weeks or when it looked crazy dry. It’s still in the original pot. I also fertilized with appropriate fertilizer (I’d done my homework).
Later 2018: I broke my hip. The sunroom was inaccessible to me. Husband took over all care of our 64 plants. He’s the most caring, giving, loving person in the entire world. So… When he sees dry dirt, he waters. Not sure what I said mattered because he has so much love to give.
Mid 2019: I see the damage and the watering stops. There was massive leaf drop. Nothing looked healthy. We pruned. Things looked like they were getting better. There was new growth just about everywhere. Then things went to poop. Leaves start turning almost black and crunchy. Whole stems start to droop. I pruned aggressively and was able to promote new growth, only to watch the exact same thing happen. Lather, rinse, repeat. The plant only gets smaller and smaller with each try.
Fast forward to 5 days ago where I finally decided to pull it out of the pot to check for signs of anything in the roots. It’s probably important that the whole thing came out as one giant, dry ball and I had to work to get some of the ancient, compacted dirt out so I could add some fresh dirt to the pot before putting the ball back in. I used MiracleGro Expand and Grow dirt that I had already expanded and let dry out. I watered it just a bit yesterday. This is all that’s left.
What should I do? I don’t want to just give up. TYIA for your time!
Edited to add this photo because the four photos I added didn't show up?
Flowers are blooming like crazy now that it's spring. The dark pink one is Bougainvillea glabra, but not sure what the light pink one is? Thank you reddit :)
https://preview.redd.it/usrqpcs0lyo61.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d40d31537ecde39fcd751566b7785566ddd5935
Phil
Sudden Lee
Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.
If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.
Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???
Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.
Thank you,
A Dad.
So far nobody has given me a straight answer
I am currently in the hospital. I had a back operation yesterday. The surgical nurse came in my room and started asking questions about my back. She asked me if I had any falls during the last year. I responded just one. It was after summer.
She laughed and said in 20 years of doing this she never was told that joke.
..... Will get a reward.
Because they work on many levels
Well, toucan play at that game.
Argon does not react.
Windows
Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.
They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.
I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.
She said apple-lutely
'Eye-do'
This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.
The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!
Cred once again my sis wants credit lol
Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.
I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.
When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."
From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"
Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.
Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!
I heard parents named their children lance a lot.
First post please don't kill me
Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!
To get to the... Bottom...
(as told by my 5yo son, I'm so proud)
Japan.
"No, the regular kind!" I laughed.
second hand stores!
it's Hans free now..
