Winter goals in the garden

@marguicha (230350)
Chile
July 7, 2010 10:21am CST
Any goal you reach, no matter what, is wonderful. I live alone and I have to put goals in my life to make my life worthwhile. That way I can feel proud (as I was about a week ago) when my potted parsley finally came out in spite of the cold . It is Winter here but I coaxed it to show me its beauty. There was a cold spell just after I planted the seeds. And even if my terrace where I placed the pot is sunny, the sun was bitter cold and every morning the grass was white with frost. So I said to myself that maybe I´d had to plant more seeds later on but it´s saddening anyway. So I checked, kept it watered and took out some thin weeks that were also struggling to live. Finally the came out. Last week I thought it was them but wasn´t so sure. Now I can see the second leves, definitly parsley. I won´t pinch them to smell it as I do in Spring. These sons of Winter are too precious. Do you have a love story with plants of your own? Share.
2 responses
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
8 Jul 10
all my stories end badly, I can kill anything that doesn't demand food and water, that's why I have success with cats, they will let you know that you are falling down on the job!
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
8 Jul 10
nahh, my cats just inform us, in no uncertain terms, that the food or water bowls are empty, meow - meow - MEOW!
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
8 Jul 10
I suppose cats do that because, as I say, they are absolutly wild.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
7 Jul 10
Hi marguicha, It is nice to read about all the effort you put in for your plant to give out its best.I too love plants and I feel proud and pat my back when I have successfully saved a cactus or an african violet from the onslaughter of monsoon rains...Last year I lost almost all my african violets, but managed to save three with just a single leaf remaining from each of the plants.Now I have got many plants from that and feel happy when i see them in full bloom...all the best and happy mylotting
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
8 Jul 10
My mom says that if you talk to your plants they will bloom.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
12 Jul 10
Yes I too have heard of that and it is also true that they like being touched and stroked - another thing I have noticed is that when plants are grouped together they tend to do well...They are very similar to us humans in many ways..