It's Alive!
By DE
@DaddyEvil (146786)
United States
April 21, 2025 6:21am CST
The pampas grass has started sprouting! Normally, it sprouts in the middle of March but this time it waited until after the middle of April. I was getting really worried about it. I would have been really upset if it had died during the harsh winter we just experienced. I've only had it 30-something odd years.
I haven't checked any of the other plants we brought with us to this house seven years ago so I don't know if anything else survived the artic blasts we endured.
I have a doctor appointment this morning so will try to check the other plants when we get home this afternoon.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.
Photo of the pampas grass. Photo is mine.
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@allknowing (144762)
• India
21 Apr
The Alamanda has taken over our lawn on the terrace. I am waiting for serious rain for it come back.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
I hope you get good rains soon and your lawn comes back beautifully.
We're getting another run of storms across the middle of the US again. I'm hoping the cities that flooded during the last series of storms dried out before this series hit them. We are under flood warnings again here.
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@allknowing (144762)
• India
21 Apr
@DaddyEvil We had the most unexpected rain, thunder and lightningyesterday. No more hoping for systematic weather
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
@allknowing I hope the rain helps your lawn.
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@ptrikha_2 (47791)
• India
21 Apr
I do see similar grass growing in a few places.
Not too sure if it is the same as this or something different.
I hope that your doctor visit went well.
Have a great day ahead!
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@ptrikha_2 (47791)
• India
22 Apr
@DaddyEvil
Thanks. I am in some travel right now & will share more in the coming days.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
This pampas grass is native to Argentina but is grown as a "specimen" plant here. Pretty and I keep talking about planting more of it across the front of our house so we don't have to mow up close to the house. I don't know if we'll ever get that done.
I leave to go to the doctor in a little while. Thank you.
I hope you have a great day, too.
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@ptrikha_2 (47791)
• India
22 Apr
@DaddyEvil
It was enjoyable. We are back from the trip but well, things are not settled and we are quite tired as well.
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@BarBaraPrz (49473)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Apr
It's raining here and 10°C/50°F, so unless it stops raining soon and the sun comes out, I won't be doing anything outside today.
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@BarBaraPrz (49473)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Apr
@DaddyEvil It stopped for a bit and looked as if it would clear up, so I went outside to have a look at how wet things were. But then it decided to rain some more. So in I went and then it got nasty for a bit. So I just read the afternoon away.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
It was 10C when we left this morning but is 20C now. (3:30 pm)
I hope it stopped raining and your day is warming up now.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
@BarBaraPrz At least you got outside for a bit before getting stuck in the house again. And I can think of worse ways to spend an afternoon.
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@RebeccasFarm (94477)
• Arvada, Colorado
25 Apr
@DaddyEvil Oh my gosh you have the same thing as my son!! I understand that its not fun..so sorry
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
25 Apr
@RebeccasFarm Thanks... There are several plants that affect me that way. I'm sorry your son has that problem, too.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
23 Apr
Thanks. It's one of my favorite plants. It's just unlucky for me that I'm allergic to the pollen it puts out in the fall. (The pollen, when it lands on me, burns me, just like a lit match on skin. I do my best to stay out of the pollen.)
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
24 Apr
Thank you. Every time we've moved, I've taken a cutting from it to take to the next place with us. The root balls on pampas grass can get huge so a small cutting is all that's needed to start it again.
I hope you have a good sleep since I saw you on myLot earlier. 
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
24 Apr
@JudyEv Oh, I see...
As long as you feel okay right now, that's the important thing. I'm sure you're keeping a close eye on Vince, too. I don't want either of you to get sick from trying to do too much in one day.
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@JudyEv (351953)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Apr
@DaddyEvil Thanks but I skipped the sleep. We had to take the motor-home back to where it's kept and now I've run out of time. But I feel okay and perhaps I'll sleep better for it tonight.
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@Shivram59 (40584)
• India
22 Apr
That's a very good news. The grass has started sprouting. Here they had cut a huge banyan tree .Only the stump remained. The day before yesterday I happened to pass from that way.I saw small branches with green leaves growing on the stump. It was a charming moment. I hope we will soon see the banyan tree there again.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
Very nice! I hope you see the banyan tree there again, too.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
@Shivram59 I wonder if the person that cut it down will let another tree live there?
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@rsa101 (38466)
• Philippines
22 Apr
One of the blessings of having just two seasons is that our plants don’t go through such dramatic changes all year round. Most of them get to live fairly steady lives—growing, resting a little, then bouncing back when the conditions are just right again. Sure, some may wither or dry out for a time, but like us, they have their seasons of struggle and recovery.
Even when the rains come and typhoons pass through, halting growth and testing their resilience, nature always finds a way. If the plants aren’t too delicate, they usually bounce back, quietly reminding us that thriving after adversity is part of life. It’s always inspiring to see how these little green warriors carry on—weathering the storms, quite literally, and returning with new life when the skies clear.
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@rsa101 (38466)
• Philippines
22 Apr
@DaddyEvil I can relate—my sister, who lives in New York, often shares the same experience. Most of her flowering plants don’t survive the winter, so she ends up replanting them either in early spring or late winter. It’s a bit of work, but she enjoys it and says it’s all part of the rhythm of having a garden in a place with four seasons.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
@rsa101 Your sister is right... She's further North than I am so will have harsher winters for her plants to brave through and will probably have to replace more than I'm used to doing.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
That's all very true. We seem to lose some plants to the harsh cold every year and have to replant them. The deep cold of winter seems to be harsher than the torrential rains you all endure. I was lucky this year and all the plants have started recovering from their winter's nap. 
I hope you're doing well.
I hope you're doing well. 1 person likes this
@celticeagle (173758)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Apr
It is so nice to watch things grow from sprouts to adulthood. I'd be curious if the others you brought are doing okay. Good luck on that.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
I walked around the house before the medical transport arrived and everything seems to have survived. I only took a picture of the black fern, though.
Black fern. Photo is mine.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52279)
• United States
22 Apr
I hope that your appointment went well.
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@wolfgirl569 (115201)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Apr
Glad it started growing finally. Hope the others do soon
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
@wolfgirl569 Thanks. I'll look after while.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
Thank you. The only other plant I'm worried about it a black fern that a friend gave me around ten years ago. I haven't been outside lately to take a look see if it has sprouted yet. The rest of the plants we've got here are ones I bought when we moved in and I have duplicates growing in the house so could start those again if I had to.
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@wolfgirl569 (115201)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Apr
@DaddyEvil I hope that one survived too
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@andriaperry (118754)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Apr
I hope your doctor visit goes well.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
Thank you. My eyes are still swollen and I hope they stay that way until the doctor can see me.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
@andriaperry I hope so. My regular endocrinologist just keeps saying I shouldn't be having problems since my thyroid reading are "under control" now... But he doesn't take into account that there was already damage done before he brought my readings under control. My eye specialist laughed when the endocrinologist sent him a note telling him I shouldn't be having any problems now.
Maybe this new person will set that record straight for me.
@andriaperry (118754)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Apr
@DaddyEvil yeah, so he can see for himself, maybe that will help.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
Thanks... Yes, it does seem like it.
I hope you're doing okay today.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
@Kandae11 Thank you. Everything went fine today. 
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@Kandae11 (56307)
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21 Apr
@DaddyEvil So far so good. Hope your doctor's appointment turns out well.
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@Dreamerby (7940)
• Calcutta, India
23 Apr
It turned out to be a fighter
Hope everything goes well with your doctor's appointment.
Hope everything goes well with your doctor's appointment.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
23 Apr
Yes, it is. And thank you. It seems all my plants came back after a rough winter.
The appointment seemed to go well, thanks. We'll find out how well it went in about 30 days.
The appointment seemed to go well, thanks. We'll find out how well it went in about 30 days.1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (163232)
• United States
21 Apr
Enjoy your outdoor time. I think it is nice enough now for me to begin putting my plants outdoors.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
Thank you. I wandered around checking on different plants outside. Everything is up and growing. I need to clean out the flowerbed in front of the house. It got overgrown with grass last summer/fall.
And it turned out not to be a doctor appointment today. It was the "final" exam before SSDI makes a new determination, according to the two ladies who talked with/examined me. I'm supposed to find out the new determination within a month.
Wish me luck, please.
@snowy22315 (188563)
• United States
21 Apr
Good luck at the docs, and have fun with your grass!
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
Thank you! I'm just so happy the pampas grass didn't die after all!
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@FourWalls (74170)
• United States
22 Apr
Hope your appointment went well. Glad the pampas grass survived the cold. I was wondering if I was going to.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
You could have come and stayed with us. There were several nights that Pretty cranked up the heat. I threw the blanket and sheet off me during the night. It reminded me of her mom pulling all the covers to her side of the bed and me sleeping just fine without them. 
Thanks. The appointment seemed to go just fine. 1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (84398)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Apr
Never encountered pampas grass. I hope you appointment went well.
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
I love the pampas grass but it doesn't really love me. I'm allergic to the pollen it drops in the fall so I have to stay away from it. (Its pollen can burn right through my skin. It looks just like someone held a lit match to me.
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The appointment seemed to go well, thank you.
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The appointment seemed to go well, thank you. 1 person likes this
@Neil43 (3885)
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22 Apr
It's great to hear that your pampas grass has started sprouting! It's always a relief when plants come back after a tough winter. Hahaha! As if I can relate to this. I understand your concern about the other plants; it can be nerve-wracking not knowing if they'll have survived the cold. Hopefully, when you check them later, you'll find more signs of life! Good luck with your doctor appointment, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!
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@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
22 Apr
Thank you. It seems all the plants survived the winter and are sprouting. They're just coming up late this year. But they are coming up.
The appointment seemed to go well, too. I'll find out for sure in another month.
The appointment seemed to go well, too. I'll find out for sure in another month. 
@DaddyEvil (146786)
• United States
21 Apr
Thank you. The ladies I talked with did a good job of easing me into the appointment.
The plants all seem to be sprouting nicely.
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