It must be getting close to Christmas, my Thanksgiving cactus has its first bloom!
I think mine blooms at this time of year because it only starts to really cool down in Texas in late November. The branches against the window finally get cold enough to trigger flower buds, then I turn the pot so the other side can experience the temperature change. Here is a link for more information.
Walking into the grocery store just before Halloween, I saw these petunias that are such a dark purple as to appear almost black. I bought them and planted them in a container in the front of the house (one of the few places that gets some sun.)
I have trouble with the words “petunia” and “pansy”, continuously getting them switched. Getting an actual petunia plant hasn’t helped. They are pretty though.
It is a bit perplexing when you fill a watering can, feel the weight of the water, but when you tip it over to pour, nothing comes out.
The tree frog was the right size to plug the watering can, and was quite panicked when its tiny front legs couldn’t find purchase to pull itself out. After I took its picture as proof, I offered assistance. It easily crawled on to my hand, and was not wedged forever in the plastic tube. I returned it to the garden and was able to water the plants without further incident.
Last year I bought a sturdy plastic skeleton and secured it to the back of the wire deer in the meadow as if the deer was the skeleton’s steed. I had a different idea this year.
I noticed some chewed looking leaves on my pepper plants in my front window. Then I noticed one of the pepper fruits dangling strangely. I picked it up, and it wasn’t actually attached because a caterpillar had eaten through the stem. The culprit was caught because it was still inside the pepper. Like Peter pumpkin eater. Or maybe his wife. Peter Peter pepper eater. Or is that Peter piper and peppers. Hm. Any who, that’s a different rabbit hole.
So not only do I have pollinators in the house, there are consumers (besides my house spiders). For background, these plants were grown from seed in peat pots and store bought soil. They have never been outside.
