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The more than seventy potted plants inside the house (not counting those dormant and over wintering in the basement) help me survive the winter. One of these is a Euphorbia. I received it an eon ago as a small pup. It is most likely a Euphorbia trigona and has now grown to a beautiful size despite a fall which, unfortunately, removed a few branches. Its growth rate is imperceptible. Naturally it always stays in the house to avoid outdoor dangers such as a strong wind which could disastrously blow it over.
So, winter gardening here consists of watering the indoor plants and starting a nursery for next year's new crop. Such a garden is more tightly contained than that of summer. Small that it is in size, soon, when I start propagating the new, it will take as much time as the summer garden. Is that because I am on the lazy side and feel that mature plants can take care of themselves? |