Apologies for the recent dearth of material. A combination of graduate school, a handful of trips, and life in general have conspired to prevent me from posting some of the new and exciting developments in plant life in my apartment. Much has happened and over the next few weeks I hope to catch the blog up. In short, this page is emerging from its (not so) brief hiatus.
Most recently, I dug up the Purple Heart (aka a Wandering Jew, or a Purple Queen) which I had planted in the spring under my neighbor's window, potted it, and brought it into my new office. Why dig it up now? It frosted just a week later, a rather dramatic shift in temperature to which the plant would not survive. Why did I plant it under my neighbor's window? Underneath my window is asphalt, which is used 7 Saturdays each Fall as parking for tailgaters.
Over the next week, I need to pull up the garlic that has managed to struggle through the season, before the frost deals it a permanent blow. It will be interesting to see how the bulbs have developed, as the plants were prematurely cut down by overzealous weeders sent by the apartment managers, and are in their second bloom this season.
Thats all for now-
K.G.K.
