This panda mum is going to roll into something new this year - blogging!
I have finally decided to start a blog of my own to share my adventures on balcony gardening as well as my new found hobby of crocheting (& knitting) with those who may be interested, instead of posting to my fb wall, and potentially annoying a number of my "friends" who might not care at all.
Being a self proclaimed panda mum, I like to go with the flow most of the time. If no one is interested in this blog, that's fine. It would serve as my visual diary then.
To start with, let me document the progress on my Anthurium plants.
I got my first Anthurium plant as a farewell gift when I resigned from my old work. It was a shame that I didn't take any photos of what it originally looked like, and for its first 7 months or so on my 9th floor balcony, I left it in its original plastic pot with the original wrapping tissue/plastic around it. I water it quite irregularly.
Then a friend saw it and suggested that we might need to split up the plant as its container seems to be too small for it. In the end, the original plant was split into around 6 smaller plants. It took them around a month to recover from transplanting shock to bring out new leaves, and another 2 months for them to start blooming again. Then, unfortunately, gnats settled in and the on/off battle to fight off these annoying pests begins! Now, more than a year since their first transplantation, they are recovering from their latest attack by thrips!! I was forced to remove several affected leaves and buds, even some young ones, but am glad that all of them are now bringing out new shoots! :)
Mental note: MUST remember not to water them too often but to check leaves for invading pest more often!!!!
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| My recovering Anthuriums |
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