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The fall season is here.
I know I'll have to do something soon with this huge planter full of snake plants. Snake plants are tropical plants and can't tolerate winter frost.
I did keep some snake plants in my greenhouse one year.They were doing ok until the nighttime temp dropped to 20 degrees! They looked like green wet noodles!
I had some snake plant cuttings in shallow containers under my
white bench. Well, I was
so wrong! The containers were hit
by strong wind gusts.
I found them flipped upside down, in the middle of my porch. This mess stained my beige print outdoor rug. I scooped up the mess and placed it in a grocery bag.
I placed it behind my outdoor furniture.
I planned to throw the
whole mess out later. This week I was sweeping my porch.
I found the forgotten bag full of cuttings. I decided
to open up the bag. I was expecting to see wet soggy cuttings. To my surprise,
the cuttings had survived. They had plenty of tiny roots on them!
I can't explain why the cuttings grew roots in
a grocery bag.
In the beginning, these cuttings may have gotten too much
direct sunlight.
I sat on my porch yesterday
and placed all of these cuttings in recycled coffee mugs from
the thrift store. I plan on giving these snake plants
as gifts, if they look healthy when the Christmas holiday arrives.
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