Post Typhoon Gardening, Got a Prize

It's been over a week since I've been able to tend to my garden. Watering plants is my daily cardio exercise, but with the heavy rain I haven't had to do it. I knew that my plants probably felt waterlogged and needed TLC.

I looked out the window yesterday afternoon and saw one of my gumamela plants had fallen. I grabbed the chance to go out when I saw it wasn't raining. Checked if there were other plants that fell and if any needed to be moved.

My gumamela plants needed to be sprayed with Neem oil. Some had holes in it and the others were being plagued by aphids and fungus. The calamansi plants also need spraying, the caterpillars had a buffet!

Biggest work we did was to move plants around. Sweetie helped cut dead bamboo and to move the plants. I had to move the plants that prefer drier areas. It was a lot of work and I had to uproot some plants so they can dry for a few days. 

I got a special prize though for all the hardwork. A new plant sprouted and when I took a photo to identify it I was so surprised. It's an alocasia/elephant ear. I don't have this yet and it grew in one of Mom's old pots. Yay! I'll work on re-potting it soon.

I know a lot of farms and gardens were devastated the past few days. Let's all pray for those affected and help where we can 🙏

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Zz Plant Rescued

The past year has been a crash course for plants for me. Mom left a lot of plants and I've been working on rescuing them. I've been re-potting the plants to give them proper nutrition since it's been two years since they had proper care.

I re-potted this zz plant about a month ago. Moved it indoors and it looks very happy! The leaves are very shiny. I'm being careful not to over water it.

There's a smaller one I put on top of my piano. I used an old utensil canister which I remember used to be in our kitchen. The plant is not as happy as the big one, so I might move it.

Having a Zz plant is a huge upgrade for me. Thanks Mom!

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