365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Saturday
Day 57: This is Saturday. No, I don't mean "today." I mean the plant. This little Tillandsia ("air plant") has survived a year under my casual care, the first time I've ever been able to keep one alive for more than a few weeks. The secret to success is in its nickname. Every Saturday, it gets a light spray of fresh water. I realized where I had gone wrong with its predecessors, giving them the soak recommended by the seller and thereby causing them to rot; too much of a good thing is as sure a recipe for failure as not enough. Saturday, cheerfully gracing the west window of my bedroom, reminds me not to indulge in excesses.
Labels:
houseplants,
Tillandsia
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