My elderly Sperengeri

Anyone remember my ageing sperengeri I posted on here a couple of time? Probably not, it has been a while. Well, this was it ...



and I have repotted it on a twice yearly basis. strictly according to the advice of a guru from Am Gardening which was to reduce the root ball by ruthlessly pulling off all the old roots and the many little 'potatoes' these things grow.

Well, earlier this year this happened



and since the pot was already a pretty big one, about 18" diameter at the top, I decided that I really needed to be ruthless this time.

So, I took the mantle off - two bin bags full! - and decanted it on the garden table. I worked at it and snipped at it and managed to get it down to about 60% but still wasn't satisfied.

So.... I got out my regular saw and began hacking lumps off the rootball! I chopped and sawed until it was another 50% smaller and then ... (doh!) I sawed about 1�½" off the top because it was all full of cut off stems and sooo spikey and ugly.

The I replanted it and sat back to watch it grow again!

And I waited


and waited


and waited ...

nothing.

I eventually had to accept that I'd KILLED the poor thing.

44 years we had it. 44! I was broken hearted. How could I have been so stupid?

But then - hallelujah! - I went outside today and found - a frond! It's growing again! Just one single frond. Oh the joy, the ineffable delight! My old friend will once again be in my conservatory to drop needles all over the carpet .....

hang on - needles all over the carpet - now I remember, the wretched thing was like having a perpetual Christmas tree.

Doh!

AM I MAD!

 

what a lovely end to such a sad story


are you sure you didnt write lassie

 

Oh, that made me chuckle :D

Never mind the carpet, your loyal plant is still with you after all that time!

TO

 

LOL that made me chuckle too but so glad there is a happy ending

 

Daisees,

Talk about it only hurts when i laugh

I used to think those things were something out of StarTrek :D , before you cut it back i looked rather similar to a Marc Bolan haircut :D

Glad you had a happy ending tho The split pot reminds me of hubbys stomach after a sunday lunch

 

accidentalgardener that split pot now looks like the back of my head as ive just gone flying laughin at the thought of ya husbands
stomach after sunday lunch.bad idea these chairs with wheels on ... have to go cant get back up

 

Stop it ya making me laugh and it hurts Intermiplants :D

Isn't it strange what threads can lead to :D :D :D

By the way before you look at any more of my messages put the brake on the chair, it's for your own good :D

 

And Intermiplants - when are you going to let that poor little rabbit have his carrot?!!

 

sorry no can do theres a lot of people avin trouble with rabbits so im keeping mine trained
in the corner where i can keep an eye on him .
my arm aches after a bit but it keeps him off the plants :D