Winter is Here

 The petunias are looking sad but are still blooming. Our temperatures are taking a nose dive this weekend. The high today was 36.

I'm finally getting around to working with my plants. Some need transplanting. I'm trying to make my collection smaller because my plants keep getting bigger. I trimmed the dead leaves off my gold vein oxalis. They go to sleep once a year, sometimes in summer but maybe in fall. All the leaves fall into a dead heap. Many people think they have lost the plant at this point and throw it away, but actually it will grow all new leaves after it rests for a couple weeks or so.

One of my favorite oxalis and kind of hard to find. I bought mine from Glasshouse Works in Ohio. The owner passed away so they went out of business.

New leaves emerging in the rubble (they look like fuzzy white canes)

This is why I trim off the leaves instead of pulling them. The bulbs are very tiny and uproot easily. I think they reach the size of a pea.

String of Hearts. I'm so happy it's growing well for me.

I have trimmed it back a couple times now

Bulbs are forming on the stems

I zipped the babies off the leaves because they kept popping off. It was so satisfying!

I got this cute Christmas tree and stuck it here

My hoya are growing like crazy

Hoya Curtisii. I love the leaves

My mini white orchid is going to bloom again!

I fixed Burim's laptop. It's working well, could use more memory, but I would need to buy two 8Ghz chips. It has two 4Ghz now. I have most of the drivers upgraded. It won't upgrade to Windows 11, the processor isn't powerful enough. Microsoft is extending driver support until October 2025, meaning about 400 million PC's will be stuck in limbo. The good news is, they can still be used for some time. My desktop struggles. It's an all-in-one, and has a slow processor and slow harddrive. It does have a nice beautiful monitor. It will do for the time being. On the other hand, they are predicting next year will be a banner year for buying a new PC if that is something you are considering.

Getting sleepy. Happy Thanksgiving! We are cooking a chicken tomorrow.