Sansevieria, aloes, and more/ July Garden Journal

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The rainy season arrived in mid-May, bringing with it a break for me, because I no longer have to water the plants as I did during the dry season. As expected, this has its pros and cons. The pro, besides the break from watering, is that the rainwater makes the plants grow fresher. It's amazing how beautiful they become.

On the other hand, there are cons, such as the impressive amount of weeds or brush that grows in the gardens and sometimes ends up suffocating the plants. I haven't done much with my plants, both outdoors and indoors, other than being attentive to their water requirements, moving their substrate or adding a little more, removing dead leaves, some pruning, and that sort of thing.

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The truth is that after my son's accident a month ago, I've been a little depressed and focused more on finding a solution to his injuries, so I paid very little attention to my plants and my compost bin, but I still kept an eye on them because I've put a lot of work into them to let them die.

The ones I'm most proud of right now are a couple of mother-in-law's tongues or Sansevieria that I placed on one of the landings of the building's stairs. These spaces, being open, are perfect for plants, so I placed a couple of different types there and they are simply beautiful. Of the two I have indoors, one is doing great, the other doesn't seem to want to grow.

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As for the ones I have in the gardens, they were doing great, and I say “were” because some were trampled on, again, by the neighbors who sometimes gather there to barbecue, although I managed to get them to remove the barbecue from there. The others were all damaged because they pruned the garden with a machine, and some were left with only their roots, while others had damaged leaves. I don't know whether to finish cutting the damaged ones or leave them as they are and wait for time to do its thing.

Other plants that were affected by the pruning were some lilies I had planted to fill an empty space in the garden, but for the sake of my health, I decided to take the situation calmly, especially since they didn't take root, so they will recover.

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The aloe vera plants have grown so much that two or three of them fell over, so I had to place some stones under them to hold them up until I can clean their lower leaves a little and plant them deeper. I also have some coleus cuttings that are already huge, and I should get around to planting them. I hope the weather will allow me to do so on Sunday morning.

Looking at my indoor plants, I think they need more vitamins, as some of them looked very beautiful when I gave them some last time. Others I think need a change of environment because they don't seem to want to grow; perhaps they need more sunlight.

I'll sign off now, leaving my contribution to the July Garden Journal Challenge - Let's Grow Together! here.

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La temporada de lluvias llego a mediados de mayo y con ella un descanso para mí, porque ya no tengo que regar las plantas como lo hacía en época de sequía, como es de esperarse esto tiene sus pros y sus contras, el pro además de que descanso del regado, es el que agua de las lluvias hace que las plantas crezcan más frescas es algo impresionante lo hermosas que se ponen.

Por otra parte, están los contras y es la cantidad impresionante de mala hierba o monte que crece en los jardines y a veces terminan ahogando las plantas, no he realizado gran cosa con mis plantas tantos la de exteriores como las que tengo en interiores más que estar atenta a sus requerimientos de agua, de mover su sustrato o de agregarle un poco más, de retirar las hojas muertas, algo de poda y ese tipo de cosas.

La verdad tras el accidente de mi hijo, hace un mes he estado un poco deprimida y me centré más en buscar solución a sus lesiones, por lo que muy poco atendí mis plantas y mi compostero, pero igual no dejaba de ver cómo estaban porque bastante trabajo les he dedicado como para dejarlas morir.

De las que más orgullosa estoy actualmente es de un par de Lenguas de Suegra o Sansevieria que coloque en uno de los descansos de los escalones del edificio, estos espacios, al ser abiertos, son perfectos para tener plantas, así que coloque un par de ellas de diferente tipo y están simplemente bellas. De las dos que tengo en interiores, una está genial, la otra parece no querer crecer.

En cuanto a las que tengo en los jardines iban viento en popa y digo iban, porque algunas fueron pisoteadas, otra vez, por los vecinos que a veces se reúnen en el lugar a hacer parrillas, aunque ya logre que quitaran la parrillera de allí y las otras fueron todas maltratadas porque podaron el jardín con una máquina y de algunas quedaron solo las raíces y de las otras las hojas maltratadas, no sé si terminar de cortar las que están maltratadas o dejarlas así y esperar que el tiempo haga lo suyo.

Otras plantas que se vieron afectadas por la poda fueron unos lirios que había sembrado, para llenar un espacio vacío en el jardín, pero por mi salud, decidí tomarme la situación con calma, sobre todo porque no salieron de raíz, por lo que se repondrán.

Las plantas de zabila o aloe vera han crecido mucho, al punto que dos o tres cayeron sobre sí mismas, por lo que tuve que colocarle unas piedras para que se sostengan, hasta que pueda limpiar un poco sus hojas inferiores y sembrarla más profundo. También tengo algunos esquejes de cóleos que ya están enormes y debería proponerme y plantarlos, espero que el domingo en la mañana el clima me lo permita.

Observando mis plantas de interiores, creo que necesitan que les coloque más vitaminas, ya que algunas se pusieron muy hermosas cuando les coloqué la vez anterior. Otras creo necesitan un cambio de ambiente porque parecen no querer crecer, tal vez necesiten más luz del sol.

Me despido dejando por acá mi participación en el July Garden Journal Challenge - Let's Grow Together!

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Thanks for joining in the #gardenjournal challenge! We appreciate your work. I'm so sorry that your son had an accident - somehow we missed this and we hope he's recovering well.


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Thank you for stopping by to visit my post. As for my son's accident, with so many members of the community, something was bound to happen, so it's okay. Thank God his recovery is going smoothly.

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This is a simple and straight to the point post. I love your write-up. Farming brings me a lot of Joy

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I'm glad you liked my post. Gardening is definitely a great activity.

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I can feel how much you love and care you give to your plants even in difficult time. I'm sorry to hear your son's accident, sending you and your family strength and healing. Your Sansevieria is beautiful. Now I can understand how sad it feels when others damage the plants we worked hard for it, but I admire your calm and patience. Nature is strong and I believe your plants will recover with your care. Your doing a great job.

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I am proud of what I have achieved with my plants, and it is very frustrating when someone destroys in a minute what took so much effort to accomplish. As for my son, his recovery is going very well.

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I totally get that feeling of relief when the rainy season kicks in and you don’t have to water everything all the time. Rainwater really does make plants look extra fresh and happy, doesn’t it? But ugh, the weeds! They show up like they own the place 😅.

I’m so sorry to hear about your son’s accident—that must’ve been really tough. It’s amazing that even with everything going on, you’ve still managed to keep an eye on your plants. That shows how much love and effort you’ve put into them.

I love that your Sansevierias are thriving on the stair landing, those plants are so cool and low maintenance, but they still make such a statement. And I feel you on the frustration with people damaging your garden. It’s heartbreaking when you’ve worked so hard and then stuff gets trampled or chopped carelessly. Hopefully, the damaged ones bounce back soon, plants can be surprisingly resilient!

Wishing you good weather and some peaceful garden time this weekend. 😊🌤

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I'm surprised at how beautiful some plants have become with the rain, but the weeds are a nightmare.

As for my son, thank God he's getting better, and plants are definitely resilient, I have no doubt about that.

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Áloe Vera (known as Sábila, here in Venezuela) should be recognise as a mirarle. What a plant for God Sakes

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I am venezuelan, and yes, aloe vera is a wonderful plant.

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