Plants just need love🍀

Welcome to a new post, dear Hiver!

People sometimes just need a hug to keep going. While plants sometimes just need someone to take them in their hands and be willing to care for them.

Earlier this week, I was working on the planter for the 3rd graders.

To my surprise, I brought some plants home. They were dry, and if I left them, they probably wouldn't survive without proper care.

So, from that day on, I have a new species of clover, and a plant called "Christ's Wreath."

The Christ's Wreath is outside in the garden. I keep it there because the spikes on it won't let cats attack it. It's not in a large pot either, but in one just the right size for it. This keeps the cats from digging.

And it's going well. I've noticed significant changes, although if you look at it, you won't notice because it's going slowly, at its own pace.

Like the new clover, it's also going slowly. Even so, I wanted to bring you updates.

I have this clover on my desk. In fact, right now, as I type on my computer, I'm seeing it because it's in front of me, along with seeds I'm going to plant, and a small cactus leaf I'm recovering from a cat attack.

Sometimes I feel like I've become an expert at reviving plants, and above all, protecting them from my naughty cats.

First day. That's how I found them.

For the first few days, I just left it in its original pot. I didn't want to change it because there was no need to, and I also wanted to avoid damaging it at all costs, which would make it impossible to recover.

So, I placed the pot just as I had brought it, filled with soil, on my desk.

Obviously, it was a disaster. However, the next day I cleaned it to avoid having a disastrous garden at my workplace.

And that first day, I saw it. I saw it was safe. I saw its roots and the single clover that was weakly holding on.

I poured water on it. And I left it on my desk until the next day.

Second day.

As you can see, its weak, single clover is now standing.

This day I had more hope than the previous one, and my theory was confirmed. It just needed moderate watering and observation.

Third day.

The third day is a celebration, a celebration!

I'll openly admit it, I was so excited to see this little sprout that I showed it to everyone at home as if I were 5 years old, and I had my greatest discovery, haha.

Plants truly excite me; they are the most impressive and fascinating beings in the world. That's why I have them at home, and it also pleases me when they surprise me.

So this day was special, and what I did was remove the dead branches from the old clover plants. They were completely dead, so they didn't serve any purpose; they fell off on their own.

I also took advantage of the opportunity to cover the roots with more soil. So they were covered, which I feel is best at this time of year. Even though it's indoors, the heat or cold of the night can affect it. So the soil helps prevent that.

Day Four.

Yesterday I almost forgot to document it. So I took this photo at night.

As you can see, its beautiful sprout was already bigger and more beautiful.

I watered it with just a little water; I didn't want to completely soak the plant. It's still delicate, and I need to take care of it.

But at least I now have two clovers, and the best part is that they're still standing.

Day Five.

Day Five is today, it's today!

The new shoot is starting to show more color, and they're still indoors. I don't think it's a good idea for them to be outside.

But at least I'm certain this plant will live and be fine.

Water, shade, sun, and taking care of the animals.

On this short 5-day plant trip, I haven't done much; honestly, I've just kept it away from my pets.

My desk is a place they don't climb, by the grace of God. So I'm taking advantage of the fact that it's a sanctuary for endangered plants. Although I hope to add some aquatic plants.

I also covered their roots with soil and kept an eye on them. Because I feel that observation and documentation can give us some ideas about what to do to care for plants.

You're keeping a record, you're also observing in more detail. And that gives you opportunities to save them.

I hope to achieve this with the crown of Christ, and I will be sharing the details with you soon.

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