ganbatte, little mint!
The trials of mint growing continue. The plant has sat outside for a few days now, and we got hit by a major heat wave today. I don't know for sure, but I'm afraid this might have finished it off. I went to give it love, and all the leaves had completely dried and curled up.
Mom looked at it and said she thought it was done for good, and I should just throw it away and get a new plant at the market this week. But this little guy is my baby, and I *refuse* to give up on it that easily. So I went out, armed with scissors, and pruned the hell out of it. I also did research and figured out that mom telling me not to bother repotting it wasn't such a good idea. The internets say bigger pots are good, and little things you buy the plant in do not good growing pots make. So I am on a quest tomorrow to put the poor thing into a happier home, and hope that I can revive it. Despite all the dryness, the soil is still damp, so I'm thinking maybe my roots might still be living, and they might bring it back from the brink of death.
I know I'm probably fighting a lost cause, but I struggle on with the determination of those who make up for talent with enthusiasm. Until I have tried everything, I will not accept the fact that I somehow, without doing anything wrong, killed a very "easy to grow" plant in four days.
Also, think I may be done asking mom for advice. I've been the one reading the information, and she's about as talented with greenery as I am. So I don't know how much of my faith remains in her words of wisdom. I am taking the mint care into my own hands, and onward we will struggle.
TTFN
Mom looked at it and said she thought it was done for good, and I should just throw it away and get a new plant at the market this week. But this little guy is my baby, and I *refuse* to give up on it that easily. So I went out, armed with scissors, and pruned the hell out of it. I also did research and figured out that mom telling me not to bother repotting it wasn't such a good idea. The internets say bigger pots are good, and little things you buy the plant in do not good growing pots make. So I am on a quest tomorrow to put the poor thing into a happier home, and hope that I can revive it. Despite all the dryness, the soil is still damp, so I'm thinking maybe my roots might still be living, and they might bring it back from the brink of death.
I know I'm probably fighting a lost cause, but I struggle on with the determination of those who make up for talent with enthusiasm. Until I have tried everything, I will not accept the fact that I somehow, without doing anything wrong, killed a very "easy to grow" plant in four days.
Also, think I may be done asking mom for advice. I've been the one reading the information, and she's about as talented with greenery as I am. So I don't know how much of my faith remains in her words of wisdom. I am taking the mint care into my own hands, and onward we will struggle.
TTFN