Christmas... tree surgery!

[hinoema]

I starved my Christmas tree of water, so fir surgery was called for to save the holiday.I'm writing you from the scene of Christmas tree surgery

Comments

[martyfan]

Um, what's wrong with two weeks before the holiday? That gives you plenty of time to set it up and decorate it.

[skittish_derby]

and enjoy it.

[hinoema]

True... I'm just one of those people who loves Christmas- for a week, tops. Then it's like "Ok, enough of that noise."

[martyfan]

I'm mostly meh about Christmas, so I hear ya. Usually once we get the tree decorated, we ignore it (except for watering) until Christmas itself. But I'm glad we went that early this year, because the tree we picked ended up having two trunks and we had to do some kludging to get it into the tree stand securely. (Leaving one trunk wasn't an option; they were separate, but grown together to the point where each trunk had half the tree. We ended up tying them together with rope, and clamping wooden blocks at the base to make it secure.) And then our stand had a leak, so we had to buy another one and do the same thing again. Wouldn't have been able to do that if we'd waited until the weekend before, like some people I know.

[bnmc2005]

Cute story ... and I learned something. Thanks!

[the_physicist]

yeah, i had no idea you were meant to water Christmas trees. thank hell my flat is too small for a tree. i would have bought one and then it would have died, because i would never have thought to water it.

[keestone]

It depends on where you live. In a more arid climate it's essential or you will have a dead brown thing within a week. The tree stands used in places like Southern California have reservoirs that hold water, and the trees seem to suck down at least a gallon a day. In a place like Ireland, and presumably the UK, it's not so important. We're getting a good three weeks out of a tree stuck on an iron stand that just screws into the bottom with hardly any needles dropping at all.

Also, it's worth mentioning that the kinds of trees commonly used are different in different regions too.

[the_physicist]

Ah! That makes sense! Thanks. :)

[tabaqui]

Heee. I kind of did the same to our cedar. But cedar's sort of stop drinking after a while, anyway. Sadly, dried-out cedar is even *more* of an allergen to my skin than healthy cedar. Getting the ornaments off will be fun!

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year, ONTD_P! :)

[dragonflyxwings]

I just sent an OMG DID YOU WATER THE TREE??? text to the husband. Lol

[the_glow_worm]

"You were very brave," I said to the tree. "And no one will miss that half inch."

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