ROOT
You can sometimes tell if the root of a tree is strong by
the event that happened after it is felled, by man or by a storm. Landscapers
and forestry workers often talk about the energy in the roots of a plant. This
gives hope to the survival of a plant, especially if it has encountered pests
or has been repotted or moved to a new location. Methods abound for repotting
houseplants, moving trees and shrubs, strengthening roots, and even starting
roots. But ultimately it is up to the plant to grow and thrive.
I believe plants have an innate will to live. In the case of
houseplants, its human caretakers can say they have a brown thumb, but many
times it’s not an inborn ability to care for a plant, but the amount of time
given to the plant daily combined with research and counseling.
The most successful plant people, whether they know it or
not, are always talking about their plants and asking other plant people for
advice, or reading books about their plants, or combing the Internet for
information about their plants. Some plant people take classes on caring for
plants, taking the information they glean and creating a beautiful environment
for their babies.
Plant people cry when their plants die. Either they forgot
about it, or they paid copious amounts of attention to it when it needed to be
left alone. It is a failure when a plant dies and a time of mourning and renewing
dedication to the survivors.
But so much depends on the roots.
If a plant is ailing, the first thing to be done after
researching the problem is to repot. Many times the problem is within the
roots. Pests, rot, atrophy, and other problems cannot be seen unless the plant
is taken out of its environment and the roots are exposed to study.
That’s all I have on plants today. I’m praying you are
growing your roots deep and strong.
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| Our ash tree was killed by bugs and blown down in a storm. The roots were strong and new tree is emerging. |
I enjoyed reading this! I wish I was "a plant person," but at 55, have not yet figured out how to help plants thrive. This info on tree roots is so interesting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting! I'm glad you enjoyed it. My brother is in the plant business and I had a brown thumb (but to be fair, caring for my children was all I could handle at the time) ... but then he gave me the best advice - "Treat your plants like your pets or your children. Look at them every day." Blessings!
DeleteA pot plant is plant in a pot
ReplyDeleteIn Oz, but I should warn ya
that this is not the same argot
they use in California,
where pot plant on the windowsill
is key to feeling groovy,
and soon though whole darn place will
be a cool Cheech and Chong movie.
But don't let all this make you frown,
for give the USA a shake ,
and everything that's not nailed down
the most expedient path will take
to what is called the Golden State,
and that's the stuff that makes it great.
Yeah ... Cheech and Chong ... They got me through college!
Deleteit's odd, this year I have had one young maple tree die. All the surrounding ones are doing well, so I find this one odd. Was talking with hubsters about it and he said "bet something got into the roots". Your post has me wanting to dig it up to check! FMF11
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Glad I could shed a little light. Trees just die sometimes and we don't know why. I grieve when they do, but God gives me more!
DeleteI love my plants, but not so fond of the upkeep. By the grace of God they seem to survive despite me.
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