HS Comments on the Fly

Well, it looks the same, donchya think? Maybe bigger, but that’s because I didn’t shrink the photo. I haven’t watered it yet. According to the online experts, I’m supposed to let it dry out between waterings. I’m not looking forward to that because it’s not supposed to sit in the run off, so I expect I’ll have to move it to water it. Urf. It’s heavy.

An interesting note: It’s not smelling up the house at all. You’d think that maybe it could have worked like a natural Glade Air Freshener. But no.

A boring note: Wednesday will be Lavender Death Watch day. Usually. I think. No promises.

I’m thinking that a name for it might be nice. I’m not thinking too hard though. If you’ve got a name for it, just pop it in the comments. Thank you.

That is a photo of my lavender plant. This is the first year I have tried growing lavender. Ever. But since I wanted to pretend like I was keeping away the scorpions ala A Good Year, I thought it might be fun to grow some.

We do not have any flower beds up near the front of my house, so I plant pretty flowers in pots and strategically place them around the place. Since it is in a pot, I have to bring it into the house or it will die from cold without enough dirt to insulate its roots — at least that’s what I think the reason is. The other outdoor potted plants usually die before I can bring them in — death by felines.

However, lavender is supposedly really difficult to grow indoors because it needs full sun. So now we’re on a death watch. I’ve got a black thumb. You do remember my polka dot plant don’t you? Sadly, I did finally euthanize it.

I eventually came up with a way to place the lavender in a south window. It took 45 minutes to accomplish the task. It seems to get sun from around 8a - 4p. Hopefully, that’s “full sun.”

Anyway, so a new photo will be posted each week so we can monitor its progress … or demise. These will be the Lavender Death Watch journal entries. I am not taking bets on how long my lavender will last. You’ll have to bet amongst yourselves.

If you have ever had lavender live indoors through the winter and then put it back out in the spring, please share your pointers.

Oh, yeah, and we do have to put in some school time today.