Chain Reaction 6

 

You may remember the Cracked Pot in our front yard. When I went to Home Depot to buy the house plant, they had gorgeous Purslane and portulaca every where. I bought none and got home and thought, Idiot, they would be good in the cracked pot. The next day during Walmart Seniors Only Early shopping, I checked there garden shop and they had them too.  I had the flowered pot that was also empty.

I planted tiny pieces in the crack of the pot, and will show you those as soon as they root and look good. 

While planting the plants that I call Moss Rose, I saw three empty pots in the back yard by the pool.

I have a label full of these HERE and have grown these for years. Sun or Shade and grow all by themselves.

Aha! I will pull up the ferns that are growing 4 feet tall and plant them in the pots.. They are all over our back yard and easy to yank up. 

I can tell you it took me a couple of hours and my back and hands and shoulders sent me to bed with my pal Asperin.

These ferns are called Macho Fern Nephrolepis biserrata. they are a big and bold fern and are also referred to as Giant Sword Fern. they grow about 3 feet tall and are native to Florida and spread like weeds. Ours are 4 feet tall in some places. 

Drought resistant and only need a few sprinkles here and there to survive.

The chain reaction from buying 4 valances for the Living Room Window ended with 5 days of hard labor when I planted these ferns.   There are two more closets and one cabinet to go. Maybe during the Next Pandemic.