Today I promise to start no new projects. I will only finish ones that I have already started.
I also promise to repot that hideously out-of-control Philodendron erubescens. (Oops. Does that count as a new project?)
I have procrastinated doing anything about this philodendron because I never know what to do with all the plant material I end up removing. I can’t possibly pot them all up and give them away. I don’t know that many people who want a kudzu-like house plant. And I feel guilty tossing out something so alive!
*sigh* The dilemmas of a gardener.
Robin
Hi! I'm Robin Ripley author of Wisdom for Home Preservers, published by Taunton Press. I am also co-author of Grocery Gardening. Bumblebee is about my life in rural Maryland, my garden and my love of food, my little dogs and pet chickens. You can follow me on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook. Thank you for visiting!
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Hi Robin,
Pot up the philadendron and toss the excess into the compost without guilt. In Hawaii, plants like this are pruned regularly with a machete. Although the world can always use more plants, plants can always use more compost.
I say plant ONE new baby and compost the rest – that way you can alleviate your guilt and pass on one – maybe to a black-thumbed friend?