I am nothing if not frugal–not cheap, frugal. It is a learned concept from generations of homeowners who worked hard and did without to be able to afford the things that were important to them.
This then, is a new trick I’ve just learned that I wish I’d tried years ago. I buy six to ten geraniums every spring to plant in pots around the outside as the main flowering plant along with whatever strikes me at the time. Usually I’ll add petunias and then something new and strange that promise a summer of delight. My father-in-law had an enormous geranium plant in his front kitchen window for years until he couldn’t really care about it anymore. This past autumn, I took one of the plants inside to try my luck rather than let it die of frost as I’ve always done.
It makes me doubly happy. To have its cheerful color against the snow outside the windows. And to know I’ve saved by not needing to buy a new one come the spring.
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The geranium is truly lovely, and all you have to do is snip off a few pieces and put them in a glass of water til they get roots, and you will have many, many more. You probably knew that already, but everyone likes to hand out advice when they get a chance.
That’s what I was going to try maybe in a week or two but I wasn’t sure whether it was water or soil (with Rootone) that was the way. Hey, at $4 apiece, this will save me quite a bit and let me use the money for other, more edible plantings.